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We are a flying robot company,
a spin-off of ETH Zurich.

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We have developed an aircraft
with fully autonomous vertical liftoff

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and landing that can simultaneously
fly forward very efficiently.

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The projected started
at ETH Zurich in 2014.

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Then we developed part of the
software and wrote the first paper.

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In 2016, we founded the company and
began commercializing the technology.

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Zürcher Kantonalbank joined the
first funding round outside ETH Zurich.

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That was in 2017, as an initial
investment with other investors.

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That enabled us to bring the first
commercially available product to market.

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Zürcher Kantonalbank is a great investor.
It is fair and transparent.

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You can tell it’s a highly professional
investor who knows how start-ups work.

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I think it’s among the most
experienced early-stage investors

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in Switzerland
and the Zurich region in particular.

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That means

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it knows exactly how a pitch deck should
look, and how a funding round works.

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Zürcher Kantonalbank has seen lots of companies,
and can assess them well and offer the right support.

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But it also holds back
if it sees it’s not needed.

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When you launch a start-up and start gathering information,
Zürcher Kantonalbank is always on the list of potential investors.

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Then you try to make contact
through your network, or directly,

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in the hope of getting to present your idea
and convincing Zürcher Kantonalbank that it’s a great idea.