Swiss Airtainer secures pre-series A round

Swiss Airtainer is a leading innovator of advanced active temperature-controlled aircargo containers made from light, resilient, and durable materials. The container’s significantly lower weight, reduces CO2 emissions by 45%, representing a saving of four tons of CO2 on long-haul flights, such as a round-trip between Zurich and San Francisco. The containers boast a cutting-edge, IATA Air Cargo Innovation Award-winning design, with full redundancy in all mission-critical components that incorporate solar panels and six fully redundant high-energy lightweight batteries. This ensures consistent and precise temperature control during flight and transit, even under challenging conditions. The containers feature industry-first, true two-way GSM-based communication capabilities, enabling real-time tracking, alerts, and preventive intervention.

Swiss Airtainer’s containers have quickly gained approval from key regulatory bodies, including the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), facilitating rapid adoption by airlines and logistics providers. The company’s swift regulatory approvals and focus on innovation underscores the market’s confidence in Swiss Airtainer’s products. Additionally, the containers have been qualified and validated by several leading pharmaceutical companies, airlines and logistics providers.

The closing of its pre-series A allows the company to accelerate production, expand its global market presence, and scale organizational capacity to meet the growing demand for its sustainable, cost-efficient, and highly reliable containers. The total amount and participants in the round remains undisclosed. 

This round comes after the recent receipt of grants from venture capital sources, including the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation and the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, which supported its initial development phase. 

“We are very excited about this new investment, which represents an important milestone for SwissAirtainer,” said Eduard Seligman, CEO of Swiss Airtainer. “Our vision has always been to provide the most advanced, sustainable, and reliable alternative solutions for temperature-sensitive cargo, and this funding will help us to scale up and move closer to our goal. The trust that several major pharmaceutical companies have already placed in Swiss Airtainer demonstrates the strength of our product and its potential to transform cold chainlogistics.”