Zaphiro is a pioneering Smart Grid company, official spin-off of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Our team has developed a game-changing smart grid solution, called SynchroGuard, which is the first distribution grid monitoring and automation system based on the most advanced monitoring technology currently available: Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs). SynchroGuard provides full grid visibility, efficiently integrates more renewables and EVs, and reduces the impact of blackouts thanks to unique fault location algorithms.
Zaphiro is already recognized as one of the most promising startups in the smart grid sector, thanks to several projects with well-recognized utilities worldwide, as well as multiple awards, including Free Electrons, SET award, and EIC accelerator.
Fueled by a passionate, driven and hard-working team, backed by leading venture capital investors, and supported by a high caliber board of advisors, Zaphiro is looking to continue this growth journey and keep helping power utilities to make the Energy Transition happen.
Our team has developed a game-changing smart grid solution, called SynchroGuard, which is the first distribution grid monitoring and automation system based on the most advanced monitoring technology currently available: Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs). SynchroGuard provides full grid visibility, efficiently integrates more renewables and EVs, and reduces the impact of blackouts thanks to unique fault location algorithms.
Zaphiro is already recognized as one of the most promising startups in the smart grid sector, thanks to several projects with well-recognized utilities worldwide, as well as multiple awards, including Free Electrons, SET award, and EIC accelerator.
Fueled by a passionate, driven and hard-working team, backed by leading venture capital investors, and supported by a high caliber board of advisors, Zaphiro is looking to continue this growth journey and keep helping power utilities to make the Energy Transition happen.
Location: Switzerland, Vaud, Renens
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $8.47M
Founded date: 2017
Investors 7
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 27.12.2022 | Series A | $6.98M | - |
| 11.03.2019 | - | $1.48M | - |
Mentions in press and media 33
| Date | Title | Description |
| 03.06.2025 | Four startups tap into new markets through strategic partnerships | Synergy Partners has joined Zaphiro as their Value Added Retailer in Poland, a key market for energy distribution in Europe, with grid operators—both public and private—eager to innovate and lead the way in smart grid transformation. Zaphi... |
| 03.04.2025 | Innovation trailblazers from Switzerland impress juries at home and abroad | The BioInnovation Day 2025 brought together more than 250 key players of the Swiss Health Valley for the 10th edition of BIND-BioInnovation Day where 29 life science startups pitched their ideas. Two projects stood out with Artiria Medical... |
| 12.03.2025 | QUMEA: Revolutionizing Patient Safety in Sweden's Healthcare Landscape | In the heart of Sweden, a technological revolution is quietly reshaping patient care. QUMEA, a startup with a vision, has secured a pivotal contract with the Västra Götaland Region (VGR) to enhance patient safety across its extensive health... |
| 07.03.2025 | Incumbent organisations deploy startup solutions | QUMEA’s advanced 3D radar with industry leading AI technology, is already widely adopted in over 120 hospitals across over 10 European countries, achieving a 74% reduction in falls and significantly easing workload, revolutionizing patient... |
| 31.01.2025 | European companies rely on Swiss cleantechs | Synhelion is industrializing its unique technology for the production of synthetic fuels from solar energy. In June 2024, the company opened DAWN, the first industrial-scale demonstration plant for the production of renewable fuels from so... |
| 30.04.2024 | Swiss tech startups continue to win accolades worldwide | Bionomous, RoBoa, and Mondaic Ltd. have secured coveted spots in the Zühlke Product Scale-Up Coaching program, a joint program offering CHF 20,000 business consulting and coaching package to selected companies. Additionally, the startups w... |
| 19.02.2024 | Companies worldwide embrace digitalisation with Swiss startups | Decentriq, a leading provider of data clean room solutions, has entered into a commercial agreement with ERIS, the Data Marketing unit of Publicis Groupe Spain, to offer a robust solution in the cookieless environment. This strategic partn... |
| 11.12.2023 | Prizes from across Europe | |
| 09.11.2023 | Newly appointed executives to make startups top notch | |
| 12.10.2023 | Swiss cleantechs find a new base in Canada and Italy |
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