Date | Title | Description |
25.06.2024 | CERN and UNIGE Spinoffs awarded FIF Funding | The FONGIT Innovation Fund (FIF) fosters innovation and the scale-up of promising companies from the Canton of Geneva that are working towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The FIF is supported by the State of Gen... |
26.04.2024 | Three Geneva Tech Projects awarded FIF Funding | The FONGIT Innovation Fund (FIF) fosters innovation and the scale-up of promising companies from the Canton of Geneva that are working towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The FIF is supported by the State of Gen... |
28.02.2024 | FIF Funding for HeroSupport and SmellRS | The FONGIT Innovation Fund (FIF) fosters innovation and the scale-up of promising companies from the Canton of Geneva that are working towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The FIF is supported by the State of Gen... |
29.01.2024 | Over CHF 20 million for Transmutex novel nuclear energy system |
Founded on 29 July 2019, Geneva based Transmutex is reinventing nuclear energy with the design of a safer, non-self-sustaining reaction technology that will usher in a new era of lower-cost and proliferation-resistant, carbon-free baseload... |
20.12.2023 | FIF Funding for four Geneva-based technology ventures | |
16.11.2023 | Three Geneva Startups awarded FIF Funding | |
27.10.2023 | Quatre startups de Genève récompensées par le FIF | |
15.09.2023 | CHF 3.8 million to support Multiwave medical imaging portfolio growth | Swiss medtech Multiwave raised a total of CHF 3.8m in two consecutive capital increases in July and August 2023. The capital increases included the conversion to stock of a CHF 1.47m convertible loan raised from existing and new investors t... |
03.07.2023 | New FONGIT Innovation Initiation Program launched | |
16.05.2023 | FIF supports Fluosphera, Kylys Aesthetics and Consulto | |
16.03.2023 | FIF Funding for three new Geneva projects | The FIF is the instrument for fostering innovation and scale up of promising companies from the Canton of Geneva at the service of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The FIF is supported by the State of Geneva, th... |
08.12.2022 | FIF Funding boosts five new projects | |
30.09.2022 | FONGIT presents results of 30 years of incubation | |
22.09.2022 | FIF funding supports three women led deeptech startups | The FIF is the instrument for fostering innovation and the scale up of promising companies from the Canton of Geneva at the service of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The FIF is supported by the State of Geneva... |
05.09.2022 | Multiwave attracts new capital and delivers first portable MRI devices | |
19.07.2022 | "No matter what happens ... learn as much as possible" — Interview with Caroline Widmer of -Pulse at HES-SO Geneva | "No matter what happens ... learn as much as possible" — Interview with Caroline Widmer of -Pulse at HES-SO Geneva 19.07.2022 09:00, Tracy Woodley linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
During the summer months, we ask... |
04.07.2022 | Transmutex, V-Labs, GliaPharm and Deasyl get FIF Funding | The FIF is the instrument for fostering innovation and the scale up of promising companies from the Canton of Geneva at the service of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The FIF is supported by the State of Geneva... |
31.03.2022 | FIF Funding for Diabeto, ORamaVR and Impaakt | |
28.01.2022 | Partenariat inédit pour favoriser l'innovation durable genevoise | |
29.10.2021 | FONGIT Innovation Fund supports MagicTomato and Content Engine | MagicTomato makes it possible to get local & natural groceries at home the same day. The startup brings together local artisans and technology to offer a service that matches urban lifestyle needs. The automated platform connects all st... |
30.09.2021 | UNIGE and FONGIT strengthen startup support | Start-ups active in the life sciences, supported by FONGIT, can now benefit from privileged access to the research laboratories of the Science Innovation Hub. This university pre-incubator, which is part of the UNIGE’s innovation ecosystem,... |
09.08.2021 | FONGIT Innovation Fund selects four start-ups | Launched in February 2021, the FIF has already announced the second group of beneficiaries. After Adiposs and ZYTLYN the fund has selected four companies from the Life Sciences, Agrotech and Media industries.
