Kellerhals Carrard with Crane Ventures on USD 12 million financing of Chiral Nano
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲.
Chiral is redefining what comes after silicon — unlocking post-silicon computing architectures that go beyond Moore’s Law and open new frontiers for energy-efficient, high-performance computing.
The deep-tech startup has raised 𝗨𝗦𝗗 12 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 in a financing round led by our client, Crane Venture Partners, to accelerate the development and commercialization of its breakthrough nanoelectronics technology. The round was completed by Quantonation, HCVC and Founderful.
The round supports Chiral’s mission to translate cutting-edge research into scalable hardware solutions, addressing some of the most fundamental challenges in next-generation computing — from performance bottlenecks to sustainability constraints.
Founded on world-class scientific research, Chiral is building a platform designed to reshape how computing power is generated, optimized, and deployed in the decades ahead.
This financing will enable the company to expand its R&D capabilities, strengthen industrial partnerships, and advance toward large-scale adoption in critical computing markets.
We had the pleasure of helping this financing come to be, by advising lead investor Crane Venture Partners, in this transaction.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗖 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳:
• Dario Silberschmidt, Lead (Partner, Corporate/VC)
• Joséphine Marmy (Counsel, Corporate/VC)
• Vera Vallone (Senior Associate, IP)
• Marine Jorio(Associate, Corporate/VC)
• Lisa Schmid (Paralegal, Corporate/VC)
This transaction reflects the continued strength of Switzerland’s deep-tech ecosystem — where fundamental science meets entrepreneurial ambition to shape the future of global technology.
Warm congratulations to the Chiral team and to James Spencer and his team at Crane Venture Partners as well as to the co-investors on this important milestone.