| Date | Title | Description |
| 30.09.2025 | Arqh raises $3.8M pre-seed to bring AI to the logistics industry |
Across modern supply chains, critical decisions are still trapped in spreadsheets, phone calls, and rigid legacy systems. This leaves logistics teams blind to real-time chaos, and resulting in slow reactions, strategic blind spots, and cri... |
| 26.09.2025 | AI's Heat Crisis: Corintis Secures $24M to Power Next-Gen Chips | Corintis just secured $24 million in Series A funding, raising its total to $33.4 million. This investment targets AI's major bottleneck: intense chip heat. Powerful processors, vital for generative AI, generate unprecedented thermal loads.... |
| 26.09.2025 | $24M to bring chip cooling breakthrough to mass production |
The growth of AI is hampered by computational power. Increasing demands for AI to become ever more powerful and ever more accessible have placed a requirement for there to be ever more powerful computer chips. However, increasingly powerfu... |
| 25.09.2025 | Sartiq closes pre-seed funding to build the AI-based content engine for the fashion industry |
Sartiq has already given tremendous results, from luxury fashion houses and high-volume digital retailers in Italy and Switzerland and is currently in pilot with leading European fashion houses including Guess, OVS Group, Missoni, MooseKnu... |
| 25.09.2025 | Corintis lands $24M and Microsoft endorsement for chip cooling tech | Coming out of stealth mode, semiconductor cooling startup Corintis has today announced that it has raised a $24 million Series A to address the problem of liquid cooling at scale. To date, the company has raised $33.4 million in total.
The ... |
| 25.09.2025 | Swiss startup Corintis raises €20 million to target AI bottleneck, and collaborates with Microsoft for chip cooling breakthrough | Coming out of stealth mode, Laussane-based semiconductor cooling startup Corintis has today announced that it has raised a €20 million Series A to address the cooling bottleneck faced by computer chips in the age of AI – raising €28.5 milli... |
| 22.09.2025 | Climate Investment investiert in Anybotics – Unbound Potential sammelt 14,4 Millionen ein | Im #DealMonitor für den 22. September werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonito... |
| 19.09.2025 | €14 million to make the fastest-to-produce battery in the world a reality |
The financing consists of approx. €8 million in non-dilutive grants and around €6.4 million in investment. This exceptionally high level of funding at such an early stage of a technology company signals the strategic relevance of Unbound P... |
| 19.09.2025 | Adaptyv leaves the beta phase following its $8m seed round |
Epalinges-based Adaptyv Bio is on the mission to accelerate the design process for proteins, which today remains a long, very tedious, and expensive task as labs and companies lack the automation and data integration to perform repeatable,... |
| 13.08.2025 | STARTUPLAND: Founders, VCs, and visionaries in one place | Der Countdown läuft! Am 5. November findet im RheinEnergieStadion in Köln unsere zweite STARTUPLAND statt. Auf mehreren Bühnen gibt es auch dieses Jahr wieder einen Tag lang spannende Vorträge und Diskussionen, lehrreiche Interviews, inspir... |
| 23.07.2025 | Founderful Campus announces latest investments |
Founderful Campus is a student-led, non-profit venture capital initiative established by Founderful, a leading pre-seed VC firm in Switzerland. It supports Swiss university students by unlocking opportunities in tech, providing hands-on ex... |
| 10.07.2025 | Swiss Deep-Tech startup askEarth raises CHF 2.26M to advance geospatial AI | askEarth's solution uses Large Language Models (LLMs) to turn geospatial data into real-time, actionable insights. Designed for broad enterprise use, the platform allows users—from analysts to executives—to ask natural-language questions an... |
| 03.07.2025 | Auf diese deutschen Startups setzt Kompas VC | Der dänische Frühphasen-Investor Kompas VC, der zuletzt seinen zweiten Fonds (150 Millionen Euro) auflegte, investiert seit dem Jahr 2021 gezielt in aufstrebende ClimateTech-Startups. “Wir investieren im deutschsprachigen Raum frühphasig in... |
| 26.06.2025 | First Swiss Deep Tech Report paints a bright picture overall |
