Venture Kick

Venture Kick is a Swiss initiative supporting early-stage startups with pre-seed funding and entrepreneurial training. It has awarded over CHF 24.9 million to 600 projects, creating 6,033 jobs and attracting subsequent investments worth CHF 2.49 billion.

Beat Schillig

Founder

Past deals in Recycling

CellX Biosolutions

Pre Seed Round in 2025
CellX Biosolutions specializes in sustainable chemical waste management. It offers services such as custom bacterial community biodiscovery and optimization, biodegradability studies, and deployment using microfluidic devices. The company helps industries treat pollutants like PFAS, pharmaceuticals, and microplastics, and enables chemical and pharmaceutical producers to manage their waste cost-effectively and sustainably.

Verretex

Grant in 2025
Verretex specializes in recycling low-quality glass fiber waste, utilizing proprietary technology to restore its original quality. The company produces high-performance, regenerated glass fiber textiles, serving diverse industries like construction, automotive, and electronics. By transforming waste into reusable materials, Verretex promotes sustainability, reduces carbon emissions, and offers clients eco-friendly, high-quality solutions.

Jaipur Robotics

Grant in 2024
Jaipur Robotics focuses on developing waste recycling ecosystem doliutions usng AI Algorithms.

Grensol Group

Grant in 2024
Grensol Group mission is to maximize the recycling of end-of-life wastge.

CellX Biosolutions

Grant in 2024
CellX Biosolutions specializes in sustainable chemical waste management. It offers services such as custom bacterial community biodiscovery and optimization, biodegradability studies, and deployment using microfluidic devices. The company helps industries treat pollutants like PFAS, pharmaceuticals, and microplastics, and enables chemical and pharmaceutical producers to manage their waste cost-effectively and sustainably.

WasteFlow

Seed Round in 2024
WasteFlow is a technology company that specializes in optimizing recycling processes. It has developed an affordable, user-friendly learning-based vision system to analyze waste flow, identifying waste types and providing valuable insights to enhance recycling efficiency. Unlike existing solutions, WasteFlow aims to offer a comprehensive understanding of recycling processes and their key performance indicators (KPIs) by addressing data gaps throughout the recycling cycle. By empowering all actors in the recycling process with these tools, WasteFlow seeks to increase sorted material purity, maximize existing system performance, and improve recycling energy efficiency.

Gaia Tech

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Gaia Tech innovatively converts agricultural sidestreams into bio-compounds and high-value ingredients, primarily focusing on olive waste products. Its scalable technology enables cost-effective production of antioxidants, biochar, activated carbon, biogas, and other valuable resources for cosmetics, food, and feed industries. This approach helps reduce environmental footprint while creating new value streams for the primary sector.

Composite Recycling

Grant in 2022
Composite Recycling specializes in developing innovative recycling technologies for sustainable waste management. Its proprietary thermolysis process enables the recovery of glass fiber from composite material waste, converting it into reusable materials and promoting environmental sustainability while reducing landfill dependency.

Capt'n Greenfin

Grant in 2022
Capt'n Greenfin is a manufacturer focused on creating sustainable fishing baits that aim to transform the sportfishing industry. The company specializes in plastic-free protein baits and lead-free fishing products, including tungsten and steel fishing jigs that mimic baitfish, appealing to predatory fish. Capt'n Greenfin sells its products directly to consumers and businesses across Europe, promoting environmentally conscious fishing practices. By developing innovative materials and eliminating harmful substances from its products, the company is committed to shaping a more sustainable future for predator fishing.

Composite Recycling

Grant in 2022
Composite Recycling specializes in developing innovative recycling technologies for sustainable waste management. Its proprietary thermolysis process enables the recovery of glass fiber from composite material waste, converting it into reusable materials and promoting environmental sustainability while reducing landfill dependency.

Antefil Composite Tech

Convertible Note in 2021
Antefil Composite Tech develops fiber-reinforced plastics and thermoplastics for lightweight structures and improved process performance. It produces recyclable material preforms for thermoset-bound processes and uses a patent-pending technology to coat glass fibers with meltable, recyclable plastic, enabling large-scale production of lightweight structures and sustainable textiles from hybrid fibers. These innovations aim to reduce material and energy costs in fiber-reinforced plastics manufacturing.

