Start-ups
Examples of successful collaborations between innovative start-ups and SAN:
Current Investments
Companies from the SAN portfolio (examples):
ActLight SA
The energy-saving and small light sensors that improve the performance of 3D sensor technology in smartphones and the monitoring of vital data in wearable devices.
Attolight SA
Defect inspection solutions for advanced semiconductors.
www.attolight.com
BC Platforms
is a leading company for the management of genomic and clinical data in healthcare and life sciences.
www.bcplatforms.com
Bluetector
has developed a purely biological treatment of manure in which it is simply converted into water. The treated water is ideal for irrigation to counteract the increasing scarcity of water for agricultural use and at the same time solve the global manure problem.
bluetector.com
Calingo
Calingo is a Swiss pet insurance provider, offering digital and comprehensive health insurance for dogs and cats through B2C and B2B2C sales channels.
CareerFairy
CareerFairy is a spin-off from ETH Zurich. Its mission is to connect talent with employees in the workplace via its interactive live streaming platform. Anytime and anywhere.
CompPair
CompPair, a supplier and expert in composite materials, presents the first curable and sustainable composite material designed to dramatically extend the life of composite parts. Composite structures manufactured using CompPair materials benefit from ultra-fast repair that is 400 times faster than existing repair solutions.
www.CompPair.com
CovalX’s
The vision is to become a leading provider of technology and services in the field of protein interaction analysis based on mass spectrometry.
covalx.com
Cowa Thermal Solutions AG
Cowa Thermal Solutions AG develops, produces, and distributes heat storage solutions for heat pumps. Our products are highly compact, powerful, and offer a storage capacity that is several times greater than existing products on the market. As a technology leader in the field of phase change materials, we collaborate with renowned manufacturers and resellers in the heating industry.
Greenteg
Greenteg was founded in 2009 in Zurich (ETH Zurich Spinoff). greenteg develops and produces certified sensors that are integrated into smart wearables in various end applications worldwide. greenteg is the world leader in non-invasive, continuous core body temperature measurement with medical accuracy.
Hylomorph
solves the clinical problem of post-operative complications with implantable medical devices.
hylomorph-medical.com
Hystrix medical
hystrix medical introduces groundbreaking Source-to-Contract software in the healthcare industry, revolutionizing procurement processes from sourcing to contract closure.
The efficient and transparent solution caters to both medical and non-medical products, resulting in a 65% acceleration of processes and maximized resource utilization for hospitals and suppliers.
Isochronic
Isochronic is pioneering the concept of simultaneous industrial robotics, which enables more efficient pick & place processes by allowing robots to multitask. Melvin Haas, CEO Isochronic about SAN: “From the circle of StartAngels, we were not only able to attract numerous investors for our company, but also various valuable contacts with a surprising amount of expertise. For ambitious entrepreneurs, there is no way around the StartAngels!
INERGIO
developed mini fuel cell that you can rely on. High autonomy, high reliability and environmentally friendly power sources based on SOFC fuel cell technology are the advantages. For your off-grid and mobile applications.
www.inergio.ch
Léman Micro Devices
LMD is the only sensor that enables blood pressure measurements without a cuff and without calibration and can be installed in a smartphone.
www.leman-micro.com
Malcisbo
specialises in glycoengineering technologies for the development of novel and efficient glycoconjugate vaccines at low production costs. The main focus of the Malcisbo platform is on bacterial diseases targeting animal health, human food safety and zoonotic diseases.
malcisbo.com
Medyria
develops innovative medical devices based on a proprietary technology for measuring blood flow velocity.
www.medyria.com
Oxoia
Oxoia continuously minimizes energy costs and CO2 emissions from buildings. Its innovative plug-and-play solution with AI software searches for unnecessarily generated energy in the building and releases it automatically or manually. Oxoia uses its product for its own customers and makes it available to energy consultants and agencies.
www.oxoia.com
PIPRA AG
(short for Pre-Interventional Preventive Risk Assessment) is developing a state-of-the-art AI-based preoperative test to assess the risk of patients suffering from cognitive disorders after surgery.
www.pipra.ch
REBELS 0.0%
Double-distilled non-alcoholic spirits alternatives. Made in Switzerland.
