PM Equity Partner
PM Equity Partner is a private equity and venture capital firm established in 2015 and based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is the investment arm of Philip Morris International, focusing on early-stage startups and growth companies primarily in Southeast Asia. The firm targets investments in healthier fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), human health, and environmental health. Specifically, within healthier FMCG, it seeks solutions related to nutritious food, beverages, and reduced-risk tobacco products. In human health, PM Equity Partner emphasizes healthcare innovations such as digital health, diagnostics, tailored medicine, and pulmonary delivery systems. For environmental health, the firm invests in sustainable practices, including precision farming, innovative recycling methods, and wastewater treatment technologies. PM Equity Partner typically makes minority investments between 10% and 30%, with ticket sizes ranging from $1 million to $10 million, and focuses on Series A and B funding rounds, occasionally participating in seed investments.
Comet Biorefining, Inc. is based in London, Canada, and specializes in the development of sustainable ingredients from agricultural waste materials. The company focuses on converting non-food sources such as wood, wheat straw, bagasse, and corn stover into high-purity cellulosic glucose syrup. This innovative technology provides a cost-competitive alternative to traditional food-based sugar sources like corn or sugar cane, ensuring price stability and lower costs. In addition to its glucose products, Comet Biorefining offers biomass conversion and pretreatment services, along with a range of consulting services that include process development, engineering, and project development. The company is currently focused on scaling up its commercial operations and establishing partnerships within the renewable biofuels and biochemicals industries.
Private Equity Round in 2018
INFUSER is an atmospheric chemistry and engineering company that develops and delivers tailored-made and standardized advanced pollution control systems for the industry, indoor air quality systems and decontamination devices. INFUSER targets emissions that come from volatile organic compounds (VOC), sulphur oxides (SOx) and nitrogen oxides (NOx). The objective is to help industries comply with emission standards levels. INFUSER ventilation solutions remove particulate matter (PM 2.5 & PM 10) and gases in the indoor air climate. INFUSER’s solutions have applications in a number of segments: they can be used in high-emission industries to sustainably and successfully reduce pollution from hydrocarbons. For instance: foundries, agriculture livestock farms, and energy storage facilities.
Founded in January 2013, Kronoz LLC is a Swiss company that manufactures, designs and develops wearable devices intended to improve their increasingly mobile, connected and digital lifestyles. Under the MyKronoz brand, they strive to expand and facilitate the mobile-user experience with stylish, intuitive and functional techcessories. With a unique approach to mobile tech, their goal is to offer a complete range of connected watches, catering to the needs and tastes of the world’s various user types. In order to release new wearable models every quarter, MyKronoz team develops continuous innovative technologies and creative designs.
BOW Group is a rapidly expanding global Internet of Things (IoT) company specializing in wearables, connected vehicles, and smart home solutions. Operating under three distinctive brands—MyKronoz, RoadEyes, and Deconnect—BOW Group focuses on consumer-driven products that enhance mobile-connected and digital lifestyles. Notable achievements include the launch of MyKronoz's ZeTime, a hybrid smartwatch that garnered over $6 million through crowdfunding, making it the largest project from a European company on platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. MyKronoz, recognized for its stylish yet affordable wearable devices, ranks as the best-selling IoT brand within the retail network of a major French telecom operator. The company is also expanding its reach, having been selected by Amazon to participate in their Launchpad program, which highlights its status as a key player in the wearable technology market.
Biognosys AG specializes in protein discovery and quantification, offering a range of products and services designed to enhance proteomic analysis. The company provides tools such as the iRT Kit to improve throughput in multiple reaction monitoring experiments, the Hyper Reaction Monitoring Kit for automated calibration, and various sample preparation kits. Its software solutions include PlasmaDive for quantifying plasma proteins, Spectronaut for data independent acquisition and analysis, and SpectroDive for multiple and parallel reaction monitoring. Established in 2008 and based in Schlieren, Switzerland, Biognosys also offers contract research services and aims to enable routine proteomic analysis in research and clinical laboratories worldwide. The company was founded as a spin-off from the renowned proteomics laboratory of Professor Ruedi Aebersold at ETH Zurich, and it believes that the advancement in proteomics will have a significant impact on life sciences, surpassing the effects of the previous genome revolution.
Biovotion AG, based in Zurich, Switzerland, is a medical device company specializing in continuous and non-invasive physiological and metabolic monitoring. The company has developed a wearable sensing technology, known as the Vital Sign Monitor, which enables accurate medical-quality vital sign monitoring in everyday life. This mobile device measures various parameters, including heart rate, blood oxygenation, blood perfusion, temperature, movement, and, in future iterations, heart rate variability, respiratory rate, energy expenditure, and stress levels. Biovotion's platform integrates a multi-sensor approach with sophisticated algorithms and cloud infrastructure, providing users with data comparable to traditional hospital systems. In addition to its product development, Biovotion offers consulting services in technical due diligence, clinical strategies, intellectual property, and quality management. As of November 2019, Biovotion operates as a subsidiary of Biofourmis Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Comet Biorefining, Inc. is based in London, Canada, and specializes in the development of sustainable ingredients from agricultural waste materials. The company focuses on converting non-food sources such as wood, wheat straw, bagasse, and corn stover into high-purity cellulosic glucose syrup. This innovative technology provides a cost-competitive alternative to traditional food-based sugar sources like corn or sugar cane, ensuring price stability and lower costs. In addition to its glucose products, Comet Biorefining offers biomass conversion and pretreatment services, along with a range of consulting services that include process development, engineering, and project development. The company is currently focused on scaling up its commercial operations and establishing partnerships within the renewable biofuels and biochemicals industries.
Zyl is a mobile application designed to help users gather and share memories with friends and family. Launched in 2015 and based in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France, Zyl enables users to discover meaningful moments from their photo libraries and share these memories through events created within the app. Users can invite friends to participate in these events, view a shared timeline, and synchronize photos related to those moments. The app addresses the common dilemma of photo sharing, where only a small fraction of memories are shared due to concerns about privacy and social validation. By focusing on fostering genuine connections, Zyl provides a platform for users to relive and share their experiences, promoting interaction and engagement with loved ones. The company, formerly known as Comet, rebranded to Zyl in November 2017.
Blue Prairie Brands LLC, based in Charlottesville, Virginia, specializes in the manufacture of inulin, a prebiotic ingredient known for its health benefits. The company produces soluble, indigestible fibers that enhance the nutritional content of various food products, beverages, and dietary supplements. Their flagship product is a gluten-free, non-GMO form of inulin, which supports digestive health when combined with probiotics. Additionally, Blue Prairie's innovative approach to production offers farmers a profitable rotation crop that aligns with their existing agricultural practices. By focusing on functional foods and dietary fiber, Blue Prairie Brands aims to improve the nutritional value of products in the market while promoting a healthy gut environment.
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