| Date | Title | Description |
| 29.05.2024 | Lighthouse Tech Closes Seed Funding Round |
Lighthouse Tech’s flagship product, the LTH01 smart glasses frame, combines advanced sensors and real-time feedback to improve personal mobility and safety, allowing users with visual disabilities to navigate their environment with greater... |
| 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... |
| 19.03.2024 | Swiss dental startup Odne secures USD 5.5 Million for US market launch of revolutionary root preservation technology | Swiss dental startup Odne secures USD 5.5 Million for US market launch of revolutionary root preservation technology 19.03.2024 18:30, Rita Longobardi linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Swiss dental innovator Odne, formerly ... |
| 08.03.2024 | International Women's Day 2024: Celebrating females in Swiss startups | International Women's Day 2024: Celebrating females in Swiss startups 08.03.2024 09:00, Rita Longobardi linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
March 8th marks a significant moment in our ongoing journey towards gender equality a... |
| 16.01.2024 | Application process for Venture Leaders Biotech 2024 is now open | Application process for Venture Leaders Biotech 2024 is now open 16.01.2024 09:05, Rita Longobardi linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Every year, ten tech startups are chosen to join the Swiss National Startup Team as Ventur... |
| 19.12.2023 | Venturelab delivered 302 days of training in 2023 to supported worldclass startups from Switzerland | Venturelab delivered 302 days of training in 2023 to supported worldclass startups from Switzerland 19.12.2023 18:30, Rita Longobardi linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
2023 has been a challenging year, but Swiss entrepreneu... |
| 21.12.2022 | These venture capital funds have the dry powder to invest in Swiss startups | These venture capital funds have the dry powder to invest in Swiss startups 21.12.2022 07:15, João Guerra linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Fundraising data reveals which Swiss and European venture capital investment firms ... |
| 04.10.2022 | Araris Biotech closes USD 24 million financing round | Araris Biotech is pioneering the development of its novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADC)-linker technology to enable efficient and precise production of ADCs. Its linker platform enables the attachment of any drug payload to ‘off-the-shelf’ ... |
| 04.10.2022 | Araris Biotech closes USD 24 million financing round | Araris Biotech closes USD 24 million financing round 04.10.2022 16:30, Tracy Woodley linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Araris Biotech, a company pioneering a proprietary antibody-drug conjugate (ADC)-linker technology, toda... |
| 08.09.2022 | The TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award 2022 celebrates Switzerland’s most promising startups | |
| 02.09.2022 | Swisscom Startups Challenge honours five sustainable start-ups | |
| 13.06.2022 | Good Morning Startups 2022: Credit Suisse investors and TOP 100 startups connect over breakfast | Good Morning Startups 2022: Credit Suisse investors and TOP 100 startups connect over breakfast 13.06.2022 10:30, Tracy Woodley linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Last Tuesday, TOP 100 Presenting Partner Credit Suisse and Ve... |
| 06.04.2022 | Alpian CMO Roman Balzan: ‘Building a bank takes everything. Building a new kind of bank takes more.’ | Alpian CMO Roman Balzan: ‘Building a bank takes everything. Building a new kind of bank takes more.’ 06.04.2022 07:05, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
With a career spanning Silicon Valley tech giants an... |
| 01.04.2022 | Venture Leaders Medtech 2022: 10 innovative startups will advance their global growth in Boston | |
| 23.03.2022 | Luiza Dobre’s 12 tips for successful negotiations | Luiza Dobre’s 12 tips for successful negotiations 23.03.2022 06:55, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day focused on breaking the bias. One critical skill tha... |
| 15.03.2022 | International Women’s Day 2022: How to better negotiate in the Swiss startup ecosystem | International Women’s Day 2022: How to better negotiate in the Swiss startup ecosystem 15.03.2022 07:25, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
This year’s International Women’s Day focused on breaking the bias... |
| 08.12.2021 | Initiative for more transparency in the ecosystem | |
