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Bastian HasslingerunlockedLORENZ: together at ETH Zürich (2016–2017)
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×7LORENZ: together at ETH Zürich
×2LORENZ: together at University of Konstanz
About
Dr. Lorenz Meier is the Founder and CEO of Auterion and Chairman of the Dronecode Foundation. He created the Pixhawk autopilot and founded several open source drone projects, including PX4, MAVLink, and QGroundControl, and has worked in the drone industry since 2008. He earned his PhD in drone software architecture from ETH Zurich in 2017 and was named to MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35 that same year.
Founder at Auterion
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Auterion's investors · 7
Armada Investment AGsince 2025Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks · since 2025Costanoa VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $8M checks · since 2025In-Q-TelTysons · $100K – $2.5M checks · since 2025LakestarZurich · $540K checks · since 2025Mosaic VenturesLondon · $1M – $10M checks · since 2025Tectonic VenturesCambridge · since 2025
Experience
- AuterionChief Executive Officercurrent2018 — presentArlington, Virginia, United States
- PX4Foundercurrent2011 — presentZürich und Umgebung, Schweiz
- ETH ZürichPioneer Fellow (PostDoc)2017Zürich und Umgebung, Schweiz
- ETH ZürichPhD Student (Computer Vision and Geometry Lab)2011 — 2017Zürich und Umgebung, Schweiz
- ETH ZürichResearch Internship2008Zürich und Umgebung, Schweiz
Skills & more
RTOS2LaTeX4C++21Matlab6Python3C2Linux2Eingebettete SystemeSLAM6Mobile Robotics7Robotics17UAV13
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Mobile Phone AppsMiddlewareComputer VisionComputer-VisionRobotikBildverarbeitungProgrammierungSoftware EngineeringComputerwissenschaftSoftwaretechnikForschungAlgorithmenLanguages Deutsch · Englisch · Französisch
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- Who is LORENZ MEIER?
- Dr. Lorenz Meier is the Founder and CEO of Auterion and Chairman of the Dronecode Foundation. He created the Pixhawk autopilot and founded several open source drone projects, including PX4, MAVLink, and QGroundControl, and has worked in the drone industry since 2008. He earned his PhD in drone software architecture from ETH Zurich in 2017 and was named to MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35 that same year.
- Where does LORENZ MEIER work?
- LORENZ MEIER is Founder of Auterion.
- What companies did LORENZ MEIER found?
- LORENZ MEIER founded Auterion.
- Where did LORENZ MEIER go to school?
- LORENZ MEIER studied at ETH Zürich (Doctor of Sciences of ETH Zürich (PhD), Visual Computing); ETH Zürich (Master of Science (MS), MSc ETH Computer Science / Visual Computing); University of Konstanz (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Information Engineering).
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ETH Zürich mafia195
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Thomas DübendorferMastersFounded Spontacts +2Veronica Gambillara FonckEngineerFounded LimmaTech Biologics +1Dr. Hanspeter FässlerHonorary Councillor Award (Ehrenrat)Founded Gravis Robotics +1Stephen LakeVisiting ScholarFounded Jetson Home +1Nikolay KobyshevMaster's DegreeFounded Assaia +1Toni RosinolMaster of ScienceFounded Stack AI +1
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University of Konstanz mafia11
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Bettina Heinref. jur.Founded Juli +2Matthew BrimerGerman LanguageFounded ZZ DRIGGS +1Dr. Jens EcksteinPh.D.Founded Palleon PharmaceuticalsDominik FeidenRechtswissenschaftenFounded OrganifarmsArne ScheuBachelor’s DegreeFounded Valink TherapeuticsLong HoangSchülerstudiumFounded Martini
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Bastian HasslingerInvestor at Index VenturesCat WuInvestor at Index VenturesSteve VassalloInvestor at Foundation CapitalHelge DaebelPartner, Head of Water at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMaurin DaiInvestment Manager, Physical AI & Robotics at Emerald Technology Ventures AgChristoph FreiPartner, Head of Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag
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Also attended University of Konstanz25
Melina HoffmannInvestor at SynconaKaren WagnerManaging Partner at Ysios CapitalMatthias SchanzeGeneral Partner at Rethink VenturesSandro StarkGeneral Partner at VanagonLisa SchroederManaging Director at QAI VenturesJonathan HeraFounder & Managing Partner at Marigold Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Auterion6
Toby CoppelCo-founder and Partner at Mosaic VenturesSimon LeveneCo-founder and Partner at Mosaic VenturesMatthew Rhodes-KropfFounder & Partner at Tectonic VenturesAlex FerraraPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersGreg SandsFounder and Managing Partner at Costanoa VenturesAditya NidmartiInvestor at Bessemer Venture Partners
Also worked at PX41
Also worked at ETH Zürich165
Max HeftiInvestment Director - Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures AgAlex MercandettiInvestment Manager - Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMichal NatoraSenior Investment Director - Industrial IT & Robotics at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMichela PudduSenior Investment Manager - Sustainable Materials and Circularity at Emerald Technology Ventures AgAnnina WinklerSenior Investment Manager - Water & AgriFood at Emerald Technology Ventures AgManuel Pantelias GarcesOperating Partner at Valor Equity Partners
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