Participated · Series A · Oct 2025

Mondra provides an AI-powered supply chain intelligence platform that maps complex, farm-to-fork networks for the food industry using digital twin technology. The software delivers real-time data on carbon footprints, broader environmental impacts, price volatility and climate-related supply risks, integrating these insights into the existing systems of retailers, food producers and suppliers. Customers can generate audit-ready ESG data, analyse sourcing alternatives and collaborate with suppliers to prioritise emissions reductions while protecting profitability. Last year the company introduced Sherpa, an embedded AI assistant that acts as a co-pilot for decision-making across climate, social and financial dimensions. Mondra plans to extend its analytics beyond emissions tracking to cover supply-chain disruption and broader climate-risk management. Backed by new funding, the team will accelerate expansion into key European markets such as the Netherlands, Germany and France. Although specific revenue or user figures have not been disclosed, the firm positions itself as a critical enabler of Net Zero strategies within the global food sector.

Participated · Series B · May 2023

AccelerComm develops proprietary physical-layer IP for Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTNs) aimed at enabling 5G Direct-to-Device connectivity between standard mobile handsets and satellites. Its technology focuses on the RAN physical layer—encoding and decoding signals—to address latency, power efficiency, and error-correction challenges unique to space-based 5G. The company is working with customers and partners including Lockheed Martin, which is incorporating AccelerComm’s solutions into an Advanced Regenerative 5G NR NTN Base Station slated to be the first regenerative 5G payload in orbit. AccelerComm plans to expand its satellite-based 5G work to accelerate universal mobile coverage via space-based infrastructure and has reported strong interest from mobile operators and satellite networks worldwide. The company announced David Helfgott as its new CEO as it closes a new funding round. It raised $15 million in a round led by IP Group (including Parkwalk and Hostplus funds) with backing from IQ Capital, Swisscom Ventures, and Bloc Ventures; the UK Space Agency has expressed support for the sector. AccelerComm provides award‑winning 5G channel‑coding IP and a LEOPhy layer‑1 modem designed to correct transmission errors from noise, interference and poor signal strength. Its configurable channel‑coding IP can be optimized for both terrestrial and satellite communications to deliver higher throughput, lower latency and reduced power consumption for 5G radio baseband processing. The product suite includes a channel coding solution for baseband processing and LEOPhy, a complete L1 modem for low‑earth orbit 5G satellite links. AccelerComm works with customers and partners including Vodafone, Intel, AMD and National Instruments and is active in industry groups such as the O‑RAN ALLIANCE and Small Cell Forum. The company plans to use new funding to expand the team, drive US and global expansion, and further develop its technology as demand grows among mobile operators, telecoms equipment vendors and satellite operators. Founded at the University of Southampton in 2016, AccelerComm has won multiple awards, including a Global Mobile Award at MWC Barcelona in 2022. AccelerComm was founded in 2016 by Professor Rob Maunder as a University of Southampton spinout and is led by CEO Tom Cronk. The company develops channel coding IP used to correct transmission errors in mobile, small cell and satellite communications, optimized to meet cellular and satellite throughput and error-correction targets. Its product suite delivers reduced latency and power consumption for critical 5G components and can be integrated into custom silicon (ASIC), programmable hardware (FPGA) or deployed as software. AccelerComm is already working with Intel, Xilinx and National Instruments. The company raised £5.8m in a Series A and intends to use the funds to expand the team, drive US and global expansion, and further develop its technology. Demand is expected from mobile operators, telecoms equipment vendors, satellite operators and connected device manufacturers.

Participated · Series B · Dec 2022

Available reporting confirms Daphne Technology recently raised CHF 15 million from investor Taranis. Beyond the financing announcement, public details about the company’s products, services, operating metrics, or plans were not provided in the accessible report. The source article is behind a membership paywall, limiting disclosure of additional company information. No information on revenue, users, founding year, or location was included in the accessible portion of the report.

