Our Affiliated Startups
We are proud of the AI start-ups that are related to the groups of our faculty members and their students. Please see below the most promising ETH AI Center start-ups that bring cutting-edge technology into our economy and create new jobs.
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If your project is closely linked to the ETH AI Center through one or more faculty members, you can join our community and apply for affiliation with the ETH AI Center through this external pageForm.
For a successful affiliation, your start-up must fulfill the following criteria:
- Technology: AI-related product or technology
- Endorsement: ETH AI Center Core or Associated Faculty Member endorses the start-up
- Co-founding relation:
- Start-up must be co-founded by former/current member(s) of an ETH AI Center research group OR
- Start-up must be co-founded by an ETH AI Center Faculty Member
- Recency: Recent scientific link or collaboration with an ETH AI Center Faculty Member in the past 12 months
- Ethical fit: No ethical concerns
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external pageANYbotics is a tech company that specializes in developing autonomous robots for industrial applications. Their key product is ANYmal, a quadrupedal robot designed to navigate challenging environments typically found in industrial settings. ANYmal is equipped with advanced sensors and AI-driven software, enabling it to perform tasks such as inspection, data collection, and surveillance in areas that might be unsafe or inaccessible for humans. The robot's unique mobility and autonomous capabilities allow it to adapt to a variety of terrains and conditions, making it suitable for industries like energy, oil and gas, and chemical plants. In summary, ANYbotics focuses on creating robotic solutions to enhance safety, efficiency, and data quality in industrial operations. Its commitment to value creation, safety, sustainability, and efficiency drives its ambitious team towards pioneering the future of robotics in heavy industries globally.
Affiliation year: 2024
Affiliation connection: Prof. Marco Hutter
external pageSwiss-Mile Robotics collects insights and eases labor with its innovative approach of connecting the physical and digital worlds using autonomous robots. They offer wheeled-legged robots for diverse environment navigation. These robots tackle labor shortages, cut costs, enhance safety, and provide superior insights, automating tasks to prevent human errors and reduce labor. Swiss-Mile's robots stand out for their advanced mobility, speed, and substantial payload capacity. Focusing on versatility and efficiency, Swiss-Mile's solutions—the Robotic Mule for carrying and the Robotic Watchdog for advanced monitoring—automate routine tasks, improve safety and deliver operational insights, all while navigating and performing tasks seamlessly in any terrain.
Affiliation year: 2024
Affiliation connection: Prof. Marco Hutter
external pageSynSense is the leading provider of neuromorphic intelligence and application solutions globally. Born from over 20 years of research at ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich, SynSense specializes in the commercialization of neuromorphic technology, focusing on edge computing with ultra-low power and latency ASICs and IP blocks. Aiming to revolutionize commercial neuromorphic chips for neuromorphic intelligence solutions, SynSense leverages its expertise in low-power circuit design and machine learning. Offering full-stack neuromorphic engineering services, it provides custom silicon design solutions tailored to specific industrial and consumer applications. SynSense is dedicated to advancing neuromorphic technology, leading the sector's development, and enhancing future human well-being.
Affiliation year: 2024
Affiliation connection: Prof. Giacomo Indiveri
external pageiniVation, known for its high-performance, bio-inspired vision systems, brings to the table ultra-low latency, efficiency, and the first neuromorphic systems used in space and Antarctica. SynSense has merged with iniVation in an acquisition, to create the first global end-to-end neuromorphic sensing and processing powerhouse. This merger harnesses their shared technology and expertise to revolutionize intelligent vision applications in consumer electronics, robotics, aerospace, and automotive industries.The combined entity, known as the SynSense Group, will offer a comprehensive portfolio, from vision sensors and stand-alone processors to integrated compute-in-sensor devices. Their groundbreaking work, coupled with SynSense's processing capabilities, positions the SynSense Group at the forefront of neuromorphic technology innovation, ready to meet diverse global market needs.
