Wilbiene + Partner raised CHF 5 million in a Series B financing round led by a syndicate of a Swiss-based family office and selected existing and new investors. investiere contributed CHF 1.6 million in this round. 

Wildbiene + Partner (“W+P”) is a pioneer in propagating and managing mason bees at scale. The company, which offers on-demand pollination as a service to farmers, has already grown the largest population of mason bees in Europe. W+P is the first business with native bees to sustainably pollinate a small but important share of Europe’s high value crops with the effect to increase yield and quality.

W+P was founded 2013 and is based in Zurich. The company has developed a novel nesting unit for solitary bees and owns the largest known data set on mason bees that allows it to optimize propagation, incubation, cocoon management and pollination information for farmers.

The company also involves private consumers to experience wild bees at home and improve pollination in urban areas. To underpin the variety of local bee populations and increase biodiversity in general, W+P also establishes and supervises the implementation of natural bee gardens.