| Date | Title | Description |
| 13.11.2024 | Auszeichnungen und Preisgelder für IT- und Cleantech-Startups |
Automobil-Grosshändler AMAG setzt für die Dekarbonisierung seines Geschäftsmodells unter anderem auf Innovation und neue Technologien. Deshalb hat das Unternehmen erstmals die AMAG Sustainability Challenge ausgeschrieben. Ende Oktober präs... |
| 08.10.2024 | Navigating New Frontiers: Swiss Startups Set Their Sights on India and Beyond | In the world of innovation, the journey often begins with a spark. For ten Swiss startups, that spark ignited during the Academia-Industry Training (AIT) India program. This initiative, held in late September, serves as a bridge between sci... |
| 08.10.2024 | Ten Swiss fintech startups to navigate growth in London |
After reviewing 50 applications, a jury of investors and financial experts selected ten fintech startups to join the Venture Leaders Fintech 2024 selection. The roadshow will take the Swiss National Fintech Team to London for investor pitc... |
| 07.10.2024 | Ten early-stage startups explore market entry opportunities in India |
The latest edition of the Academia-Industry Training India (AIT) kicked-off on September 26th and 27th with ten sciencepreneuers who are seeking to navigate the Indian market. The program is dedicated to helping scientists transition their... |
| 25.09.2024 | An unprecedented 66 alumni from Venture Kick clinched positions in the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Awards 2024 ranking, setting a new record | Venture Kick alumni were highlighted in the thirteenth edition of the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Awards annual ranking, with alums sweeping the podium, as well as 9 of the top 10 positions.
9 Venture Kick startups ranked in the TOP 10
#1 DePoly
... |
| 18.09.2024 | Perovskia Solar raises USD 2.4M funding to enable customized solar-cells on every device, securing first global market clients | Perovskia Solar is a Swiss cleantech startup revolutionizing the energy landscape with highly efficient, custom-designed solar cells for IoT and consumer electronic devices. These cells harness ambient light to power the next generation of ... |
| 10.09.2024 | Ten medtech startups selected for the Boston roadshow |
A jury of professional investors and Medtech experts reviewed 60 applications to select this year’s Swiss National Team for Venture Leaders Medtech. The one-week business development roadshow to Boston – the world’s major life sciences hub... |
| 21.08.2024 | The Future of Renewable Energy: Graphene and Climate Innovation Unite | In the race against climate change, innovation is the fuel. Two recent developments highlight this truth: GraphEnergyTech's breakthrough in solar technology and the Climate Collider program's mission to unite startups across the Atlantic. T... |
| 20.08.2024 | GraphEnergyTech secures CHF 1.1 million to to integrate graphene electrodes into solar cells | The company's innovative technology integrates graphene electrodes into solar cells, replacing silver and other precious metals. This not only reduces costs and improves performance but also addresses the increasing demand for sustainable a... |
| 01.08.2024 | The Rise of Clean Energy Solutions: Emost and the Future of Power | In a world where energy demands are rising, the quest for cleaner, quieter, and more efficient power solutions is more urgent than ever. The Swiss startup emost is at the forefront of this revolution, offering innovative mobile energy stora... |
| 31.07.2024 | Ten cleantech startups prepare for Munich |
Venture Leaders Cleantech is a business development program organized by Venturelab, designed to support high-growth Swiss startups in the cleantech sector. The program’s jury selects the top 10 most innovative startups, providing them wit... |
| 28.06.2024 | Venturelab with impressive results after the first 20 years |
The entrepreneur and passionate sailor Beat Schillig had already set the IFJ Institute for Young Entrepreneurs on course when he was offered the opportunity to set up a Swiss-wide training program for high-tech entrepreneurship for the Swi... |
| 07.05.2024 | BioVersys and GSK Join Forces to Fight Tuberculosis | BioVersys and GSK team up to tackle tuberculosis with innovative drug development, securing additional funding to push the boundaries of treatment options for patients in need.
