Startup · Switzerland
Borobotics
HQ Winterthur, SwitzerlandFounded 20231-10 employeesUpdated
Our autonomous drilling robot helps homeowners to switch from grey energy sources to geothermal heating systems.
Funding3 rounds · $1.4M
- Equity raised
- $1.4M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- ~$3.3M
- Latest
- ~$3.1MGrant · Jul 9, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2026 | Grant | ~$3.1M | — | Emissions Reduction Alberta | — | Reported |
| Jan 15, 2025 | Seed | $1.4M | — | Underground Ventures (UGV) | — | Reported |
| Jun 18, 2024 | Grant | ~$168K | — | — | — | Reported |
- GrantLed by Emissions Reduction Alberta~$3.1MJul 9, 2026
- SeedLed by Underground Ventures (UGV)$1.4MJan 15, 2025
- Grant~$168KJun 18, 2024
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems1
- GrabowskiA geothermal drilling robot under development.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power, grids and energy storage | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Autonomous drilling robot that installs geothermal probes for home heating; no defense use is stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Autonomous drilling robot that installs geothermal probes for home heating; no defense use is stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People4
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Hans-Joerg Dennig | Co-Founder |
| Hans-Jörg Dennig · LinkedIn ↗ | Founder |
| Moritz Pill · LinkedIn ↗ | Founder |
| Philipp Ganz · LinkedIn ↗ | Founder |
Sources8
Profile2
- 1
PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 1-10 (profile: 8)”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "Switzerland", "hq_iso2": "CH", "id": "6cd21581-5666-4773-9cda-e7239a49e669"}”
Systems1
- 3
Borobotics · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“Our autonomous drilling robot helps homeowners to switch from grey energy sources to geothermal heating systems. With an earth-worm-like drilling robot for geothermal probes, Borobotics accelerate the heat transition for the net zero goals.”
Funding4
- 4
Startupticker · Jul 9, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount
“Borobotics secures CHF2.5 million from a Canadian funding agency”
- 5
Startupticker · Jan 15, 2025 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“Angeführt wurde die Runde von Underground Ventures (UGV)”
- 6
LinkedIn · Supports Funding round, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url, Role
“funding round: Grant, 2024-06-18, CHF 150,000, lead: Venture”
- 7
ThinkGeoEnergy · Supports Funding round · amount
“has raised CHF 1.3 million (USD 1.4 million) in equity funding”
People1
- 8
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Role
“employee_range: 1-10 (profile: 1-10)”
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