Affiliation year: 2024
Affiliation connection: Prof. Tobi Delbruck
external pageKora Labs' mission is to reduce the environmental impact of intensive agriculture using artificial intelligence. They aim to democratize precision agriculture by focusing on sustainable farming practices for farms of all sizes. They develop agriculture management tools to protect vital resources like groundwater and soil. Their AI-driven solutions, like the Efficient AI Nutritionist for Crops, optimizes fertilizer use, reducing waste and increasing yields. Kora Labs is committed to making sustainable agriculture a practical reality, combining efficiency with environmental responsibility.
Affiliation year: 2024
Affiliation connection: Prof. Andreas Krause, Prof. Joachim Buhmann
external pageClimaLinks provides cutting-edge weather intelligence software solutions, striving to empower businesses by turning weather data into actionable insights for effectively managing weather-related opportunities and risks. ClimaLinks transforms weather forecasts into dynamic tools for decision-making, offering tailor-made solutions for various sectors including construction, agriculture, and retail. Their services like Weather Relations Management System and Data-as-a-Service turn complex weather data into practical insights, enhancing efficiency and safety in weather-sensitive industries. They focus on usability and advanced technology, helping businesses navigate and prosper in fluctuating climates to make informed decisions.
Affiliation year: 2024
Affiliation connection: Prof. Daniela Domeisen
external pageManukai specializes in advanced manufacturing solutions with its flagship product, the CAM Copilot, streamlining the CNC machining process. This innovative tool optimizes CAD design conversion into machine instructions, drastically reducing programming times by up to 80%, decreasing tool wear, and enhancing production quality and speed. Through its software platform, Manukai simplifies data processing from shop floor devices, offering seamless integration to improve efficiency without altering existing systems. Manukai's mission is to bridge design and production, revolutionizing manufacturing with efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Affiliation year: 2024
Affiliation connection: Prof. Torbjörn Netland
external pageDynius empowers businesses across industries to embrace Artificial Intelligence by offering cutting-edge AI-driven SaaS products and top-tier consulting services. They primarily cater to the financial services industry with a particular focus on Generative AI. Their virtual employee, ySathi is a versatile, AI-powered virtual assistant designed to boost employee productivity and enables employees to have a greater focus on more value-adding and creative activities.
Affiliation year: 2024
Affiliation connection: Prof. Thomas Hofmann
external pagefaive robotics automates complex labor tasks through an innovative platform, combining dexterous, humanoid robotic hands with artificial intelligence trained on human observations. Their robotic hands are versatile, capable of handling a broad range of tasks with various grasp types and motions. The design is cost-effective and user-friendly, employing gesture-based controls and reinforcement learning to minimize programming needs.
Affiliation year: 2023
Affiliation connection: Prof. Robert Katzschmann
external pageResmonics AG leverages years of research in clinical and real-world environments including homes, offices, and hospitals to address unmet issues in occupational health, patient health and productivity. Their IoT device, Quorum, combines patented acoustic AI with an array of ambient air quality sensors. This innovation reimagines the way lung diseases are monitored, assessed and treated by providing objective, clinically meaningful, and real-time information to patients and medical professionals.
Affiliation year: 2023
Affiliation connection: Prof. Elgar Fleisch
external pagebreathe medical AG develops affordable and high-quality ventilators tailored for low-resource settings. Their breathe ventilator is an easy-to-use device, designed for short-term critical care in challenging environments where patients have limited access to quality emergency services. Dedicated to safe patient care and capacity building, the company also provides digital training for emergency care providers.
Affiliation year: 2023
Affiliation connection: Prof. Melanie Zeilinger
external pageTethys Robotics is the developer of the world's first underwater drone that’s capable of operating in challenging conditions like rivers and tidal currents. Their innovative solution offers automated robotic inspections and investigations, making underwater tasks cost-efficient and risk-eliminating for divers.
Affiliation year: 2023
Affiliation connection: Prof. Roland Siegwart
external pagedAIgnose AG is at the forefront of researching and developing intelligent algorithms for ultrasound-based diagnosis of endometriosis.
