# ABB

> ABB is a VC fund in Zürich backing Software and Manufacturing. See 28 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Switzerland
- Total investments: 28
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 46%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abb/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ABBgroupnews
- Website: https://global.abb/group/en
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ABB

ABB is a VC fund in Zürich focused on Software and Manufacturing. ABB is engaged in power and automation technologies. The company provides a range of products, systems, solutions, and services. Its power businesses focus on power transmission, distribution, and power-plant automation and serve electric, gas and water utilities, as well as industrial and commercial customers. Its automation businesses serve arange of industries with measurement, control, protection, and process optimization applications. It operates in approximately 100 countries across four regions: Europe, the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East and Africa (MEA). During the year ended December 31, 2011, the business consisted of five divisions: Power Products, Power Systems, Discrete Automation and Motion, Low Voltage Products and Process Automation. On January 26, 2011, the company acquired Baldor Electric Company (Baldor). In May 2011, it purchased a controlling interest in United States-based Validus DC Systems.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$20M |
| Grant | $5.2k–$30k |
| Series A | $3.4M–$24M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 8 | 29% |
| Manufacturing | 7 | 25% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 7 | 25% |
| Energy | 6 | 21% |
| Information Technology | 6 | 21% |

45 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 7 | 25% |
| Series A | 5 | 18% |
| Seed | 3 | 11% |
| Series B | 3 | 11% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 11% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 10 | 36% |
| Sweden | 3 | 11% |
| Chile | 1 | 4% |
| China | 1 | 4% |
| Spain | 1 | 4% |

14 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Louis Hughes | Member of Board of Directors | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/louis-r-hughes |
| Sami Atiya | Member of the Group Executive Committee | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sami-atiya |
| Adrian Guggisberg | President, ABB Motion Services | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adrian-guggisberg |
| Babu Kuttala | Chief Data & Analytics Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/babu-kuttala-f133 |
| Chao Wu | Principal at ABB Technology Ventures | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chao-wu-95a2 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MorphoAI | MorphoAI is a software tool that allows users to design, generate and identify robots and machines. | $30K | Grant | Apr 17, 2026 |  |
| eRoots Analytics | eRoots Analytics specializes in software and consultancy for modern power systems, focusing on renewables integration, grid stability, and advanced planning tools. | $30K | Grant | Apr 17, 2026 |  |
| Faraday Predictive | Faraday Predictive specializes in predictive maintenance for industrial assets like rotating machinery. | $30K | Grant | Apr 17, 2026 |  |
| Forgis | Forgis is leading the next industrial revolution by introducing industrial intelligence into factories, which boosts the competitiveness of Western manufacturing. | $30K | Grant | Apr 17, 2026 |  |
| Sesame Sustainability | Sesame Sustainability is a SAAS company that offers industrial decarbonization platform for modeling, optimization, and analysis. | $30K | Grant | Apr 17, 2026 |  |
| Bisly | Bisly is an Estonian startup developing intelligent building solutions. | $30K | Grant | Apr 17, 2026 |  |
| GridBeyond | GridBeyond is the developer of an artificial intelligence platform aimed at achieving a global zero-carbon future. The company provides AI-powered services and storage to help customers achieve a zero-carbon future by bridging the gap between distributed energy resources and electricity markets, allowing them to access utility-scale renewablesgeneration, battery storage, or industrial load that can be used to maximize opportunities and improve the grid. | $13.8M |  | Mar 16, 2026 |  |
| SaltX Technology | SaltX NCS is the underlying technology driving the future of thermal energy storage. | $10.5M | Post-IPO Equity | Nov 25, 2025 |  |
| Recylink | Recylink is the platform for the sustainable management of industrial waste. They connect all the actors in this system, making your waste management more efficient, circular, and all digital. Their help you to keep the total traceability of each kilogram withdrawn, including its treatment certificates, documents and associated payments. | $5.2K | Grant | Oct 01, 2025 |  |
| Hybrid Energy Storage Solutions |  | $13.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 28, 2025 |  |

10 of 28 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Act Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/act-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Clean Energy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clean-energy-ventures-cev) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does ABB invest in?

ABB invests primarily in Software, Manufacturing and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Grant and Series A stage. Most of the 28 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is ABB's check size?

ABB typically joins rounds of $2M–$20M at Seed, $5.2k–$30k at Grant and $3.4M–$24M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds ABB participates in.

### How do I contact ABB?

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### Who are the partners at ABB?

The team at ABB includes Louis Hughes (Member of Board of Directors), Sami Atiya (Member of the Group Executive Committee) and Adrian Guggisberg (President, ABB Motion Services), among 13 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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