Venture Kick

Planeto is an energy transition company specializing in energy planning software solutions. It focuses on developing energy efficiency software aimed at decarbonizing the heating energy supply in buildings. The company's offerings include district heating and cooling networks that facilitate the connection of buildings to renewable energy sources, thereby enabling clients to achieve a sustainable and clean environment.

Biosimo is a startup focused on developing processes to produce bio-based platform chemicals. Its innovative approach involves using ethanol derived from biomass and waste to create sustainable alternatives to fossil fuel-based chemicals, catering primarily to the chemical, pharmaceutical, and material industries.

Biosimo is a startup focused on developing processes to produce bio-based platform chemicals. Its innovative approach involves using ethanol derived from biomass and waste to create sustainable alternatives to fossil fuel-based chemicals, catering primarily to the chemical, pharmaceutical, and material industries.

Sympheny empowers urban planners and managers to optimize energy systems design for buildings, neighborhoods, and cities. Its SaaS platform combines digital twin technology with powerful optimization algorithms, enabling practical energy solutions and expediting analyses that once took days.

Sympheny empowers urban planners and managers to optimize energy systems design for buildings, neighborhoods, and cities. Its SaaS platform combines digital twin technology with powerful optimization algorithms, enabling practical energy solutions and expediting analyses that once took days.

Roll2Go is a digital platform that visualizes and monitors shared micro-mobility in cities. It automates data collection, permit management, and safety measures for new mobility forms like shared bicycles and e-scooters, facilitating collaboration between cities and service providers.

SUIND AG is a Swiss company that develops AI‑driven drone technology for agriculture, providing safety‑critical features for drone operations and plant protection analytics. It offers autonomous navigation, obstacle avoidance, redundancy, emergency parachute deployment, and uses computer vision, multispectral imaging, satellite and smartphone data to detect pests and diseases, enabling precise agro‑chemical application, reducing usage, water, and labor. The company delivers a user‑friendly dashboard that gives farmers actionable insights and treatment plans, improving yield and sustainability.

YASAI GmbH is a company based in Zurich, Switzerland, that specializes in creating circular vertical farms within urban environments. Established in 2020, YASAI rents out grow space to customers while cultivating a variety of herbs, including Thai basil, mint, coriander, and rosemary, using traditional farming methods. The company emphasizes sustainability by utilizing 90% of wastewater and capturing CO2 emissions from city traffic to promote plant growth, all without the use of harmful pesticides. This approach not only supports local food production but also aims to reduce the environmental footprint of agricultural activities. By providing fresh, locally grown products, YASAI contributes to the development of circular and local food systems, catering to both business-to-business and business-to-consumer customers.

Sympheny empowers urban planners and managers to optimize energy systems design for buildings, neighborhoods, and cities. Its SaaS platform combines digital twin technology with powerful optimization algorithms, enabling practical energy solutions and expediting analyses that once took days.

TestCompany is focused on enhancing the management of urban sewer systems through the application of artificial intelligence. By leveraging deep learning techniques, cloud computing, and data analysis, the company addresses the challenges posed by urbanization. Its innovative approach aims to promote sustainability and resilience within communities, ensuring that urban drainage systems are more efficient and effective in handling the increasing demands of growing populations. Through the integration of advanced technologies, TestCompany seeks to improve infrastructure management and support the long-term viability of urban environments.

Gilytics develops fast computing and 3D visualization technology to support planning of transportation and energy infrastructure. It serves industries including transportation networks, pipelines, and planning linear infrastructure, as well as wind and solar energy and large-scale future energy systems, utilities, and power grid operators. The company offers an interactive web application as a software-as-a-service for automated optimal planning and siting of both linear and distributed infrastructure in energy and transport. Its 3D rendering software facilitates planning and visualization of distributed energy infrastructures, providing automated services to identify optimal routes for transmission lines and to improve interaction with authorities and communities through 3D visualization, enabling power management companies to apply the technology for planning and managing distributed energy systems.

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 develops technology to optimize and democratize energy management for the electrical grid and local energy communities. Its FLEXO AI engine helps organizations monitor and control devices connected to the grid, including energy communities and EV charging, with emphasis on asset management, grid reliability, and peak shaving. The company also offers a blockchain-based energy meter that tokenizes energy, enabling safe energy trading, better solar and battery utilization, and system-wide power quality and current limitation benefits. Together, these offerings enable local energy communities to lower bills, valorize assets, and support sustainable energy deployment.

