When was Burster founded?

Burster was founded in 1996 and raised its 1st funding round 19 years after it was founded.

Where is Burster located?

Burster is headquartered in Gernsbach, Germany.

How many employees does Burster have?

As of Apr 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Burster is 48.

Is Burster a funded company?

Burster is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Grant (prize money) round on 2015.

When was the latest funding round of Burster?

Burster's latest funding was a $***** Grant (prize money) round on 2015, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Burster rank among its competitors?

Burster ranks 7th amongst 36 active competitors, only 1 of which is funded. HUM Industrial Technology, which secured $50K in Jan, 2020.

Who are the top competitors of Burster?

Burster's top competitors include Loadstar Sensors, LCM Systems and Appalto. Among them, HUM Industrial Technology secured the most recent funding round in January, 2020.

Burster - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Q: Is Burster an acquired company?

Burster got acquired by discoverIE Group on Jan 27, 2025.

Company Details

burster develops multi-parameter sensors for monitoring displacement, torque, load, pressure, and angle of rotation. It offers tension and compression load cells, miniature compression load cells, miniature tension load cells, bending load cells, pressure sensors, torque sensors and sensors for measuring angle of rotation. In addition, it offers calibration instruments such as RTD simulators, portable calibrators, calibration devices for mechanical valves and other instruments.

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Key Metrics

Founded Year

1996

Location

Gernsbach, Germany

Stage

Acquired

Latest Funding Round

Grant (prize money), 2015, $*****

Investors

Europa

Ranked

7^th among 36 active competitors

Employee Count

48 as on Apr 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Loadstar Sensors & 41 more

Exit Details

Acquired by discoverIE Group (Jan 27, 2025)

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Burster got acquired by discoverIE Group on Jan 27, 2025 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Burster has raised funding over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on 2015 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Burster has 1 institutional investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Burster:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
2015	9415	Grant (prize money)	3120	1821	6327	5996

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The founders of Burster is Briana Burster.

Here are the details of Burster's key team members:

Briana Burster: Owner of Burster.

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Burster's employee count trend

Burster has 48 employees as of Apr 26. Here is Burster's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Burster include Loadstar Sensors, LCM Systems and Appalto. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Burster, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Loadstar Sensors 2003, Fremont (United States), Series B	Sensors and sensor-based solutions provider for diverse applications	$12M	Annex Ventures, Silicom Ventures & 6 others	41/100
2nd	LCM Systems 1984, Newport (United Kingdom), Acquired	Load sensor manufacturer	-	-	39/100
3rd	Appalto 1983, Indore (India), Unfunded	Provider of cloud-based data loggers for IoT applications	-	-	37/100
4th	Zemic Europe 1965, Etten Leur (Netherlands), Unfunded	Manufacturer of load sensors	-	-	34/100
5th	AppWeigh 2017, Portland (United States), Unfunded	Provider of cloud-enabled truck weighing systems	-	-	32/100
6th	HUM Industrial Technology 2019, St. Louis (United States), Funding Raised	Developer of Wireless Sensors for the Railway Industry	-	VGP, Arch Grants & 1 others	31/100
7th	Burster 1996, Gernsbach (Germany), Acquired	Developer of multi-parameter sensors	-	Europa	31/100
8th	Strainlabs 2014, Lund (Sweden), Funding Raised	Provider of IoT-enabled bolts for multiple industries	-	SynerLeap, 3T Invest	30/100
9th	Stress-Tek 1978, Kent (United States), Acquired	Develops load sensors to measure different type of forces	-	-	29/100
10th	Weite 2002, Hubei (China), Unfunded	Manufacturer of load sensors	-	-	29/100