Artifeel joins Tech4Trust, the leading Swiss accelerator dedicated to digital trust and cybersecurity, as part of the international Season 7 cohort unveiled in Geneva during Trust Valley Day 2025
Artifeel among the 29 selected international startups
On December 2nd, during Trust Valley Day 2025 at the Geneva International Conference Centre, the new Tech4Trust cohort was officially announced by Raphaël Conz, Managing Director of the Department for Economic Promotion and Innovation (State of Vaud), on behalf of Trust Valley, the Lake Geneva–area center of excellence for digital trust and cybersecurity, in front of an audience of public, industrial, academic and investor decision-makers.
Artifeel is one of 29 international startups selected from 128 applications, spanning 9 countries and a broad spectrum of breakthrough technologies. This selection recognizes the relevance of our approach: securing and monitoring physical infrastructures thanks to autonomous embedded AI, even without Wi‑Fi or electricity. It also builds on the momentum already created with other specialized ecosystem partners, such as Village by CA Brie Picardie since September.
Tech4Trust and Trust Valley: a hub for digital trust
Tech4Trust is the acceleration program of Trust Valley, a public–private initiative based between Geneva and the canton of Vaud that brings together cantons, large corporations, academic institutions and international organizations to build an “economy of trust”. The program targets Swiss and international startups innovating in cybersecurity, AI, blockchain, data protection and critical infrastructure security, with market-ready products. In Season 7, the cohort brings together future‑oriented solutions “tackling everything from advanced AI, compliance, encryption, and blockchain to data privacy, biometrics and quantum security“.
On this occasion, Lennig Pedron, CEO of Trust Valley, underlines that:
“The acceleration of AI, cybersecurity, compliance and quantum-safe technologies shows that digital trust is becoming the backbone of global innovation.”
Lennig Pedron, CEO Trust Valley
An ideal exchange platform for Artifeel
Over eight months, Tech4Trust offers an intensive journey combining workshops, coaching, mentoring, visibility events and targeted meetings with key accounts, technology partners and specialized investors.
For Artifeel, it is a unique opportunity to connect directly with those who are building the next generation of critical infrastructures, smart cities and digital services, and to deploy Check’in at the heart of concrete projects in Europe and beyond. Initial meetings with investors, technology partners and decision‑makers during Trust Valley Day 2025 on December 2nd in Geneva have already confirmed the strength and relevance of this ecosystem.
This new foothold in the Swiss and international ecosystem complements the momentum built in France with Village by CA, strengthening bridges between innovation ecosystems and accelerating our roadmap: making infrastructures safer, more autonomous and more resilient through embedded AI.
Artifeel has just won the Pitch4Invest 2025 competition organised at LAB’O Village by CA Orléans, an evening dedicated to start‑ups with strong potential in front of a jury of investors committed to the region.
Pitch4Invest 2025 event
Pitch4Invest 2025 was held at LAB’O Village by CA Orléans, at the heart of a regional ecosystem that connects innovative start‑ups, major companies and investors. As the final highlight of an Investment Demo Day, this competition concluded a full day devoted to business meetings between local start‑ups and investors.
A victory for the Artifeel project
This victory rewards the Artifeel project, which combines embedded AI and IoT to secure and monitor physical infrastructure, even in the most constrained environments. It underlines the relevance of an offer that meets a fast‑growing market for alarm and 100% autonomous monitoring solutions, operating without Wi‑Fi or electrical connection.
In addition, this recognition strengthens Artifeel’s visibility among local investors and opens up new opportunities for collaboration and deployment in the region.
A commitment to service continuity thanks to AI that convinces
Founded in 2021 by Alain Staron, Artifeel was born from a simple observation: both individuals and professionals need to protect their premises and infrastructure without added complexity in their daily lives. At the same time, the security market is facing both a shortage of labour and a continuous rise in needs.
In response to these issues, embedded AI and IoT offer simple, effective and scalable systems that can be deployed on an almost unlimited number of sites. In less than ten years, the start‑up has developed the Check’In range, intelligent security and monitoring systems designed and manufactured in France, already deployed in France and in many other countries, which rely on patented embedded AI technology.
Around this project, Artifeel brings together a growing number of partners, clients and investors convinced by a clear mission: to make infrastructure more secure and autonomous, and to ensure service continuity thanks to embedded AI.
Learn more about Artifeel
As Artifeel prepares to celebrate its fourth anniversary, this new distinction illustrates the company’s growth momentum and the trust it has earned. To discover Artifeel’s story, its mission and the men and women who drive it every day, visit the “Team” page on the Artifeel website.
Artifeel joins the Wavestone Smart Building 2025 Radar alongside France’s most innovative startups. Ready to find out why ?
Integrating the Wavestone Smart Building Radar 2025: renewed recognition for our innovation
For the past five years, the international consulting firm Wavestone has identified 100 major French startups in smart buildings and smart offices every year. This overview, based on the analysis of more than 250 players, highlights companies that stand out for their ambition, dynamism, and capacity to transform practices with innovative solutions.
This year, Artifeel’s Check’In product range has made it onto the radar in the security and safety category.
Joining the radar means meeting strict criteria: French headquarters, maximum ten years of existence, major clients, steady growth, fundraising, technological innovation, and international impact.
Artifeel is fully aligned with this dynamic, notably through:
Proprietary Edge AI technology, Made in France.
