AELER is an EPFL spinoff that modernises shipping containers to reduce logistics costs and CO₂ emissions. The company reports doubled shipment volumes year-on-year and has transported over CHF 100 million worth of goods for customers. AELER says its solution delivers 10–20% logistics cost reductions and over 20% CO₂ reductions for clients including Procter & Gamble. It plans to commercialise its fleet and deploy several thousand shipping units annually through strategic partnerships with logistics firms such as Rhenus. To support this expansion the company has raised over CHF 22 million in equity since 2022 plus €4 million in asset-backed financing and added SipChem InnoVent as a shareholder in its latest CHF 8.4 million round. The startup recently appointed Benoit Dumont, former regional CEO at DHL, as CEO ahead of planned large-scale industrial deployment.

Total raised

$24M

Funding rounds

4

Latest round

Debt Financing

Latest activity

Jul 2026