Ascento, a Zurich, Switzerland-based robotics startup, raised $4.3M in Pre-Seed funding.
The round was ledby Wingman Venture and Playfair with participation from Tim Kentley-Klay, Ryan Gariepy, Daniel Kottlarz and Tobias Redlin. It also included non-dilutive funding from the Innosuisse and the European Space Agency incubator ESA BIC.
The company intends to use the funds to launch its latest autonomous outdoor security patrolling robot: Ascento Guard.
Co-founded by Alessandro Morra (CEO), Miguel de la Iglesia Valls (CTO), Ciro Salzmann and Dominik Mannhart (Software & Hardware), Ascento develops advanced robotic systems that are known for their wheel-leg design. These autonomous robots are designed to navigate any outdoor terrains with agility and stability of their legs. They are already being deployed on large industrial sites and have covered over 3000 km for outdoor security since early this year. Customers include large outdoor warehouses, industrial manufacturing and pharma campus, among others.
Today, the startup has launched their latest autonomous outdoor security patrolling robot called Ascento Guard. It is able to detect bad actors or unwanted people on premises, verify perimeter integrity, check that doors and windows are closed, record property lights, identify floods and fires, and control parking lots. They can move at walking speed (4.5km/h) and come with autonomous charging such that the system can be continuously in operation without human intervention.
The Ascento Guard can be installed and deployed within a few hours, allowing companies to save from day 1 and adapt fast to their current security needs. The Ascento Guard can be hired by the hour, just like a human guard, and it includes deployment, 24/7 support, service and repairs. The app analyses video and images with AI, it integrates with existing video management systems, provides end-to-end encrypted two-way communication, and offers reports that security managers actually want to see.
FinSMEs
12/09/2023