| 16.11.2021 | Meet Perovskia co-founder Anand Verma—a Venture Leader Deeptech who crafts designer solar cells for consumer devices and IoT | Meet Perovskia co-founder Anand Verma—a Venture Leader Deeptech who crafts designer solar cells for consumer devices and IoT 16.11.2021 07:15, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Perovskia enables solar cell... |
| 10.11.2021 | Meet Miraex co-founder Clément Javerzac-Galy—a Venture Leader Deeptech who develops photonic solutions for next-generation sensing and quantum computing | Meet Miraex co-founder Clément Javerzac-Galy—a Venture Leader Deeptech who develops photonic solutions for next-generation sensing and quantum computing 10.11.2021 07:00, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
... |
| 09.11.2021 | Meet KOMP-ACT co-founder Salvatore De Benedictis—a Venture Leader Deeptech who electrifies the world | Meet KOMP-ACT co-founder Salvatore De Benedictis—a Venture Leader Deeptech who electrifies the world 09.11.2021 07:15, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
KOMP-ACT provides machine builders and manufacturers... |
| 03.11.2021 | Meet SmartHelio co-founder Govinda Upadhyay and find out how the Venture Leader Technology extends the lives of solar assets | Meet SmartHelio co-founder Govinda Upadhyay and find out how the Venture Leader Technology extends the lives of solar assets 03.11.2021 10:15, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
SmartHelio provides diagnost... |
| 01.11.2021 | Meet Decentriq co-founder Maximilian Groth and discover how the Venture Leader Technology provides new value from sensitive data | Meet Decentriq co-founder Maximilian Groth and discover how the Venture Leader Technology provides new value from sensitive data 01.11.2021 12:55, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Decentriq provides data ... |
| 31.10.2021 | Meet CYSEC co-founder Patrick Trinkler and learn more about Venture Leader Technology's confidential computing solution | Meet CYSEC co-founder Patrick Trinkler and learn more about Venture Leader Technology's confidential computing solution 31.10.2021 12:55, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Data in use—the data accessed, pr... |
| 29.10.2021 | Meet Veertly co-founder Alexander Spahn and discover how the Venture Leader Technology optimizes digital collaboration | Meet Veertly co-founder Alexander Spahn and discover how the Venture Leader Technology optimizes digital collaboration 29.10.2021 11:55, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Veertly makes online events and co... |
| 28.10.2021 | Meet Foodetective co-founder Andrea Tassistro and discover how the Venture Leader Technology simplifies restaurant operations | Meet Foodetective co-founder Andrea Tassistro and discover how the Venture Leader Technology simplifies restaurant operations 28.10.2021 07:15, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Foodetective transforms the... |
| 27.10.2021 | Meet xorlab co-founder Antonio Barresi and discover how the Venture Leader Technology protects corporate digital communication | Meet xorlab co-founder Antonio Barresi and discover how the Venture Leader Technology protects corporate digital communication 27.10.2021 07:00, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Antonio Barresi and his te... |
| 25.10.2021 | Meet Skribble co-founder Roni Oeschger and find out how the Venture Leader Technology builds trust in the digital world | Meet Skribble co-founder Roni Oeschger and find out how the Venture Leader Technology builds trust in the digital world 25.10.2021 08:25, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Thanks to Skribble, handwritten s... |
| 22.10.2021 | Meet Pick8ship Technology founder Josef Haid and find out how the Venture Leader Technology aims to revolutionize logistics | Meet Pick8ship Technology founder Josef Haid and find out how the Venture Leader Technology aims to revolutionize logistics 22.10.2021 07:00, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
One person’s trash is another... |
| 20.10.2021 | Meet Exnaton co-founder Liliane Ableitner and learn how the Venture Leader Technology develops software that supports renewable-energy communities | Meet Exnaton co-founder Liliane Ableitner and learn how the Venture Leader Technology develops software that supports renewable-energy communities 20.10.2021 07:00, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Exnato... |
| 19.10.2021 | Meet Synthara co-founder Manu V Nair and discover how the Venture Leader Technology enables edge intelligence | Meet Synthara co-founder Manu V Nair and discover how the Venture Leader Technology enables edge intelligence 19.10.2021 10:05, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Synthara makes edge devices—devices that pr... |
