Kurrant Ventures
Strategic Investment
in Smart City
& Utility Start-Ups
We bridge the gap between industry knowledge and innovative ideas by investing in software-driven start-ups that play a pivotal role in the digital transformation of cities and utilities. We inject funds like a VC but contribute to growth like co-founders.
We are not just investors. We proactively engage with our portfolio companies and rely on hands-on team collaboration to accelerate their growth.
We take a strategic and thoughtful approach, carefully matching our investments with the evolving landscape of the smart city and utility market.
We leverage Kurrant’s extensive industry network, in-depth market knowledge, and specialized expertise to supercharge the growth and success of our investments.
Our Thesis
Business Focus: Software or software-driven solution vendors
Investment Criteria: Revenues of around EUR 1M
Financing Round: Seed, Series A
Investment Ticket: EUR 50k – EUR 500k
Governance: Seat on the Board of Directors
Our Spotlight Investments
Business: Traffic Management
Technology: AI & Computer Vision
Invested in: 2025
GoodVision is a leader in AI-powered traffic intelligence, transforming how cities, transport agencies, and planners use video and live-stream data to manage mobility, safety, and infrastructure efficiency.
Using computer vision, machine learning, and live video feed & camera analytics, GoodVision processes data from existing cameras (CCTV, drones, etc.) to deliver real-time traffic monitoring, automatic incident detection, vehicle classification, safety-risk metrics, and predictive modelling.
www.goodvisionlive.com
Business: Urban Environmental Data Broker
Technology: AI, Big Data, IoT
Invested in: 2024
Meersens is the leading broker of urban environmental data, transforming how businesses and governments leverage environmental intelligence to drive sustainability, public health, citizen awareness, cost optimization, and risk mitigation.
Using AI, IoT, and big data analytics Meersens aggregates and analyzes multi-source environmental data, including air quality, water safety, electromagnetic exposure, allergens, and other health-impacting factors.
www.meersens.com
Business: Cleanliness Optimization
Technology: AI & Computer Vision
Invested in: 2023
Cortexia provides cities worldwide with an objective and automatic urban cleanliness. Thanks to Cortexia's advanced AI technology, cities can monitor their cleanliness level in real time.
Using the same technology, Cortexia also addresses bio-waste management challenges with the measurement of biowaste quality at bin pick-up and truck unloading in treatment plant.
www.cortexia.ch
Business: Smart City Control & Management
Technology: IoT & Cross-use Case CMS
Invested in: 2023
Citylinx helps cities become more efficient, attractive and sustainable. Their smart city platform enables cities to control, command and monitor their various infrastructures, connected equipments and services.
The Citylinx software collects, normalizes and augments all the data coming from these systems to create and track the most relevant alarms, assigns them to the field teams.
www.citylinx.com
Testimonials
Our whole team is excited to join forces with Kurrant to address the smartcity needs for more sustainable cities. Many thanks to the Kurrant team for the great start, we really look forward to our next common achievements!
Andréas von Kaenel
Co-Founder & CEO Cortexia
If you are a smart city founder make it a priority to get Kurrant on your cap table. They have actively used their industry knowledge and network to advise our growth strategy and product roadmap, make introductions to key customers and support our commercial bids and deals negotiation.
Emmanuel Touron
Co-Founder & CEO Citylinx
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