News about our portfolio and insights from the vc world

”Tested by the best in the toughest conditions”
The Dutch pro cycling team Jumbo Visma and the Serpentine portfolio company Supersapiens partnered up in 2020 – in the meantime the cooperation has been extended. Supersapiens offers a real-time glucose monitoring and consequently tailor-made advice to nutrition. We talk to the VP of Science at Supersapiens, Federico Fontana, to find out more about the benefits of the partnership with Jumbo Visma which was the most successful team at this year’s Tour de France.

How can greenhouses become greener? Voltiris provides an answer
Voltiris is a clean-tech startup that harnesses solar power within greenhouses. The company uses a custom mirror that projects and concentrates the light onto solar panels while allowing nutritional light that grows crops to flow through.

Continuous support for XR developer SyncReality
SyncReality is a Berlin-based startup creating an extended reality developer tool for auto-adaptive playfields. This includes augmented, virtual, and mixed reality.

Job start on the fast lane – how Linus Joos became CEO assistant
Bringing ideas to life, contributing to the success of a leading venture platform: When Linus Joos became assistant to CEO Mike Baur a whole new world opened to him. With the right attitude and commitment, the former president of the ETH Zurich Entrepreneur Club tackled this eight-month-long challenge.

Flexible and green deliveries
Loxo AG develops and manages teleoperated electric delivery vehicles, named LOXOMY, to provide an Automated Delivery as a Service (ADaaS). The company aims to disrupt the delivery service industry by proposing a significant reduction of the delivery service costs.

5 recruiting tips to hire employees for a startup
When you have a limited budget and need to manage costs, the hiring process can be hard. Therefore, you have to get creative with your recruitment strategy to find great candidates.