Gilytics develops fast computing and 3D visualization technology to support planning of transportation and energy infrastructure. It serves industries including transportation networks, pipelines, and planning linear infrastructure, as well as wind and solar energy and large-scale future energy systems, utilities, and power grid operators. The company offers an interactive web application as a software-as-a-service for automated optimal planning and siting of both linear and distributed infrastructure in energy and transport. Its 3D rendering software facilitates planning and visualization of distributed energy infrastructures, providing automated services to identify optimal routes for transmission lines and to improve interaction with authorities and communities through 3D visualization, enabling power management companies to apply the technology for planning and managing distributed energy systems.

Zippsafe AG is a technology company specializing in innovative storage solutions that prioritize space efficiency. It focuses on the development, manufacturing, and installation of lockable closing bags designed for changing rooms and public spaces. By utilizing a flexible, fabric-based locker system, Zippsafe's self-service wardrobe systems offer a more efficient alternative to traditional metal lockers. This design not only maximizes available space but also provides cost savings and increased occupancy for venues such as event organizers, conference centers, and warehouses. Through its advanced storage solutions, Zippsafe aims to enhance the overall experience in public environments.

Zippsafe AG is a technology company specializing in innovative storage solutions that prioritize space efficiency. It focuses on the development, manufacturing, and installation of lockable closing bags designed for changing rooms and public spaces. By utilizing a flexible, fabric-based locker system, Zippsafe's self-service wardrobe systems offer a more efficient alternative to traditional metal lockers. This design not only maximizes available space but also provides cost savings and increased occupancy for venues such as event organizers, conference centers, and warehouses. Through its advanced storage solutions, Zippsafe aims to enhance the overall experience in public environments.

Zippsafe AG is a technology company specializing in innovative storage solutions that prioritize space efficiency. It focuses on the development, manufacturing, and installation of lockable closing bags designed for changing rooms and public spaces. By utilizing a flexible, fabric-based locker system, Zippsafe's self-service wardrobe systems offer a more efficient alternative to traditional metal lockers. This design not only maximizes available space but also provides cost savings and increased occupancy for venues such as event organizers, conference centers, and warehouses. Through its advanced storage solutions, Zippsafe aims to enhance the overall experience in public environments.

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, 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.

Flyability develops and manufactures flying drones for inspection and exploration of indoor, inaccessible, and confined spaces. Its flagship drone, Elios, is collision-tolerant and enables industrial inspectors to access complex indoor environments safely. The company provides flying kits, spare parts, training, and after-sales support. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, Flyability focuses on industrial inspection to reduce risk by enabling drone operation inside cities, buildings, and near people, supporting inspections of critical infrastructures such as power generation, oil and gas, and maritime facilities, as well as search and rescue and security applications.

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

Flyability develops and manufactures flying drones for inspection and exploration of indoor, inaccessible, and confined spaces. Its flagship drone, Elios, is collision-tolerant and enables industrial inspectors to access complex indoor environments safely. The company provides flying kits, spare parts, training, and after-sales support. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, Flyability focuses on industrial inspection to reduce risk by enabling drone operation inside cities, buildings, and near people, supporting inspections of critical infrastructures such as power generation, oil and gas, and maritime facilities, as well as search and rescue and security applications.

Gamaya is a company focused on enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of both large-scale and small-holder farming through advanced farmland mapping and diagnostics solutions. It employs patented hyperspectral imaging technology, embedded cameras, and analytical software to convert raw hyperspectral and satellite data into actionable insights for farmers. This innovative approach enables farmers to optimize their use of water, fertilizers, chemicals, and fuel, ultimately improving the quality and quantity of their agricultural production. By facilitating better decision-making, Gamaya's solutions contribute to increased crop yields while minimizing environmental impact, thereby supporting sustainable agriculture and global food security.

Flyability develops and manufactures flying drones for inspection and exploration of indoor, inaccessible, and confined spaces. Its flagship drone, Elios, is collision-tolerant and enables industrial inspectors to access complex indoor environments safely. The company provides flying kits, spare parts, training, and after-sales support. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, Flyability focuses on industrial inspection to reduce risk by enabling drone operation inside cities, buildings, and near people, supporting inspections of critical infrastructures such as power generation, oil and gas, and maritime facilities, as well as search and rescue and security applications.

