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Caterra

Alumni

Agriculture, forestry, food and beverages

Data-driven & Machine Learning

Hardware Engineering & Robotics
We enable herbicide-free precision farming for a sustainable future. Weeding is a significant problem in farming coupled with high costs. Conventionally, herbicides are used to treat the problem, but with more being prohibited every year, as well as a general trend to organic farming, alternatives are needed. While weeds between crop rows can be removed by tractor mounted cultivators, weeds within the rows must be removed by hand. However, with the increasing number of organic farmers, the required workforce is difficult to find and automation is necessary. We propose a small autonomous rover which drives through the field and removes weeds close to the crops using a laser-based module. Any vegetable grown in a row is a possible....
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DIAVOLO

Active

Agriculture, forestry, food and beverages

Consumer goods

Health and wellbeing
We are two long-time friends, a certified beer sommelier and a 10 years homebrewer, both engineers, who wanted to enjoy our favorite beers without having to bear with the consequences of alcohol. As long distance runners, we like to reward ourselves after a run and crafted the ideal beers for these events! We've secured our industrial production and launched our first beer in the first bars. DIAVOLO wants to give everyone the chance to choose the beer they deserve....
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Fencyboy

Active

Agriculture, forestry, food and beverages

Hardware Engineering & Robotics
Monitoring large electric fences for livestock (think of Australia) takes a lot of effort. Fencyboy makes a farmer's life much easier by providing a digital twin of the fence in the cloud.Multiple Fencyboys have been shipped to testers worldwide: Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, USA, South Africa and deployed locally here in Switzerland. Taking all the feedback into account, better versions of Fencyboy have been developed iteratively with a longer battery life of 3 years and a more durable enclosure for harsh environments.Background: One night, I had to catch our neighbor’s horse, which got loose after the pasture fence broke and went unnoticed while they were away on vacation. Inspired by that unexpected cowboy-style rescue mission, I began developing Fencyboy. ...
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Fungilumiscence

Active

LifeScienceLab

Agriculture, forestry, food and beverages
We want to make edible mushrooms bioluminesce through gene technology. A further goal would be to make them bioluminesce when high heavy metal levels are detected in soil. We started the project when our project leader, Lorenzo, was reading a book about fungi (as one does) and read about the luciferin/luciferase mechanism in glowing fungi. Fascinated, he immediately texted his colleagues whether they would be interested in creating some edible bioluminescent fungi, to which they replied “hell yeah”....
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GoNina

Alumni

Agriculture, forestry, food and beverages

Consumer goods

Social Impact
1/3 of food is wasted, hurting profitability and the planet. GoNina helps restaurants, bakeries & supermarkets cut waste, boost revenues and save time with AI-powered demand forecasts. Restaurants and bakeries face the daily challenge of unpredictable customer demand, leading to extra costs, lost revenue, and food waste. GoNina's AI-powered demand forecasting solution helps vendors cut costs, boost revenue, and save time. GoNina was founded in Zurich in 2023 by Ferdinand and Matthieu, who wanted to solve a meaningful problem after careers at GoStudent and Smallpdf. They discovered food waste causes 10% of CO₂ emissions and significant costs for food businesses....
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greenioty

Alumni

Agriculture, forestry, food and beverages

Environmental Sustainability
Greenioty is an open source vertical farming project. We are creating adaptable and replicable vertical farming systems, that can be installed directly on site, e.g. in restaurants, canteens, supermarkets, or other public spaces. Our goal is to develop urban and vertical farming solutions to produce tastier, healthier, and more sustainable food while sharing all the documentation and data to enable anyone to produce food anywhere, at any time. We want to inspire and influence people to produce and consume better food and are aiming to reduce the huge gap of the current food system between the consumers and the producers....
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KORA LABS

Alumni

Agriculture, forestry, food and beverages

Data-driven & Machine Learning
KORA LABS provides personalised and sustainable fertilisation plans for any farm.We believe that feeding the world should not destroy limited natural resources like groundwater and agricultural soils. Moreover, 60% of food is produced by farms smaller than 20 hectares. For this reason, we are on a mission to democratise precision agriculture. To do this, we develop agriculture management tools that make sustainable practices a reality and that can be used for farms of any size and type....
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MYDO Mushrooms