| 22.09.2021 | 10 Venture Leaders Deeptech selected | Organized by Venturelab, the Venture Leaders are ready to take the first step toward their international expansion. The investor and business development roadshows for Swiss startups are specifically structured to help them achieve this goa... |
| 25.08.2021 | How to better prepare term sheets—an entrepreneur’s perspective | How to better prepare term sheets—an entrepreneur’s perspective 25.08.2021 07:00, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
An entrepreneur, an investor, and a lawyer participate in an interview series… What sound... |
| 24.08.2021 | Meet Emovo Care co-founder Iselin Frøybu and find out how she develops accessible robotic devices for people with motor impairments | Meet Emovo Care co-founder Iselin Frøybu and find out how she develops accessible robotic devices for people with motor impairments 24.08.2021 07:30, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Iselin Frøybu co-foun... |
| 17.08.2021 | SIX and Venturelab pave the way to the stock exchange | |
| 28.07.2021 | How to better negotiate convertible loans—a lawyer’s perspective | How to better negotiate convertible loans—a lawyer’s perspective 28.07.2021 07:00, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
An entrepreneur, an investor, and a lawyer participate in an interview series… What soun... |
| 13.07.2021 | The Venture Leaders Mobile 2021 connect at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona | The Venture Leaders Mobile 2021 connect at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona 13.07.2021 09:05, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
The first Venture Leaders roadshow 2021 was a success! The 10 Venture L... |
| 24.06.2021 | Meet PXL Vision founder Michael Born and find out how he helps customers build trust in digital onboarding | Meet PXL Vision founder Michael Born and find out how he helps customers build trust in digital onboarding 24.06.2021 13:35, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Michael Born founded PXL Vision, a Venture Lea... |
| 15.06.2021 | Meet Riskwolf co-founder Thomas Krapf and find out how he provides insurance coverage for the 21st century | Meet Riskwolf co-founder Thomas Krapf and find out how he provides insurance coverage for the 21st century 15.06.2021 07:49, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Thomas Krapf co-founded Riskwolf, a Venture Le... |
| 11.06.2021 | Meet Biospectal co-founder Eliott Jones and find out how he turns smartphones into blood pressure monitors | Meet Biospectal co-founder Eliott Jones and find out how he turns smartphones into blood pressure monitors 11.06.2021 07:30, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Eliott Jones co-founded Biospectal, a medtech ... |
| 09.06.2021 | First Venture Leaders Medtech selected | |
| 08.06.2021 | Meet GenomSys CEO Alessio Ascari and find out how he democratizes genomic analysis | Meet GenomSys CEO Alessio Ascari and find out how he democratizes genomic analysis 08.06.2021 17:05, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Venture Leader Mobile GenomSys develops technology that makes personal... |
| 01.06.2021 | The Venture Leaders Mobile 2021 kick off their roadshow to the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona | The Venture Leaders Mobile 2021 kick off their roadshow to the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona 01.06.2021 09:55, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
The Swiss National Mobile Team is ready for their busin... |
| 01.06.2021 | Meet collectID founder David Geisser and find out how he uses blockchain technology to protect brands | Meet collectID founder David Geisser and find out how he uses blockchain technology to protect brands 01.06.2021 08:05, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
David Geisser founded collectID, a startup and Vent... |
| 25.05.2021 | Meet Typewise co-founder David Eberle and find out how he revolutionizes typing on smartphones | Meet Typewise co-founder David Eberle and find out how he revolutionizes typing on smartphones 25.05.2021 07:30, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
David Eberle co-founded Typewise, a Venture Leader Mobile ... |
| 20.05.2021 | Numab Therapeutics completes oversubscribed CHF 100 million Series C financing | Numab Therapeutics completes oversubscribed CHF 100 million Series C financing 20.05.2021 17:35, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Numab Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing ... |
| 20.05.2021 | HAYA Therapeutics raises CHF 18 million Seed financing to advance anti-fibrotic therapies targeting long non-coding RNAs | HAYA Therapeutics raises CHF 18 million Seed financing to advance anti-fibrotic therapies targeting long non-coding RNAs 20.05.2021 09:00, Guillaume Tinsel linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