In a world where tuberculosis continues to pose a serious threa... |
| 07.05.2024 | BioVersys strengthens tuberculosis drug development with expanded GSK collaboration and CHF 12.3 million Series C boost | "Venture Kick was really kicking BioVersys out of the comfort zone
and into full start mode. Funny anecdote: During one of the kickers camps was
my first outreach to our now long-term partner GSK...
...talking impact of Venture Kick!&q... |
| 30.04.2024 | Swiss tech startups continue to win accolades worldwide |
Bionomous, RoBoa, and Mondaic Ltd. have secured coveted spots in the Zühlke Product Scale-Up Coaching program, a joint program offering CHF 20,000 business consulting and coaching package to selected companies. Additionally, the startups w... |
| 30.04.2024 | EPFL Spin-off SONIX secures CHF 850k Project for advancing AI audio communication | Achieving ultra-low latency in audio communication is crucial for various applications, from gaming to live events and satellite communications. The main hurdle isn't just network speed ("ping"), but also its variability over time... |
| 17.04.2024 | Isospec raises USD 1.9 Million to revolutionize human health through rapid diagnostics | Identifying unknown molecules in drug, nutrition, or pesticide development is crucial but often lengthy and unsuccessful. Leveraging 20 years of research, Isospec Analytics founders Ahmed Ben Faleh, Stephan Warnke, and Thomas Rizzo, fused t... |
| 17.04.2024 | Bcomp secures CHF 36M Series C investment to accelerate expansion and market entry | Bcomp offers innovative flax-based fabrics, powerRibs™ and ampliTex™, as substitutes for traditional materials like carbon, glass, or plastic. These fabrics provide lightweight, stiffness, and safety advantages over synthetic composites, in... |
| 16.04.2024 | Bayer (Schweiz) and ASPIVIX collaborate to reduce pain in Women’s Health procedures | The potential pain during IUD insertion impacts millions of women worldwide, largely due to the use of the century-old cervical tenaculum in gynaecological procedures. Carevix™, the suction cervical stabilizer, provides an appealing alterna... |
| 15.04.2024 | Tandem Therapeutics joins Wyss Zurich Translational Center to accelerate progress in fibrosis treatment | Fibrosis represents a significant unmet medical challenge, contributing to over 45% of deaths in the developed world. Progressive fibrosis leads to the disruption of organ function and represents a significant cause of morbidity and mortali... |
| 27.03.2024 | Ten startups on a business voyage in Boston |
Selected from over 70 applications by a jury of investors and biotech experts, the ten startups selected for the 18th edition of Venture Leaders Biotech will join the roadshow in Boston, one of the world's most important life science hubs.... |
| 26.03.2024 | ONWARD Medical Secures €20 Million for Spinal Cord Therapies | ONWARD Medical, a pioneer in spinal cord stimulation therapies, has successfully raised €20 million through a strategic offering. The company's innovative treatments aim to restore movement and independence for individuals with spinal cord ... |
| 26.03.2024 | Volumina Medical secures USD 21 Million Funding to boost clinical advancements following successful first in human trial | "Venture Kick enabled us to find our first investors."
