HSG startup Forgis has raised 4.5 million dollars in pre-seed funding

Congratulations to HSG alumnus Federico Martelli, CEO of Forgis, and his co-founders Camilla Mazzoleni and Riccardo Maggioni (both ETH). Recently, they secured pre-seed funding in the amount of 4.5 million US dollars.

Founded in 2025 and based in Zurich, Forgis develops edge software that makes industrial machines autonomous, collaborative, and intelligent. It connects machines, PLCs, and robots across brands into a unified layer that adapts and evolves production logic, creating self-improving systems capable of diagnosing and solving inefficiencies autonomously.

“Minimizing downtime, maximizing throughput, and reducing quality scraps have always been critical challenges for manufacturers,” says CEO Federico Martelli, who completed his Master's degree in Strategy and International Management (SIM-HSG) in 2025. “But with systems built 40 years ago, factories keep losing millions. We’re bringing state-of-the-art physical AI to the factory floor, where it actually matters”.

Support from the HSG START Accelerator

Forgis is currently participating in the “HSG START Accelerator” programme and will present its business idea to investors on 2 December 2025 at Demo Day at HSG SQUARE. With the Startup programme, HSG, START Global and Switzerland Innovation Park East are promoting high-tech startups. The HSG START Accelerator prepares national and international start-ups for the growth phase in a targeted manner. It helps them to increase their chances of survival and their attractiveness, particularly for venture capital investors, by means of intensive coaching and networking.

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