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  • Capital secured for industrial scaling

    Capital secured for industrial scaling

    FenX has successfully completed a Series A financing round, raising 8.2 million Swiss francs. The round was led by the venture capital companies Supernova Invest from Paris and Move Energy from Amsterdam. Other investors included Çimsa, the Turkish cement producer and strategic partner of FenX, Zürcher Kantonalbank, the two Swiss venture capital firms 4see Ventures from Chêne-Bougeries GE and buildify.earth from Risch ZG and several family offices from Switzerland and France.

    “This investment is an important milestone on our path to decarbonising the construction industry,” said FenX co-founder and CEO Etienne Jeoffroy in a press release issued by his company. “With this funding, we are ready to fully validate our technology.”

    The spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, which was founded in 2019, will reportedly use the fresh capital to industrialise its mineral foam technology, accelerate strategic partnerships and launch new product lines on the market. To this end, FenX is pursuing a low-capital model: customers from the building insulation industry acquire a licence for FenX technology and in return receive FenX foam additives tailored to their mineral raw materials. For production, it uses production equipment developed in collaboration with MASA WhiteHub, FenX’s German mechanical engineering partner. The licence holder is responsible for marketing the product.

    Çimsa, FenX’s first customer, is currently building its first industrial production line for mineral insulation boards based on FenX technology in Spain. The plant is scheduled to start operations at the end of 2025. “The low-capital business model gives the company a unique advantage for rapid scaling,” said Investment Director Marine Glon from Supernova Invest.

  • Financing secured for market entry in Germany

    Financing secured for market entry in Germany

    Viboo AG has successfully completed its second financing round, the Dübendorf-based company, which was founded in 2022, announced in a press release. A total of 3.3 million euros was raised from existing and new investors. The spin-off from the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology has developed a tool for optimising the use of energy in buildings.

    Viboo intends to use the new funds for its upcoming entry into the German market. To this end, the start-up wants to expand its energy management tool into a comprehensive tool for building management. “We have laid the foundations in Switzerland – with over 40 satisfied customers, some of whom are already in the portfolio roll-out phase, and significant energy savings in existing buildings,” said viboo co-founder Felix Bünning in the press release. “We are now taking the next big step by entering our first EU market, where the combination of energy prices and regulation is providing a strong pull.”

    The financing round that has now been concluded was led by Realyze Ventures from Cologne. “With viboo, we are investing in an innovative software solution that drives the decarbonisation of the existing building segment and thus addresses a very large market,” said Marnix Roes, Investment Manager at Realyze Ventures, in the press release. Viboo has also gained Zürcher Kantonalbank(ZKB) as a new investor. The bank is looking forward to “supporting viboo in the upcoming scaling process”, explains Nicola Leuenberger, Investment Manager at ZKB.

  • Marketplace for commercial property

    Marketplace for commercial property

    Maison (Schweiz) AG has raised a “substantial six-figure sum” in a financing round, the company specialising in the marketing of office and commercial space announced in a post on LinkedIn. The financing of the maison.work marketplace has thus been secured, it continues. The funds raised will be channelled into “technological advances, marketing initiatives and the expansion of the core team”.

    Maison (Schweiz) AG, based in Zurich, has been active in the marketing of office and commercial space for five years . The maison.work marketplace was launched in August last year. Commercial properties ranging from offices, coworking spaces and shared offices to production facilities, warehouses and retail space are offered here.

  • DuraMon raises CHF 1 million in fresh capital

    DuraMon raises CHF 1 million in fresh capital

    Zurich-based DuraMon AG has received CHF 1 million in a seed financing round. The investment was led by the Zurich-based venture capital firm QBIT Capital. In addition to Serpentine Ventures, the ETH Foundation and other investors, the Zug-based building materials group Sika also participated as a strategic investor, according to a media release.

    According to the statement, the funds raised will be used in particular to expand the team, broaden the customer portfolio and optimise and automate the company’s processes.

    DuraMon is developing the world’s first sensor technology and smart analytics solution for precise and reliable monitoring of the corrosion status of reinforced and prestressed concrete. These solutions enable timely detection of deterioration in concrete infrastructures such as bridges, tunnels, car parks and garages.

    DuraMon helps customers “choose the right type of repair for the right structure at the right time”. As a result, reinforced and prestressed concrete infrastructures are repaired neither too early nor too late, according to the promise.