Hello, Amélie. Thank you for taking the time to speak with us today. To start, could you tell us about your journey as CEO and Co-founder of Volumina Medical? What are some of... |
| 25.03.2024 | ONWARD Medical raises EUR 20 Million for spinal cord injury products | ONWARD Medical, a company focusing on innovative spinal cord injuries and movement disorders therapies, recently raised EUR 20 million through private and public offerings. These funds will primarily support research and development activit... |
| 19.03.2024 | Swiss dental startup Odne secures USD 5.5 Million for US market launch of revolutionary root preservation technology | Odne, a pioneer in oral and systemic health innovations, recently closed its Series A1 funding round led by Revere Partners and NV Capital. Other participants included Dental Innovation Alliance, Züricher Kantonalbank, Plug&Play, Hatche... |
| 18.03.2024 | CustomSurg secures Seed round investment for AI-guided trauma surgery | CustomSurg, a frontrunner in AI-guided trauma surgery solutions, has successfully closed its Seed round of funding led by CHMBR Partners LLC, with backing from renowned international investors like HTGF (High-Tech Gründerfonds) and kickfund... |
| 17.03.2024 | Alithea Genomics Revolutionizes RNA Sequencing with CHF 2.8 Million Seed Financing Extension | Alithea Genomics, a game-changer in RNA sequencing, secures CHF 2.8 million in seed financing extension led by Novalis Biotech. Their innovative BRB-seq and DRUG-seq technologies streamline RNA sample preparation, slashing costs and time. B... |
| 14.03.2024 | Alithea Genomics secures CHF 2.8 million in Seed financing extension led by Novalis Biotech | Alithea commercializes multiplexed library preparation solutions for RNA sequencing, most notably BRB-seq and DRUG-seq. These technologies prepare hundreds of RNA samples for sequencing in a single tube and, in the case of DRUG-seq, without... |
| 29.02.2024 | FimmCyte secures 1 million CHF investment for Non-Hormonal Endometriosis treatment | FimmCyte, a spin-off from the University of Zürich and the University Hospital Zürich, was established in 2022 by Valentina Vongrad and Mohaned Shilaih. This pre-clinical stage biotech firm, stemming from the Lab of Prof. Brigitte Leener, f... |
| 28.02.2024 | Artiria Medical secures USD 6 million to advance stroke treatment technology in Europe and US | Artiria’s leading product is a novel real-time deflectable guidewire that enables neurointerventional surgeons to access the diseased site faster. The product has already been used in humans and treated its first patients in the third quart... |
| 22.02.2024 | Ten graduands and two winners |
The Academia-Industry Training (AIT) India program aims to support scientists in transforming their applied research into market application and discovering their entrepreneurial potential. By connecting scientists from top institutions in... |
| 14.02.2024 | Venturelab extends cohort to Mobile World Congress in Barcelona |
For the sixth time, ten Swiss connectivity startups have been selected to participate in the Venture Leaders Mobile program and attend the Mobile World Congress—the world’s most influential exhibition for the connectivity industry. With it... |
| 14.02.2024 | InterAx Biotech's AI platform unlocks new drug designs for diabetes, obesity, and cancer | The InterAx approach, together with the latest results on the immune-oncology program, will be presented at the upcoming GPCRs-Targeted Drug Discovery Summit. The company's success story includes an innovative small molecule identified for ... |
| 12.02.2024 | Ten tech startups to explore Silicon Valley |
The Venture Leaders roadshows provide promising startups with a platform to connect with industry experts, investors, and potential customers in key technology hubs across the globe. The 2024 roadshow to Silicon Valley attracted 200 applic... |
| 07.02.2024 | Venturelab's alumni iniVation and SynSense join forces to form leading neuromorphic technology provider | IniVation and SynSense’s unique combined technology, expertise, and customer portfolio will create the world’s first fully neuromorphic, end-to-end sensing and processing company. The deal will enable the combined organization to coherently... |
| 17.01.2024 | Tune Insight secures EUR 1.8 million Eurostars grant for revolutionary pediatric cybersecurity project | Tune Insight, in collaboration with Italian and Swiss hospitals belonging to the Pediatric Emergency Research Network (PERN) — such as Insel Gruppe Spital in Bern and University Hospital of Padova, along with the Italian SME DataRiver — has... |
| 11.01.2024 | Sevensense gets acquired by ABB | Originally founded in 2018 as an ETH spin-off, Swiss startup Sevensense, renowned for its AI-enabled 3D vision navigation technology for autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), is now the focal point of an acquisition by ABB. This strategic union ... |
| 11.01.2024 | Enerdrape secures CHF 1.3 Million in Seed funding to advance geothermal panel technology | The additional capital injection is earmarked to fortify Enerdrape's product development efforts and contribute to strategic enhancements within the existing team. This funding milestone propels the company's total fundraising past CHF 2 mi... |
| 08.01.2024 | matriq secures over CHF 1 Million for innovative plastic labeling technology | Developed as a spin-off from the Eastern Swiss University of Applied Sciences OST, matriq's technology directly enables the unique labelling and coding of plastic parts during injection molding. With the "DM-qode" launch in the fi... |
| 18.12.2023 | Swiss diagnostics company Proteomedix has officially joined forces with Blue Water Biotech to create Onconetix | Under the terms of the agreement, Proteomedix shareholders will receive a mix of common shares and preferred shares. The preferred shares are expected to undergo conversion into common shares in the first half of 2024. Upon this conversion ... |
| 14.12.2023 | CompPair Technologies secures funding to advance global growth in composites industry | CompPair, a Swiss company founded in 2020, is a leading solution provider in the composites industry, offering embedded ultra-fast repair for various applications. With its innovative HealTech™ technology, CompPair ensures in-situ repairs w... |
| 14.12.2023 | Ten startups join the 2024 roadshow in Barcelona | |
| 04.12.2023 | QualySense steps into the spotlight: Ferrum's strategic integration marks a stride towards sustainable excellence in the food industry | With the operations and assets of QualySense now under Ferrum's umbrella, the newly formed entity, Ferrum Analytics and Sorting is ready to revolutionize sorting technologies, backed by the expertise of QualySense's talented team.
