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Swiss Deep Tech News & Analysis
Stay informed on the Swiss technology landscape. This is your central resource for Deep Tech News, combining key developments from across the ecosystem with original, data-driven analysis from the Deep Tech Nation Foundation. We track and report on significant technological milestones, funding rounds, and research to provide a comprehensive overview for international investors, partners, and researchers.
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Breakthrough US Launch and Validation for Aspivix
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General Intuition raises USD 134 million
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EssilorLuxottica acquires RetinAI
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N-Dream investor KPIT becomes majority shareholder
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N-Dream investor KPIT becomes majority shareholder
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Ecorobotix secures USD 150 million to accelerate growth
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DTN Highlights
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Read more: Project Switzerland: A Mission to Scale the Next Global Market LeadersToday marks a defining moment for the Swiss innovation ecosystem. Deep Tech Nation Switzerland officially launching Project Switzerland, a national initiative with a singular, critical…
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Read more: Switzerland: A Leading Global Scale-up HubMore money has flowed into all Swiss scale-ups per capita than into scale-ups in the US or Israel. This is backed by a ten-year growth…
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Read more: ACE Ventures: A Matter of ScaleImpatience is Imperative There is a distinct cultural friction when a Swiss founder steps into the US market. In Switzerland, the prevailing operating system is…
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Read more: ACE Ventures: Backed to the FutureThe Art of the Imperfect Bet A venture capitalist is only as good as their conviction when things look messy. For Alessandra Agnello, the “perfect deal”…
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Read more: ACE Ventures: At Face ValueFrom Equations to Exposure It isn’t surprising that Alessandra Agnello, Director at ACE Ventures, describes Venture Capital as picking out gems out of a pile of rocks- after all, her…
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Read more: Small Country, Big Deep Tech Nation: Switzerland as Europe’s Technology HubWhile the world talks about GenAI, Switzerland is quietly building something almost as significant: an industry founded on physics, precision, and patience. Deep tech—the fusion…
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Read more: The Evidence We Needed: Establishing the First Benchmark for Swiss VC ReturnFor years, institutional investors have cited the same obstacle when asked about venture capital allocation: insufficient performance data. Without a credible benchmark, Swiss pension funds…
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Read more: NextIn Business: Switzerland’s AI-Powered Response to the Workplace Mental Health CrisisOne in three sick notes in Switzerland stems from mental health issues, with workplace stress as the primary culprit. As the World Health Organization (WHO)…
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Read more: Beyond Early Stage: The Rise of the Swiss Scale Up EngineFor years, the global narrative regarding European innovation has been consistent: excellent research, strong early-stage formation, but a fragmentation that hampers growth. However, new data…
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Gravis Robotics completes $23M round to accelerate international expansion
ETH spinoff Gravis Robotics, the startup enabling next-generation earthmoving autonomy that boosts job site performance, has finalised a $23 million funding round co-led by IQ…
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Swisspod unveils world’s largest hyperloop and secures $13 million
During its second U.S. Hyperloop Day event in Colorado, Swisspod unveiled the world’s largest hyperloop test track, presenting Aerys 1, its first hyperloop capsule model,…
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Spacetek secures CHF 9.6 Million in new financing and expands global presence
Spacetek Technology AG, the Bern-based deep-tech company revolutionizing industrial process analysis through space-inspired time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOF-MS), closed a new funding round totaling CHF 9.6…
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Cerrion banks $18M Series A funding to fuel international growth
Zurich-based Cerrion has secured $18M in a series A funding round led by Creandum, supported by existing investors and business angels. The proceeds will be…
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Swiss startups across industries in the global spotlight
A host of awards were bestowed upon Swiss startups developing innovative solutions across sectors such as medtech, robotics, energy, and fashion. Along with cash prizes,…