HAYA Therapeutics, a company deve... |
| 20.05.2021 | HAYA Therapeutics raises CHF 18 million Seed financing to advance anti-fibrotic therapies targeting long non-coding RNAs | Founded and led by a team of experts in lncRNA biology and fibrotic disease, HAYA will use the funds from the financing to advance the discovery and development of innovative organ and cell-selective therapeutics that target lncRNAs to trea... |
| 18.05.2021 | Meet Resmonics co-founder Peter Tinschert and find out how he makes disease monitoring more convenient | Meet Resmonics co-founder Peter Tinschert and find out how he makes disease monitoring more convenient 18.05.2021 09:00, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Peter Tinschert co-founded Resmonics, a Venture Le... |
| 17.05.2021 | Yova completes financing cycle of CHF 11 million to accelerate growth | Yova completes financing cycle of CHF 11 million to accelerate growth 17.05.2021 17:15, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Yova, the impact investing platform founded in Zurich in 2017, continues its dynami... |
| 14.05.2021 | More Winners at the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award Public Vote | |
| 14.05.2021 | More Winners at the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award Public Vote | Every year, the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award showcases 100 innovative and promising Swiss startups, chosen by a 100-strong jury of leading investors and experts. For several years, the public voting complements the jury ranking. Up until las... |
| 12.05.2021 | 4 companies develop proofs of concept at the Swiss Prime Site Start-up Accelerator Programme focusing on new work and healthy buildings | 4 companies develop proofs of concept at the Swiss Prime Site Start-up Accelerator Programme focusing on new work and healthy buildings 12.05.2021 06:30, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
COVID-19 has acce... |
| 12.05.2021 | Meet VAY founder Joel Roos and find out how his career as a professional athlete inspired his entrepreneurial path | Meet VAY founder Joel Roos and find out how his career as a professional athlete inspired his entrepreneurial path 12.05.2021 07:00, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Joel Roos founded VAY, a software star... |
| 11.05.2021 | Qnami raises CHF 4 million to advance its patented quantum microscope technology | Qnami is a Swiss startup founded in 2017. In 2019, it launched the Qnami ProteusQ™, the first commercial Scanning NV (Nitrogen-Vacancy) Magnetometer. This tool, which uses Qnami’s patented Quantilever™ diamond scanning probes, provides an i... |
| 11.05.2021 | Qnami raises CHF 4 million to advance its patented quantum microscope technology | Qnami raises CHF 4 million to advance its patented quantum microscope technology 11.05.2021 14:00, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Qnami raised CHF 4 million in a Series A financing round led by venture ... |
| 11.05.2021 | How the Venturelab Challenge workshops help students and scientists start their own companies | How the Venturelab Challenge workshops help students and scientists start their own companies 11.05.2021 09:25, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Over the last six weeks, more than 60 students, PhDs, postd... |
| 10.05.2021 | FenX raises CHF 2.7M to support R&D efforts for the production facility and market entry of its mineral foams for building insulation | FenX raises CHF 2.7M to support R&D efforts for the production facility and market entry of its mineral foams for building insulation 10.05.2021 12:00, Guillaume Tinsel linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
ETH Zürich spin-... |
| 10.05.2021 | Infrared spectrometer specialist IRsweep gets fully acquired by Sensirion | Infrared spectrometer specialist IRsweep gets fully acquired by Sensirion 10.05.2021 08:30, Guillaume Tinsel linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
ETH Zürich and Empa spin-off IRsweep based in Stäfa announces being fully acquir... |
| 10.05.2021 | Infrared spectrometer specialist IRsweep gets fully acquired by Sensirion | Sensirion has been a minority investor of IRsweep with 33% of the shares since 2017. With this acquisition, Sensirion expands its optical sensing technology portfolio from components and modules to stand-alone infrared spectrometers for ind... |
