TALPA-Inspection, ETH Zurich spin-off, builds a hardware-enabled SaaS platform for infrastructure safety — Physical AI that perceives, diagnoses, and predicts the health of the built world. Corrosion causes over 70% of structural damage in reinforced concrete, yet inspections rely on manual, error-prone spot checks. We replace this end-to-end. Our patented contactless sensors on drones and robots enable 10x faster, operator-independent corrosion mapping without scaffolding. This clean, spatially referenced data feeds into our SaaS platform, unifying corrosion, visual, and structural data into a living digital twin — transforming fragmented PDFs into predictive maintenance intelligence. Target: $4B NDT market as wedge into $18B digital twin sector and the $37B
predictive maintenance market.
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Venture Kick supports potential entrepreneurs with start capital up to CHF 150'000 as well as hands-on execution support and access to a nationwide network of investors and experts in the startup field. Multiple times per year, 8 selected projects get the opportunity to present their business ideas in front of a panel. The 5 most promising projects enter the support process. After 9 months at the latest, the startups incorporate and enter the market. Since 2007, Venture Kick has invested over CHF 58 million in over 1111 projects.
Website:
talpa-inspection.com
Headquarter:
Zürich
Foundation Date:
May 2025
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