Active

LifeScienceLab

Agriculture, forestry, food and beverages

Health and wellbeing
At MYDO Mushrooms, we are dedicated to growing and analyzing Lion’s Mane mushrooms (Hericium erinaceus) to create high-quality supplements and offer fresh gourmet mushrooms for culinary use.Our focus is not just on cultivation, we are deeply invested in research, particularly in Erinacines, bioactive compounds found in Lion’s Mane, known for their potential neuroprotective and cognitive-enhancing properties.By combining scientific precision with sustainable cultivation, we ensure that our dried mushrooms meet the highest standards of purity and potency. Whether you're interested in brain health, nerve regeneration, gourmet ingredients, or overall well-being, MYDO mushrooms is committed to bringing you nature’s best, backed by research.Join us on our journey to explore the incredible benefits of Lion’s Mane!...
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niatsu

Active

Agriculture, forestry, food and beverages

Environmental Sustainability
In the food industry of today, a crucial problem persists: a lack of transparency when it comes to measuring and disclosing CO2 emissions. This issue poses significant challenges for companies seeking to address their environmental impact. Currently, the process of calculating CO2 emissions is expensive, time-consuming, and often relies on sustainability consultancy firms. Manual calculations, if not performed annually, hinder the ability to track and evaluate improvements made over time. A more efficient and effective solution is needed. Introducing niatsu, a groundbreaking startup determined to revolutionize the way CO2 emissions are calculated in the food industry. Leveraging the power of machine learning, niatsu aims to automate the process, providing a cost-effective and time-saving alternative for businesses. By addressing the key pillars of the problem, niatsu's solution offers a transformative approach to transparency and sustainability....
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R & J Cookies

Alumni

Agriculture, forestry, food and beverages
Founded by two enthusiastic students, R and J Cookies is a startup dedicated to creating homemade cookies that blend traditional flavors with innovative twists. With a product range including classics like Chocolate Chunk and unique options like vegan-friendly Peanut Butter and Lotus, each cookie is crafted with care and high-quality ingredients. Their student centric approach is evident in our pricing and flexible arrangements, catering to both individual consumers and cafes/bars. Despite being in the early stages of our venture, R&J Cookies has established a growing online presence on platforms like Instagram, where we connect with their audience and share updates. Focused on quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction, R&J Cookies aims to deliver memorable experiences and become a cherished brand among cookie lovers....
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SmartBreed GmbH

Active

Agriculture, forestry, food and beverages
SmartBreed manufactures automated breeding boxes for grasshoppers. These can be set up directly at the customer's site and allow zoos, farmers and food manufacturers to produce their own protein. The grasshoppers convert agricultural by-products in the boxes and are then further fed or processed by our customers. An innovative, locally integrated value chain created in this way strengthens the competitiveness of local ag-riculture and offers future-proof and sustainable added value through the circular economy concept. Our goal is to enable decentralized breeding of grasshoppers directly at our customers. This enables them to breed grasshoppers efficiently and cost-effectively, thus making optimal use of otherwise thrown away resources and closing circular loops....
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Synature

Active

Agriculture, forestry, food and beverages

Data-driven & Machine Learning

Social Impact
We are two co-founders developing bio-acoustic technologies to measure the state of biodiversity. The aim of Synature is to make biodiversity quantifiable and to therefore enable a better co-existence of humans and nature. This involves recording sound and using AI and signal processing to analyse the gathered data. Synature has a holistic offering including smart microphones that send audio recordings from the field, automated analysis of the gathered data and a dashboard that displays the data in an easy-to-understand way.Highlights of Synature include a paid pilot project with the Swiss National Park and the Yellowstone National Park focusing on acoustic wolf detection, media appearances on national television, market exploration in South Africa and India, paid pilot projects in Valais and Paris and multiple awards....
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VZ Labs

Active

Agriculture, forestry, food and beverages

Consumer Apps

Energy and utilities
Our current mission is to uncover and craft the mechanics through which commerce will be conducted in a 5 year horizon. We are currently building Châtaigne, a service that allows restaurants to sell their food fully automatically, through natural language, on WhatsApp. We met at a San Francisco hackathon where we built Pay Parrot, a conversational commerce tool using LLMs, Stripe, and WhatsApp and won first place.After lunch with Stripe's CTO John Collison, we realized conversational interfaces could transform commerce entirely. We returned to Switzerland obsessed with the idea and launched Châtaigne to tackle food delivery first, choosing the industry's complexity as our proving ground....
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