| Date | Title | Description |
| 24.04.2025 | Three Geneva Life Sciences and one Mobility startup awarded FIF Funding | CHF 100,000 FIF Seed Loan awarded to BrainScape Medical: Creating Solutions for Optimized Brain Health Management
BrainScape Medical, a Geneva-based life sciences startup supported by the Wyss Center and led by CEO & co-founder Laura Jo... |
| 16.04.2025 | Legal Testa prête à simplifier la planification successorale |
Alors que 70% des Suisses de plus de 40 ans n'ont pas rédigé de testament, Legal Testa propose désormais un outil numérique permettant de pallier ce manque. "Notre constat est simple : la plupart des gens ont conscience qu’un testamen... |
| 10.03.2025 | Genève se positionne en pôle international de l’innovation |
L’écosystème genevois de l’innovation possède désormais sa feuille de route pour poursuivre son développement et se donner une nouvelle envergure. Le Plan directeur de l’innovation 2025-2027, présenté le 6 mars au Campus Biotech par la con... |
| 27.02.2025 | Financial Times 2025 ranking highlights Switzerland’s role in Europe’s startup ecosystem |
The Financial Times, in collaboration with Statista and Sifted, has released the second edition of its Europe's Leading Start-up Hubs ranking for 2025. This comprehensive list evaluates 150 startup hubs across Europe, focusing on centers t... |
| 27.02.2025 | Three Geneva startups including a sustainable mobility project granted FIF Funding |
Sustainable mobility company Miloo (pictured), as part of DNA Mobile SA, was granted a Growth Loan for their state-of-the-art electric bicycles. Independent of the FONGIT-Modus partnership, the FIF committee awarded life sciences startup I... |
| 25.02.2025 | Adoram Therapeutics Secures Pre-Seed Investment |
The pre-seed funding round was led by private business angels, Ipalmetrix, and FONGIT - the Geneva incubator. This investment will enable Adoram Therapeutics to accelerate the development of its novel small molecule drugs designed to enhan... |
| 16.01.2025 | More than just jewelry: Cerret safety bracelet off to a strong start |
Personal safety remains a growing concern worldwide, for women, children, and men who face risks such as harassment, violence, and abductions on the streets. While there are various solutions like panic buttons, these options are often una... |
| 25.10.2024 | Three leading-edge Geneva Startups get FIF Funding |
The awarded projects reflect Geneva’s strong ecosystem for fostering innovation in high-potential industries. Each project will benefit from funding to propel their products to the next stage of development.
Seed loan awarded to Dyneo Tech... |
| 17.10.2024 | Modus joins forces with FIF to support tomorrow’s mobility |
The Modus Foundation will now be involved in supporting sustainable mobility projects, in collaboration with the FONGIT innovation fund. Created in July 2023 in Geneva, the Modus Foundation supports the development of projects that contrib... |
| 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 | |
| 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-... |
| 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 | 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 ... |
| 03.07.2020 | One million Swiss francs for Terapet | |
| 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 | 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 ... |
| 03.04.2020 | MagicTomato s'allie avec les taxis pour servir ses clients | |
| 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, ... |
