Venture Kick

Venture Kick, a private philanthropic initiative, provides as much 150,000 Swiss francs in pre-seed funding to Swiss startups and offers structured, entrepreneurial training to build robust, winning businesses. Entrepreneurs pitch for finance as many as three times, as they compete for increasing amounts of funding at each stage. Founders gain direct feedback from the expert juries and access to an international network of successful entrepreneurs and investors. Venture Kick has supported 600 Swiss startup projects with 24.9 million francs to date. Supported projects have incorporated as 454 active companies, creating 6,033 jobs, and attracting 2.49 billion francs worth of subsequent investment. Companies founded by Venture Kick alums represented 55 percent of the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award 2018. In 2019 Venture Kick will support idea-stage startup projects with 4.35 million francs, to bring Swiss science to global markets.

Beat Schillig

Founder

Past deals in Smart Cities

Planeto

Grant in 2023
Planeto is an energy transition company that specializes in providing energy planning software solutions aimed at decarbonizing the heating energy supply in buildings. The company develops energy efficiency software that facilitates the creation of district heating and cooling networks, connecting buildings to renewable energy sources. This approach enables clients to achieve a sustainable and clean environment, contributing to broader efforts in the energy transition.

Evoly

Grant in 2022
evoly are making old gen energy meters smart, at a tenth of the price. It helps energy providers get a hold of their customers' consumption data.

SwissInspect

Grant in 2022
SwissInspect is a platform for traceable digital twins of infrastructure and buildings.

Evoly

Grant in 2022
evoly are making old gen energy meters smart, at a tenth of the price. It helps energy providers get a hold of their customers' consumption data.

Sympheny

Venture Round in 2022
Sympheny is a provider of software-as-a-service solutions and energy planning services aimed at assisting planners and managers in optimizing energy systems across various scales, from individual buildings to entire neighborhoods and cities. The company leverages digital twin technology combined with advanced optimization algorithms to transform energy performance objectives that once seemed unattainable into feasible design solutions. This innovative approach significantly reduces the time required for energy analyses, allowing complex evaluations that previously took days to be completed in just hours. As a result, local energy planners benefit from enhanced energy performance, more informed investment decisions, increased stakeholder support, and a reduction in wasted time and resources, all contributing to the broader goal of advancing sustainability initiatives.

Sympheny

Convertible Note in 2019
Sympheny is a provider of software-as-a-service solutions and energy planning services aimed at assisting planners and managers in optimizing energy systems across various scales, from individual buildings to entire neighborhoods and cities. The company leverages digital twin technology combined with advanced optimization algorithms to transform energy performance objectives that once seemed unattainable into feasible design solutions. This innovative approach significantly reduces the time required for energy analyses, allowing complex evaluations that previously took days to be completed in just hours. As a result, local energy planners benefit from enhanced energy performance, more informed investment decisions, increased stakeholder support, and a reduction in wasted time and resources, all contributing to the broader goal of advancing sustainability initiatives.

SUIND

Grant in 2019
SUIND AG is a Zurich-based company that develops artificial intelligence-driven technology to enhance agricultural efficiency and sustainability. The company specializes in precision farming solutions that address challenges such as crop loss from pest infestations and environmental variability. SUIND's drones, equipped with multispectral cameras, utilize computer vision and AI-based navigation to automate crop analysis and agro-chemical application across complex terrains. This innovative approach has led to significant reductions in agro-chemical usage by up to 60 percent and water requirements by 90 percent, while simultaneously doubling operational efficacy. By providing farmers with comprehensive insights through an easy-to-use dashboard, SUIND enables them to detect pests and diseases, implement effective treatment plans, and maximize crop yields, thereby improving overall agricultural productivity.

Sympheny

Grant in 2019
Sympheny is a provider of software-as-a-service solutions and energy planning services aimed at assisting planners and managers in optimizing energy systems across various scales, from individual buildings to entire neighborhoods and cities. The company leverages digital twin technology combined with advanced optimization algorithms to transform energy performance objectives that once seemed unattainable into feasible design solutions. This innovative approach significantly reduces the time required for energy analyses, allowing complex evaluations that previously took days to be completed in just hours. As a result, local energy planners benefit from enhanced energy performance, more informed investment decisions, increased stakeholder support, and a reduction in wasted time and resources, all contributing to the broader goal of advancing sustainability initiatives.

TestCompany

Grant in 2019
TestCompany specializes in utilizing artificial intelligence to enhance the management of urban sewer systems. By applying deep learning techniques, cloud computing, and data analysis, the company addresses the challenges posed by urbanization. Its innovative solutions aim to improve the sustainability and resilience of communities, ensuring that urban drainage systems are more efficient and effective in responding to the demands of growing populations.