Gamaya is a company focused on enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of both large-scale and small-holder farming through advanced farmland mapping and diagnostics solutions. It employs patented hyperspectral imaging technology, embedded cameras, and analytical software to convert raw hyperspectral and satellite data into actionable insights for farmers. This innovative approach enables farmers to optimize their use of water, fertilizers, chemicals, and fuel, ultimately improving the quality and quantity of their agricultural production. By facilitating better decision-making, Gamaya's solutions contribute to increased crop yields while minimizing environmental impact, thereby supporting sustainable agriculture and global food security.

Hydro-Monitoring specializes in enhancing urban wastewater management by offering a maintenance-free system that monitors water quality in real-time without physical contact. This solution benefits managers of wastewater treatment plants and environmental authorities, saving on manpower costs, facilitating the implementation of polluter pay taxes, ensuring data accuracy, and providing flexibility in installation sites.

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 provides insights into mobility needs by applying big data and advanced machine learning to understand travel behavior and operational data. The company develops a data intelligence platform that helps transport operators, planners, and modelers optimize services, forecast demand, and make data-driven decisions. Its solutions enable transportation authorities to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance customer satisfaction while contributing to sustainable mobility by improving journey times, ensuring accessibility, and reducing environmental impact.

AgriCircle AG is a Swiss company that offers a comprehensive farm management platform designed to connect farmers with their professional networks and farm data. Founded in 2012 and based in Rapperswil, AgriCircle develops digital solutions aimed at enhancing productivity and sustainability in agriculture. The platform aggregates diverse data sources, including weather information, satellite imagery, drone data, and analytics related to machinery, seeds, crop protection, and fertilizers. It provides services such as food monitoring, harvest optimization, field decision support, and data analytics. By leveraging current and historical data along with predictive models, AgriCircle empowers farmers to make informed decisions that improve field management, optimize crop yield, and promote sustainable agricultural practices.

Novaccess is a Swiss company that develops Industrial Internet of Things solutions for smart cities and smart buildings. It designs hardware electronic communication modules and software for street lighting management and road traffic management, offering pole controllers, wall controllers, and cable controllers, NovaLight Gateway and NovaLight Software for street light maps, dimming profiles, scheduling, consumption analysis, and failure detection. The integrated platform uses a radio mesh network to connect controllers to a remote control system, enabling optimization of infrastructure, reduced energy consumption, and improved sustainability. Founded in 2011 and based in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland.

Hydro-Monitoring specializes in enhancing urban wastewater management by offering a maintenance-free system that monitors water quality in real-time without physical contact. This solution benefits managers of wastewater treatment plants and environmental authorities, saving on manpower costs, facilitating the implementation of polluter pay taxes, ensuring data accuracy, and providing flexibility in installation sites.

Teralytics provides insights into mobility needs by applying big data and advanced machine learning to understand travel behavior and operational data. The company develops a data intelligence platform that helps transport operators, planners, and modelers optimize services, forecast demand, and make data-driven decisions. Its solutions enable transportation authorities to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance customer satisfaction while contributing to sustainable mobility by improving journey times, ensuring accessibility, and reducing environmental impact.

AgriCircle AG is a Swiss company that offers a comprehensive farm management platform designed to connect farmers with their professional networks and farm data. Founded in 2012 and based in Rapperswil, AgriCircle develops digital solutions aimed at enhancing productivity and sustainability in agriculture. The platform aggregates diverse data sources, including weather information, satellite imagery, drone data, and analytics related to machinery, seeds, crop protection, and fertilizers. It provides services such as food monitoring, harvest optimization, field decision support, and data analytics. By leveraging current and historical data along with predictive models, AgriCircle empowers farmers to make informed decisions that improve field management, optimize crop yield, and promote sustainable agricultural practices.

ElectricFeel AG, founded in 2012 and based in Zurich, Switzerland, specializes in developing software that facilitates the operation of electric mobility solutions, particularly E-Bikes and related charging infrastructures. The company focuses on creating profitable, sustainable fleets of electric vehicles by leveraging advanced technology and deep industry expertise. ElectricFeel's software systems are designed to manage various aspects of fleet operations, including usage tracking, maintenance, user accounts, payments, and data analytics. This comprehensive approach enables entrepreneurs, utility companies, and mobility providers to successfully establish and scale micromobility businesses while ensuring a seamless experience for users.

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.

