| Date | Title | Description |
| 23.01.2026 | SWISSto12 Secures Over EUR 100M, Accelerates Compact Satellite Revolution | SWISSto12 has secured over EUR 100 million in fresh capital. This investment vigorously propels its innovative HummingSat program forward. HummingSat represents a new generation: a compact, powerful geostationary telecommunications satellit... |
| 23.01.2026 | ESA Invests €73 Million in SWISSto12’s HummingSat Satellite Program | SWISSto12, a provider of satellite systems and RF technologies developed using additive manufacturing, has announced it will receive €73 million ($84.8 million) from European Space Agency (ESA) member states through the HummingSat ARTES par... |
| 22.01.2026 | SWISSto12 raises over EUR 100M for HummingSat industrialization | 22.01.2026 08:30, Rita Longobardi
SWISSto12 has secured more than EUR 100 million to advance the industrialization of its HummingSat platform, combining ESA-backed funding with capital from European private investors. The Renens-based aeros... |
| 22.01.2026 | SWISSto12 raises over EUR 100M for HummingSat industrialization | The Renens-based aerospace company SWISSto12 received EUR 73 million from European Space Agency (ESA) member states through the ARTES HummingSat Partnership Project. Additional funding raised from European private investors in the second ha... |
| 21.01.2026 | Swissto12 raises over €100M for HummingSat industrialization |
Signaling strong institutional and private investor confidence in the company’s commercial potential and operational readiness, the funding will accelerate SWISSto12’s development and industrialization of HummingSat, as well as scaling up ... |
| 21.01.2026 | Swissto12: €73 Million Secured In ESA-Backed Support For HummingSat Compact Telecom Platform | SWISSto12 has secured €73 million ($84.8 million) in financial support from European Space Agency (ESA) member states to advance HummingSat, its next-generation, compact geostationary satellite platform designed to deliver lower-cost and mo... |
| 21.01.2026 | SWISSto12 secures €73M ESA backing to accelerate HummingSat platform | Aerospace company SWISSto12 has announced securing €73 million in financial support from European Space Agency (ESA) member states through the HummingSat ARTES partnership project.
SWISSto12 is a manufacturer of advanced satellite systems a... |
| 21.01.2026 | Lausanne-based SWISSto12 secures €73 million to develop its compact satellite HummingSat ahead of planned 2027 launch | SWISSto12, a Lausanne-based aerospace company and manufacturer of satellite systems and radio frequency (RF) products, today announced that it has secured €73 million ($84.8 million) in financial support from European Space Agency (ESA) mem... |
| 30.12.2025 | ESA at 50: What Europe’s space agency means for startups today | In 2025, the European Space Agency turned 50. Founded on 30 May 1975, when the ESA Convention was signed by ten Member States, it has since grown into a pan-European institution spanning 23 Member States, three Associate Members, and a wide... |
| 03.10.2025 | New markets for technology solutions out of Switzerland |
SWISSto12, a leading OEM of advanced Radio Frequency (RF) products, satellite payloads and satellite systems, including the HummingSat: a small yet powerful geostationary telecommunications satellite developed in collaboration with the Eur... |
| 09.09.2025 | London-based Hanwha Phasor tech acquisition to boost SWISSto12 |
Renens-headquartered SWISSto12 has acquired Ku band active electronically steered antenna (AESA) user terminal technology and assets from Hanwha Phasor and will combine them with its own products and technologies to offer a highly innovati... |
| 20.05.2025 | Leadership transitions to bolster startup growth |
CleanGreens Solutions SA has announced a leadership change with the nomination of Lionel Artusio, a board member with close ties to CleanGreens, as Interim Chief Executive Officer during the company’s executive search process. He succeeds ... |
| 25.03.2025 | Founders and their innovations get recognition |
In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the satellite industry, Emile de Rijk, CEO and Founder of Swissto12 has been named Satellite Executive of the Year by Via Satellite at the Satellite 2025 event in Washington D.C. Founded in... |
| 11.03.2025 | Swissto12 to deliver Asia Pacific’s first Satellite-to-Device platform |
SWISSto12 is a leading manufacturer of advanced satellite RF products, payloads and systems, including the HummingSat: a small yet powerful geostationary telecommunications satellite developed in collaboration with the European Space Agenc... |
| 18.09.2024 | Swiss spacetech startups help enhance satellite operations |
Leanspace, a ground segment solutions provider, has secured €10.5 million in funding from the French government's France 2030 "UMBRELLA" Project in which Swiss startup Cysec and Constellation Technologies & Operations (CTO) a... |
| 10.09.2024 | MDA SPACE AWARDED ANTENNA SYSTEM CONTRACT BY SWISSTO12 TO SUPPORT HUMMINGSAT GEO SATELLITES | Antennas will be used on three GEO SmallSats for the Inmarsat-8 Program
BRAMPTON, ON, Sept. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - MDA Space Ltd. (TSX: MDA), a trusted space mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, today announced i... |
| 09.08.2024 | A ten million dollar deal for Swissto12 |
Headquartered in Lausanne and employing over 150 people in the U.S and Europe, SWISSto12 offers a broad portfolio of antenna systems, leveraging the company’s innovative designs and proprietary 3D printing technology to deliver next-genera... |
| 07.06.2024 | WEF’s Technology Pioneers welcome three Swiss startups |
The World Economic Forum (WEF) Technology Pioneer Community, growing by 100 global members each year, consists of early- and growth-stage companies that demonstrate a high level of innovation and present an effective business model with th... |
| 20.05.2024 | SWISSto12 develops new 3D printed antenna chains for Northrop Grumman | Swiss advanced satellite products and Radio Frequency (RF) systems provider SWISSto12, has delivered three fully integrated RF Antenna Feed Chains to Northrop Grumman Corporation for the GEOStar-3 commercial satellite program.