Gilytics

Grant in 2018
Gilytics AG specializes in developing advanced computing and 3D visualization technology solutions aimed at optimizing the planning of transportation and energy infrastructures. Founded in 2017 and based in Zurich, Switzerland, the company offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that automates the planning and siting of both linear and distributed infrastructure, including energy and transport sectors. Its interactive web application assists various industries, such as utilities, power grid operators, and renewable energy projects, by providing tools for identifying optimal routes for new transmission lines. Additionally, Gilytics enhances stakeholder engagement through its 3D visualization capabilities, facilitating better communication with authorities and communities involved in infrastructure development.

Swiss Blockchain Technology

Grant in 2018
Swiss Blockchain Technology creates physical products that protect the digital financial assets, the digital identity, the privacy and the communications of individuals and organizations in the digital world. Their products fulfil the high security needs of the new Crypto Finance, Digital Communications and Internet-of-Things international markets.

Hive Power

Grant in 2017
Hive Power is a technology company that focuses on optimizing energy management through advanced artificial intelligence and blockchain solutions. Its core product, FLEXO, allows organizations to manage various grid-connected assets, including energy communities and electric vehicle charging stations. Additionally, Hive Power has developed a blockchain-based energy meter that facilitates safe and efficient energy trading, promoting the use of solar power and battery storage. This innovative meter enhances asset management and ensures optimal power quality while supporting grid stability through features like current limitation and peak shaving. By enabling local energy communities to reduce costs and maximize the value of their energy resources, Hive Power contributes to a smarter and more sustainable energy ecosystem.

SAMAWATT

Grant in 2017
SAMAWATT helps wind and solar power producers reduce the electric grid imbalance penalties through smart algorithms.

Zippsafe

Seed Round in 2017
Zippsafe AG is a technology company that specializes in space-efficient storage solutions. It focuses on the development, manufacture, and installation of innovative lockable closing bags designed for changing rooms and public spaces. By utilizing a flexible, smart fabric-based locker system, Zippsafe's self-service wardrobe systems provide an effective alternative to traditional sheet metal lockers. This design not only enhances efficiency but also maximizes available space, making it particularly beneficial for event organizers, conference centers, and warehouse owners. Through its products, Zippsafe aims to help clients reduce costs and increase occupancy in various settings.

Technis

Grant in 2015
Technis is focused on developing innovative connected and interactive flooring solutions. The company aims to transform physical retail environments and buildings through advanced software that digitizes these spaces, enabling the collection of real-time data. Technis provides insights into foot traffic, customer behavior, and energy and environmental quality. By offering a comprehensive approach to data collection and analysis, Technis simplifies complex challenges faced by clients in optimizing their retail and building operations.

Smart-LED

Grant in 2014
Smart-LED is offering smart led streetlights that empower safety and green functionalities.

Hydro-Monitoring

Grant in 2013
Hydro-Monitoring improves the management of contaminated water in increasingly populated urban areas by monitoring water quality without physical contact, providing accurate data in real-time for authorities. Hydro-Monitoring offers managers of wastewater treatment plants and environmental authorities a maintenance-free wastewater flow and pollution monitoring system, and data analysis services. Using Hydro-Monitoring's solutions, you save on manpower, can seamlessly implement the polluters pay tax, are fully confident in the data quality, and have increased flexibility regarding installation sites.

Park It

Grant in 2013
Park It is a parking platform that focuses on sharing parking spaces. The idea is to use Park It to bring together the demand and the unused range of parking spaces. So existing resources, such as free parking, can be shared when not in use. Park owners can park their parking space whenever they do not need it themselves. In addition, an ecological contribution is made by reducing the search traffic in the city center. It allows parking seekers to easily and conveniently find and book a parking space.

Teralytics

Grant in 2013
Teralytics is a mobility analytics platform that focuses on optimizing transportation planning and operations. By leveraging big data and advanced machine learning, the company provides valuable insights into people's mobility needs. This enables clients to address significant challenges in mobility, such as improving journey times, enhancing accessibility, increasing operational efficiencies, and minimizing environmental impact. Teralytics aims to transform the way journeys are planned and managed, fostering sustainable mobility solutions that benefit everyone in both the present and future.

Novaccess

Grant in 2012
Novaccess was founded towards the end of 2011 as a spin-off of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts - Western Switzerland. The Novaccess engineering team has all the complementary skills to build reliable vertical applications in the domain of the Industrial Internet of Things and especially smart cities and smart buildings. As a result the technology developed by Novaccess spans from embedded systems, hardware/electronic, radio frequencies, firmware, networking protocols and infrastructure, software, cloud computing and mobile applications. Novaccess provides cities and industries with innovative remote control solutions to offer convenience, smarter and more efficient operations, and greater sustainability.

