29 & 30/09, Startup Exhibition, Cluster „Hardware & Infrastructure", ST80
Key Facts
Company Description
Cucuyo, founded in 2020, has 12 employees and is a young company that manufactures laser-based communication products for a wide range of applications. The declared aim is to bring communication terminals to the market as an off-the-shelf product. Areas of application include all types of data connections that are currently realized with radio.
Product/Service Description
P-100 is a Free Space Optical terminal for aerial platforms, drones, and UAVs. It achieves a bidirectional data rate of 1 Gbps over a distance of up to 40 km impossible to jam, detect or locate.
Website
https://cucuyo.group
Crunchbase
Country
Switzerland
Founding Year
2020
Employees
11-20
Company Stage
First Pilot Customers
Business Model
B2B
Focus Industries
Active Markets
(5 most relevant ones)
Germany, Switzerland, France, Canada, Singapore
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Funding & Investors
3 Lead Investors
Convertible Loan Agreement 1 (confidential), Convertible Loan Agreement 2 (confidential), in negotiations with a strategic investor (confidential)
Capital Raised to Date
320 000 €
Last Funding Type
Bootstrapped
Last Funding Date
July 2025
Capital Need (€)
5-15M
Currently Fundraising
(at the time of Bits & Pretzels 2025)
Yes
Growth Outlook
Traction
2 signed contracts for approx. 30 units with customers in commercial lasercom applications
Monetization Model
P-100 Micro UAV terminal sales (planning for a capacity of 14,000 units / year) + service portfolio