CodeCheck is a Zurich-based online platform and smartphone app that lets users scan product barcodes to identify potentially harmful ingredients in food and cosmetics. The article describes it as the largest product guide in Europe. In its third financing round the company raised over CHF 1.5 million, with participation from existing backers Polytech Ecosystem Ventures and MGO Digital Ventures and support from the Swiss Technologiefonds. CodeCheck plans to use the fresh capital to develop an innovative CO2 feature that will show emissions per food item after a scan and present lower-emission product alternatives. A loan enabled by a Technologiefonds guarantee will help concretely implement that CO2 functionality. The company also intends to pursue international market expansion. Codecheck.info is a Swiss startup that provides independent online product checks through its website and smartphone app. Users scan a product barcode and receive immediate, detailed background information, with particularly strong coverage for food and personal-care products. The platform displays health and environmental indicators, such as whether a product is safe or produced in an eco-friendly way. Codecheck.info has become the leading independent product-check and primary consumer platform in the German-speaking market, with most traffic currently coming from Germany. The company plans to invest the new financing into expanding market and development activities, building additional features, and pursuing strong expansion into the German market and international marketing. Roman Bleichenbacher is CEO and founder.

Total raised

$2M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Nov 2017