The Swiss Deep Tech Report 2025, a Deep Tech Nation Switzerland initiative, offers a comprehensive new dataset and analysis on the Swiss Deep Tech ecosystem. It was curated in close collaboration with Dealroom.co, Startupticker and venture... |
| 06.02.2025 | Revolutionizing Manufacturing: SAEKI's $6.7M Leap into the Future | In a world where manufacturing hangs in the balance, a new player emerges. SAEKI, a Zurich-based startup, has just secured $6.7 million in funding to tackle the pressing challenges of modern production. The global supply chain is a tangled ... |
| 05.02.2025 | SAEKI raises $6.7M to transform large-scale manufacturing |
With global supply chains facing mounting pressures and costs continuing to rise, manufacturing is at a critical juncture. Industries like aerospace, automotive, and construction face long lead times and high costs for large-format compone... |
| 31.01.2025 | A Breakthrough in Water Purification: Oxyle's Fight Against Forever Chemicals | In the battle against pollution, few foes are as insidious as PFAS, commonly known as "forever chemicals." These compounds, found in everything from non-stick cookware to firefighting foam, cling to the environment like a stubborn... |
| 30.01.2025 | $16 million to fight forever chemicals |
Industries have long struggled with PFAS treatment. Current methods like filtration and adsorption merely move PFAS from water to other waste streams, requiring expensive incineration or landfilling that risks these chemicals leaching back... |
| 30.01.2025 | Down to the last drop: Oxyle raises €15.3 million to remove pollutants from wastewater | Today, Zurich-based Oxyle announced a €15.3 million funding round to scale its ClimateTech solution to “destroy, not just relocate” Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) pollutants from wastewater.
The seed round was led by 3... |
| 24.01.2025 | The Cosmic Dance of Sgr A*: Unraveling the Mysteries of Our Galactic Center | In the heart of our galaxy lies a giant. Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), a supermassive black hole, is a silent sentinel. It holds a mass equivalent to 4.3 million suns. Yet, it is not just a passive observer. Recently, it has shown flashes of bri... |
| 24.01.2025 | ZuriQ's Quantum Leap: A New Era in Quantum Computing | In the world of quantum computing, scaling is the name of the game. The challenge is akin to trying to fit a growing city into a cramped space. ZuriQ, a Swiss startup, has taken a bold step to break through this barrier. With a fresh approa... |
| 23.01.2025 | ZuriQ secures $4.2M seed funding to break quantum computing's scaling barrier |
Trapped ions have been one of the most powerful approaches in quantum computing, demonstrating world record performance, long coherence times and long-range connectivity. However, these systems face a fundamental challenge: they struggle t... |
| 23.01.2025 | ZuriQ bags €4 million for the future of quantum computing | ZuriQ, Zurich-based quantum computing startup, today announced it has raised €4 million in a seed funding round to commercialise scalable quantum computing hardware based on trapped ions.
The round was led by Founderful with participation f... |
| 23.01.2025 | ZuriQ raises $4.2M to break quantum computing's scaling barrier | Quantum startup Zuriq has raised $4.2M to commercialize a radical new architecture that could finally break through this scaling barrier. The seed funding round was led by Founderful with participation from SquareOne, First Momentum Venture... |
| 20.12.2024 | USD2.5 million to modernize media monetization |
Online media has become fragmented, the user-onboarding process is tiresome and time-consuming. This is negatively impacting both user engagement levels and media income. The tiun team believes that consuming and paying for online content ... |
| 26.11.2024 | USD16.7 million to expand Kyan Health’s workplace wellness platform globally |
One in five workdays is lost to poor mental health, yet companies continue pouring billions into wellness programs that fail to move the needle. Today, Kyan Health announces $16.7M in funding to transform this broken model, combining AI-po... |
| 26.11.2024 | Zurich-based Kyan Health raises €15.8 million to transform workplace wellness with AI-powered preventative care | Swiss startup Kyan Health has announced €15.8 million in funding to advance its AI-driven platform for employee mental health and wellbeing.