GlobalM is a high-tech startup ... |
22.06.2021 | A top Chairman and funding for Agora Care | |
22.06.2021 | A top Chairman and funding for Agora Care | Building on a decades long track record of developing renowned open source platforms for the management and analysis of medical images, the Agora Care team, led by Professor Osman Ratib (CEO) and Joël Spaltenstein (CTO), is determined to pr... |
11.06.2021 | ZYTLYN Technologies raises $2.5 million | |
03.06.2021 | First FIF beneficiaries are Adiposs and ZYTLYN | |
05.10.2020 | Geneva is set to scale its startup support capacity | Since 2012 the Fongit (Fondation Genevoise pour l’Innovation Technologique), the FAE (Fondation d’Aide aux Entreprises) and the OPI (Office for the Promotion of Industries and Technology) have cohabited. However, the concerted move in Plan-... |
05.10.2020 | Geneva is set to scale its startup support capacity | |
11.09.2020 | Major Scandinavian media hub invites GlobalM | In a world where news and sports coverage is changing at a fast pace, GlobalM is gathering momentum. The Geneva startup has just received an invitation to join the Bergen Media City Cluster in Norway. These are important news for the startu... |
11.09.2020 | Major Scandinavian media hub invites GlobalM | |
03.07.2020 | One million Swiss francs for Terapet | |
03.07.2020 | One million Swiss francs for Terapet | Participants in the seed round include EFI (Efficient Frontier Investing), Nina Capital, FSI (Fongit Seed Invest) and three angel investors, with support of FONGIT. The funds will flow into the development of the Terapet’s first full-scale ... |
22.06.2020 | Pulse Incubateur HES s'est imposé comme une évidence à Genève | |
22.06.2020 | Pulse Incubateur HES s'est imposé comme une évidence à Genève | Pulse Incubateur HES est la nouvelle structure d’accompagnement de projets innovants et à fort potentiel portés par les étudiant-e-s ou diplômé-e-s des écoles de la HES-SO Genève. Une année après son lancement, sa directrice Caroline Widmer... |
09.04.2020 | Annaida raises CHF1 million to improve In Vitro Fertilization | |
09.04.2020 | Annaida raises CHF1 million to improve In Vitro Fertilization | Every year more couples turn to In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) when trying to conceive. The unreliability of IVF multiplies costs as more cycles and tests are required, adding to the emotional and physical burden of such procedures. A crucial... |
03.04.2020 | MagicTomato s'allie avec les taxis pour servir ses clients | |
03.04.2020 | MagicTomato s'allie avec les taxis pour servir ses clients | Née en 2016, MagicTomato est une épicerie en ligne qui permet de faire ses courses auprès des producteurs et fournisseurs locaux en un clic. L’entreprise travaille essentiellement des produits frais, préparés à la minute. Les aliments sont ... |
21.08.2019 | EBAMed closes a CHF 1.2 million seed financing round | |
02.05.2019 | Fresh money for Gmelius | |
02.10.2018 | V-Labs lauréate du 3ème Appel à projets Géofab | |
09.03.2018 | A new Swiss early stage fund to start in May | |
02.02.2018 | Faveeo lève CHF 2.2 mio pour croitre | |
23.05.2017 | 100'000 CHF pour le Digital Pitch 2017 | |
09.05.2017 | Switzerland’s first Cyber Security accelerator launches in Geneva | |
02.12.2016 | Energy Managment double son effectif en rachetant le bureau Raymond E. Moser | |
22.09.2016 | OrbiWise closes series A round | |
05.09.2016 | Un nouveau pôle d’excellence à Genève pour les entrepreneurs des sciences de la vie | |
05.08.2016 | De nouveaux fonds pour nourrir la croissance d’OrbiWise | |
21.07.2016 | Prodibi closes CHF 400'000 financing round | |
17.03.2016 | ProtonMail’s encrypted email service exits beta, adds iOS, Android apps | As Apple continues to battle the US Government’s desire to work around the security of its mobile operating system, European encrypted email startup, ProtonMail, is choosing the latest skirmish in the crypto wars to launch its end-to-end en... |
23.02.2016 | Fongit announces the launch of an International Business Acceleration program | |
18.02.2016 | Silver Wave SA réunit US$ 2.0M | |
11.02.2016 | Bilan reveals its Top 50 startup selection | |
28.01.2016 | Fintech, industrie 4.0 et sciences de la vie pour la stratégie économique genevoise 2030 | |
22.01.2016 | La FONGIT fête 25 ans de soutien aux entrepreneurs innovants | |
14.01.2016 | Globetrotting brothers raise CHF 2.1 million for Goodwall | |
29.12.2015 | Daily funding roundup - December 29, 2015 | Poseida Therapeutics secured $23M; Bellhops, Inc raised $13.5M; PastBook received $380k financing
PastBook, an Amsterdam based social media memory preservation platform, raised an additional $380,000 in seed funding. Backers included variou... |
07.09.2015 | InvestGlass présente son robo-advisor intelligent | |
02.07.2015 | "Hot" News: Swiss start-up develops irrigation solution for smart gardening | |
20.03.2015 | After 350,000+ Beta Sign-Ups, ProtonMail Takes $2M To Scale Its Encrypted Email | Swiss based encrypted email provider ProtonMail, which we covered last summer during a crowdfunding campaign where it was promising a “zero access architecture” fit for our post-Snowden paranoia, has taken in its first tranche of VC funding... |
19.03.2015 | ProtonMail has raised $2M USD | |
01.02.2013 | Energy Management rejoint l'incubateur cleantech de Genève | |
04.09.2012 | La FAE, la FONGIT et l'OPI: Une complémentarité de synergies | Dans un climat économique instable où il nous faut affronter une situation caractérisée par des cycles de plus en plus courts et d’une amplitude de plus en plus forte, il est plus que jamais nécessaire que le tissu économique genevois reste... |
26.04.2012 | Abionic attracts venture funding from leading Swiss firms | |
20.07.2007 | Viroblock pulls in first-round funding | Viroblock, a Geneva-based biotech focused on new antiviral drugs, raised a first round of funding. The company didn’t disclose financial details; its release is here. The round was led by private investor Peter Pfister, Fongit Seed Invest, ... |