According to ... |
| 02.04.2024 | SWISSto12 grows team and adds production space |
SWISSto12 is a leading manufacturer of advanced satellite RF products, payloads and systems, including the HummingSat: a small yet powerful geostationary telecommunications satellite developed in collaboration with the European Space Agenc... |
| 02.11.2023 | Swiss startups deliver aviation technologies to clients | |
| 21.09.2023 | Swiss-based SWISSto12 raises €26.1M working capital for its HummingSat satellite expansion | Read this article in:
SWISSto12, a satellite and radio frequency product manufacturer based in Renens, Switzerland, announced on Wednesday, September 13, that it has secured CHF 25M (nearly €26.15M) working capital from UBS Switzerland AG, ... |
| 13.09.2023 | SWISSto12 secures CHF 25 million working capital facility from UBS | |
| 08.09.2023 | Startups und Scaleups im Finale des EY Entrepreneur Of The Year | |
| 31.05.2023 | Swiss scaleups reach for global markets | |
| 03.03.2023 | SWISSto12 closer to US customers | |
| 09.02.2023 | Swiss delegation at Mobile World Congress gets bigger | |
| 19.01.2023 | Swissto12 to roll-out HummingSat with support from ESA Ministerial Council | |
| 26.12.2022 | 3D Printing Industry Review of the Year: March 2022 | Interested in reading more about the year’s biggest 3D printing news? You can access our full 3D Printing Industry Review of the Year series here.
March was a month dominated by both new 3D printing technology launches and automotive and ae... |
| 08.11.2022 | Intelsat chooses SWISSto12 to open a new chapter in satellite communication | |
| 21.04.2022 | Swiss innovation deployed in global sustainability-driven projects | |
| 30.03.2022 | China launches its new Long March 6A rocket, paving way for future 3D printed payloads | China has announced the successful launch of its new Chang Zheng 6A (Long March 6A) rocket for the first time, which lifted off from a new launch pad at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC) earlier this week.
Launched by the China Aer... |
| 23.03.2022 | SWISSto12 leads ESA Micro-geostationary satellite project | |
| 19.03.2022 | SWISSto12 and CAES selected to 3D print antennas for Lockheed Martin satellites | Defense giant Lockheed Martin’s Space unit has selected electronics firms SWISSto12 and CAES (Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions) to 3D print phased array antennas for future satellite missions.
Phased array antennas are collections of an... |
| 30.12.2021 | Космические стартапы — не Маском единым | Космические стартапы — не Маском единым |
| 30.11.2021 | SWISSto12’s micro-geostationary satellite wins ESA support | |
| 16.10.2021 | Episode #4 of “Le Salon Jolt” / Manufacturing for today and tomorrow | Organized on Oct. 6th 2021, Ep. 4 of “Le Salon Jolt” explored how the geopolitical situation, the global pandemics, the supply chain challenges and the ESG awareness are changing the market dynamics and the way we manufacture and deliver go... |
| 21.09.2021 | Start-ups provide well-known partners with innovative solutions | |
| 19.07.2021 | Elbit Systems teams up with SWISSto12 to develop and produce advanced antennas | |
| 27.01.2021 | Privilège Ventures relies on CEOs to find promising founders | Originally conceived by Sequoia Capital in California, one of the leading global VCs, the aim Privilège Ventures' new program is to be involved even earlier with the most capable founders. It is expected that selected CEOs will want to help... |
| 27.01.2021 | Privilège Ventures relies on CEOs to find promising founders | |
| 04.09.2020 | Strong momentum for SWISSto12 defense solutions | Swiss Scale-up SWISSto12 has developed a comprehensive RF solution for the defense industry exploiting the design freedom offered by additive manufacturing (3D printing) technology. The end-to-end solution includes the antenna RF subsystem,... |
| 04.09.2020 | Strong momentum for SWISSto12 defense solutions | |
| 24.01.2020 | Venture Kick to inject 5 million Swiss francs in 80 projects | Venture Kick is a philanthropic initiative that provides up to CHF 150,000 in seed funding to Swiss startups in addition to a well-structured entrepreneurial path towards building a winning business. Startups pitch to expert juries at three... |
| 24.01.2020 | Venture Kick to inject 5 million Swiss francs in 80 projects | |
| 30.08.2019 | Daily funding roundup - August 29th, 2019 | Esusu raised $1.6M; Cerberus Interactive closed $1.75M; Tushy picks up $2.1M; Alto landedd $3M
Esusu: Esusu is a mobile platform built to help communities build financial resilience and credit through a digitized rotational savings system. ... |
| 19.06.2018 | Un premier IPO Day lausannois couronné de succès | |
| 18.05.2018 | First IPO Day in Lausanne on the horizon | |
| 10.11.2017 | "An IPO has become a serious alternative” | |
| 13.10.2017 | Five new firms join the Scale Up Vaud community | |
| 09.03.2016 | Swissto12 receives support funding from CTI and the European Space Agency | |
| 05.01.2016 | SWISSto12 closes Series A financing round | |
| 15.06.2015 | Swissto12 à la conquête de l’Espace avec l’impression 3D | |
| 27.03.2015 | Dynamic start-ups, dynamic supporter | |
| 06.03.2015 | First Swiss Venture Day 2015 with intensive program | |
| 20.02.2015 | Implementation of a new commercial strategy at SWISSto12 | |
| 26.11.2013 | 15 Startups für Pionierpreis nominiert | |
| 04.07.2013 | Lauréat de la Fondation W.A. de Vigier 2013: SWISSto12 | |
| 20.06.2013 | Preisverleihung der W.A. de Vigier Stiftung | |
| 03.05.2013 | Les Trophées PERL dévoilent les lauréats 2013 | |
