ZURICH, Switzerland – Fotokite AG, a Swiss and US-based scale-up making totally autonomous tethered
UAVs for firefighting and public security groups, proudly broadcasts the profitable closure of its newest Collection B financing spherical. The corporate has secured round CHF 10 M ($ 11 M) funding to additional speed up its progress, bolster its R&D and develop its operations globally.
Carbyne Fairness Companions, a non-public fairness agency that invests in rising European companies, led Fotokite’s financing spherical with current buyers together with Swisscanto Personal Fairness Progress I, and Credit score Suisse Entrepreneur Capital Ltd.
“Fotokite’s differentiating know-how and achieved administration crew completely align with our funding necessities. Therefore, we’re delighted to accompany the worldwide commercialization and steady technological improvement of Fotokite’s merchandise as a way to present first responders with gear that’s worthy of their important missions”
— Markus Petersen, Managing Accomplice Carbyne Fairness Companions
With this latest funding, Fotokite has solidified its place because the premier supplier of actively-tethered drone know-how for emergency response groups. The corporate’s revolutionary options, which have been widely known for his or her effectiveness and reliability in important situations empower first responders with superior aerial capabilities to reinforce situational consciousness, streamline search and rescue operations, and save lives in important conditions.
The latest funding permits Fotokite to develop its public security buyer base, meet new market alternatives, develop further product options, and scale up operations. Fotokite’s enlargement efforts have led to a major enhance in its presence with operations now spanning throughout six continents.
“We’re thrilled to announce the profitable completion of our newest funding spherical, which marks a major milestone for our firm,” mentioned Bart Slager, CEO of Fotokite. “This funding underscores the arrogance in our imaginative and prescient and the worth of our autonomous options for first responders. With our expanded assets and international attain, we’re poised to make an excellent better impression in serving to emergency response groups save lives and shield communities all over the world.”
For extra details about Fotokite and its revolutionary drone options for first responders, go to www.fotokite.com
About Carbyne: Carbyne Fairness Companions is a European personal fairness agency that invests in rising companies with robust market positions and glorious management. Carbyne’s focus sectors are safety know-how, agricultural know-how, healthcare and vitamin. The operational expertise of the crew mixed with entry to firsthand trade experience and an intensive community to help expansions, makes Carbyne a novel associate.
For extra data, please see www.carbynepartners.de
About Swisscanto and the Swisscanto Personal Fairness Progress Fund: Swisscanto is the asset administration arm of the Zürcher Kantonalbank group, one among Switzerland’s largest fund suppliers, creating high-quality funding and pension options for personal buyers, corporations and establishments. The Swisscanto Personal Fairness Progress Fund offers capital to corporations within the enlargement section energetic within the data, communication, know-how (ICT) in addition to within the healthcare sectors, primarily in Switzerland and opportunistically overseas. The Swisscanto Personal Fairness Progress Fund goals at creating added worth throughout the market penetration by supporting its portfolio corporations with capital, know-how and entry to worldwide companions for additional enlargement till a profitable exit.
For extra data go to Swisscanto website online www.swisscanto.com
About Credit score Suisse Entrepreneur Capital Ltd.: Credit score Suisse Entrepreneur Capital Ltd is a 100% subsidiary of Credit score Suisse AG, a UBS Group firm, offering small and medium-sized enterprises in addition to younger corporations with progress capital. Since its basis in 2010, CSEC has invested in over 60 Swiss corporations.