The funding combines a previously unannounced €3.7 million seed round led by Amplo VC with a €12 mi... |
| 15.11.2024 | Guypo's new venture raises $125M, RealWear acquires Almer, and Bek Ventures launches $250M Fund III | This week we tracked more than 95 tech funding deals worth over €1.2 billion, and over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe. In addition to this week's top financials, we've also indexed the most i... |
| 14.11.2024 | Zurich-based Founderful closes a €133 million fund, aiming to establish a strong foothold in the Swiss tech ecosystem | - |
| 14.11.2024 | Founderful closes oversubscribed $140m Fund II |
Founderful has closed an oversubscribed $140 million Fund II. Founderful’s proven thesis on Swiss tech and talent has already seen Fund II back 15 companies featuring breakthrough technologies, from Chiral Nano’s alternative silicon chips ... |
| 14.11.2024 | Founderful goes big with sophomore fund for Swiss tech | - |
| 17.10.2024 | Sallea's $2.6 Million Funding: A Leap Towards Sustainable Meat Production | In a world where the appetite for sustainable food is growing, Sallea has emerged as a beacon of innovation. The Zurich-based startup recently secured $2.6 million in pre-seed funding, a significant boost for its mission to revolutionize th... |
| 16.10.2024 | sallea secures $2.6M for its 3D Scaffolds for cell cultivated meat | Foodtech startup Sallea is today announcing a $2.6 million funding round to help manufacturers of cultivated foods accelerate the production of premium whole cuts like steaks and fillets without animal farming.
Founded in November 2023 by a... |
| 16.10.2024 | A $2.6 million bet on cultivated meat and fish |
Cultivated meat and seafood are rapidly emerging as an appealing option for consumers seeking alternatives. The sector's rising popularity is evident in its statistics, with annual growth exceeding 50% and projections suggesting a market v... |
| 16.10.2024 | Women-Led Startup Sallea Secures $2.6M to Advance Plant-Based Scaffolds for Cultivated Meat Whole Cuts | Zurich-based Sallea, a startup developing edible, food-grade, plant-based scaffolds for the cell ag industry, announces it has raised $2.6 million in a pre-seed funding round.
Founderful, Switzerland’s leading pre-seed fund, led the round, ... |
| 16.10.2024 | Zurich-based sallea raises €2.38 million to enable sustainable, cruelty-free whole cut meat and fish production | Deeptech startup sallea announced a €2.38 million pre-seed funding round to help manufacturers of cultivated foods accelerate the production of premium whole cuts like steaks and filets without the need for animal farming. The team at salle... |
| 19.08.2024 | Swiss Startup Apheros Raises $1.85 Million to Revolutionize Data Center Cooling | In the digital age, data centers are the unsung heroes. They power our online lives, but they come at a cost. As artificial intelligence and supercomputing surge, so does the energy consumption of these facilities. By 2030, it's projected t... |
| 19.08.2024 | Apheros raises $1.85M for metal foam cooling tech | Swiss deeptech deep tech startup Apheros today announced a $1.85 million funding round.
Data centres are the backbone of the digital age, with unprecedented demand for digital infrastructure driven by the surge in the use of AI, machine lea... |
| 19.08.2024 | Apheros secures $1.85 million to cool down data centers |
Data centers are the backbone of the digital age, with unprecedented demand for digital infrastructure driven by the surge in the use of AI, machine learning, and supercomputing. However, their energy consumption is skyrocketing. By 2030, ... |
| 25.07.2024 | NetFabric: A New Dawn in Network Observability**
** | ** In the world of technology, networks are the lifeblood. They connect, communicate, and control. Yet, when these networks falter, the consequences can be catastrophic. Enter NetFabric, a Zurich-based startup that has just secured €2 milli... |
| 23.07.2024 | NetFabric closes $2.2 million pre-seed round to advance network monitoring |
While the network monitoring industry grapples with persistent challenges, downtime remains a critical issue for enterprises worldwide. Besides causing staggering financial losses—such as Amazon's reported $34 million revenue loss from jus... |
| 30.05.2024 | EthonAI secures €15.3M Series A for AI-Driven manufacturing analytics | EthonAI, a pioneer of AI-powered manufacturing analytics, today announced its €15.3 million Series A funding.