| 10.05.2021 | FenX raises CHF 2.7M to support R&D efforts for the production facility and market entry of its mineral foams for building insulation | FenX has developed a patented technology that uses mineral waste and low-value inorganic particles to produce a cost-effective solution for a sustainable, safe, and efficient thermal insulation of buildings. The investment proceeds will be ... |
| 05.05.2021 | Foodetective raises USD 2M in seed funding to launch their new unified API for the restaurant industry | Foodetective raises USD 2M in seed funding to launch their new unified API for the restaurant industry 05.05.2021 07:00, Guillaume Tinsel linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Foodetective, the universal platform, and interface... |
| 04.05.2021 | Meet Perovskia co-founder Anand Verma and find out how he makes solar cells customizable | Meet Perovskia co-founder Anand Verma and find out how he makes solar cells customizable 04.05.2021 16:30, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Anand Verma co-founded Perovskia, a startup and Venture Leader M... |
| 04.05.2021 | Cybersecurity specialist Exeon Analytics on course for international expansion after successful financing round | Hacker attacks have increased massively in recent years, and there are almost daily reports of losses amounting to millions. Networks of established companies and corporations are being attacked, and cybersecurity is increasingly the focus ... |
| 04.05.2021 | Cybersecurity specialist Exeon Analytics on course for international expansion after successful financing round | Cybersecurity specialist Exeon Analytics on course for international expansion after successful financing round 04.05.2021 09:00, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
The Swiss cybersecurity provider Exeon An... |
| 29.04.2021 | Scantrust and Cardano build the first blockchain supply chain traceability and anti-counterfeit solution | A recent study concluded that 94% of consumers are likely to be more loyal to a brand that offers supply chain transparency, while some 73% are willing to pay more for a product that is transparent in all attributes.
“Empowering trust and t... |
| 29.04.2021 | Scantrust and Cardano build the first blockchain supply chain traceability and anti-counterfeit solution | Scantrust and Cardano build the first blockchain supply chain traceability and anti-counterfeit solution 29.04.2021 10:00, Guillaume Tinsel linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
The Cardano Foundation announced the live release... |
| 27.04.2021 | Meet Securaxis co-founder Gaetan Vannay and learn more about the power of smart hearing | Meet Securaxis co-founder Gaetan Vannay and learn more about the power of smart hearing 27.04.2021 07:25, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Gaetan Vannay co-founded Securaxis, a Venture Leader Mobile that ... |
| 21.04.2021 | Synendos Therapeutics expands Series A to CHF 24 million with new investment | Synendos Therapeutics expands Series A to CHF 24 million with new investment 21.04.2021 08:32, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Synendos Therapeutics (Synendos), a biopharmaceutical company focused on res... |
| 21.04.2021 | Olympe raises additional CHF 1M fundraising and appoints Patrick Nicolet to the Board of Directors | Olympe raises additional CHF 1M fundraising and appoints Patrick Nicolet to the Board of Directors 21.04.2021 14:49, Guillaume Tinsel linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
On August 28 of 2020, the software publisher for large ... |
| 21.04.2021 | Synendos Therapeutics expands Series A to CHF 24 million with new investment | Synendos is developing first-in-class inhibitors that modulate a newly identified drug target in the body’s endocannabinoid system, a key neuromodulator system in the CNS, enabling restoration of endogenous cannabinoid levels that are suppr... |
| 16.04.2021 | Ten startups selected for the Venture Leaders Mobile | Venture Leaders Mobile, organized by Venturelab and supported by Huawei, Swisscom, and VISCHER, aims to accelerate the startups’ expansion and help them build global business networks. This year’s call attracted 100 applications from which ... |
| 16.04.2021 | Ten startups selected for the Venture Leaders Mobile | |
| 15.04.2021 | Venture Leaders Mobile 2021: 10 new members of the Swiss National Startup Team will represent Switzerland at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona | Venture Leaders Mobile 2021: 10 new members of the Swiss National Startup Team will represent Switzerland at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona 15.04.2021 10:30, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
The 1... |
