csky.ai

What csky.ai does

csky.ai is a Swiss edge-AI company founded in 2022 by EPFL alumni Hugo Flayac (CEO) and Stefano Zamuner (CTO), headquartered in Prilly, Switzerland. The company develops ClearMind, a private-by-design AI meeting assistant that performs real-time multilingual transcription, speaker identification, automated meeting-minute generation, and custom document form-filling entirely on-device with no cloud or internet connectivity. The core technology is a proprietary on-device large language model (LLM) combined with custom speech and speaker-diarization pipelines, deployed either as a standalone ClearMind hardware device or as server-side integration; the ClearMind v2 release (June 2025) runs on HP Z2 Mini G1a workstations powered by AMD Ryzen AI MAX PRO processors. csky.ai generates revenue through hardware device sales/rental, enterprise customization services (business-terminology training, document-template configuration), and ongoing software updates, with an enterprise direct-sales motion targeting C-suite and board-level buyers in Switzerland and France. The customer base to date includes SFIL and Retraites Populaires (financial services), Le Mont-sur-Lausanne (municipal government), and EPFL, with HIPAA, GDPR, LPD, and CCPA compliance addressed through a DuoKey Double Key Encryption partnership using Multi-Party Computation. The company has raised over CHF 2M in seed funding from Founderful Fund and other Swiss and French investors, plus Innosuisse and various EPFL-aligned grants, and is preparing for a Series A round in Q1 2026.

Name

csky.ai

Legal name

CSky SA

Website

https://csky.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

csky.ai builds ClearMind, an edge-AI private meeting assistant that transcribes, generates minutes, and fills reports entirely on-device without cloud connectivity, sold to enterprise C-suite and board-level buyers in Switzerland and France through hardware sales, customization services, and an HP OEM partnership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Edge AI Meeting Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Computer Peripheral Equipment, Nec (3577)

akta.pro primary industry

AI Application Enablement Platforms (Copilot/Agent Frameworks, SDKs) (HDAEANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Confidential AI & Privacy-Preserving ML (federated learning, MPC, HE, TEEs) (HDAAAKAI), On-Device Inference Runtimes & SDKs (mobile/embedded) (HDAAAJAB)

Keywords

• Edge AI software
• Meeting transcription
• Confidential AI assistant
• On-device AI
• Secure meeting documentation

Headquarters

HQ city

Prilly

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Hardware Device Sales/Rental: ClearMind available as a private device that organizations can rent. Device runs entirely on-premises with no cloud dependency. Second option: integrate technology into company server.
2. Enterprise Software Customization: Customization services for enterprise clients including business terminology training, company-specific jargon integration, and document template configuration. Ongoing software updates (manual offline or automatic online).
3. API Integration Services: ClearMind securely integrates generated reports into company's compliance and document management systems via local API. Data export capabilities including encrypted export to USB or external API.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

csky.ai develops and sells ClearMind, a private-by-design edge AI assistant for confidential meetings. The product performs real-time multilingual transcription, automated note-taking, speaker identification, and compliant report generation entirely on-device with no cloud connectivity. ClearMind is available in two formats: as a rented private hardware device or integrated into a customer's existing server infrastructure, with an enterprise version customizable to company-specific jargon and document templates.

Product overview

csky.ai offers ClearMind as its core flagship product — a privacy-first, edge AI-powered private assistant designed for confidential meetings. The product is available in two deployment formats: either integrated into a company's existing server infrastructure or as a dedicated private ClearMind hardware device. ClearMind v2, the major version released in June 2025, specifically runs on HP Z2 Mini G1a workstations. The product portfolio includes DuoKey Double Key Encryption as an add-on security module for organizations requiring maximum cryptographic control over sensitive data. The complete solution provides real-time transcription, automated meeting minutes, compliant reporting, and custom form-filling — all processed entirely on-premises without any cloud connectivity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ClearMind: Private AI assistant for confidential conversations with features including secure transcription, automated note-taking, compliant reporting, and meeting minutes generation. ClearMind operates entirely on-device using edge AI technology without cloud connectivity.

