Led · Series A · Dec 2023

Scewo AG is a Swiss, Winterthur-based technology company best known for the Scewo BRO, a stair-climbing electric power wheelchair. The BRO represents a new generation of power wheelchairs that combines technologies in novel ways to improve mobility. The company recently secured CHF 9.2 million in a Series A extension to accelerate product development and commercialization. The infusion of capital is intended to drive the company toward profitability and to support a strategic entry into the U.S. market. Scewo says it will use the funding to enhance its wheelchair technology and expand freedom and independence for users with mobility challenges. Scewo develops the BRO, a stair-climbing electric wheelchair now produced in a second series with optimized hardware and a new battery and the ability to be used as a passenger seat in a car. The company has expanded its production site in Stein am Rhein and is growing its team to support manufacturing and train new distribution partners. Scewo has established a subsidiary in Germany and is building a sales network there, hiring first distribution partners who will also assist customers with health-insurance financing applications and provide local service. The fresh capital is being used primarily to expand market activities and marketing in Germany. The company is evaluating additional European countries and plans to start in further countries later this year. About 40 BROs are currently in use according to the article. Scewo develops the Scewo BRO, a stair-climbing power wheelchair that has won multiple design awards and the Swiss Medtech Award 2021. The vehicle is CE-certified and is produced in Switzerland, where Scewo has expanded production capacity to several hundred units per year. The wheelchair can already be officially financed through insurances in Switzerland and Germany. The company reports strong customer interest and is evaluating strategically located distribution partners to offer local test drives and service. Scewo was a Venture Kick winner in 2017 and was named among the TOP 100 Swiss Startups in 2019 and 2021. The startup intends to use new capital to accelerate company growth and international expansion.

Led · Equity · Dec 2023

SCIL Nanoimprint Solutions commercialises Substrate Conformal Imprint Lithography (SCIL), a proprietary lithography process that patterns nanometer‑resolution features on wafer areas up to 300 mm. The process can create feature sizes below 10 nm with overlay alignment down to 1 µm and is positioned for high‑volume, low‑cost production. SCIL’s technology targets applications including AR smart glasses, lasers, biosensors and other nanoimprint uses. The company spun out from Philips Research in 2016 and is based in Eindhoven. With newly secured growth financing, SCIL intends to scale up operations and reinforce its market‑leader status. Management says the investors will provide financial support and strategic insights to accelerate industrialisation and international growth.

Participated · Seed · Feb 2023

Unisers develops a particle monitoring platform that uses surface-enhanced Raman scattering to identify the source of contamination in semiconductor manufacturing. Its system detects the size, concentration and composition of particles with sensitivity and molecular specificity, enabling monitoring of defectivity of individual process chemicals. By pinpointing contamination sources it aims to improve product yield and lower the carbon footprint at chip manufacturing plants. The company is led by founder and CEO Ali Altun and is based in Zurich, Switzerland. In February 2023 Unisers raised $14M in seed funding to accelerate delivery of its commercial products to leading semiconductor partners by 2023.

Led · Series A · Jul 2020

Cybellum provides an Automotive Risk Assessment platform that exposes software vulnerabilities across vehicle components without accessing source code. Its platform creates a detailed Digital Twin of each software component and continuously scans for emerging vulnerabilities, identifying threats impacting specific makes, models and manufacturing series. The system monitors every strand of code for exposure to risk, enabling manufacturers to remediate cyber risk proactively. Co-founded by Michael Engstler and Slava Bronfman in 2018 and based in Tel Aviv, the company already partners with ten OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers across the USA, Europe, Japan and China. Cybellum plans to use the new funds to expand sales, marketing and engineering and to enable adoption of its Risk Assessment platform and Digital Twin approach by more industries to scale vulnerability management operations. Total funding to date is $15m following the Series A. Cybellum builds a prevention platform to protect companies from zero-day attacks by delivering agentless, cloud-based and on-premise solutions that provide fully automatic forensics and incident visibility. The company’s product is designed to operate without the need for cyber experts. Cybellum was founded in 2015 by Slava Bronfman and Michael Engstler and is based in Tel Aviv, Israel. It announced the discovery of three new zero-day vulnerabilities that are currently unpublished, unpatched and potentially being used in the wild. The company raised $2.5m in seed funding to accelerate expansion and R&D. Planned uses of the funds include opening a U.S. office in 2017 and furthering research and development efforts.

Led · Series A · Oct 2018

Kitov Systems builds AI-driven visual inspection solutions that require no programming or automation expertise, aimed at reducing costs, eliminating inefficiencies and improving quality in manufacturing. Its technology leverages computer vision, artificial intelligence including deep learning, advanced robotics and big data analytics. The company’s solutions have been deployed by electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers and OEM customers with installations in Europe, China, the USA, Mexico and Israel. Kitov is led by CEO Hanan Gino and founder/CTO Dr. Yossi Rubner. The company intends to grow sales by reaching new customers across different industries and to leverage partners’ geographic reach and customer bases. Kitov is based in Petach Tikva, Israel.