Participated · Series C · Sep 2022

Flyability develops collision-tolerant indoor inspection drones and companion software, most recently launching the Elios 3 with an integrated LiDAR sensor for indoor 3D mapping. Elios 3 produces real-time 3D models during flight and enables survey-grade 3D models after flights using Flyability’s software and third-party partners. The company reports close to a thousand customers and has offices in the USA, Singapore, China, and Lausanne. Its drones are used to inspect industrial and confined spaces to improve worker safety and to digitize asset inspection processes as part of Industry 4.0 initiatives. Flyability plans to use new funding to further develop sensing and autonomy capabilities for the Elios 3 platform. Customers-turned-investors such as Cargill and Dow have deployed the company’s technology in operational inspections. Flyability develops drone-based B2B solutions that enable indoor exploration and inspection of inaccessible and confined spaces, reducing safety risks, labor costs and environmental hazards for industrial operators. Its core products are market-leading indoor inspection drones and increasingly complete platform solutions for complex inspections. The company serves over 500 customers in more than 50 countries, employs about 100 people, and has offices in Europe and the USA. Flyability also maintains a network of over 50 resellers, including in China and Japan. The startup plans to use new funding to accelerate global expansion and continue developing its commercial indoor drone innovation. Management emphasizes building more complete and complex platform offerings to better serve its worldwide customer base. Flyability produces Elios, a collision-tolerant drone designed to perform indoor inspections in complex and confined environments. The drone prevents human exposure in hazardous spaces and targets applications in power generation, oil & gas, mining and chemical industries. Flyability reports more than 350 customers and 500+ drones in the field, cumulating thousands of flight hours. The company plans to increase production, expand its network of partners and invest heavily in R&D. Its R&D roadmap focuses on 3D mapping, localization and autonomous navigation to push the limits of indoor autonomous flight. Flyability has raised $11 million in a Series B and $16 million in total since its 2014 founding; it is based in Lausanne. Flyability develops collision-tolerant drones that can navigate complex, confined and hazardous environments to perform inspections where human entry is dangerous or costly. Its technology allows drones to tolerate collisions and reach areas conventional drones cannot without high crash risk. The company is active in energy production, maritime and oil & gas markets, inspecting boilers, tanks, vessels and ballast spaces. Customers cited include power plant operators, oil & gas majors and inspection companies, who benefit from reduced downtime, lower inspection costs, and avoided human interventions. Flyability plans to use new funding to ramp up production to meet growing demand and to expand into new markets such as search & rescue and security. The company is also preparing a product targeted toward the mass market. Flyability SA, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, develops collision-tolerant drones for the inspection, exploration, and reconnaissance of complex environments. Its core product is a drone that can fly in contact with structures and is safe to operate near humans. The company has been shipping prototypes to first customers since April 2015, targeting industrial inspection in energy and transport infrastructure as well as first responders (firefighters, police, search & rescue). The team includes over 15 engineers, and Flyability won the $1M UAE Drones for Good Award in 2015; it is supported by Swiss FIT, the W.A. de Vigier Foundations, Venture Kick, and the NCCR Robotics. Since its creation Flyability has attracted over 2.5 million CHF in funding. Management says the new round provides resources to launch its first professional product, planned to be available in 2016.

Participated · Equity · Jun 2021

Renes, Switzerland-based ClearSpace develops systems to remove orbital debris and extend satellite life. The company is preparing for ClearSpace-1, billed as the world’s first space debris removal mission, scheduled to launch in 2026. ClearSpace won a €110 million contract from the European Space Agency for the ClearSpace-1 mission in 2020 and has support from Omega. It recently announced a satellite life-extension collaboration with satcom operator Intelsat that builds on its debris-removal technology. Founders Luc Piguet and Muriel Richard-Noca said the company began four years ago and that the market is developing faster than expected. ClearSpace is establishing an operational presence in Luxembourg as part of its expansion plans. ClearSpace develops a robot 'chaser' to remove orbital debris and is building technologies for sensor fusion, autonomous navigation and space robotics. The team integrates those technologies into an agile chaser aimed at capturing debris orbiting at 7 kilometers per second at more than 600 kilometers altitude. Its principal mission, ClearSpace-1, is scheduled for 2025. The company says the new capital will be used to develop the robot cleaner and to support its international activities. ClearSpace has backing from the European Space Agency, which has invested €86 million into the ClearSpace-1 mission. CEO and co-founder Luc Piguet emphasized investor support as critical to accelerating the company’s efforts to build space sustainability. ClearSpace is an EPFL Space Center spin‑off developing agile satellites that can find, capture and remove non‑responsive and non‑functioning satellites from orbit. Its systems can navigate and catch objects semi‑autonomously using sensors and algorithms, and the company is working on a demonstrator called CleanSpace One to validate the necessary technologies. ClearSpace aims to address an estimated ~3,000 deficient satellites currently in orbit and projects that with roughly 800 small satellites expected to launch in 2022, about 100–200 defunct satellites will require deorbiting each year. To advance development, the startup secured a CHF 100,000 Tech Seed loan from the Foundation for Technological Innovation (FIT), funds the company says will enable it to negotiate its first substantial fundraising. The company is based in Ecublens (VD), spun out of EPFL, and receives support from ESA BIC Switzerland, Innosuisse, EPFL and the European Space Agency. Founders Luc Piguet (CEO), Muriel Richard (Tech Lead) and Catherine Johnson (Design) lead a team of 11 employees.