Affiliation year: 2023
Affiliation connection: Prof. Joachim Buhmann
external pageirmos technologies maximizes the safe life of buildings and bridges based on monitoring data. They develop software that translates vibrations of buildings and bridges due to wind or traffic into structural health metrics for predictive maintenance planning.
Affiliation year: 2023
Affiliation connection: Prof. Eleni Chatzi
external pagePathmate Technologies AG create behavior-based, data-driven digital coaches that assist people dealing with chronic illnesses. Their vision is to empower individuals to take charge of their well-being, leading to longer and healthier lifespans. Furthermore, they provide hybrid solutions that not only benefit patients but also support therapists and healthcare providers.
Affiliation year: 2023
Affiliation connection: Prof. Elgar Fleisch
external pageRTDT Laboratories is a digital doctor for wind turbines. They develop deeptech hardware and software-as-a-service for condition and structural health monitoring and diagnostics for wind turbines.
Affiliation year: 2023
Affiliation connection: Prof. Eleni Chatzi
external pageGravis Robotics turns heavy construction machines into intelligent and autonomous robots. Their unique combination of learning-based automation and augmented remote control lets one operator safely conduct a fleet of machines in a gamified environment—from anywhere in the world.
Affiliation year: 2023
Affiliation connection: Prof. Marco Hutter
external pageAlpineAI is uniquely positioned to provide comprehensible, trustworthy and powerful LLM technologies for companies and cutting-edge research. Their shared vision is to advance the field of AI while upholding the role of humans in the face of monumental advances in technology and society.
Affiliation year: 2023
Affiliation connection: Prof. Benjamin Grewe
external pageShowzone is the AI-powered presentation delivery platform to engage your audience. Easily integrate into your routine and benefit from audience participation, one-click summaries, and effective lead conversion.
Affiliation year: 2023
Affiliation connection: Prof. Ulrik Brandes
external pageUpCircle is a cleantech startup at the forefront of digitizing the waste industry.
They leverage machine learning and AI to monitor waste streams to provide transparency and detailed analytics to all stakeholders in the value chain.
By partnering with businesses and waste management companies, they aim to create a circular economy that maximizes the reuse of waste and minimizes environmental impact.
Affiliation year: 2023
Affiliation connection: Prof. Dr. Marco Hutter
external pageCalvin Risk is on a mission to enable Artificial Intelligence. They empower enterprises with the required and compliant governance and risk management tools, as well as resources to accelerate the implementation and adoption of AI systems. This implies helping organizations to govern, risk assess, and risk manage all of their AI algorithms across their entire lifecycle – from use-case evaluation and model selection, through development, deployment, operations & monitoring.
Affiliation year: 2023
Affiliation connection: Prof. Josef Teichmann
external pageMyoSwiss leverages robotics, functional textiles, and AI to create exomuscles--the next generation of wearable technologies to support and augment human movement. Their flagship product, the Myosuit, is an active orthosis that supports people with locomotion tasks of everyday life. MyoSwiss is committed to using cutting-edge technology to help people tap into their full potential.
Affiliation year: 2023
Affiliation connection: Prof. Robert Riener
external pageAkina builds AI-powered medical software to enable connected physiotherapy at home. Their AI motion coach uses the webcam in typical smart devices to analyze patient movements and to provide real-time guidance. With a unique, gamified user journey, Akina maximizes therapy adherence and patient enjoyment.
Affiliation year: 2023
Affiliation connection: Prof. Robert Riener
external pageMethodds uses state-of-the-art machine learning and AI methods to generate Real World Evidence (RWE) in healthcare. By using Real World Data (RWD) with millions of patients they are able to find new drug safety issues, assess drug effectiveness, or find new indications for already approved drugs.
Affiliation year: 2023
Affiliation connection: Prof. Andrea Burden
external pageRoboto AI is building an AI Data Engine to search, transform and aggregate multi-modal sensor and log data. Their SaaS platform enables the next generation of Robotics and Industry 4.0 companies to scale, improve safety and reduce data engineering costs.