QualySens... |
| 21.11.2023 | biped.ai Secures CHF 1.2 Million to transform mobility for the visually impaired | Lausanne-based tech startup biped.ai has announced a successful funding round of CHF 1.2 Million. The investment underscores the tech community's confidence in biped.ai's innovative solution for enhancing the mobility of blind and visually ... |
| 16.11.2023 | Pregnolia Secures CHF 2.2 Million investment to expand premature birth diagnostic device and enter US market | Premature births remain a significant challenge and an unresolved problem. This is emphasized in the WHO report "Born Too Soon – Decade of action on preterm birth," 15 years after designating November 17 as "World Prematurity... |
| 17.10.2023 | Investment surge fuels MimiX Biotherapeutics' advancements in human tissue regeneration | The strategic investors are supporting MimiX's vision to transform the lives of millions of patients suffering from chronic wounds. The investment will accelerate the development and commercialization of FastSkin®, a revolutionary treatment... |
| 12.10.2023 | Ten fintech startups set for London roadshow | |
| 06.10.2023 | 3db Access, leading the way in ultra-wideband technology, joins forces with Infineon Technologies | Since 2013, 3db Access has been developing and commercialising secure, ultra-low power and high-precision integrated Ultra-Wideband (UWB) ranging and sensing solutions. It offers integrated products that enable a broad range of applications... |
| 28.09.2023 | Transforming the data landscape: Tune Insight raises USD 3.4 Million to pioneer the secure insight economy | Despite the ever-increasing data dependence for all critical business decisions and the never-ending need for data to feed machine learning, companies are prevented from collaborating on and valorizing sensitive data because of cyber risks,... |
| 28.09.2023 | Nagi Bioscience secures CHF 12.4 Million investment in Series A round to revolutionize animal testing alternatives | Nagi Bioscience's first commercial product, SydLab™ One, was launched at the end of the first quarter of 2023 and has already gained significant traction in the biopharma and agrochemical R&D sectors, among others. "The enthusiasti... |
| 28.09.2023 | Ständerat verhilft Innovationsfonds-Projekt zu neuem Schub | |
| 15.09.2023 | Haelixa receives a new capital injection from Zurich Silk Association | The Switzerland-based solution provides next-generation solutions for transparency in consumer goods supply chains.
