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  • BioVersys Opens IPO Season at SIX Swiss Exchange

    Today, BioVersys, a leading Swiss biotech company specializing in novel antibacterial products for serious life-threatening infections, listed its shares at SIX Swiss Exchange. At an…

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    • BioVersys completed IPO on SIX Swiss Exchange at CHF 36.00/share, raising CHF 80M to advance lead drug BV100 through phase III trials.
    • BioVersys achieved CHF 216M market cap at opening price of CHF 36.50, with 2.2M newly issued shares offered to investors.
    • BioVersys' IPO reinforces Switzerland's biotech hub status and shows investor preference for SIX Swiss Exchange over overseas listings.
    startupticker.ch: BioVersys Opens IPO Season at SIX Swiss Exchange

  • SAEKI raises $6.7M to transform large-scale manufacturing

    As AI accelerates design capabilities, SAEKI is bridging the widening gap between what engineers can design and what can actually be manufactured, end to end.…

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    • SAEKI raised $6.7M to automate manufacturing by combining 3D printing and CNC machining for precision components in days.
    • SAEKI's instant quoting platform lets engineers upload designs and get immediate pricing for AI-designed components.
    • SAEKI's autonomous factories aim to reshore European manufacturing and reduce supply chain dependency via automated inspection.
    startupticker.ch: SAEKI raises $6.7M to transform large-scale manufacturing

  • CHF 2.4 billion for Swiss start-ups

    Investment in knowledge-based start-ups fell again in 2024, by 8.5% compared with the previous year. The number of financing rounds also fell for the first…

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    • Swiss VC investment fell 8.5% to CHF 2.4 billion in 2024, with financing rounds declining from 400 to 357.
    • Biotech rebounded with CHF 739.2 million invested, 50% more than 2024, while ICT and fintech sectors declined.
    • Two-thirds of Swiss VC investors plan to increase investments in 2025 despite 2024's downturn.
    startupticker.ch: CHF 2.4 billion for Swiss start-ups

  • Frank Thelen invests in Akina’s CHF 2.8 million seed round

    Through its investment in Akina, Freigeist Capital, the Deep Tech VC founded by Frank Thelen, has led its first investment in the healthtech sector. The…

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    • Akina Health raised CHF 2.8M seed funding from Freigeist Capital to expand AI-driven at-home physiotherapy with professional oversight.
    • Akina Cloud uses AI and camera-based motion analysis to guide patients through exercises with real-time feedback and progress reports.
    • Hybrid model combining home digital therapy with in-clinic sessions improves outcomes for musculoskeletal disorders like back pain.
    startupticker.ch: Frank Thelen invests in Akina’s CHF 2.8 million seed round

  • Start-up boom thriving at ETH Zurich

    Once again, around 40 spin-off companies were launched at ETH Zurich. Start-ups in the fields of artificial intelligence and biotechnology were particularly well represented.

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    • ETH Zurich launched 37 spin-offs in 2024, led by AI/ML (10) and biotech (8), with investments reaching CHF 425M, up 25% YoY.
    • 519 of 530 active ETH spin-offs remain in Switzerland, with 93% five-year survival rate despite founders from 46 countries.
    • Female founders represent 14% individually; mixed-gender and all-female teams together account for 35% of spin-offs.
    startupticker.ch: Start-up boom thriving at ETH Zurich

  • $16 million to fight forever chemicals

    Swiss startup Oxyle announced a $16m funding round to scale its breakthrough solution to destroy, not just relocate, PFAS from wastewater. This builds on its…

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    • Oxyle's technology destroys PFAS molecules with 99%+ elimination using 15x less energy than alternatives, offering the first economical permanent solution.
    • The Swiss startup raised $16M in funding (total $26M) and has its first commercial installation operational with contracts secured for 2025.
    • Oxyle aims to treat 100M cubic meters of contaminated water in 5 years across manufacturing, semiconductors, and municipal water treatment.
    startupticker.ch: $16 million to fight forever chemicals

  • $22 million for weather intelligence company

    Meteomatics, the weather intelligence and technology company that enables the world’s leading companies to accurately forecast the weather’s impact on business, has closed its $22M…

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    • Meteomatics closed a $22M Series C funding round led by Armira Growth to expand US operations.
    • Meteomatics operates the only hourly weather model at 1km resolution, detecting phenomena missed by traditional models.
    • Over 600 companies including Tesla, CVS Health, and NASA use Meteomatics for weather forecasting in energy and logistics.
    startupticker.ch: $22 million for weather intelligence company

  • BioVersys to go public next week

    BioVersys started the offer period of its newly issued shares. Based on the offer price, the implied market capitalization of BioVersys is about CHF 212.9…

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    • BioVersys IPO on SIX Swiss Exchange February 7, 2025: CHF 75 million gross proceeds at CHF 36 per share.
    • IPO proceeds fund operations through 2028, with majority for lead asset BV100 and Alpibectir development with GSK.
    • GSK and AMR Action Fund committed CHF 19.5 million combined, showing strong institutional backing for the company.
    startupticker.ch: BioVersys to go public next week

  • Spanish travel-tech unicorn acquires Yokoy

    Yokoy, the leading spend management platform, has been acquired by TravelPerk, a business travel platform based in Barcelona. In parallel, TravelPerk announced the closing of…

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    • TravelPerk acquired Yokoy, an AI-powered expense management platform, in an all-equity deal valued at $2.7 billion.
    • TravelPerk raised $200M in Series E funding led by Atomico and EQT Growth, achieving profitability with $200M+ annualized revenue.
    • The combined company will integrate travel and expense management to help customers reduce costs and streamline processes.
    startupticker.ch: Spanish travel-tech unicorn acquires Yokoy

  • AB2 Bio signs USD 600 million agreement with Nippon Shinyaku

    AB2 Bio Ltd., developing therapies for the treatment of severe systemic hyperinflammatory diseases and conditions driven by IL-18, has entered into an option and licensing…

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    • AB2 Bio partnered with Nippon Shinyaku to develop Tadekinig alfa for Primary Monogenic IL-18 driven Hyperinflammatory Syndrome.
    • AB2 Bio receives up to $686 million in total payments, including $36 million upfront and $150 million in milestones.
    • Tadekinig alfa is a novel IL-18 binding protein for rare pediatric disease with no current FDA-approved treatment.
    startupticker.ch: AB2 Bio signs USD 600 million agreement with Nippon Shinyaku

  • ZuriQ secures $4.2M seed funding to break quantum computing's scaling barrier

    Quantum computing startup ZuriQ has today announced the closing of its $4.2 million seed funding round to commercialize a radical new architecture that will enable scaling…

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    • ZuriQ raised $4.2M seed funding to scale trapped-ion quantum computers using 2D ion grids instead of 1D chains, solving a key scalability problem.
    • ZuriQ plans to demonstrate a prototype with dozens of ions in a 2D grid by late 2024, targeting thousands of qubits for practical quantum computing.
    startupticker.ch: ZuriQ secures $4.2M seed funding to break quantum computing's scaling barrier

  • Transmutex receives $4 million grant to enable nuclear waste transmutation

    Geneva-based startup Transmutex has received more than $4.2 million from the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy as part of the NEWTON Program.…

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    • Transmutex received $4.2M from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop nuclear waste transmutation technology reducing hazardous lifetime from 1 million to a few hundred years.
    startupticker.ch: Transmutex receives $4 million grant to enable nuclear waste transmutation