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Switzerland leads the way in spin-offs
Swiss universities and the Swiss innovation system as a whole consistently perform very well in rankings, while the start-up ecosystem usually revealed some weaknesses. The…
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A $16M round and key milestones strengthen Sunflower Labs’s position
Sunflower Labs, creator of the Beehive autonomous security drone system has obtained nationwide FAA approval to operate beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) across the…
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$150 million to scale DEXTER the surgical robot across the US
Distalmotion, the developer of surgical robot DEXTER which is designed to empower access to the benefits of robotic surgery in outpatient sites of care, has…
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Albatross raises CHF 9.7 million to reinvent product discovery for the web
Former Amazon AI leaders raise CHF 9.7 m to deploy AI that understands user intent in real time, transforming how they discover products and content…
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Indivi secures CHF 15 million
TechBio company Indivi has closed a CHF15 million investment round led by Ava Investors to accelerate the validation and deployment of precision medicine tools in…
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CHF 172 million for growth start-ups
Following the first closing of the Swisscanto (CH) Private Equity Switzerland Growth II fund, managed by Zürcher Kantonalbank, investment activities will now commence. The majority…
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NNAISENSE gets acquired by Germany asset management firm
Based in Lugano, NNAISENSE has built a generative AI framework for financial markets to enable the prediction of coherent market scenarios across multiple asset classes,…
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Read more: Deep Tech Nation CEO in Le Temps: “If We Want Economic Giants, We Must Wake Up”Our CEO, Joanne Sieber, recently sat down with the influential Swiss newspaper Le Temps to discuss a critical challenge for the nation’s future: financing the…
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Read more: Microsoft’s USD 400 Million Bet on Swiss AIMicrosoft has confirmed a four-hundred-million-dollar programme to expand its Swiss cloud and AI footprint, launch a national accelerator for startups and SMEs, and equip 100…
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Read more: AI Pioneers in the Life Sciences SectorSwitzerland’s strong life sciences sector is a pace setter in combining traditional approaches from the pharma and medtech industries with AI. Several start-ups have recently…
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Read more: Swiss AI Enters a New Era: inait SA and the Rise of Digital BrainsSwiss AI startup inait is redefining artificial intelligence by building digital brains—software systems that simulate human reasoning. Backed by Microsoft and rooted in neuroscience from…
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Read more: CUTISS: A Swiss Techbio Champion Ready to Lead the Global Health RevolutionCUTISS is reshaping the future of skin surgery with denovoSkin™, a groundbreaking techbio innovation born in Switzerland. As it nears global commercialization, CUTISS highlights both…
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Read more: Success Story: Péter FankhauserANYbotics’ Péter Fankhauser takes on Boston Dynamics with robot dogs built for dangerous inspections—backed by $60M and global clients.
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Read more: Millions for Research but no Money for Growth: Swiss Startups are Looking Abroad for InvestorsTranslated from NZZ, this article explores why Swiss startups often seek growth capital abroad despite strong local innovation roots.
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Read more: How Swiss Startups are Making Their Mark on Agentic AIDiscover how Swiss startups are leading the crowded agentic AI space with cutting-edge, goal-driven AI agents tailored for finance, law, gaming, and software—powered by scientific…
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Read more: Swiss Deep Tech Venture Capital: The 2025 EU Deep Tech ReportEurope’s deep tech ecosystem has become a potent driver of innovation, standing strong despite broader venture capital market fluctuations. Switzerland is gaining recognition as a…
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Read more: Deep Tech: The Engine of Disruptive InnovationDeep tech is at the forefront of technological evolution, driving breakthroughs that redefine industries and address complex global challenges. Unlike traditional tech startups that often…
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Read more: What Can We Learn From W.A. De Vigier Awards 2025 FinalistsDiscover insights about the Swiss Innovation ecosystem through an analysis of the W.A. De Vigier Startup Funding Competition Finalists
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Read more: Unlocking Swiss Deep Tech for Institutional InvestorsThe AWI Deep Tech Fund is bridging the gap between Swiss tech and institutional investors. Discover how it’s unlocking new opportunities.
