# FHNW

> FHNW is a VC fund in Solothurn backing Energy and Renewable Energy. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Solothurn, Switzerland
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Dec 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/fachhochschule-nordwestschweiz-fhnw/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/fhnw
- Website: https://www.fhnw.ch/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fhnw.ch/

FHNW is a VC fund in Solothurn focused on Energy and Renewable Energy. FHNW is university of applied sciences and arts, actively involved in teaching, research, continuing education and service provision – both innovative and practice-oriented. Its broad range of degree programmes, hands-on concept, innovative, application-oriented research and global network make FHNW a diversified and appealing educationalinstitution, a sought-after partner to industry and an attractive employer in northwestern Switzerland.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for FHNW. Shizune tracks 2 team members at FHNW. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/fhnw?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 100% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Erik Schkommodau | Head of the Institute of Medical & Analytical Technology | 0 | — |
| Torsten Wingenter | Lecturer for Digital Transformation | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TwingTec | TwingTec is developing the next generation of mobile wind energy system, being able to harvest the strongest winds at higher altitudes in remote places to produce clean energy cheaper than fossil fuels.TwingTec develops an incredible energy harvesting kite that collects wind power while sailing the skies. Resembling the vintage box kite madefamous by the Wright Brothers, the kite is connected to a ground station, which collects the wind energy through tension reels. |  |  | Dec 28, 2015 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [EMPA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/empa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ETH Zurich](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eth-zurich) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Zurich University of Applied Sciences/ZHAW — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does FHNW invest in?

FHNW invests primarily in Energy and Renewable Energy startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact FHNW?

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### Who are the partners at FHNW?

The team at FHNW includes Erik Schkommodau (Head of the Institute of Medical & Analytical Technology) and Torsten Wingenter (Lecturer for Digital Transformation). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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