Affiliation year: 2023
Affiliation connection: Prof. Davide Scaramuzza
Currently, around a third of all crops are lost before harvest due to pests and diseases. external pageSUIND aims to bring global crop losses to zero by using a combination of computer vision, deep learning, smart sensing and drone technology. Their team provides farmers with easy-to-use solutions that help increase yields and reduce environmental impact.
Affiliation year: 2023
Affiliation connection: Prof. Davide Scaramuzza
external pageAISOT is providing solutions in the financial services space, developing time specific and reliable forecasts for trading and investment professionals.
Affiliation year: 2023
Affiliation connection: Prof. Dirk Helbing, Prof. Ce Zhang
Currently over 90% of people in the world are affected by bad air quality, causing about about 8.8 million deaths worldwide. external pageAir-Cloud is closing the loop from air quality data to air pollution control. They propose a closed-loop solution that uses machine intelligence for environmental analysis and control to provide accurate and explainable analysis results, as well as intelligent control solutions.
Affiliation year: 2023
Affiliation connection: Prof. Lothar Thiele
external pageAegis Rider develops Augmented Reality (AR) systems for motorcyclists to deliver AI generated content intuitively to the rider. We enable a safer and more enjoyable motorcycle experience.
Affiliation year: 2022
Affiliation connection: Prof. Luc Van Gool
external pageSyntheticus is committed to making synthetic data generation easy: The company empowers data exchange and helps their customers overcome limitations in data access, scarcity, and bias - at scale.
Affiliation year: 2022
Affiliation connection: Prof. Markus Gross
external pageVU Engineering helps manufacturers to automatize their most complex visual inspection processes. The autonomous visual inspection system the company developed learns from human operators how to detect defects and adapt to changes in the inspection process.
Affiliation year: 2022
Affiliation connection: Prof. Luc Van Gool
external pageEthonAI helps manufacturers switching from reactive to proactive quality management. The company has developed two easy-to-use software applications—one for visual quality inspection and one for root cause analysis—that can be can easily be used by factory operators and engineers.
Affiliation year: 2021
Affiliation connection: Prof. Stefan Feuerriegel, Prof. Torbjørn Netland
Legal teams are more overloaded than ever: suffering from slow processes and inefficiencies, they spend a vast amount of time working on tedious low-level tasks that can be automated with external pageDeepJudge.
Affiliation year: 2021
Affiliation connection: Prof. Thomas Hofmann, Prof. Elliott Ash
The mission of external pageLatticeFlow is to change the way the next generation of AI systems are built. If we are to use AI in our businesses, at doctor’s offices, on our roads, or in our homes, we need to build AI systems that companies and users can trust.
Affiliation year: 2021
Affiliation connection: Prof. Martin Vechev, Prof. Andreas Krause
external pageAI Retailer Systems develops Computer Vision based SaaS solution to convert convenience retail spaces with minimal sensors and deployment costs into autonomous stores enabling ultra-convenient shopping without queues or self-scan, eliminating shoplifting while providing detailed analytics to streamline point of sale (POS) & back-office operations.
Affiliation year: 2021
Affiliation connection: Prof. Konrad Schindler
external pageModulos vision is to take a data-centric approach to AI and simplify any company's journey with their easy-to-use and low-code platform. They enable diverse teams with the domain expertise to build and deploy effectively state-of-the-art ML solutions.
Affiliation year: 2021
Affiliation connection: Prof. Ce Zhang
external pageLakera is working on one of the greatest challenges of our time: ensuring that AI is transparent, safe, and trustworthy. Their product combines proven systems and safety engineering principles with cutting-edge AI methods to empower organizations to launch their products efficiently, with more confidence, and reliability at the core.
Affiliation year: 2021
Affiliation connection: Prof. Thomas Hofmann
external pageFlink Robotics is pioneering software intelligence that transforms robots into plug-and-play systems for material handling. As the volume of material handing reaches unprecedented levels, they offer a scalable Robots-as-a-Service model to businesses such as e-commerce and logistics companies grappling with the challenge of sourcing manpower for manual material handling tasks.
Affiliation year: 2021
Affiliation connection: Prof. Stelian Coros