The closing of its latest investment round brings Almer Technologies into a new phase. Supported by Vi Partners and KickFund, the startup is on the right track to advance its Virtual reality smart glasses for industrial use and expand its customer base beyond Switzerland.
Almer Technologies is a Bern-based startup dedicated to creating an augmented reality (AR) headset tailored for industrial applications. Its flagship product, Almer Arc, 2 provides a lightweight, user-friendly, and cost-effective alternative to the heavy, complex, and expensive options currently available in the market. This smart glass boasts advanced AI-driven features, it merges headset telephony with video conferencing, enabling it to cater to the varied requirements of different industrial sectors while enhancing functionality and efficiency. Today, this device facilitates a novel form of communication across remote maintenance, customer service, and guided workflows in logistics. The company currently serves more than 120 customers, mainly in the DACH region, with plans to enter the US market.
The company has closed a 3 million USD funding round led by Vi Partners, Switzerland’s leading venture capital firm, with a contribution from Kickfund. With currently 35 employees under the leadership of CEO Sebastian Beetschen and CTO Timon Binder, the company looks forward to further advancing its solutions using the proceeds from the round."By bringing Vi Partners and its Tech Partner Olivier Laplace on board, we secure cutting-edge knowledge and benefit from Vi Partners' more than two decades of experience in financing startups. This investment will help us expand the Almer software platform and drive further hardware innovation.
Olivier Laplace, Managing Partner at Vi Partners, stated, “We have been fascinated by the drive and agility of the Almer team. They are transforming the use of Augmented Reality in Industries thanks to their powerful knowledge of both hardware and software. They stand out in their space, and this product mastery enables them to offer the best possible user experience for frontline workers needing remote assistance. We’re excited to support this exceptional team in their journey.”
Almer supports Cablex
This news coincides with the recent partnership announcement with Cablex, which has so far deployed a total of 20 Arc 2 devices to support its second-level-support service team. Yoann Pernet, Head of Digital Exploration at Cablex AG. “The Almer glasses with TeamViewer software enable our experts in the office to efficiently support the service technicians on site in their work.”
(Press release/RAN)
The new Swiss Venture Capital Report was published on 26 January. It analyses 304 financing rounds closed in 2020 and includes further article such as an interview with Michael Hengartner, President of the ETH Board, and a list of Swiss "soonicorns". 
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