Facts & Figures
The unique data below was aggregated, analysed, and produced by startupticker.ch, the foremost source for information about Switzerland’s innovation scene.
Facts, Charts and Numbers about Switzerland
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Total VC Funding
2020–2024
Switzerland
$
19.328
bn
OECD median: USD 6.575 billion
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Robotics number of funding rounds
Growth rate 2023–2024
Switzerland
+ 25.9 %
North America & Europe: – 14.2 %
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Unicorns funded
Between 2015–2024
Switzerland
11
OECD median: 4
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Start-ups with investment
Founded 2020–2024
Switzerland
923
OECD median: 291
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Cleantech number of funding rounds
Growth rate 2023–2024
Switzerland
+ 11.7 %
North America & Europe: – 29.6 %
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Rankings in which Switzerland is Number 1:
- Global Innovation Index
- World Talent Ranking
- European Innovation Scoreboard
- In addition, ETH Zurich is number 1 in the QS World University Rankings: Europe
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CAGR Number of financing rounds
2015–2024
Switzerland
6.4%
OECD average: – 1.05%
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Startups with total funding > 50 mio.
Founded 2015–2024
Switzerland
92
OECD mean: 27
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Invested venture capital in biotech start-ups
Growth rate 2023–2024
Switzerland
+ 50.3 %
USA & Europe: + 35.4 %
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Number of financing rounds – Share of university spin-offs
2020–2024
Switzerland
24.05%
OECD average: 12.7%
(Data Source: Swiss Venture Capital Report, Crunchbase)
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Number of foreign lead investors
Active between 2020–2024
Switzerland
627
OECD median: 204
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Proportion of founders with scientific track background
PhD, founded 2019–2023
Switzerland
32.98%
OECD average: 11.16%
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Share of University Spin-offs of all new start-ups
Founded 2020-2024
Switzerland
25.7%
OECD average: 7.9%
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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Start-ups with investment per million inhabitants
Founded 2021–2023
Switzerland
43.3
OECD average: 19.9
