Fotokite, the Switzerland and US based company making fully autonomous tethered UAVs for firefighting and public safety teams, has raised CHF 10m (USD 11m) in a series B funding round led by Carbyne Equity Partners GmbH, the Germany based private equity firm, with participation from Swisscanto, the Switzerland based company, that invests in growth companies, and Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital AG (formerly SVC – Ltd. for Risk Capital for SMEs), the Switzerland based venture capital arm of Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd.
- Target – Perspective Robotics AG
- Buyer – Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital AG
- Buyer – Carbyne Equity Partners GmbH
- Buyer – Swisscanto Holding AG
- Seller – Shareholders
