# Bettina Buechel

> Bettina Buechel is a seed investor at International Institute for Management Development backing Drones. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [International Institute for Management Development](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/international-institute-for-management-development)
- Location: Geneva, Switzerland
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: May 2019
- Lead investor: 60%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://ch.linkedin.com/pub/bettina-buechel/2/348/878

Bettina Buechel is a seed investor at International Institute for Management Development in Geneva focused on Drones and Robotics. Bettina Büchel has been Professor of Strategy and Organization at IMD since 2000. Her current research topics include strategy implementation, new business development, strategic alliances and change management.She is Director of the public program Orchestrating Winning Performance as well as several partnership programs. She has workedextensively with companies such as Nestlé, Allianz, Evonik, Commerzbank, Nilfisk-Advance and others in developing strategic priorities, implementating strategic initiatives and managing change.Professor Büchel is of German origin. She received her bachelor of economics and public administration at the University of Constance, Germany, her Masters of Human Resources and Industrial Relations at Rutgers University, USA and her PhD at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. After obtaining her PhD, she worked as an Assistant Professor at the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok where she was teaching MBA and PhD students from across Asia.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Drones | 1 | 20% |
| Robotics | 1 | 20% |
| Security | 1 | 20% |
| Drone Management | 1 | 20% |
| Consumer Electronics | 1 | 20% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flyability | Flyability is a Swiss company building safe drones for inaccessible places. By allowing drones to be used safely inside cities, buildings, and in contact with people, it enables new interactions and services with UAVs and solves the two most critical issues of one of the fastest growing industries: collision and injury risks. The company’s mainmarket is in industrial inspection where it avoids sending people in dangerous and confined spaces for the inspection of Power Generation, Oil & Gas or Maritime infrastructures. It is also active in Search & Rescue and Security to assess emergency situations without putting humans at risk. Flyability is the winner of the 1M USD Drones for Good Award and over 11 other technology and business prizes. Read more on www.flyability.com. |  | Series B | May 06, 2019 |  |
| Flyability | Flyability is a Swiss company building safe drones for inaccessible places. By allowing drones to be used safely inside cities, buildings, and in contact with people, it enables new interactions and services with UAVs and solves the two most critical issues of one of the fastest growing industries: collision and injury risks. The company’s mainmarket is in industrial inspection where it avoids sending people in dangerous and confined spaces for the inspection of Power Generation, Oil & Gas or Maritime infrastructures. It is also active in Search & Rescue and Security to assess emergency situations without putting humans at risk. Flyability is the winner of the 1M USD Drones for Good Award and over 11 other technology and business prizes. Read more on www.flyability.com. | $11M | Series B | Nov 12, 2018 |  |
| Flyability | Flyability is a Swiss company building safe drones for inaccessible places. By allowing drones to be used safely inside cities, buildings, and in contact with people, it enables new interactions and services with UAVs and solves the two most critical issues of one of the fastest growing industries: collision and injury risks. The company’s mainmarket is in industrial inspection where it avoids sending people in dangerous and confined spaces for the inspection of Power Generation, Oil & Gas or Maritime infrastructures. It is also active in Search & Rescue and Security to assess emergency situations without putting humans at risk. Flyability is the winner of the 1M USD Drones for Good Award and over 11 other technology and business prizes. Read more on www.flyability.com. | $4.3M | Series A | Jul 02, 2016 |  |
| Flyability | Flyability is a Swiss company building safe drones for inaccessible places. By allowing drones to be used safely inside cities, buildings, and in contact with people, it enables new interactions and services with UAVs and solves the two most critical issues of one of the fastest growing industries: collision and injury risks. The company’s mainmarket is in industrial inspection where it avoids sending people in dangerous and confined spaces for the inspection of Power Generation, Oil & Gas or Maritime infrastructures. It is also active in Search & Rescue and Security to assess emergency situations without putting humans at risk. Flyability is the winner of the 1M USD Drones for Good Award and over 11 other technology and business prizes. Read more on www.flyability.com. | $2.9M | Seed | Nov 13, 2015 |  |
| Flyability | Flyability is a Swiss company building safe drones for inaccessible places. By allowing drones to be used safely inside cities, buildings, and in contact with people, it enables new interactions and services with UAVs and solves the two most critical issues of one of the fastest growing industries: collision and injury risks. The company’s mainmarket is in industrial inspection where it avoids sending people in dangerous and confined spaces for the inspection of Power Generation, Oil & Gas or Maritime infrastructures. It is also active in Search & Rescue and Security to assess emergency situations without putting humans at risk. Flyability is the winner of the 1M USD Drones for Good Award and over 11 other technology and business prizes. Read more on www.flyability.com. |  | Seed | Jan 29, 2015 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ETF Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/etf-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [GoBeyond](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/go-beyond) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [MKS](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mks-alternative-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Swisscom Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/swisscom-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About International Institute for Management Development

VC Fund · Lausanne, Switzerland

IMD business school is located in Lausanne, Switzerland.

5 contacts available at International Institute for Management Development.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bettina Buechel | Professor of Strategy and Organization | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bettina-buechel |
| Boris Manhart | Guest Speaker | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boris-manhart |
| Carlos Cordon | Professor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carlos-cordon |
| Gerrit Sindermann | Mentor MBA Program, Guest Speaker Digital Finance Program | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gerrit-sindermann |
| Jonas Tyle Petersen | Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonas-tyle-petersen |

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## FAQ

### What does Bettina Buechel invest in?

Bettina Buechel invests primarily in Drones, Robotics and Security startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Bettina Buechel last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Bettina Buechel closed in May 2019. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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