Skelex designs, produces and markets custom exoskeletons for large scale manufacturing companies that reduce the risk of injury from repetitive overhead tasks. Their flagship product, the Skelex 360-XFR gives wearers added support upto 5kg with a 360 degree range of motion and complete condition resistance, empowering the workforces of leading manufacturers like AIrbus, Dutch Ministry of Defence, Honda, Audi, Transavia and GE.
Skelex
Empowering workforces and enabling them to surpass their human potential
COUNTRY
The Netherlands
Founded
2013
Partnered
2017
MARKET
Engineering/Exoskeletons
FOUNDER
Gaurav Genani
How Unknown’s Venture Engine Unlocked Skelex
Having invested in Skelex in their seed round in 2017 with multiple follow-up funding, Unknown have been a trusted partner to Skelex in its ascent to market leadership in upper body exoskeletons. Going beyond funding, Unknown provides Skelex with numerous business fundamentals like strategy, sales, business development, marketing, and executive hiring. Skelex and Unknown together formed Workforce INC – a network of workforce technologies dedicated to making physical work healthier.
Milestones
2021
Skelex begins to Scale Up
2018
Unknown leads Skelex’s Series A investment round, fueling the funding for Skelex’s flagship exoskeleton the Skelex 360-XFR.
2017
Unknown makes a seed investment in Skelex, funding the first Skelex exoskeleton.
True partnership is when you are both willing to boldly walk into the Unknown – and we are going a long way further!”