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Bcomp Ltd has raised $74.4M across 2 funding rounds.
Key people at Bcomp Ltd.
Bcomp Ltd has raised $74.4M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Bcomp Ltd is a cleantech company based in Fribourg, Switzerland, that develops and manufactures high-performance natural fiber composites designed to replace carbon fiber and engineering plastics. The business produces proprietary flax-based materials, including ampliTex and powerRibs, which are utilized by industrial manufacturers to reduce component weight and lower carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 40 percent. The enterprise supplies these lightweighting solutions to the motorsports, passenger automotive, aerospace, and marine sectors, securing commercial partnerships with prominent brands such as McLaren Racing and Polestar. Bcomp has raised significant capital to scale its operations, including a $35 million Series B round in 2022 and a $40 million Series C financing in 2024 led by EGS Beteiligungen AG, with additional backing from BMW i Ventures and Volvo Cars Tech Fund. The organization was founded in 2011 by Christian Fischer and Julien Rion.
Bcomp Ltd has raised $74.4M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Bcomp Ltd's investors include David Kurmann, Claas Carsten Kohl, BMW i Ventures, Generali, Porsche Ventures, RKKVC, Verve Ventures, Volvo Cars, Zürcher Kantonalbank, Thomas D'Halluin.
Key people at Bcomp Ltd.
Bcomp Ltd has raised $74.4M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $39.5M Bcomp - Series C in April 2024.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2024 | $39.5M Series C | David Kurmann | Claas Carsten Kohl, BMW I Ventures, Generali, Porsche Ventures, Rkkvc, Verve Ventures, Volvo Cars, Zürcher Kantonalbank | Announced |
| Apr 5, 2022 | $35M Series B | BMW I Ventures | Thomas D'halluin | Announced |
Bcomp Ltd is a Swiss cleantech company specializing in sustainable lightweighting solutions using proprietary natural fiber-based materials like ampliTex™ and powerRibs™ to decarbonize high-performance manufacturing.[1][2][5] It serves industries including motorsports, automotive interiors, mass transportation, recreational equipment, consumer goods, aerospace, luxury yachting, sports, infrastructure, and even space, solving the problem of reducing environmental impact and plastic usage without compromising strength, weight, or performance.[1][3][4][5] The company provides global engineering support from concept to industrial production via its Fribourg headquarters and Shanghai office, and has achieved strong growth momentum, including B Corp certification in July 2024 with an 86.4 B Impact Score, recognition as a Global Cleantech 100 company, and expansion through distributor deals worldwide.[1][2][4]
Bcomp's story began informally in a small garage where friends aimed to create lighter, better skis using natural fibers, evolving into a formal startup in 2011 in Fribourg, Switzerland.[2] Early support from Venturelab and Innosuisse fueled its launch, marked by a win at the IMD Startup Competition, setting a trajectory of rapid innovation.[2] The first five years focused on R&D for natural fiber technologies, with bCores™ gaining traction in snowsports—by 2015, over 100,000 units sold and production shifted to partner 3A Composites in Ecuador; 2016 saw 30+ ski brands adopt them at ISPO Munich and Bcomp win the Swiss Economic Award.[2][4] Pivotal moments included powerRibs™ projects with German automotive OEMs in 2016, global distributor expansions, and a 2018 fact-finding mission to UK Motorsport Valley, humanizing its roots in Swiss alpine innovation while scaling to cleantech leadership.[2][3][4]
Bcomp rides the sustainable mobility and decarbonization trend, replacing fossil-based composites in high-performance sectors amid rising regulations like EU Green Deal and net-zero mandates.[1][3][5] Timing aligns with cleantech resurgence—despite early Swiss skepticism, its growth via motorsports (e.g., F1 teams in Motorsport Valley) accelerates tech transfer to automotive and aerospace scale-up.[3][4] Market forces like supply chain pressures for bio-materials and consumer demand for low-impact luxury (yachting, sports) favor it, influencing the ecosystem by proving natural fibers viable for space projects and OEM validations, fostering hubs like Fribourg for jobs and innovation.[2][4]
Bcomp is poised for accelerated adoption in automotive exteriors, mass transit, and aerospace as bio-composites hit cost/performance tipping points, with new production in Fribourg boosting capacity.[2][5] Trends like thermoplastic variants and space applications will shape growth, potentially evolving its influence from niche pioneer to mainstream supplier via OEM partnerships and global distribution.[4][5] This garage-born innovator exemplifies cleantech's power to decarbonize without trade-offs, reinforcing its leadership in sustainable lightweighting.[1][2]
