welcome to our april newsletter
- Matteo Emmanuello
- 16 hours ago
- 4 min read
April brought fresh funding for Aktiia and Voize, updates from Mistral and Vivenu, events in London, Berlin, and Munich, and much more. Read on for all of our news and highlights this month...
portfolio announcements
aktiia becomes hilo and raises $42 million series b
We’re excited to share a major milestone from the redalpine portfolio: Aktiia (RAC III) has secured $42M in Series B funding and is rebranding to Hilo.
With this round, Hilo is advancing its goal to make AI-powered, cuffless blood pressure monitoring the global standard for the 1.4bn people living with hypertension.
Recent highlights from Hilo include:
Development of a foundation machine learning model trained on tens of billions of optical signals.
Launch of a CE-marked phone camera blood pressure monitoring technology, making it easier than ever to track blood pressure anytime, anywhere.
Regulatory approvals secured in 22 countries globally.
Completion of a pivotal clinical trial in preparation for U.S. FDA submission
Hypertension has been the leading cause of preventable death for over 30 years, responsible for over 11 million deaths annually. Hilo is committed to improving patients' lives and reducing unnecessary deaths by transforming how blood pressure is monitored and managed.
We doubled down on our support of this mission by participating in Hilo's latest round, co-led by Earlybird Venture Capital and Wellington Partners, with new investors Kfund and naturalX Health Ventures joining.
Huge congrats to CEO Raghav Gupta and co-founders Mattia Bertschi and Josep Solà on yet another impressive achievement!
Transforming digital healthcare through AI innovation
Voize, the AI-powered voice documentation platform, has raised a $9M Seed round to accelerate their mission of revolutionizing healthcare documentation. The round was led by HV Capital and we contributed alongside Y Combinator and HPI Ventures.
Voize tackles a critical challenge in healthcare: the heavy burden of administrative documentation. Their AI-driven solution significantly reduces the time caregivers spend on paperwork, allowing them to focus on what matters most - patient care.
With partnerships across over 600 care facilities and a new collaboration with Recare to improve hospital discharge management, voize is expanding its reach and setting a new standard for digital documentation in healthcare.
We’re proud to back co-founders Erik Ziegler, Fabio Schmidberger, Marcel Schmidberger, and the entire voize team as they lead the digital transformation of healthcare!
Read more in Tech.eu.
portfolio news
The latest updates from our portfolio, in no particular order:
Mistral (Summit Fund) has signed a €100M, multi-year contract with French shipping giant CMA CGM to embed AI across logistics and media operations. This deal boosts Mistral’s ARR and reinforces its position as Europe’s leading generative AI contender. Read more in Sifted.
Vivenu (RAC IV) co-founder Simon Hennes has been featured in this year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe Technology list for shaking up the ticketing industry. Vivenu is building a tech-first, white-label platform that puts event organizers back in control. Read more in Forbes.
London office opening
From the Alps to the City: Celebrating redalpine’s London Office
At the end of March, we officially celebrated the opening of our London office with a reception hosted in collaboration with the Embassy of Switzerland in the United Kingdom.
A highlight of the evening was our panel discussion on "The Deeptech Challenge: Funding Startups in Science and Software", moderated by Marc Moesser and featuring Carolyn Dawson (CEO, Founders Forum Group), Daniel Naeff (Head of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, ETH Zurich AI Centre) and Glen Gowers (CEO, Basecamp Research).
Key takeaways from the discussion:
Europe’s scientific and technical talent is world-class, but building globally successful deeptech companies also requires experienced operators and commercial leaders.
Deeptech startups need investors who understand both breakthrough technology and operational scaling.
AI is accelerating deeptech innovation, lowering barriers and speeding up time-to-market for science-based startups.
A big thank you to our partners at the Swiss Embassy for their support and collaboration!
event highlights
what we're reading
Flying robots could transform construction — Science Robotics
Why it matters: Aerial construction technologies could revolutionize how we build in hard-to-reach places - from mountain regions to disaster zones - making construction faster, safer, and more scalable. Researchers at Empa and EPFL are leading the way, showing how lightweight drones could work together to transport materials, repair high-rise structures, and even create new buildings layer by layer. While still early in development, the potential to complement ground-based robotics could open entirely new horizons for the construction industry - and strengthen Europe’s leadership in frontier tech innovation.
where we're going
On 8 May, Michael will speak at IMD’s Venture Capital Asset Management program, discussing how to approach valuations beyond spreadsheets, with a focus on deep-tech business models and assessing the real-world impact of innovations.
On 13-15 May, Harald, Mira, and Michael are speaking at Deep Tech Momentum in Berlin. redalpine will host an LPGP Apéro on the evening of May 13.
On 14 May, Rafael will be at the EUVC Summit in London, a major event for European venture capitalists and industry leaders.
On 14 May, Luca will attend Startupdays in Bern, Switzerland, focusing on the Swiss startup ecosystem.
On 15 May, Gianmarco will join the FusionX Innovation event in London, speaking on an Investor Insights panel and sharing perspectives on the future of venture investment.
On 2-4 June, Oliver and Rafael will attend SuperVenture 2025 in Berlin. On the evening of the 3rd we're also co-hosting the second edition of the Connecting Deep Tech event together with IQ Capital, VSquared, Elaia, Quantonation, and Walden Catalyst.
On 4-5 June, our investor relations team will attend the PK Messe in Zurich and Michael will present a keynote together with DeepTech Nation Switzerland.
On 5-6 June, Oliver and Harald will speak about the economic potential of AI at the Swiss Economic Forum in Interlaken.