Deep Tech Nation Switzerland
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Swiss deep Tech
Switzerland builds the technologies the world will run on.
Robotics, quantum, AI, advanced materials, the breakthroughs behind longer and healthier lives: Switzerland turns deep science into the technologies the world will rely on. World-class research and talent are the starting point.
Deep Tech Nation Switzerland builds what turns them into global companies, driving systemic change on three fronts: catalysing Swiss institutional capital to back deep tech with conviction, compounding every success into the founders and capital that fuel the next, and connecting Swiss innovation to investors and markets worldwide. A flywheel that gathers speed with every win.
Swiss Deep Tech
Report 2025
- Switzerland leads in Deep Tech funding per capita and share of capital going to Deep Tech.
- Deep Tech funding in Switzerland has grown 6x in the last decade.
- Switzerland has the highest density of AI talent in Europe.
- Switzerland ranks 1st in Europe by Deep Tech funding per capita, and third globally
Facts and Figures
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Start-ups with investment
Founded 2021–2025
Switzerland
855
OECD median: 277.5
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Unicorns funded
Between 2016–2025
Switzerland
16
OECD median: 5.5
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Proportion of founders with scientific track background (PhD)
Founded 2021–2025
Switzerland
23.7 %
OECD average: 9.8 %
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Number of financing rounds – Share of university spin-offs
2021–2025
Switzerland
30.5 %
OECD average: 15 %
A University spinoff is classified as a startup whose founders studied at the same university or whose founder(s) has/have a PHD degree.
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Startups with total funding > $50 mio.
Founded 2016–2025
Switzerland
97
OECD median: 31
Find contacts
Navigate Switzerland’s deep tech innovation ecosystem with our comprehensive directory of key actors and partners.
Deep Tech Verticals
What’s hot in Swiss deep tech
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Read more: Swiss Venture Capital Matures: Returns, Exits, and a Sharper Investor LayerSwiss venture capital recorded its first annual rebound since 2022 last year, with CHF 2.95 billion invested and a record CHF 1.116 billion flowing into…
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Read more: Bridging the tough middle: Key takeaways from the Deep-Tech x Space SummitESA chose ESDI at Park Innovaare for its first dedicated Deep-Tech × Space Summit on 13 May 2026. Deep Tech Nation Switzerland CEO Joanne Sieber…
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Read more: “Kick Ass Globally”: Inside Project Switzerland’s First Community GatheringOn April 30, 2026, the country’s most accomplished tech founders and the ten Scale-ups selected for the inaugural Project Switzerland cohort sat down together for…
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Read more: AI in Switzerland: Stanford Data Confirms World Leading Talent DensityThe Stanford AI Index Report 2026, released in April 2026, ranks Switzerland first in the world for AI researchers and inventors per capita, with 110.5…
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Two Swiss startups recognized as WEF’s Technology Pioneers
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Swiss delegation set for VivaTech 2026
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Idorsia secures CHF250 million loan
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Startup ecosystems: Mixed Results for Switzerland
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Temenos acquires additiv to accelerate AI-driven orchestration
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Investors & VCs
Explore Switzerland’s most active VCs, plus the global firms investing here. It’s clear proof of the country’s rising appeal as a startup hub. Discover who’s backing Swiss innovation and connect today.
Channels to Watch
Long before Swiss deep tech startups and their achievements appear in international databases, they can be found on Swiss websites.
Our Programs
We deliver our mission through three programs designed to strengthen Switzerland’s deep tech ecosystem where it matters most.
Venture Hub Switzerland
Increase venture capital flow, with a focus on domestic institutional investors. Raise awareness and accessibility for VC and improve investment conditions.
Scale-up Booster
Create 20% more startups and scale-ups, support champions of tomorrow to global market leadership and improve startup framework conditions.
International Promotion
Position Switzerland as the leading Deep Tech Nation worldwide and provide clear points of entry.
VC in Residence
Discover a new Swiss VC every month.
Age
12 years
Team size & key members
9 pro-bono board members
Location
Zurich, Lausanne, Ticino
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Read more: SICTIC: At Face ValueThe Very First Cheque When you ask investors at what point in their careers they wrote their first cheque, most will probably tell you a…
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Read more: SICTIC: Backed to the FutureThomas Dübendorfer doesn’t invest like a portfolio manager optimizing for returns. He invests like a scout who found someone worth running alongside – and then…
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Read more: SICTIC: A Matter of ScaleIn Parts 1 and 2 of our series, we followed Thomas Dübendorfer from a student fund at ETH Zurich to SICTIC, Switzerland’s largest angel investor…
What is Deep Tech?
A deep tech startup uses scientific discovery or engineering innovation to bring to market genuine new products required to overcome societal or industrial challenges.
Deep tech startups create future-proof jobs and investors value their potential to successfully introduce disruptive technologies on the market and to become leaders in these fast-growing markets based on their strong and defendable value proposition.
Deep tech startups in Switzerland are operating in fields such as robotics, nanotechnology, quantum computing, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, precision medicine, climate tech, virtual reality and blockchain.
Partners & Supporters
Our partners and supporters contribute expertise, networks, visibility, and resources that help strengthen the Foundation’s programmes and accelerate impact across Switzerland’s deep tech ecosystem.
