The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies SWISSto12: 1 model, 2 deployments across 2 regions, $70.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
CategoryDrones
Appears inLogistics robots/Delivery drones
Overview
Swiss space company building HummingSat geostationary small satellites using 3D printing technology. Founded 2011 by Emile de Rijk (CEO) as EPFL spinout. USD 140M revenue in 2025, USD 500M+ in total contracts, 110% CAGR since 2022.
Positive EBITDA in 2026. Seven HummingSat contracts with operators including SES and Viasat. USD 70M Series C (Jul 2026).
ESA ARTES partnership with USD 84.8M award. First HummingSat delivery for SES in 2027.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries C post-money
Key facts
Fundingsee investors →
Contracts
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →SWISSto12 on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where SWISSto12's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full SWISSto12 deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Emile de Rijk CEO & Foundersecondary-verified
Founders (1)
Safety record
No incidents on record for SWISSto12.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- SWISSto122 deployments
Recent coverage
SWISSto12 in third-party press
Peers
56 peers across 1 segment. Every SWISSto12 competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
space(56)
36 companies in this segment · low_concentration (HHI 1188.742650389188) · leader K2 Space at 2172%
- Northwood Spacedirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Aetherfluxdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Agile Space Industriesdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Airbusdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Albedo Spacedirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Astrobotic Technologydirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Financial state
- Total funding
- $70.0M
- Employees
- 200
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (1)
- Series C2026-07-16
$70M(reported) · $700M post
Timeline
Every recorded move in SWISSto12’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries C funding round
2026-07-16Series C raising $70000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
HummingSat GEO SmallSat at Switzerland, Europe
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
HummingSat GEO SmallSat at United States (multiple hotel chains)
Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for SWISSto12.Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
- Earendil Robotics4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning SWISSto12 from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
SWISSto12 secures Mitsubishi Electric antenna contract as companies target Japanese satellite market
Swiss satellite communications company SWISSto12 has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) to pursue satellite payload and radio…
SWISSto12 Closes US$70M Series C to Meet Growing Multi-Orbit Demand
SWISSto12 raised USD 70M Series C. USD 140M revenue in 2025, USD 500M+ in contracts. Seven HummingSat GEO contracts with SES, Viasat. ESA ARTES USD 84.8M award. First HummingSat…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/swissto12.md
- RSS feed: /companies/swissto12/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/964be15c-a143-4185-9013-07204c1e32a6
- Revision history: /companies/swissto12/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
- Earendil Robotics4 models
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
SWISSto12 draws attention at the 19th percentile but verifies reality at the 34th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap -15.5, 87th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Active fundraising activity with a recent closing. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 22, 2026