Hydro-Monitoring

Grant in 2012
Hydro-Monitoring improves the management of contaminated water in increasingly populated urban areas by monitoring water quality without physical contact, providing accurate data in real-time for authorities. Hydro-Monitoring offers managers of wastewater treatment plants and environmental authorities a maintenance-free wastewater flow and pollution monitoring system, and data analysis services. Using Hydro-Monitoring's solutions, you save on manpower, can seamlessly implement the polluters pay tax, are fully confident in the data quality, and have increased flexibility regarding installation sites.

Teralytics

Grant in 2012
Teralytics is a mobility analytics platform that focuses on optimizing transportation planning and operations. By leveraging big data and advanced machine learning, the company provides valuable insights into people's mobility needs. This enables clients to address significant challenges in mobility, such as improving journey times, enhancing accessibility, increasing operational efficiencies, and minimizing environmental impact. Teralytics aims to transform the way journeys are planned and managed, fostering sustainable mobility solutions that benefit everyone in both the present and future.

ElectricFeel

Grant in 2012
ElectricFeel AG, founded in 2012 and based in Zurich, Switzerland, specializes in developing software that facilitates the integration of E-Bikes and charging infrastructures, promoting a pollution-free transportation system. The company focuses on creating sustainable and profitable fleets of electric vehicles by leveraging advanced technology and industry expertise. Its software solutions manage various aspects of shared electric mobility, including fleet usage, maintenance, user accounts, payments, billing, and data analytics. By providing these comprehensive services, ElectricFeel enables entrepreneurs, utilities, and mobility providers to effectively establish and scale their micromobility businesses, ensuring a seamless user experience for customers.

Citiviz

Grant in 2011
Citiviz creates smart urban mobility applications & ecosystems for citizens, experts and stakeholders. They like sharing ideas about innovative transportation solutions and sustainable cities! They develop computing and geo-visualization solutions for urban intelligence, spatio-temporal monitoring and decision making. Citiviz is specialized on urban transportation and innovative mobility for sustainable cities. Three products are commercialized: Parking Monitoring, Shared Mobility Monitoring, and Advanced Graph/Spatial Computing Platform. They are a team of experienced and quick study engineers! Citiviz is delivering consulting and business intelligence product for urban mobility, contributing to the next generation of intelligent cities. Their solutions and expertise are used by multinationals, enterprises, SMEs, public institutions, professionals and experts, academics, and R&D groups. Their clients are mainly located in Switzerland, France, Scotland and United Kingdom. Citiviz’ ecosystem and knowledge help them in solving complex problems and in answering urgent needs related to transportation, urban & regional planning, architecture and environmental engineering. Founded in August 2012, Citiviz Sàrl (Citiviz) is a spin-off from Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the Geographic Information Systems Laboratory (LASIG) leaded by Prof. François Golay. Over last 10 years, Citiviz and its international R&D partners have completed different projects in various countries: Québec City, Barcelona, Genève, Portugal, Bagdad, Winterthur, Ljubljana, Nice Côte d'Azur. Based on their solutions, these projects were looking on building better knowledge for actions related to transportation, economic development & management, urban planning and humanitarian crisis analysis.

Powersens

Grant in 2010
Powersens is a company that develops and sells a mobile solution featuring smart electronic shoe insoles. These insoles are designed to address orthopedic ailments by collecting foot data through pressure sensors embedded within the shoe. The technology provides biofeedback and analysis, helping users to monitor their walking patterns and prevent potential orthopedic complications. By integrating innovative sensor technology into footwear, Powersens aims to enhance foot health and improve overall mobility for its users.

Decentlab

Grant in 2009
Decentlab GmbH, based in Dübendorf, Switzerland, specializes in the manufacture of wireless sensor devices that utilize LoRaWAN technology for cost-effective monitoring solutions. Established in 2008, the company offers a range of ultra low-power sensor devices designed for various industrial applications, capable of operating on batteries for several years in challenging indoor and outdoor environments. Decentlab's services include data access, visualization, management platforms, and seamless integration into existing monitoring systems. The company's products are distributed through local resellers across several countries, including Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Spain, the United States, Chile, Portugal, and Australia. Application areas for Decentlab's solutions encompass environmental monitoring, air quality assessment, hydrological measurements, smart agriculture, and smart city initiatives, facilitating efficient data collection and real-time monitoring across multiple locations.
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