The ZSIG is an association of active and former companies from Zurich’s silk industry. It was founded in 1854 and is one of ... |
| 12.09.2023 | Swiss Medtech startup Hylomorph raises CHF 4.5 million in Series B2 financing round | This significant funding marks a major milestone for Hylomorph as it continues pursuing its mission to make a substantial impact on patients’ care. The investment will help the Zurich-based ETH spin-off Hylomorph expand its product portfoli... |
| 10.08.2023 | ZuriMED closes CHF 14.5 million series A financing round to revolutionize surgery with Surgical-Fiberlock technology | ZuriMED Technologies, a Switzerland-based spin-off from the University and ETH Zurich, has closed a Series A financing round worth CHF 14.5 million with leading healthcare investors. The financing round was led by Chindex Medical Limited (H... |
| 27.07.2023 | PeriVision achieves successful closing of first seed round tranche, revolutionizing eye testing and care | PeriVision is utilizing the power of AI, VR, and cloud computing to redefine eye testing and care. By developing a portfolio of virtual eye tests conducted on commercial VR headsets, PeriVision is transforming the field. Doctors can easily ... |
| 26.07.2023 | Ten cleantechs selected for a roadshow in Munich | |
| 19.07.2023 | Swiss Medtechs seek growth opportunities in Boston | |
| 28.06.2023 | Almer Technologies secures CHF 4.5 million Seed II Funding Round to drive AR Technology development and market expansion | Building on the momentum of its recent successful Seed II Funding Round, Almer Technologies has enjoyed a year of significant growth and evolution, with substantial milestones to its credit. The company's AR glasses have undergone extensive... |
| 27.06.2023 | DePoly secures CHF 12.3 million seed round to revolutionize plastic recycling | The deep tech company DePoly is announcing a CHF 12.3 million seed funding round today to scale the solution the global consumer packaging and textile world has been longing for decades—its universal chemical recycling process converting pl... |
| 22.06.2023 | Lunaphore announces acquisition by Bio-Techne, paving the way for advancements in spatial biology | Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Tolochenaz, Switzerland, Lunaphore is a leading developer of fully automated spatial biology solutions using precision microfluidic technology capable of revealing hyperplex proteomic and transcriptomic ... |
| 22.06.2023 | TreaTech secures CHF 9 million in Series A Funding to revolutionize waste treatment and renewable gas production | TreaTech was founded in 2015 by life sciences and chemical engineers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. Together, the co-founders share the desire to harness the power of the circular economy and have created an innov... |
| 19.06.2023 | Tinamu Labs Secures CHF 1 million investment to drive growth of its indoor drone-based monitoring systems | Leveraging its unique patented technology and expertise in indoor drone flight and workflow automation, Tinamu Labs has positioned itself as a flexible solution provider for automated inventory monitoring of bulk cargo. This groundbreaking ... |
| 12.06.2023 | Seervision gets acquired by California-based company Q-SYS to bring together exceptional teams and expand intelligent collaboration solutions | Seervision’s camera automation software combines years of research in multi-camera control with deep expertise in real-time optimization, machine learning, and predictive motion models. By seamlessly integrating into existing AV/IT ecosyste... |
| 08.06.2023 | Eturnity secures CHF 8 Million Series A funding to drive growth in solar, heating, and e-mobility sales software | Eturnity has emerged as a key player in the renewable energy sector by providing cutting-edge software solutions for selling, dimensioning, and implementing climate-tech systems. The recent funding round bolsters the company's resources and... |
| 30.05.2023 | SWISSto12's I-8 satellites from the HummingSat program are chosen by Inmarsat to support its L-band network | SWISSto12, one of Europe's fastest-growing aerospace providers based in Switzerland, has been selected by Inmarsat to develop the eighth generation of spacecraft. The three I-8 satellites will add resilience to the network, ensuring the fut... |
| 05.05.2023 | Klepsydra Technologies raises over CHF 1M in funding to accelerate growth of its innovative edge computing software | Klepsydra's software is designed to process data on devices that are directly connected to sensors, such as small computers inside satellites, robots and IoT devices. With the increasing demand for processing more data on the edge across al... |
| 20.04.2023 | Distalmotion raises USD 150M to accelerate FDA approval and clinical experience of its robotic platform Dexter | “Dexter allows for ‘on-demand robotics’ and gives surgeons access to the benefits of both robotic and laparoscopic surgery, enabling best-in-class minimally invasive patient care,” explained Distalmotion CEO Michael Friedrich. “Surgeons can... |
| 19.04.2023 | Ten biotech startups head to Boston | |
| 19.04.2023 | aiEndoscopic closes seed round to boost development of AI-supported endoscopic solutions | aiEndoscopic (aiE) combines artificial intelligence and robotic endoscopy to empower medical professionals with assistive and autonomous solutions.
