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viboo is a technology company.
viboo develops and deploys AI-powered predictive control solutions to optimize heating systems within commercial, light commercial, and multi-family buildings. Their core product is a cloud-based software service that integrates with smart thermostats and building management systems, utilizing self-learning algorithms to provide digital energy management down to the room level. This approach enables substantial reductions in heating energy consumption while simultaneously enhancing occupant comfort.
The company was co-founded in 2022 by Felix Bünning, who serves as CEO, and Matthias Sulzer, an experienced serial entrepreneur in the building energy sector. Their insight stemmed from the pervasive inefficiency in existing building heating systems, even in low-tech structures. They recognized the opportunity for advanced artificial intelligence to deliver a cost-effective, smart alternative to traditional energy management.
viboo's solution is adopted by building owners and operators seeking to improve energy efficiency, as well as manufacturers of heating equipment looking to integrate smart capabilities. The company envisions a future where intelligent, data-driven optimization is standard across the built environment, ensuring significant energy savings and superior indoor climate for all occupants.
viboo has raised $6.0M across 2 funding rounds.
viboo has raised $6.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
viboo has raised $6.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $4.0M Seed in September 2025.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2025 | $4M Seed | Marnix Roes | Alven, High Tech Gründerfonds, Nicola Leuenberger | Announced |
| Sep 1, 2023 | $2M Seed | — | Alven, Swisscom Ventures, Gregor Haidl, Rainmaking Impact | Announced |
viboo AG is a Swiss deep-tech startup developing a cloud-based AI platform that connects to IoT devices in light commercial and multi-family buildings to boost operational efficiency, particularly by reducing heating energy consumption by 20-40% through self-learning predictive control.[1][3][6] It serves building operators, manufacturers of heating equipment, and property owners by offering Predictive Control as a Service (PCaaS), including a lightweight Building Management System (BMS) cockpit for energy insights, system health analysis, and seamless operations in older buildings.[1][3] The platform solves the problem of high energy use and suboptimal comfort in buildings using physics-informed machine learning and optimization, with early pilots lined up and a planned launch around winter following its Venture Kick funding.[3]
The team blends building automation experts, serial entrepreneurs, software engineers, and real estate sales professionals, positioning viboo for scalable growth in the smart building sector amid rising demands for energy efficiency.[1][3]
viboo AG emerged as a spinoff from the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) and ETH Zurich, where its core algorithm was developed over five years of research.[1][3] Co-founded by Felix Bünning (CEO), Benjamin Huber (CTO), and Matthias Sulzer (CFO), the idea stemmed from advancing predictive control for smart thermostats to cut building energy use while enhancing comfort.[3] A pivotal moment came in securing CHF 150,000 from Venture Kick, which refined their pitch from a tech-centric focus to a sharper value proposition and funded software development for features like demand-side management (DSM).[3] Early traction includes pilot projects with leading heating manufacturers and large building owners, marking its transition from research to market-ready PCaaS.[3]
(Note: Distinct from unrelated Chinese firms like DongGuan Viboo Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., which focus on security scanners and vacuum lifters.[2][4][5])
viboo rides the wave of AI-driven sustainability in smart buildings, addressing global pressure to decarbonize heating—responsible for ~40% of building energy use—amid EU and Swiss net-zero mandates.[1][3] Timing aligns with IoT proliferation and post-pandemic retrofits for multi-family housing, where older structures demand non-invasive upgrades.[1] Market tailwinds include rising energy costs, regulatory pushes for efficiency, and demand-response grids favoring DSM integration.[3] By enabling manufacturers to embed AI controls, viboo influences the ecosystem, accelerating adoption of intelligent thermostats and partnering with platforms like Siemens Xcelerator.[6]
viboo is primed to scale its PCaaS post-launch, expanding DSM features and partnerships to capture the $100B+ building energy management market.[3] Trends like edge AI, stricter emissions rules, and grid modernization will propel growth, potentially evolving viboo into a key enabler for district heating optimization. Its Empa roots and pilot momentum suggest outsized influence in Europe's green tech shift, transforming inefficient buildings into energy-efficient assets.[1][3][6]
viboo has raised $6.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
viboo's investors include Marnix Roes, Alven, High-Tech Gründerfonds, Nicola Leuenberger, Swisscom Ventures, Gregor Haidl, Rainmaking Impact.