| 14.04.2021 | BioVersys receives EUR 20 million in EU financing to support the development of new antibiotics | The European Investment Bank (EIB) and BioVersys AG, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing treatments for multidrug-resistant bacterial infections, signed a EUR 20 million venture debt transaction. The financing supports the co... |
| 14.04.2021 | BioVersys receives EUR 20 million in EU financing to support the development of new antibiotics | BioVersys receives EUR 20 million in EU financing to support the development of new antibiotics 14.04.2021 09:00, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
The European Investment Bank and BioVersys sign a financi... |
| 30.03.2021 | Doris Erne: ‘I consulted my Venture Challenge course materials whenever I was in the appropriate phase with my business’ | Doris Erne: ‘I consulted my Venture Challenge course materials whenever I was in the appropriate phase with my business’ 30.03.2021 07:51, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Doris Erne founded Wood & Fi... |
| 25.03.2021 | David Gugelmann: ‘We expect an increasing number of data breaches, compromised servers, and ransomware attacks’ | David Gugelmann: ‘We expect an increasing number of data breaches, compromised servers, and ransomware attacks’ 25.03.2021 07:05, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Earlier in March, hackers gained access t... |
| 25.03.2021 | David Gugelmann: ‘We expect an increasing number of data breaches, compromised servers, and ransomware attacks’ | David Gugelmann founded Exeon Analytics in 2016. The Venture Kick winner, Venture Leader, and TOP 100 Startup has developed ExeonTrace, which uses AI to leverage a company’s existing IT infrastructure to detect and eliminate cyber threats q... |
| 24.03.2021 | CompPair raises CHF 950K to extend production capacity and penetrate new industries | CompPair, an EPFL spin-off that was supported by Venture Kick in 2019, and supported by ESA BIC Switzerland in 2021 as well, invented a new composite material able to repair itself: Damage from manufacturing, impact, or fatigue can easily b... |
| 23.03.2021 | Vorwerk Ventures’ Peter Schmetz: ‘The Investor Summit allowed us to interact face to face with very well selected startups’ | Vorwerk Ventures’ Peter Schmetz: ‘The Investor Summit allowed us to interact face to face with very well selected startups’ 23.03.2021 07:05, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Every September, startup inve... |
| 15.03.2021 | rqmicro secures CHF 6 million in first closing of Series B round | rqmicro secures CHF 6 million in first closing of Series B round 15.03.2021 16:23, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
rqmicro, a pioneer in the rapid detection of bacteria in water, completed a CHF 6 millio... |
| 08.03.2021 | Planted Foods raises CHF 17 million to expand internationally and bolster the R&D platform | Planted Foods raises CHF 17 million to expand internationally and bolster the R&D platform 08.03.2021 13:15, Guillaume Tinsel linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Planted announces the successful completion of its Series A... |
| 05.03.2021 | Apiax wins customers in Germany and raises fresh capital to better serve the German market | The Futury Regio Growth Fund supports Apiax on its growth path together with international investors. The expansion follows an excellent year for Apiax, in which the company was able to win new customers as well as strategic partners and fu... |
| 01.03.2021 | AgroSustain closes a Series A financing round and gets a EUR 2.4 million grant from EIC Accelerator Horizon 2020 program | AgroSustain closes a Series A financing round and gets a EUR 2.4 million grant from EIC Accelerator Horizon 2020 program 01.03.2021 09:00, Guillaume Tinsel linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
AgroSustain, a Swiss AgTech compa... |
| 25.02.2021 | Car subscription startup Carvolution raises another CHF 15 million | Car subscription startup Carvolution raises another CHF 15 million 25.02.2021 10:48, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
The Bernese startup Carvolution secures CHF 15 million in a further capital round and ... |
| 24.02.2021 | Neural Concept gets additional fundraising and a new advisory board to speed up and democratize the power of deep learning for design and engineering | Numerical simulations have become of primary importance for the industry over the last decades. Neural Concept aims to transform the way engineers collaborate with computers by introducing the power of AI into the development process. Neura... |