www.rebels00.com
ROOOMZ
helps companies to better manage their workspaces.
www.roomz.io
Sensoryx
We offer universal peripheral tracking technology for XR, virtual production and hyper-gaming. Sub-millimetre accuracy. Powerful. Affordable. Patented worldwide. Our solution opens up unimagined possibilities and new areas of spatial computing.
https://sensoryx.tech
Skeeo / Snowcookie Sports
is developing the future of networked alpine sports. We build portable hardware and software that objectively analyses skiing technique and provides action-oriented tips for improvement.
snowcookiesports.com
Swiss Ocean Tech
Swiss Ocean Tech utilizes patented technology to autonomously detect anchor drift in real time, independent of any vessel movement. Their flagship solution is AnchorGuardian. Rapid notifications and alarms enable the captain or crew to react promptly, preventing potential harm to the vessel, crew, and environment.
https://swissoceantech.com/
TwingTec
TwingTec is developing the next generation of wind energy with autonomous tethered drones that operate at higher altitudes for stronger winds with minimal environmental impact.
Twingtec
Typewise
is building the future of human-machine interaction through reliable AI text predictions.
http://typewise.app
Zevvy AG
zevvy AG is a software-as-a-service start-up from Lucerne that specialises in energy and ancillary cost billing.
By integrating devices and data sources such as solar energy, charging stations or heat cost allocators, zevvy comprehensively covers all consumption costs, including complex bidirectional energy costs.
Exits
Exits from the SAN portfolio (examples):
credentis ag
Biomedical products for tooth preservation.
www.credentis.com
Creoptix
Creoptix, now a brand of Malvern Panalytical, develops and markets devices for measuring molecular interactions. The instruments, which are based on proprietary technology protected by several patents worldwide, are mainly used in drug development. Creoptix was acquired by Spectris plc in January 2022 and integrated into its subsidiary Malvern Panalytical, a leading global supplier of laboratory equipment.
www.creoptix.com
Diviac-Reisen
now operating under the name PADI Travel, is the “booking.com” of scuba diving – the most advanced and largest online platform for divers to research and book their diving holidays. Diviac also offers a cloud-based logbook, a sports activity tracking application for divers with community elements. Diviac was acquired by PADI, the world’s largest dive training agency, in November 2017.
padi.com
Procedural
Procedural was founded in 2007 as a collaboration between four founders (Dominik Tarolli, Simon Schubiger, Pascal Mueller and Luc van Gool). In 2008, four angels joined them, including Friedrich Hoepfner from SAN and Züricher Kantonalbank. The task of the dynamic start-up was to construct three-dimensional models of cities, cultural monuments, residential areas and neighbourhoods. This could be put to good use in practice: for cartography, navigation, video and film. A unique experience was the (simulated) journey through ancient Rome, past houses, stadiums, temples, etc.
The early investors sold their shares at the beginning of 2011.
mediaspace.esri.com
IDENCOM
specialises in the development and manufacture of high-end biometric identification products, with a focus on fingerprint recognition. Under the BioKey® brand, IDENCOM offers both stand-alone biometric access products and OEM products that our customers can easily integrate into security systems, access control monitors and numerous circuits via various interfaces.
idencom.com
Mininavident AG
mininavident AG was founded in 2013 as a spin-off of the University Hospital Basel and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) as a medical technology company. It has been awarded the CTI label and the Swiss Technology Award.
The founders, engineers and oral surgeons, wanted to provide dental implant surgeons with an easy-to-use, lightweight navigation system that supports them when placing dental implants and enables a fully digital workflow from planning the implant position in 3D to the actual placement of the implant in the desired position, angulation and depth.
On 14 August 2024, Mininavident AG was acquired by the Straumann Group. The Straumann Group is a global leader in dental prosthetics, orthodontic solutions and related dental technologies.
Virtamed AG
Virtamed develops state-of-the-art surgical training devices with the highest possible realism to improve the quality of patient care. VirtaMed offers virtual reality simulators for various endoscopic procedures in general surgery, orthopaedics, gynaecology and urology. Teaching institutions and medical technology companies use VirtaMed’s simulators worldwide for education and practical training.
The StartAngels investors successfully sold the investment to a German private equity/multi-family office in 2017.