Axino secures CHF 1.5 million in funding from investors led by Momenta Ventures

Zurich, Switzerland –  25 May, 2021

Axino, the leader in smart retail, contactless, food quality solutions announced today that it has raised CHF 1.5 million in additional funding from a new strategic investor and from founding investor, Momenta.

Axino helps food retailers digitize and automate their food quality management process to comply with increasingly complex food safety regulations. Axino’s unique solution combines advanced sensor technology with patented AI algorithms to pro-actively monitor and predict the core temperature compliance of each refrigerated food category in retail stores.

Current retail food quality management processes are time-consuming and often inaccurate, contributing to food and energy waste. Food waste represents roughly $18.2 billion annually in lost value for retailers and has become a critical consumer topic.

Working with industry leaders like Migros, Switzerland’s largest retail company, Axino has proven that the easy-to-install Axino solution enables food retailers to significantly increase food quality, reduce food waste and energy consumption in its stores.

Axino also announced the addition of Thomas Busin to the Axino Board of Directors. Mr. Busin brings over 30 years of retail quality management experience. As a quality leader and visionary, Mr. Busin lead the implementation of the Axino food quality solution at many Migros stores in Switzerland.

Mario Vögeli, CEO of Axino, notes: “I am very pleased to welcome Thomas and the experienced strategic partners to Axino. They strengthen the Axino team substantially and are instrumental for us to scale out our Food Quality as a Service Solution in the retail industry.”

Ken Forster, Executive Director of Momenta, adds, “We are pleased to increase our funding for Axino. Their solutions are a triple win for retailers – helping them save costs and energy, meet stricter food standards, and to better serve their shoppers with fresher foods. This is a truly a first critical step in the digital transformation of retail.”

 

About Axino

Axino is the leader in smart retail, contactless, food quality solutions. Axino combines advanced sensor technology with artificial intelligence algorithms to remotely detect refrigerated food’s core temperature in retail stores. To learn more about Axino, please visit https://www.axino.ai/.

 

About Momenta

Momenta is the leading Digital Industry venture capital firm accelerating digital innovators across energy, manufacturing, smart spaces and supply chain. Led by deep industry operators across its venture capital, strategic advisory and executive search practices, Momenta has made over 50 investments, with notable exits to SAP, PTC and Husqvarna Group. For more information, please visit https://momenta.one/.

Mario Vögeli

Mario Vögeli

Mario is the CEO of Axino. He and his team make sure that their food stays healthy to its core. Mario enjoys spending his free time in nature with his family.