ElectricFeel AG, founded in 2012 and based in Zurich, Switzerland, specializes in developing software that facilitates the operation of electric mobility solutions, particularly E-Bikes and related charging infrastructures. The company focuses on creating profitable, sustainable fleets of electric vehicles by leveraging advanced technology and deep industry expertise. ElectricFeel's software systems are designed to manage various aspects of fleet operations, including usage tracking, maintenance, user accounts, payments, and data analytics. This comprehensive approach enables entrepreneurs, utility companies, and mobility providers to successfully establish and scale micromobility businesses while ensuring a seamless experience for users.

Enovacities is an assessment tool of urban environmental quality.

VisioSafe is a software firm based in Lausanne, Switzerland, that specializes in artificial intelligence, computer vision, machine learning, and video analytics. Founded by researchers from EPFL and Stanford, the company focuses on developing intelligent video management solutions, including a patented Smart Sensor designed to anonymously capture visitor flow in various environments. Its web-based platform offers features such as visitor counting and analysis of customer behavior, which provide valuable metrics like average queuing and serving times, as well as peak hours. This enables businesses, particularly in telecommunications, parking management, and transportation, to optimize operations and enhance staffing strategies. VisioSafe serves a global clientele, leveraging its expertise to help organizations monitor and improve their daily operations effectively.

Powersens is a company focused on developing and selling innovative electronic shoe insoles aimed at addressing orthopedic ailments. These smart insoles are equipped with pressure sensors that collect foot data, allowing for biofeedback and detailed analysis. By enabling users to monitor their foot health and gait, Powersens helps prevent orthopedic complications and improve overall mobility. The company's mobile solution is designed to provide effective treatment options for individuals seeking to enhance their foot care and well-being.

Founded in 2008, Decentlab specializes in manufacturing wireless sensor devices that communicate via LoRaWAN for distributed monitoring solutions. Its products cater to industrial applications, with a focus on environmental and air quality monitoring, hydrological measurements, smart agriculture, and smart cities. The company offers data access, visualization, storage, reporting, and integration services through its management platform.

routeRANK Ltd is a Swiss company founded in 2006, specializing in IT solutions for travel and mobility. Based in Lausanne, routeRANK offers a unique software platform that facilitates comprehensive travel planning by integrating various modes of transport, including rail, road, and air. Its patent-pending technology enables users to search for and rank optimal travel routes based on their personal priorities, such as cost, travel time, and environmental impact. The company also develops customized versions of its software for corporate clients and organizations, which can be utilized internally or on their websites. Notable collaborations include projects with the World Wide Fund for Nature and the Swiss government. routeRANK has garnered several accolades for its innovative approach, including recognition from the Swiss National Venture Leaders and awards for its contributions to green technology and travel efficiency. The company's methodology for assessing CO2 emissions has received approval from the WWF, highlighting its commitment to promoting environmentally responsible travel choices.

routeRANK Ltd is a Swiss company founded in 2006, specializing in IT solutions for travel and mobility. Based in Lausanne, routeRANK offers a unique software platform that facilitates comprehensive travel planning by integrating various modes of transport, including rail, road, and air. Its patent-pending technology enables users to search for and rank optimal travel routes based on their personal priorities, such as cost, travel time, and environmental impact. The company also develops customized versions of its software for corporate clients and organizations, which can be utilized internally or on their websites. Notable collaborations include projects with the World Wide Fund for Nature and the Swiss government. routeRANK has garnered several accolades for its innovative approach, including recognition from the Swiss National Venture Leaders and awards for its contributions to green technology and travel efficiency. The company's methodology for assessing CO2 emissions has received approval from the WWF, highlighting its commitment to promoting environmentally responsible travel choices.

routeRANK Ltd is a Swiss company founded in 2006, specializing in IT solutions for travel and mobility. Based in Lausanne, routeRANK offers a unique software platform that facilitates comprehensive travel planning by integrating various modes of transport, including rail, road, and air. Its patent-pending technology enables users to search for and rank optimal travel routes based on their personal priorities, such as cost, travel time, and environmental impact. The company also develops customized versions of its software for corporate clients and organizations, which can be utilized internally or on their websites. Notable collaborations include projects with the World Wide Fund for Nature and the Swiss government. routeRANK has garnered several accolades for its innovative approach, including recognition from the Swiss National Venture Leaders and awards for its contributions to green technology and travel efficiency. The company's methodology for assessing CO2 emissions has received approval from the WWF, highlighting its commitment to promoting environmentally responsible travel choices.