Antefil Composite Tech

Grant in 2021
Antefil Composite Tech develops fiber-reinforced plastics and thermoplastics for lightweight structures and improved process performance. It produces recyclable material preforms for thermoset-bound processes and uses a patent-pending technology to coat glass fibers with meltable, recyclable plastic, enabling large-scale production of lightweight structures and sustainable textiles from hybrid fibers. These innovations aim to reduce material and energy costs in fiber-reinforced plastics manufacturing.

Composite Recycling

Grant in 2021
Composite Recycling specializes in developing innovative recycling technologies for sustainable waste management. Its proprietary thermolysis process enables the recovery of glass fiber from composite material waste, converting it into reusable materials and promoting environmental sustainability while reducing landfill dependency.

Concept | Iris

Grant in 2020
Concept | Iris creates reusable, functional, and well-designed products to make daily life more enjoyable and sustainable.

FenX

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2019, FenX designs and develops sustainable insulation products using locally sourced mineral waste and low-value natural materials. Its portfolio includes panels, bricks, and customized parts, serving real estate developers, construction companies, and architects. FenX's technology enables the transformation of these materials into non-flammable, recyclable insulation, supporting a circular economy.

Plastogaz

Grant in 2019
Plastogaz is a Swiss company based in Lausanne that specializes in the production of natural gas from waste resources, particularly synthetic waste streams like plastics. Founded in 2019, it utilizes a patented catalyst technology to convert mixed plastics into grid-compatible methane and naphtha, which can serve as fuel or be used for creating new synthetic materials. By transforming plastic waste into usable products, Plastogaz aims to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to a more sustainable environment. The company's innovative approach not only addresses the challenges of plastic disposal but also helps reduce the carbon footprint associated with traditional waste management practices.

FenX

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2019, FenX designs and develops sustainable insulation products using locally sourced mineral waste and low-value natural materials. Its portfolio includes panels, bricks, and customized parts, serving real estate developers, construction companies, and architects. FenX's technology enables the transformation of these materials into non-flammable, recyclable insulation, supporting a circular economy.

FenX

Grant in 2018
Founded in 2019, FenX designs and develops sustainable insulation products using locally sourced mineral waste and low-value natural materials. Its portfolio includes panels, bricks, and customized parts, serving real estate developers, construction companies, and architects. FenX's technology enables the transformation of these materials into non-flammable, recyclable insulation, supporting a circular economy.

Capagain

Grant in 2018
CapAgain is a company focused on developing innovative recycling systems specifically for single-use coffee capsules. Its technology aims to address the environmental challenges posed by coffee capsule waste by providing a solution that can be integrated into standard capsule machines. This system automatically separates coffee grounds from the capsule packaging, allowing users to dispose of the grounds as organic waste while facilitating the recycling of the plastic or metallic components of the capsules. Through its efforts, CapAgain seeks to reduce pollution and promote sustainable practices in the coffee industry.

ReWinner

Grant in 2016
ReWinner operates a B2B marketplace that facilitates the sale of used building utilities, machinery, furniture, and surplus materials. It assists companies in disposing of obsolete assets sustainably, helping them conserve resources, reduce waste, and generate additional income.

WormUp

Grant in 2016
WormUp GmbH is a Swiss company based in Zurich, established in 2017, specializing in the development of innovative worm composting systems designed for urban households and communities. The company offers practical and stylish products, including the WormUp HOME, an organic waste recycling system that utilizes compost worms to effectively recycle organic waste. By providing convenient solutions for composting, WormUp aims to reduce the amount of biogenic waste that ends up in traditional garbage, promoting a cleaner environment. The company also sells its products online, making them accessible to a wider audience while offering a rewarding and engaging recycling experience at an affordable price.

WormUp

Grant in 2016
WormUp GmbH is a Swiss company based in Zurich, established in 2017, specializing in the development of innovative worm composting systems designed for urban households and communities. The company offers practical and stylish products, including the WormUp HOME, an organic waste recycling system that utilizes compost worms to effectively recycle organic waste. By providing convenient solutions for composting, WormUp aims to reduce the amount of biogenic waste that ends up in traditional garbage, promoting a cleaner environment. The company also sells its products online, making them accessible to a wider audience while offering a rewarding and engaging recycling experience at an affordable price.