Continuous, “360-degree” growth since its founding. Artifeel has achieved not only financial growth, but also expansion of its range of innovative systems, managed use cases, the number of clients and distributor partners, and territorial reach.
Wavestone, an independent international consulting firm, helps structure the innovation ecosystem and supports major clients with rigor. Being selected for this radar is further recognition of our innovative approach and validates our mission: to support network operators and property managers in maintaining and optimizing their services, thanks to embedded intelligence and French-made expertise.
Artificial intelligence confirms its rise in Smart Building
The radar highlights a strong trend for 2025: 96% of the startups referenced already use AI, and 39% place it at the core of their value proposition.
AI has become a decisive lever to optimize building management (security, energy efficiency, comfort) and automate daily operations.
The intention to integrate AI into simple, concrete solutions for security professionals was one of the founding pillars at Artifeel’s creation in 2020. The goal was, and remains, to use the best IoT and AI technologies at the heart of protection and monitoring solutions for everyday infrastructure, to address current and future security and maintenance challenges.
Of the €212 million raised by radar-listed startups in 2025, a growing share funds R&D in AIoT and embedded AI, to go beyond the limitations of the cloud, improve predictive monitoring or enhance active site security.
Artifeel is perfectly positioned in this revolution through its ongoing R&D to develop ever more innovative AIoT systems, such as our Check’In Infra 2 system, dedicated to the protection of physical network operator infrastructures and recently awarded.
The recognition of Check’In by Artifeel systems serving real estate security
The Check’In range is built on unique patented technology that combines the best IoT components with embedded AI (“AIoT” technologies). This architecture provides unrivaled autonomy for real-time analysis, detection, and alerts—without relying on Wi-Fi or a wired connection.
Versatile systems deliver an autonomous, simple, robust, yet resource-efficient solution for building security professionals.
Artifeel’s unique AIoT offers unprecedented added value for autonomous, real-time physical security—where traditional approaches often failed to provide viable answers, technologically or financially.
For real estate managers, this technology delivers enhanced protection against squatting risks in vacant properties, and continuous monitoring of intrusions or unauthorized entries—crucial for safeguarding sensitive or occupied sites.
Check’In also makes maintenance easier, thanks to intelligent supervision and local incident analysis.
Artifeel’s Check’In Infra 2+ wins a prestigious innovation award in Stockholm. This highlights our cutting-edge AIoT technology securing critical infrastructure and ensuring service continuity.
Security peer recognition for Check’In Infra
Last week, Alain Staron, CEO, received an Innovative Achievement Award 2025 at the Detektor International Awards, organized by AR Media International AB during Sectech, Scandinavia’s leading event for technology-based security solutions.
The award recognizes Check’In Infra in the Alarm & Detection category, celebrated among the most innovative security technologies of 2025. The Detektor Awards honor outstanding contributions to security, acknowledging groundbreaking solutions by industry experts.
Check’In Infra addresses the needs of critical infrastructure operators, securing remote and hard-to-reach sites where traditional alarms are ineffective. Its fast installation, robust dual-SIM connectivity, and intelligent event detection enable real-time alerts with actionable data. The system’s autonomy reaches up to five years without electricity or Wi-Fi, protecting electrical cabinets, telecom nodes, underground infrastructures… for utilities providers and network operators.
Alain Staron, CEO of Artifeel, highlights:
“Winning 12 awards in 4 years is not by chance. It’s a true recognition that our patented AIoT technology answers real field needs while driving strong disruption. Our prizes also increasingly reflect the valuable investment by our partners.”
Cornerstone technology for Rapid Security’s new venture, Dipar
This event marked not only the award reception but also a major milestone for the collaboration between Rapid Säkerhet AB and Artifeel. Mats B Adman, Rapid Security CEO, announced the launch of the new subsidiary, Dipar AB, dedicated to high-tech security solutions for the Nordic and Baltic markets.
Dipar will leverage Artifeel’s Check’In Infra 2+ technology as a pivotal part of its offering, delivering advanced protection for critical infrastructure sites.
Mats B Adman, CEO of Rapid Security, stated:
“That Check’In Infra is recognized with the Innovative Achievement Award shows the technical excellence and innovative thinking that Artifeel stands for. We see enormous potential for these solutions in the Nordic market”.
For full insights on Rapid’s expansion strategy and vision, read their article in Swedish here.
Artifeel is proud to announce its recognition as “Smart Home Security Innovators of the Year 2025” by LUXlife magazine, as part of the prestigious Home & Garden Awards. This award highlights our disruptive approach to intelligent residential security.
Innovation Recognized by LUXlife
LUXlife magazine has honored Artifeel for transforming residential security with our cutting-edge solution, Check’In. Our system represents a new era of smart, autonomous protection-no activation codes, no Wi-Fi, no wiring required.
Powered by embedded artificial intelligence, Check’In streamlines home security, reducing false alarms by 90% and detecting intrusion attempts before a break-in occurs. This means greater peace of mind and a safer environment for every resident.
Check’In: Versatile Protection for Every Space
Check’In adapts to all types of properties with a main entry point: apartments, seasonal rentals, pool houses, garden sheds, mobile homes, tiny houses, and even caravans. Its autonomous technology and easy installation make it the ideal solution for securing primary residences as well as isolated, modular, or temporary structures.
Discover how Artifeel empowers security professionals to offer innovative, high-performance protection for apartments and unique living spaces. Learn more on our dedicated page: artifeel.com/appartement.
