We are LEDCity and this is our vision

Milestones

Foundation stone

Foundation stone



The concept and the development of a first prototype are worked out as part of Patrik Deuss' bachelor thesis at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences. Later in the same year, Florian Gärtner joins the team and helps with the further development of the first LEDCity tube.





— 2016


Foundation & First projects

Foundation & First projects



LEDCity AG is founded, entered in the commercial register and the board of directors is elected. The Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) supports LEDCity in the first pilot project in Zurich, which is implemented in cooperation with ewz.





— 2017


Many well-known customers want LEDCity products

Many well-known customers want LEDCity products



We are able to realise our first projects for customers such as ETH, SBB, VBZ, ISS, University of Zurich, LAAX, ewz, Zurich Airport, The Dolder Grand, Amag and many more. Swiss television SRF becomes aware of us and broadcasts a 3-minute report about LEDCity in the programme 10vor10.





— 2018


3000 households & CHF 1 Million

3000 households & CHF 1 Million



Since the foundation of LEDCity, the amount of electricity generated by 3000 average Swiss households has been saved in the projects implemented. For the first time, the company achieves an annual turnover of over one million Swiss francs.





— 2019


Expansion

Expansion



National and international expansion is on the agenda: since December 2019, a sales team has been built up for Western Switzerland and feelers are also being put out to Germany. The expansion is to be made possible through impact investment and the team is to grow to around 25 full-time positions.





— 2020


2 Million

2 Million



At the beginning of 2021, a first round of financing will be successfully concluded and LEDCity will be able to drive forward its expansion at home and abroad with two million in fresh capital. We also won one of the most important young entrepreneur awards in Switzerland, the De Vigier Award, with CHF 100,000 in prize money. Our team grows to around 30 employees.





— 2021


1 nuclear plant less

1 nuclear plant less



Our goal is 10 years after our founding, to have reduced electricity consumption through the use of our products to such an extent that the electricity production of an entire nuclear power plant becomes unnecessary.





— 2027


80% less energy consumption

80% less energy consumption



As a result of our activities, electricity consumption for lighting is expected to decrease by 80% worldwide compared to the effective consumption in this area in our founding year. This goal is to be achieved at the latest 20 years after our foundation: in 2037.





— 2037


Our vision

We enable efficient use of electrical energy and accelerate independence from fossil fuels. With our user-friendly, efficient and smart products, we bring inspiration and innovation to the real estate sector and reduce the energy consumption of lighting by 80 percent compared to the year LEDCity AG was founded.

Team

Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Board of Directors

President Board of Directors & CEO

Board of Directors & CTO

Sales Consultant

Head of Key Account Management

ELECTRONICS DEVELOPER

Head of Marketing

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Embedded Developer

Head of Sales Operations

Head of Sales Romandie

Head of Sales Basel

Data Scientist

Senior Sales Consultant

Business Development Spain

HR Assistant/ Recruiter

Embedded Hard-/Firmware Developer

Product Manager Lighting

Business Development DACH

HR & Recruiting Manager

Project Engineer

Account Executive Romandie

Business Development Representative

Sales Consultant

Head of Sales Spain

Data Scientist

Account Manager Nürnberg

Account Manager München

Junior Marketing Manager

Project Engineer

Head of Sales German Switzerland

Junior Software Developer

Production

Production

Embedded Hard- & Firmware Developer Intern

Account Executive

Account Executive

Inside Sales Representative

Inside Sales Representative

Visual & Communication Designer

Software Engineer

HR & Recruiting Intern

Chief Happiness Officer

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«This kind of lighting will prevail!»

– Philippe Müller, Head of section cleantech, Federal Office of Energy

Contact

Do you have any questions about our company, our products, would you like to work with us or just say hello? We are happy to receive messages of any kind. We are also available by phone during office hours: +41 44 500 73 85.