Novamet sarl

Funding Round in 2015
Novamet Sarl, established in 2014 and located in Saint-Sulpice, Switzerland, specializes in optimizing aluminum melting and recycling processes through its innovative data-driven platform. The company offers a product called SmartMelt, which utilizes online data acquisition, numerical modeling, and machine learning to enhance the efficiency of industrial furnaces in the aluminum sector. By integrating real-time data analysis with advanced simulation techniques, Novamet's system collects information from sensors placed within melting furnaces. This enables the prediction of optimal melting cycles, allowing aluminum and metallurgy plants to improve energy efficiency and overall productivity during production.

Novamet sarl

Grant in 2015
Novamet Sarl, established in 2014 and located in Saint-Sulpice, Switzerland, specializes in optimizing aluminum melting and recycling processes through its innovative data-driven platform. The company offers a product called SmartMelt, which utilizes online data acquisition, numerical modeling, and machine learning to enhance the efficiency of industrial furnaces in the aluminum sector. By integrating real-time data analysis with advanced simulation techniques, Novamet's system collects information from sensors placed within melting furnaces. This enables the prediction of optimal melting cycles, allowing aluminum and metallurgy plants to improve energy efficiency and overall productivity during production.

Osmo Blue

Grant in 2014
Osmo Blue, founded in 2013 and located in Lausanne, Switzerland, specializes in the development of technologies for recycling low-temperature waste heat to generate electricity. The company’s patented technology can convert heat as low as 30°C into usable energy, allowing for the generation of hundreds of kilowatts of electricity from unexploited waste energy. Osmo Blue's solutions are applicable across various industries, including data centers, chemical plants, oil refineries, and incinerators, helping businesses reduce energy costs by harnessing waste heat that would otherwise go unused.

Osmo Blue

Seed Round in 2014
Osmo Blue, founded in 2013 and located in Lausanne, Switzerland, specializes in the development of technologies for recycling low-temperature waste heat to generate electricity. The company’s patented technology can convert heat as low as 30°C into usable energy, allowing for the generation of hundreds of kilowatts of electricity from unexploited waste energy. Osmo Blue's solutions are applicable across various industries, including data centers, chemical plants, oil refineries, and incinerators, helping businesses reduce energy costs by harnessing waste heat that would otherwise go unused.

Osmo Blue

Grant in 2013
Osmo Blue, founded in 2013 and located in Lausanne, Switzerland, specializes in the development of technologies for recycling low-temperature waste heat to generate electricity. The company’s patented technology can convert heat as low as 30°C into usable energy, allowing for the generation of hundreds of kilowatts of electricity from unexploited waste energy. Osmo Blue's solutions are applicable across various industries, including data centers, chemical plants, oil refineries, and incinerators, helping businesses reduce energy costs by harnessing waste heat that would otherwise go unused.

Osmo Blue

Grant in 2013
Osmo Blue, founded in 2013 and located in Lausanne, Switzerland, specializes in the development of technologies for recycling low-temperature waste heat to generate electricity. The company’s patented technology can convert heat as low as 30°C into usable energy, allowing for the generation of hundreds of kilowatts of electricity from unexploited waste energy. Osmo Blue's solutions are applicable across various industries, including data centers, chemical plants, oil refineries, and incinerators, helping businesses reduce energy costs by harnessing waste heat that would otherwise go unused.

Cardboard School Desk

Grant in 2009
Cardboard School Desk develops school desk made out of 100 % cardboard.

Cardboard School Desk

Grant in 2009
Cardboard School Desk develops school desk made out of 100 % cardboard.

Decavis

Grant in 2009
Decavis is a Swiss material manufacturer that operates innovative technology and product development as well as consulting in the field of materials. Their goal-oriented approach and their creative solutions allow us to efficiently and always customer-oriented development of novel materials in industrial sectors such as medical technology, energy, construction and recycling. Among their customers they count small businesses up to large international corporations from different branches of industry. A team of four highly motivated employees works today on the development, processing and marketing of porous ceramic materials as well as ultra high purity magnesium.

NaturLoop

NaturLoop is a Swiss-based cleantech and material science company focused on sustainable development through the production of natural biocomposites. It engineers biocomposites from agricultural waste using bio-based adhesives and scalable manufacturing, including a turnkey micro-factory concept to enable industrial production. The company develops commercially viable products and aims to mitigate natural resource depletion while integrating rural communities into the value chain. It also manufactures coconut-based fiberboards made from agroforestry waste via an accessible, low-tech process, providing affordable, sustainable building materials by leveraging existing wood panel infrastructure and supporting circular economy practices.
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