The startup's primary focus has been on the development of intuBot, an assistive device for ... |
| 18.04.2023 | SynSense secures additional capital from strategic investors | SynSense (formerly aiCTX) is the global leader in ultra-low-power sensory processing hardware and application solutions based, solidifying its position at the forefront of neuromorphic research since its founding in 2017. A few weeks ago, t... |
| 12.04.2023 | Araris snags strategic investment from Samsung Ventures | Araris Biotech, a spin-off from the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and ETH Zurich founded in 2019, is developing novel linker technology for the precise and efficient production of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), which are used to treat can... |
| 03.04.2023 | InSphero obtains strategic investment from ZEISS Ventures | InSphero is the pioneer of industrial-grade and scalable 3D-cell-based assay solutions and scaffold-free 3D organ-on-a-chip technology. With its efficient and automation-compatible technology platform, InSphero assists researchers in pharma... |
| 24.03.2023 | Lunaphore secures CHF 40 million to boost portfolio of tissue diagnostics solutions | Founded in 2014, Lunaphore develops spatial biology solutions—technologies for the visualization of molecules in cells and tissue—based on cutting-edge chip technology that can extract spatial proteomic and transcriptomic data from tumors a... |
| 23.03.2023 | SynSense raises USD 10 million to accelerate mass production of smart vision sensor | Building on long experience in neuromorphic computing and engineering, SynSense (formerly aiCTX) has been at the forefront of neuromorphic research since its founding in 2017. Since expanding in China in 2020, SynSense has deepened its invo... |
| 22.03.2023 | Bund sucht Startups für Digitalisierungsprojekte | |
| 20.03.2023 | Flyability attracts new strategic investor | Based in Paudex, Flyability pioneered drone technology for indoor inspections with a special focus on energy, power, chemical, mining, and maritime industries. Since its foundation in 2014, the company has become a trusted provider of inter... |
| 13.03.2023 | CHF 40,000 awarded to startups developing low-cost ventilators, micro-franchising novel water-filtering technology, and producing sustainable meat alternative | breathe: Improving emergency care for patients in low-resource settings
Millions of people in low- and middle-income countries (LMCIs) die every year because they have limited access to ventilators in medical emergency situations. To tackle... |
| 12.03.2023 | Обзор технологических стартапов в образовании за последнюю неделю | Лорел Тейлор, основатель Candidly
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| 07.03.2023 | Bearmind raises CHF 1.3 million in seed round | Bearmind developed a head-impact monitoring system and risk-assessment method that helps sports teams and their staff proactively manage the risk of brain injuries. Aside from helping to decrease the risk of injuries, the technology can als... |
| 23.02.2023 | Accolades for Swiss startups | |
| 17.02.2023 | This Week in European Tech: MYFLEXBOX lands €75 million, Zopa buys BNPL firm DivideBuy, EIB introduces European Tech Champions Initiative, and more
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| 16.02.2023 | EraCal and Nestlé Health Science team up to develop new treatment for obesity | According to the World Health Organization, obesity is a global epidemic with a yearly death toll in the millions. Recent news and popular discourses about Ozempic and other brands of semiglutide, which is used to treat diabetes but has bee... |
| 15.02.2023 | Ten technology startups brace for Silicon Valley | |
| 09.02.2023 | Swiss delegation at Mobile World Congress gets bigger | |
| 06.02.2023 | Ten Swiss sciencepreneurs to explore Singapore | |
| 01.02.2023 | Xsensio secures investment and collaboration agreement with the Mayo Clinic | Xsensio announced yesterday that it entered into a know-how and stock-purchase agreement with the Mayo Clinic. The company will work closely with the Mayo Clinic's subject matter experts, who will provide clinical and product development ex... |
| 31.01.2023 | Mobile World Congress & 4YFN Parties & Events Guide (MWC23 & 4YFN23) | No doubt about it, Mobile World Congress (MWC) is one of the most highly anticipated events in Barcelona’s (if not the planet’s) tech calendar, drawing thousands of industry pros and enthusiasts to Catalonia each year. As the city gears up ... |
| 23.01.2023 | InSphero and Brenus Pharma are awarded EUR 1.5 million grant for cancer research project | The collaborative project titled "STC-1010: A First-in-Class Allogeneic Cell Vaccine Against Cancer" is coordinated by Brenus in collaboration with InSphero and was launched in November 2022 and is set to take 36 months. The colla... |
| 23.01.2023 | Bionomous secures USD 2.7 million for the deployment of its automatic screening device | Founded in 2019, Bionomous has been developing the EggSorter, a device that automatically screens, sorts and dispenses small biological entities like the eggs of zebrafish, Xenopus oocytes and embryos, as well as plant seeds and more. The i... |
| 23.01.2023 | Max Q: Things are tough out there | Hello and welcome back to Max Q! I hate writing intros, so let’s get to it, shall we?
