Carebotics receives CHF 40,000 from Venture Kick to build the digital twin for care homes
11.06.2026
Carebotics receives CHF 40,000 from Venture Kick to advance its AI-powered operations platform for care homes. Starting with automated staff scheduling, the solution reduces administrative workload and lays the foundation for a digital twin of care facilities, helping teams coordinate staffing, handovers, and daily operations more efficiently.
 Cristian Fortuna Executive Lead, Jean Rauber Product Lead, Camille Lannoye Technical Lead, Marius Fortuna Business Lead
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What was the first real signal that your solution worked outside the lab or pitch deck, and what did that moment change for you?
The first real signal came when a head nurse saw an early prototype of our scheduler. She told us she had been looking for something like it for 30 years. Then she immediately started asking what else it could take off her hands: shift handovers, sick-call replacements, and daily coordination.
That’s when it clicked. The schedule wasn’t the product, it was the entry point. What care homes really wanted was a single system that understood what was happening across the entire organization. That insight reinforced our vision of building a digital twin for care homes.
Can you briefly describe your project and where it stood when you entered Venture Kick?
Carebotics develops AI software for care homes, helping staff spend less time on administration and more time with residents. Our vision is a digital twin of the care home: a live operational model built on a shared dataset.
The first product is an AI-powered scheduler that automatically creates compliant staff rosters in under a minute. Future layers will support handovers, staffing changes, task management, and predictive care.
When we entered Venture Kick, we had validated the problem, built an early working scheduler, and secured our first co-development partners. The technology was promising, but the company was still at an early stage.
How has the direction of your product/service/product strategy changed since working with the Venture Kick Team?
Venture Kick shifted our focus from technology to business execution. We came in talking about AI and optimization, but the program pushed us to answer practical questions around pricing, sales, and customer acquisition.
As a result, we finalized our pricing model, structured the offering into two clear products, and developed a plan for acquiring customers. Most importantly, we stopped waiting for the “perfect” moment to sell and started preparing for our first subscription contracts.
How will the Stage 2 funding help you advance your project concretely?
Stage 2 funding will support two key priorities. First, it will help us convert co-development partners into paying customers and expand into new regions.
Second, it will fund the work needed to become production-ready, including QA, testing, data protection compliance, documentation, and infrastructure. These are essential steps for working with institutions that manage sensitive data.
Just as importantly, the funding gives us the runway to continue running pilots and bringing innovation into elderly care.
The first real signal came when a head nurse saw an early prototype of our scheduler. She told us she had been looking for something like it for 30 years. Then she immediately started asking what else it could take off her hands: shift handovers, sick-call replacements, and daily coordination.
That’s when it clicked. The schedule wasn’t the product, it was the entry point. What care homes really wanted was a single system that understood what was happening across the entire organization. That insight reinforced our vision of building a digital twin for care homes.
Can you briefly describe your project and where it stood when you entered Venture Kick?
Carebotics develops AI software for care homes, helping staff spend less time on administration and more time with residents. Our vision is a digital twin of the care home: a live operational model built on a shared dataset.
The first product is an AI-powered scheduler that automatically creates compliant staff rosters in under a minute. Future layers will support handovers, staffing changes, task management, and predictive care.
When we entered Venture Kick, we had validated the problem, built an early working scheduler, and secured our first co-development partners. The technology was promising, but the company was still at an early stage.
How has the direction of your product/service/product strategy changed since working with the Venture Kick Team?
Venture Kick shifted our focus from technology to business execution. We came in talking about AI and optimization, but the program pushed us to answer practical questions around pricing, sales, and customer acquisition.
As a result, we finalized our pricing model, structured the offering into two clear products, and developed a plan for acquiring customers. Most importantly, we stopped waiting for the “perfect” moment to sell and started preparing for our first subscription contracts.
How will the Stage 2 funding help you advance your project concretely?
Stage 2 funding will support two key priorities. First, it will help us convert co-development partners into paying customers and expand into new regions.
Second, it will fund the work needed to become production-ready, including QA, testing, data protection compliance, documentation, and infrastructure. These are essential steps for working with institutions that manage sensitive data.
Just as importantly, the funding gives us the runway to continue running pilots and bringing innovation into elderly care.