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Resourcly

Techstars '23

Mannheim, DE · Founded 2023 · 15 known investors

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Resourcly is an AI-driven platform that unifies PLM and ERP data to help manufacturing and engineering teams manage product complexity, reduce costs, and optimize supply chain operations. It serves procurement, engineering, finance, and operations teams across manufacturers by automating parts consolidation, inventory analysis, and supplier management.

Also known as resourcly

Founders & leadership

Resourcly was founded in 2023 by Helena Most and Ian Draxten.

HMHelena Most
Helena MostFounderHelena Most is co-founder and CEO of Resourcly, which develops industrial AI software that standardizes and analyzes parts and inventory data for manufacturers.
IDIan Draxten
Ian DraxtenFounder

Investors · 15

Also in the syndicate · 7

D11Z VenturesFIEGE VenturesFormer leaders from SAP, VW, Siemens and DanaherGregor StühlerKnut AlickePhilip HartingPrequel VC

Company profile

researched Sep 2026

Resourcly operates an AI-based "parts intelligence" platform for manufacturers. Its engine reads engineering data such as drawings, 3D models and datasheets and links it to commercial data including stock levels, prices and suppliers, producing a single harmonised dataset covering a company's parts portfolio. The platform standardises parts data, detects duplicates, flags interchangeable or equivalent components through similarity analysis, and recommends qualified alternatives, with a natural-language AI assistant for querying parts information.

The system is designed to run alongside existing enterprise systems rather than replace them: manufacturers upload inventory data via CSV files and the platform performs the harmonisation and duplicate detection. Beyond data cleanup, Resourcly describes an evolution toward a marketplace layer that lets companies resell or share excess parts and source components from other firms through trusted industry networks, converting idle stock into working capital. The company positions the product across four functions — engineering (faster parts search and variant reduction), procurement (portfolio and supplier consolidation), MRO (availability and interchangeable-part identification) and finance (idle inventory identification and material spend reduction). The website states ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certification.

Founding story

Resourcly was founded in 2023 by Helena Most (CEO) and Ian Draxten, who previously worked at industrial manufacturers including Bosch, Carl Zeiss and WAGO. Most has said the pair experienced first-hand how a lack of harmonisation across portfolios and inventories created inefficiencies, tied up capital and led to parts being scrapped.

Business model

Resourcly sells a software platform to enterprise-sized manufacturers with complex parts portfolios, and also offers a supplier-facing proposition described as a digital bridge into procurement processes. The company states its platform evolves into a marketplace where companies can monetise excess parts and source components from others.

Software sold to enterprise manufacturers, with a stated path toward marketplace-based transactions in which companies monetise excess parts and source components from others.

Traction

Named customers include Sandvik (Sandvik Mining Solutions), Kärcher SE, Schwäbische Werkzeugmaschinen and Optima. The company reported five-fold revenue growth in the 12 months following its €750K pre-seed round. Published outcome figures include up to 15% improvement in working capital, roughly 30% SKU reduction associated with about 10% spend reduction, and 50% faster parts search for engineers.

Latest developments

In October 2025 Resourcly announced a €2.7 million seed round led by Project A with participation from FIEGE Ventures, D11Z Ventures, Prequel VC and angels including Knut Alicke, Philip Harting and Gregor Stühler; Federico Travella joined as an advisor. The capital is being used to hire across engineering, product and sales, to expand the platform for large enterprise customers, and to accelerate European expansion. The company's website promotes a session for COOs and engineering leaders dated 6 October 2026.

▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history

Market position

Resourcly frames its space as a new category, "Parts Intelligence", and states an ambition to become the category leader in AI-based shared inventory within two years. Coverage positions its seed round as mid-range relative to other European industrial AI raises in 2025.

The company positions itself on bridging engineering and purchasing data, which typically sit in separate systems, and on AI-based similarity analysis that surfaces equivalent and compatible components. Customers quoted in coverage state that existing systems and other tools did not deliver comparable results on their product portfolios, and that the platform works without replacing incumbent systems.

Technology

AI-based data standardisation and similarity analysis. The engine ingests engineering artefacts (drawings, 3D models, datasheets) and commercial data (stock, price, supplier), harmonises and enriches them across systems without manual input, identifies duplicates and interchangeable or equivalent parts, and exposes the results through search and a plain-language AI assistant. Ingestion is via CSV upload, so existing enterprise systems do not need to be replaced.

Go-to-market

Direct enterprise sales supported by demo requests and executive sessions for COOs and engineering leaders, plus a savings estimator on the company website. The company has worked with accelerator and ecosystem partners including Campus Founders, EIT Community Supernovas, Techstars and Start-up BW, and gained visibility by winning the EU-Startups Summit 2024 Pitch Competition. Seed proceeds are earmarked for engineering, product and sales hiring and deeper integration with large enterprise systems.

Enterprise-sized manufacturers with complex parts portfolios, particularly in the industrial machinery, equipment and electronics sectors, addressing engineering, procurement, MRO and finance teams; suppliers are served through a separate offering.

Geography

Germany-based; coverage variously cites Mannheim and Berlin. Customers and expansion plans are focused on European manufacturing hubs.

History

Founded in 2023, Resourcly won the EU-Startups Summit 2024 Pitch Competition in May 2024, taking a prize package valued at €390k after competing against 15 finalists. It raised a €750K pre-seed round around late 2024 and went through Techstars. In October 2025 it announced a €2.7 million seed round led by Project A.

Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Faster parts search for engineersJan 202650%
FoundedJan 20232,023 year
Pre-seed funding raisedJan 2024$750K
Revenue potential improvementOct 202520%
Security certificationsJan 2026ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certified
Seed funding raisedOct 2025$2.7M
Spend reductionJan 202610%
Working capital improvement for customersOct 202515%

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Timeline · 3

launches, deals, and filings
Oct 2025
Resourcly raises €2.7M seed round led by Project A

Resourcly announced a €2.7 million seed round led by Project A, with participation from Knut Alicke, Philip Harting, Gregor Stühler, FIEGE Ventures, D11Z Ventures, Prequel VC and former executives from SAP, VW, Siemens and Danaher. Federico Travella joined as an advisor. Funds are allocated to engineering, product and sales hires and platform expansion for large enterprise customers across Europe.

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May 2024
Winner of the EU-Startups Summit 2024 Pitch Competition

Resourcly won the EU-Startups Summit 2024 Pitch Competition, selected from 15 finalists, taking a prize package worth €390k.

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Jan 2024
€750K pre-seed round

Resourcly raised a €750K pre-seed round approximately 12 months before its October 2025 seed announcement; the company reported five-fold revenue growth in the period that followed.

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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

▸Research sources · 8

primary sources listed

8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Resourcly do?
Resourcly is a German AI platform that harmonises manufacturers' parts data to cut inventory complexity and unlock working capital.
Who founded Resourcly?
Resourcly was founded by Helena Most, Ian Draxten in 2023.
Who are Resourcly's investors?
Resourcly's investors include Techstars, McKinsey & Company, D11Z, F-LOG Ventures, Prequel Ventures, Project A Ventures, XPRESS Ventures, Project Ventures.
Where is Resourcly headquartered?
Resourcly is headquartered in Mannheim, DE.