| 19.02.2021 | Sygnum secures strategic investment to accelerate next growth phase | Sygnum secures strategic investment to accelerate next growth phase 19.02.2021 12:30, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Sygnum, the world’s first digital asset bank, secured an eight-figure USD investment ... |
| 16.02.2021 | GetYourGuide announces EUR 80 million in revolving credit facility financing | GetYourGuide announces EUR 80 million in revolving credit facility financing 16.02.2021 09:08, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
The investment will enable the company to accelerate the development of the ... |
| 04.02.2021 | Venture Kick alumni WealthArc secures USD 4 M Pre-Series A round to strengthen its market position and expand its growth | Venture Kick alumni WealthArc secures USD 4 M Pre-Series A round to strengthen its market position and expand its growth 04.02.2021 14:00, Guillaume Tinsel linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
WealthArc, a Swiss FinTech platfo... |
| 02.02.2021 | Kandou Bus CEO Amin Shokrollahi: ‘Leaving home at 16 made me learn to trust my instincts and abilities’ | Kandou Bus CEO Amin Shokrollahi: ‘Leaving home at 16 made me learn to trust my instincts and abilities’ 02.02.2021 08:05, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Amin Shokrollahi, the founder and CEO of Kandou B... |
| 28.01.2021 | SwissDeCode raises CHF 3.7 million to accelerate the technology for real-time certification of food authenticity and quality | SwissDeCode raises CHF 3.7 million to accelerate the technology for real-time certification of food authenticity and quality 28.01.2021 10:15, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
SwissDeCode, a TOP 100 Start... |
| 28.01.2021 | Neurosoft Bioelectronics wins CHF 150,000 to develop a new generation of implantable electrode | Neural implants can be used to diagnose and treat neurological diseases by recording or electrically stimulating neural tissues. However, the long-term success of current neural interfaces is limited by the mechanical mismatch between stiff... |
| 11.01.2021 | VIU COO Peter Käser: ‘There is nothing more rewarding than when people are proud to work for your company’ | VIU COO Peter Käser: ‘There is nothing more rewarding than when people are proud to work for your company’ 11.01.2021 08:05, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
VIU co-founder and COO Peter Käser is next in ... |
| 04.01.2021 | Resistell CEO Danuta Cichocka: ‘You must strongly believe in your idea and convince the world that it cannot live without your solution’ | Resistell CEO Danuta Cichocka: ‘You must strongly believe in your idea and convince the world that it cannot live without your solution’ 04.01.2021 08:05, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Our series about... |
| 21.12.2020 | Flyability secures €7M series C round to boost global expansion | Flyability, specializes in innovative technology that optimizes indoor inspections in the industrial sector. With the investment, Flyability will focus on the development of their market-leading and innovative products and accelerate global... |
| 21.12.2020 | Flyability secures €7M series C round to boost global expansion | Flyability secures €7M series C round to boost global expansion 21.12.2020 08:14, Jonatan Masseus linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Flyability, the leading indoor inspection drone company, specialized in drone-based B2B sol... |
| 21.12.2020 | Karim Maizar on diversity – TOP 100 Swiss Startup Magazine 2020 | Karim Maizar on diversity – TOP 100 Swiss Startup Magazine 2020 21.12.2020 08:05, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Roger Federer, machine learning and success in Asia. Based on three megatrends, we show h... |
| 17.12.2020 | Gilytics closes CHF1M Seed financing round to optimize energy infrastructure | Gilytics Pathfinder Software is a Geographic Information System (GIS) cloud platform used for overhead line and underground cable connections, identifying routes with the lowest cost or least overall impact on the public and the environment... |
| 16.12.2020 | MeduSoil bags CHF2M in Seed financing round for commercial scaling | MeduSoil deep-tech spin-off of EPFL has developed a novel, containerized technology to enable bio-cementation applications in construction and geo-environmental works. This system safeguards built assets against natural hazards and enables ... |
| 16.12.2020 | MaxWell Biosystems Completes CHF 4 million Series A Financing Round to further industrialize and scale-up | MaxWell Biosystems, a spin-off from ETH Zürich, develops and commercializes cell imaging systems that empower scientists in pharma and academia to reveal the function of neuronal networks in a dish. With these systems, users can accelerate ... |