In this issue:
A startup tackling the “unsexy” parts-ordering workflows
Space tech predictions from Seraphim Space
News from Varda, ClearSpace and more St... |
| 11.01.2023 | Medyria secures CHF 3.7 million to bring novel diagnostic device closer to market entry | Medyria AG is a Medtech company leader in blood flow velocity sensing. Based in Winterthur, the startup recently launched the development of PyCath, a novel microcatheter for the invasive diagnosis of ischemic heart conditions, including ob... |
| 05.01.2023 | BioVersys raises CHF 32.6 million in extended Series C round | BioVersys AG is a privately held clinical-stage, multi-asset Swiss pharmaceutical company focusing on the research and development of therapies for life-threatening multidrug-resistant bacterial infections and targeted microbiome modulation... |
| 05.01.2023 | Avrios is acquired by Battery Ventures | Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm founded in 1983 and managing an estimated USD 13 billion in assets, today announced it has agreed to lead a combined growth-equity investment in two complementary cloud-software... |
| 04.01.2023 | Biognosys and Bruker form partnership to serve global biopharma and biomarker customers | The strategic partnership aims to broaden access to Biognosys’ leading CRO services and Spectronaut® software tools for unbiased proteomics and epiproteomics. This is expected to benefit proteomics research, disease biomarker discovery, dru... |
| 04.01.2023 | Fixposition secures investment from Segway-Ninebot | Fixposition develops high-precision global positioning products, combining computer vision techniques and satellite navigation to deliver accuracy in open fields and GNSS-challenging environments. More than ten companies worldwide, includin... |
| 22.12.2022 | greenteg raises CHF 10 million to expand global reach and boost R&D of heat-flux sensors | Founded in 2009, greenteg focuses on the development, manufacturing, and global sales of heat-flux sensors for applications ranging from photonics, building insulation, and battery characterization to core body temperature measurement in th... |
| 22.12.2022 | Flybotix gets CHF 5.5 million to expand the navigation capabilities of its patented drone tech | The equity part of the Series A round was led by a Swiss Investment Holding advised by Schwartzkopff Partners. Several new investors participated in the round, in addition to the participation of existing investors. The financing part was c... |
| 19.12.2022 | Resistell raises CHF 8.5 million to complete clinical trials for antibiotic susceptibility testing: interview with CEO Danuta Cichocka | Resistell is a clinical-stage company with its own testing device developed by a highly skilled, cross-functional team of microbiologists, engineers, and data scientists. In April 2022, Resistell launched an R&D project to assess the ap... |
| 16.12.2022 | SmartHelio raises USD 5 million to extend the lifespan of solar panels | SmartHelio, which was part of Y Combinator's W22 batch, saw participation from the incubator as well as a flurry of Swiss and American investors in the recent financing round, including Collab Fund, Serpentine VC, ACE & Company, Pegasus... |
| 14.12.2022 | Oxyle secures USD 3 million in pre-seed funding to tackle the water pollution crisis | The new capital brings Oxyle's total raised so far to USD 7.4 million since it was founded in 2020. The startup’s customers include companies in the pesticide, chemical, textile pigments, electronics, and pharmaceutical sectors that are reg... |
