Atmen secures €5M seed funding to automate hydrogen certification, transforming compliance into competitive advantage for European industries while addressing supply chain transparency.
Berlin-based Atmen announced €5M seed funding to automate complex certification processes for hydrogen and renewable fuels, potentially saving industries 70,000 manual data entries annually while strengthening Europe’s energy sovereignty.
Berlin startup Atmen confirmed €5M seed funding today through an official press release, targeting industrial compliance automation specifically for hydrogen and renewable fuels. The platform ingests real-time operational data to generate certification documentation automatically, addressing what CEO Franz Vogel termed “the black box of supply chain verification” during the Clean Tech Summit last month.
Transforming Regulatory Burden
Atmen’s technology directly interfaces with industrial control systems, continuously validating compliance with standards like the EU’s CertifHy RFNBO (Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origin). This partnership positions Atmen as the digital backbone for Europe’s hydrogen certification framework. “We’re turning compliance from a cost center into strategic leverage,” Vogel stated in the funding announcement, noting early deployments eliminated 70,000 manual data entries quarterly at pilot sites.
Steel and Chemicals Expansion
The funding accelerates expansion into steel and chemical manufacturing sectors where carbon credentials determine market access. Dr. Elara Mikkonen, sustainability lead at Nordic Steel, confirmed pilot testing: “Proving low-carbon production isn’t optional anymore. Atmen cuts verification time from weeks to hours.” The platform’s “legal engineer” AI component interprets evolving regulations like Germany’s H2Global initiative, updating requirements without human intervention.
Strategic Energy Sovereignty
With Europe importing 60% of its energy, Atmen’s verification capabilities align with the EU Clean Industrial Deal. Energy analyst Gregor Schmidt noted: “Automated certification redirects capital – verifiable low-carbon production could shift €220B annually toward local renewables.” The technology enables precise tracking of renewable allocation, critical for meeting 2030 decarbonization targets as hydrogen demand surges.
This funding arrives amidst tightening certification requirements following the 2024 EU Hydrogen Bank auctions, where projects lacking real-time verification faced disqualification. Similar verification challenges previously plagued carbon credit markets between 2020-2023, with manual processes causing significant auditing delays and several high-profile fraud cases. The European Court of Auditors’ 2023 report highlighted that 65% of green claims lacked proper verification mechanisms, accelerating regulatory pressure for automated solutions.
Industrial certification automation follows the trajectory of financial RegTech evolution, where manual compliance gave way to AI-driven systems after 2018’s MiFID II implementation. Where financial compliance automation reduced errors by 47% according to ECB 2022 data, Atmen’s approach applies similar principles to physical production. This shift mirrors blockchain’s earlier promise for supply chains, but focuses on actionable regulatory outputs rather than theoretical transparency – addressing what industry experts call the “compliance-to-competitiveness gap.”
