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Emerald-DIC Physical AI Platform

Geography: Switzerland
Stage: Seed
Fund size: €52M
Focus: AI/ML, IoT and Robotics & Automation
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Emerald-DIC Physical AI Platform

Swiss VC Emerald Technology Ventures partnered with Japanese manufacturer DIC Corporation on a corporate investment platform targeting Physical AI — sensors, wearables, robotics, and automation — with a 12+ company portfolio target over 5 years.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionSwitzerland

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

IoT

Robotics & Automation

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Founders solving AI energy bottlenecks, grid resilience

AI infrastructure

energy & grid

data centers

climate tech

AI energy demand

Bullish Signals

Active content on AI + energyexternal

Publishing on AI energy demand 2026website

New interview: AI energy appetite Apr 2026website

Data center + grid pressure thesis activewebsite

Recent Apr 2026 deep-dive on AI grid pressurewebsite

Apr 7 2026: AI energy appetite vs realitywebsite

Data center demand & grid pressure interviewwebsite

Contrarian Signals

Minimal GP/thesis data availableexternal

Founder Do's

Build grid-resilient AI infrastructure

Address data center power constraints

Solve energy bottleneck for AI scaling

Founder Don'ts

Ignore grid capacity limits

Energy-intensive solutions without efficiency

Overlook regulatory/grid compliance

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€52M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Gina Domanig

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