Adrian Locher

Founder & GP @MerantixCapital - AI Venture Studio & VC.

[Alan Frei @alan_frei]

I’ve been recording podcasts for a few years now, and Wasserdicht is always special to me. This one is an honest recap about what’s going on and what’s next.

So maybe it's ideal holiday content when your calendar finally has some space. 😀

Dr. Tobias, Adrian, Marc P., and I talked about very different worlds.

From the Olympics to AI, longevity, investing, Bitcoin, and what we’re focusing on next year - including A3F 2026 and maybe even a live Wasserdicht podcast on stage. 😀

🎧 You can watch the full Wasserdicht episode; link in the comments.

[Droidrun @droid_run]

The wait is finally over🎉

Introducing Mobilerun - The Droidrun cloud☁️

Mobilerun comes with high scalability, zero device management and enhanced stealth with secure credential storage.

Check it out here🦾
https://t.co/Ecn8PDquvm

[Bernegger Ventures @BernVen]

New Podcast from „Club Wasserdicht“

https://t.co/c8ZsGprv0g

with @alan_frei @AdrianLocher @TobiasReichmuth and @marcpbernegger

[Droidrun @droid_run]

Just hit 91.4% success on AndroidWorld 🚀

Our new multi-agent pipeline makes the difference:
• Manager–Executor feedback loop
• Smart text manipulation
• Robust state tracking
• Adaptive re-planning

Take a look in the replys!

[Merantix AI Campus @aicampusberlin]

The “Merantix AI Breakfast” is back with the latest instalment BUT this time in the evening, over drinks 🍸

[Merantix AI Campus @aicampusberlin]

Berlin! AI meets science over breakfast.

🗓️ Oct 21 | 9–11 AM | Merantix AI Campus
🎤 Fireside chat w/ @wellingmax (CTO, CuspAI)

Hosts: @Cusp_AI (climate AI) | Dunia (CO₂→tech) | @Cambrium_bio (biomolecules)

🎟 RSVP → https://t.co/YB3tza0mdJ

[Tuana @tuanacelik]

I'm joining an AI x Open Source panel hosted by @MerantixCapital at the London AI Hub next Monday 🎈
If you're in London & building with open source, running an open core startup, self-hosting open weight models, or a builder interested in the space, sign up here: https://t.co/NVmYLlWijk

[Merantix AI Campus @aicampusberlin]

Debugging, shipping features, or even founding a company is hard enough - you don’t have to do it alone.

On Oct 8, The Hacker Room opens its doors at the AI Campus for an afternoon of co-working, coffee & collaboration.

Spots are limited! register → https://t.co/jvqUPBX6vR

[Droidrun @droid_run]

We are #1 On Androidworld

Droidrun has now successfully re-claimed the #1 position, surpassing all competing agents with an impressive 78.4% success rate.
Droidrun demonstrates significant improvement in completing 91/116 tasks.
#Droidrun #BenchmarkResults #AIAgent #opensource

[Adrian Locher @AdrianLocher]

AI Breakfast: Materials Discovery

From battery breakthroughs to biotech and semiconductors - the next industrial revolutions hinge on discovering and designing new materials.

AI is quietly transforming this high-stakes domain: accelerating simulations, navigating chemical search spaces, and enabling entirely new modes of discovery. ​But how far along are we really? Are we just speeding up existing R&D workflows — or on the verge of automating science itself? ​

https://t.co/NzZoYai5LB

[Adrian Locher @AdrianLocher]

AI’s biggest impact will be in how it enables change in our physical world and the design of matter itself.

At @MerantixCapital, we see materials discovery as one of the most transformative frontiers in AI, whether that’s protein creation or rare-earth alternatives. Thanks to AI, we can now design, validate, and scale new materials with unprecedented efficiency and better take on the world’s biggest sustainability challenges.

Check out this deep dive on Substack on why I like the space and what founders ideating in materials discovery need to know: https://t.co/jQWky5HBTl

[Droidrun @droid_run]

Hey droidrunners, our bounty board is now live. 💸

Claim bounties by contributing to Droidrun. The first PRs are already rolling in.

https://t.co/uIFsyM1V3i

[Merantix AI Campus @aicampusberlin]

Watch the full recording here https://t.co/jhtjvLscH4

[Merantix AI Campus @aicampusberlin]

🎥 The first-ever "Hacker Room" Demo Day is now live on YouTube!

[Merantix AI Campus @aicampusberlin]

This week on Campus:

[Alan Frei @alan_frei]

My favorite thing to do is hosting events. And back in 2022, it started with a simple idea: bring together people who want to create something.

Year after year, the A3F events kept growing, more energy, meaningful conversations, and a bigger audience.

Now, it's time for the biggest one yet:

🚀 A3F Con 2026
📅 6 May 2026
📍 Kaufleuten, Zurich

With a full-day conference, lineup of world-class entrepreneurs and an after party to wrap it all up.

🚨🚨🚨 First speaker announcement (more coming soon)

- Lea-Sophie Cramer @meleayou (former Amorelie) – How to invest in scalable startups

- @andyyen (Founder Proton Mail) – How Switzerland can build global giants

- @AdrianLocher (Founder Merantix) – The State of AI in Switzerland / Europe

🎟️ Tickets & more info: https://t.co/sKU4EJHyTt

My plan: bring the top entrepreneurs to Zurich.

Let’s put Zurich on the tech map🇨🇭💪

[Merantix AI Campus @aicampusberlin]

GTM for AI: What actually works when selling into complex markets?

Join us for the next session of the #WomensAIBreakfast as we dig into what it really takes to bring AI-powered products to market and scale them successfully.

[Merantix Momentum @MMerantix]

🚀 Merantix DevDay 2025 is coming! Aug 29, Berlin.
Spotlight: Max Schumacher (Libra) — "Trust, but Verify: Agentic AI in Legal Tech" 🏛🤖
Join a day of deep tech & applied AI.
🔗 https://t.co/VCz5JNqJqZ
#MerantixDevDay #LegalTech #AgenticAI

[Merantix Momentum @MMerantix]

🚀 We’re hiring at Merantix Momentum! Join us to build cutting-edge AI projects across Germany & Europe. Explore open roles 👉 https://t.co/FbsYzAt4wB
#AIJobs #Hiring #TechTalent #MerantixMomentum

[Adrian Locher @AdrianLocher]

Summer break? Not on the AI Campus.

[Constantin @consdi]

LINK: https://t.co/C9utPmVdep

CC @dominik_scherm @Merantix @HeartcoreCap @NellySolutions