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02.09.2022

How to deal with the current energy crisis

Pietro Gagliardi, CEO of Serpentine Ventures' portfolio startup Cleveron has explained to Bärner Bär how to save energy easily. Cleveron's plug-in-and-play solution automatically controls heating and adapts to user behavior. 

01.09.2022

Planted secures new financing round

Our portfolio startup planted has closed its Series B financing round of CHF 70 million, as Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) and Tages-Anzeiger report. The Swiss company produces a healthy, cruelty-free and delicious alternative to animal meat.

Cleveron sensors show green light if the CO2 concentration in the air is below a critical level. Photo: Cleveron
31.08.2022

Cleveron is running a pilot project in a German grammar school

Serpentine Ventures' portfolio startup Cleveron has launched a pilot project in a German grammar school which should significantly improve cooling and venting of class rooms. Energy consumption is expected to be reduced by 10 percent.

28.08.2022

Swiss SMEs in search for female board members

The SonntagsZeitung reports about the search for female board members in Swiss SMEs. Our Co-Founder & CEO Mike Baur states in the article: "We need antagonists, not good buddies."