EM Path: The Venture Leader Mobile developing wireless testing solutions

26.01.2026 10:00, Rita Longobardi

Meet Mohammad Azadifar, founder of EM Path. The engineering startup is helping ensure reliable wireless connectivity. In March, Mohammad will join nine other innovators on a business development and investor roadshow in Barcelona.

Name: Mohammad Azadifar
Location: Switzerland
Nationality: Iranian
Graduated from: EPFL
Founding team members: Mohammad Azadifar, Mahdi Yousefi
Number of employees: 3
Money raised: CHF 860K

What does your product or solution do, and what makes it unique?
EM Path provides a plug-and-play Radio Frequency (RF) test system that characterizes antennas and full wireless devices without needing a traditional anechoic chamber. Instead of trying to eliminate reflections with large, expensive chambers and slow point-by-point scans, our solution embraces reflections and uses wave-imaging plus post-processing to reconstruct the RF field like a “camera that sees the waves.”

What trend or shift in your industry is currently creating the biggest opportunity for you?
The biggest tailwind is the shift to beam-based, highly integrated wireless systems—phased arrays, massive MIMO, and mmWave across 5G/6G, SATCOM, automotive, and IoT. Beamforming makes RF testing far more complex, turning manageable measurements into long, costly workflows. At the same time, the surge in devices and radio technologies increases testing volume, creating a clear opportunity for compact, automated RF testing that scales from R&D to production.

How did the idea for your startup originate?
The core idea has been formed during pandemic and my first aim was to do pure research. However, the results and possible business advantageous was too good to be limited to research and after 2 years of preliminary work, I decided to leave my job in industry and start the startup mission.

Which market are you addressing, and what potential do you see for your startup in that market?
We target the RF testing market for antennas and wireless systems, replacing large, costly chambers with faster, automated pre-compliance and quality checks. Our focus starts with Antenna & SATCOM (~$400M), then expands to wireless/semiconductors (~$600M) and broader compliance (~$500M). The scalable approach supports production-line testing, with demand in North America, East Asia, and Europe.

What impact do you want your technology to have five years from now?
In five years, we aim for chamber-less, wave-imaging RF testing to become a standard for fast, automated wireless-device validation, boosting efficiency, speeding time-to-market, and reducing reliance on large test chambers and carbon-based materials.

What major challenges have you faced so far?
Our biggest challenges have been moving from a deep-tech prototype to an industrial-grade product, including validating performance at TRL 5 with real customer demos and pilots; The other challenge is converting early market interest into signed commercial contracts.

What motivates you on tough days?
My personal motivation goes mostly toward disruptive aspects of the technology and creating from scratch. Also, keeping an eye on where it was and where it is now, this is my main point of reference.

Why did you decide to join the Venture Leaders Roadshow, and what are you most excited about?
We’re moving from a TRL 5 demo to commercial scale, and Venture Leaders is the fastest way to accelerate that. I’m joining for strategic customers and partners in SATCOM and 5G/6G + IoT, exposure to international investors, and mentoring to sharpen our go-to-market. I’m most excited to leave the roadshow with pilots, a strategic investor, and high-value partnerships to accelerate commercialization.