Products and services

• ClearMind ClearMind is a private-by-design AI assistant for confidential meetings, providing secure edge AI-powered transcription, automated note-taking, meeting minutes, form-filling, and compliant reporting entirely on-device with no cloud connectivity. Available as a rented private hardware device or integrated into the customer's server, with a Corporate version customizable to company-specific jargon and templates. Supports multilingual real-time transcription for up to 10 participants over conversations up to 3 hours, designed for board meetings, executive committees, M&A discussions, and any sensitive strategic conversation.
• ClearMind v2 on HP Z2 Mini ClearMind v2 is the next-generation version of ClearMind, deployed on HP Z2 Mini G1a enterprise workstations as a flagship edge AI meeting assistant. It delivers enhanced real-time transcription, advanced speaker separation, intelligent participant identification, and enterprise-grade meeting minutes generation entirely offline, eliminating cloud dependency while providing significantly higher AI compute (125 TOPS) for richer on-device processing.
• DuoKey Double Key Encryption for ClearMind An optional security add-on offered in partnership with DuoKey for organizations requiring total cryptographic control over ClearMind-generated meeting content. Uses Double Key Encryption with Multi-Party Computation (MPC) to distribute key control across Microsoft Azure Key Vault and DuoKey's external key management system, ensuring no single entity can decrypt sensitive meeting transcripts. Enables encrypted storage and sharing via Microsoft 365 while remaining GDPR, LPD, HIPAA, and CCPA compliant.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 75% reduction in carbon emissions compared to cloud-based AI processing
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability8 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• HP Inc.flagshipTechnology or Integration · 10 June 2025Strategic collaboration unveiled at VivaTech 2025. ClearMind v2 runs entirely on HP Z2 Mini G1a workstation featuring AMD Ryzen AI MAX PRO processors (up to 125 TOPS, 128GB unified memory). World's first offline edge AI assistant for confidential meetings deployed on HP hardware. Major step toward secure, privacy-first AI for boardrooms.
• DuoKeycoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025DuoKey provides Double Key Encryption for ClearMind meeting transcripts. Uses Multi-Party Computation (MPC) to distribute encryption keys: Key 1 stored in Microsoft Azure Key Vault, Key 2 managed by DuoKey's external key management system. Ensures no single entity (including Microsoft) can decrypt content alone. Partnership enables secure storage in Microsoft 365 while maintaining maximum data sovereignty.
• EPFL Trust VillagecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Company originated from EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). Joined EPFL Trust Village ecosystem for innovation support. Entire engineering team composed of EPFL graduates.
• Tech4TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Selected for Tech4Trust program, validating company's position in Swiss trustworthy technology ecosystem.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Otter.ai: Cloud-based AI meeting transcription and notes platform serving enterprise and consumer customers. Direct overlap with ClearMind on automated meeting minutes, speaker identification, and enterprise sales motion, though Otter processes data in the cloud versus csky.ai's on-device approach.
• Fireflies.ai: AI meeting assistant that records, transcribes, and analyzes meetings across Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet. Comparable product surface (transcription, summaries, action items) and enterprise GTM, though architected around cloud processing rather than local edge inference.
• Fathom: AI meeting notetaker that generates summaries, action items, and CRM sync from video calls. Direct overlap with ClearMind's automated minutes workflow for SMB and mid-market customers, competing on ease-of-use rather than privacy architecture.
• Read AI: AI meeting assistant producing transcripts, summaries, and engagement analytics across video conferencing platforms. Overlaps with ClearMind on real-time transcription and enterprise reporting, and pursues a similarly aggressive enterprise sales motion.
• Sembly AI: AI meeting assistant that generates meeting minutes, identifies action items, and integrates with project management tools. Closely comparable product positioning to ClearMind for enterprise knowledge workers and project teams.
• Avoma: End-to-end meeting lifecycle AI assistant for sales and customer success teams with transcription, summaries, and conversation intelligence. Competes with ClearMind on automated reporting and enterprise integration capabilities.
• Tactiq: Browser-based meeting transcription and AI summary tool for Google Meet, Zoom, and Teams. Smaller, faster-moving competitor with comparable transcription-to-summary workflow targeting individual professionals and small teams.

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft 365 Copilot: Microsoft's AI assistant embedded across Word, Teams, Outlook, and OneDrive with native meeting transcription and minutes. Serves as the default enterprise AI meeting tool through Teams and the DuoKey partnership integrates with this same ecosystem, making Microsoft both a partner-adjacent incumbent and a competitive anchor.
• Zoom AI Companion: AI features embedded across the Zoom Meetings platform including transcription, summaries, and action items. Comparable meeting-AI capability, embedded into the dominant video conferencing platform used by enterprise customers csky.ai also targets.

Emerging players

• Ollama: Open-source runtime for running large language models locally on consumer hardware. Not a direct meeting assistant, but represents the broader trend of commoditizing on-device LLM inference that csky.ai relies on as a technical foundation, and is increasingly used by enterprises to build private AI workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cskyai
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clearsky-ai

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds7 records

Investors9 records

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M&A

Investments

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