    Through the strategic partnership with global player Sika, “we can serve our customers in the construction industry with a comprehensive technology that enables sustainability through the rational use of construction materials and the proper maintenance of infrastructures and building structures,” Philippe Jost, head of construction and member of the executive board at Sika, is quoted as saying in the media release.

    The spin-off of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich(ETH) was founded in 2021 and transformed from DuraMon GmbH into DuraMon AG in April this year.

  • Jarowa convinces investors

    Jarowa convinces investors

    The Zug start-up Jarowa has secured 12.4 million francs in a Series A financing round, according to a press release . The round was led by London-based venture capital firm Eos Venture Partners. In addition, moyreal holding AG from Sarnen, Helvetic Trust AG from Zurich and a Zurich family office have invested.

    Jarowa operates a platform with services for claims management. This is primarily aimed at insurance companies, real estate managers and leasing companies. The services listed cover the areas of mobility, buildings and trades, healthcare and legal advice. In the event of a claim, insurance coverage is automatically checked and a suitable service provider selected. The damage repair is processed digitally for all parties involved.

    Jarowa intends to use the financing to expand its presence in Europe, explains CEO Andreas Akeret in the press release. The start-up's platform is currently accessible to companies from Switzerland, Germany, Italy and Great Britain.

  • Cowa receives 1 million francs from investors

    Cowa receives 1 million francs from investors

    In a first round of financing, Cowa Thermal Solutions AG has received over CHF 1 million from private investors and its own founders Remo Waser and Simon Maranda. According to an article on the startupticker.ch portal, the young company based in Lucerne’s Technopark wants to use the fresh capital to market its heating storage system for heat pumps on a larger scale.

    The cleantech start-up is developing a heating storage system with capsules that contain environmentally friendly salts as a phase change material. A tank filled with the capsules can absorb three times more energy than a conventional water tank for heat pumps. According to the information, this makes a heating system less dependent on mains electricity. In addition, unlike batteries or rechargeable batteries, it does not use lithium.

    The storage tank filled with Cowa capsules has been available from the building technology company Meier Tobler since April of this year. According to startupticker.ch, the additional costs for the Cowa product compared to conventional storage systems are quickly balanced out due to the energy density and longevity of 20 years.

    In addition to further scaling on the domestic market, the company would like to expand to Germany soon. Initial talks with potential sales partners have already taken place.

  • Collabo wins further investors

    Collabo wins further investors

    Kollabo has raised a total of 2.4 million francs in a seed financing round, the Zurich start-up informs in a message on startupticker.ch. In addition to the already existing lead investor Wingman Ventures, Kollabo was also able to win PropTech1 Ventures from Berlin as well as other well-known business angels as investors. Roland Brack, Christian Wenger and Stéphane Pictet are named in the communication.

    Kollabo intends to use the established funds to expand the company’s own job platform for temporary work in the construction industry. Craftsmen can create their own profile at Kollabo and have their specialist knowledge certified in an evaluation system. The aim of the young company is to “become the dominant digital ecosystem for qualified craftsmen in the DACH region,” explains Kollabo in an entry on LinkedIn.

    “It is no secret that the shortage of skilled workers is the decisive bottleneck in the timely completion of construction projects”, Anja Rath is quoted in the message on startupticker.ch. The managing partner of PropTech1 Ventures sees the collaboration as “the right solution for this problem”. In addition, Rath points out that Kollabo’s sales are growing threefold every year. “Kollabo’s vision of offering additional products in the future, such as the possibility for craftsmen to book accommodation or insurance for individual orders, also opens up the opportunity for further synergies and growth potential,” says the manager of the young company’s new lead investor.

  • VolkerWessels invests in Parquery

    VolkerWessels invests in Parquery

    Parquery has completed a successful financing round, according to a message on LinkedIn. The spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ( ETH ) was able to win the Dutch construction and plant engineering company VolkerWessels as an investor.

    Parquery has developed software that analyzes images from street cameras in real time. This enables drivers to find out, for example, whether there are free parking spaces in their vicinity. The platform can also be used, for example, to analyze the flow of traffic in cities. Overall, it helps build smart cities.

    With the fresh money, Parquery wants to strengthen its platform on the one hand in the area of intelligent parking. On the other hand, it is to be further developed for new solutions in the field of intelligent cities.

    Parquery has also been working with Hyrde , a subsidiary of VolkerWessels, for a number of years. Hyrde uses the Parquery solution, for example, for security applications at airports and for intelligent mobility projects in cities.