Xelerit

Xelerit GmbH is a Swiss company targeting the industrial automation market by addressing the high costs and complexity associated with robot programming. Founded in February 2025 by Camilla Mazzoleni, Riccardo Maggioni, and Federico Martelli, the company aims to facilitate the reshoring of manufacturing to Europe by making automation more accessible and affordable. The founding team combines deep technical expertise with business strategy; Mazzoleni and Maggioni are both graduates of ETH Zurich's MSc program in Robotics, Systems and Control, while Martelli holds a Master's in Strategy & International Management from the University of St. Gallen (HSG).

The core of Xelerit's offering is an AI-powered, hardware-agnostic Agentic Development Environment (ADE). This platform is engineered to accelerate the industrial robot programming workflow for automation engineers and integration firms. It functions as an AI co-pilot that simplifies the entire process, from design and coding to testing and deployment, all within a single, centralized workspace. The business model appears to be centered on a Software as a Service (SaaS) offering, providing tools to companies that deploy industrial robots and automation solutions.

Xelerit's product is structured around three interconnected AI agents. The 'Integrator' agent establishes the connection between various industrial hardware components, such as robots, PLCs, and sensors, and configures their networks and I/O. The 'Coder' agent then takes high-level input and generates native code for both robots and PLCs. Finally, the 'Tester' agent automatically verifies the logic, simulates the application, and helps debug the system before it is deployed on the factory floor. This end-to-end approach is designed to significantly reduce software development costs and deployment times, enabling manufacturers to increase efficiency and manage the complexity of modern automation. The company has received pre-seed funding, including support from Venture Kick, to develop its platform.

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