Launching today, its Manufacturing Analytics System (MAS) leverages AI to give engineers and managers a ‘sixth sense’ about what’s... |
| 15.05.2024 | Founderful leads pre-seed round for Swiss-US startup |
Besides Founderful, Anthropos’ financing round saw further participation from Eden Ventures, Exor Ventures, Zanichelli Venture, Alessandro Rivetti and several angel investors across the EU and US. The funds will enable the startup to accel... |
| 13.05.2024 | 8inks raises EUR 3 million to reduce battery production costs |
The trillion-dollar battery industry is booming, driven largely by demand for electric vehicles. The challenge: Unlike battery design and materials research, battery manufacturing technology has remained largely unchanged for decades, desp... |
| 10.05.2024 | A strong start for Axmed |
Despite representing over 80% of the world's population, low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) account for a mere 6% of global pharmaceutical revenue, yet they represent a burgeoning $140 billion sector, with Africa alone accounting for... |
| 08.05.2024 | ETH spinoff mimic robotics banks $2.5M to develop the first AI-driven collaborative robot |
Alongside lead investor Founderful, mimic robotics seed round attracted further venture capital firms such as another.vc from Germany and Tiny.vc from the UK, and an all-star line-up of specialized angel investors. The funds will accelerat... |
| 08.05.2024 | Axmed secures $2M Seed to improve healthcare procurement in emerging markets | Swiss healthtech marketplace Axmed today announced a $2 million Seed funding round
Low- and middle-income countries account for over 80 per cent of the world's population and more than 90 per cent of its disease burden—yet represent a mere ... |
| 18.04.2024 | Isospec Analytics Revolutionizes Molecular Identification | Isospec Analytics, a Swiss startup, has secured $1.9M in funding to propel its cutting-edge technology for rapid molecular analysis. Founded by Ahmed Ben Faleh, Stephan Warnke, and Thomas Rizzo, Isospec is reshaping the landscape of molecul... |
| 17.04.2024 | Isospec Analytics Secures $1.9M to Transform Molecular Identification | What You Should Know:
– When developing new drugs, nutritional products, or pesticides, it’s critical that unknown molecules are identified correctly. But accurate identification is a lengthy process and all too often unsuccessful, leading ... |
| 16.04.2024 | Isospec Analytics raises $1.9m for its technology to identify molecules at scale |
When developing new drugs, nutritional products, or pesticides, it is critical that unknown molecules are identified correctly. But accurate identification is a lengthy process and all too often unsuccessful, leading to failed regulatory p... |
| 16.04.2024 | Isospec Analytics raises $1.9M for molecular analysis in diagnostics | Swiss life sciences startup Isospec Analytics has raised a $1.9M Pre-Seed funding round led by Founderful.
Isospec Analytics is working to commercialise new technologies for molecular analysis that rapidly identify unknown molecules in minu... |
| 06.03.2024 | Cultivated Biosciences raises $5m seed round to expand ‘yeast cream’ platform for alt dairy | Swiss startup Cultivated Biosciences has raised a $5 million seed round to scale up a yeast fermentation platform it claims can dramatically improve the mouthfeel and performance of alt dairy products and help firms achieve cleaner labels.
... |
| 06.03.2024 | Chiral powers next-generation electronics with nanomaterials as it raises $3.8m |
Research has evidenced the use case and impact of nanomaterials across a range of electronics including high-performance transistors, low-power sensors, quantum devices, and many more. However, existing production methods, mostly based on ... |
| 06.03.2024 | $5 Million to bring yeast cream to the market |
The market for dairy alternatives is expanding worldwide, valued at $12 billion in 2023 and projected to reach $34 billion by 2033. These alternatives increasingly appeal to health- and environmentally-conscious consumers, although two-thi... |
| 19.02.2024 | Founderful's Flight to Success | Founderful, formerly known as Wingman Ventures, has soared to new heights by raising a whopping $85 million for its Fund II. This Zurich-based venture capital firm is on a mission to hit a final close at $120 million in the near future.
Fou... |
| 13.02.2024 | Zurich-based pre-seed VC Founderful raises €78 million to make Swiss startups go international | - |
| 13.02.2024 | Wingman Ventures debuts new name and $120 million Fund II |
Founded by Swiss unicorn GetYourGuide co-founder Pascal Mathis, former Switzerland Lead at Creathor Ventures Alex Stöckl, and EAT.ch co-founder Lukas Weder, Founderful (formerly Wingman Ventures) was established with the goal of backing lo... |
| 13.02.2024 | Founderful Raises $85M for Fund II | Wingman Ventures, a Zurich, Switzerland – based venture capital firm, rebranded as Founderful and raised $85m for its new fund, aiming to reach a final close at $120m in the months to come.
Founderful II is backed by a range of institutions... |
| 12.02.2024 | Switzerland’s Wingman Ventures rebrands to Founderful, aims for a $120M fund | Wingman Ventures is seeking the best of Switzerland’s startups, and its diverse portfolio already ranges from mobile commerce to robotics. The Zurich-based venture capital firm, which focuses on pre-seed startups, announced today it is rebr... |