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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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DEKRA wird Mehrheitseigner des Zürcher Insurtechs Spearhead
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Sword Group acquires Bubble Go
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Check Point to acquire Lakera
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Innovation world champion with potential
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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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NextIn Business: Swiss Drones – Flying Robots Transform Industrial Inspection and Emergency Response
Read more: NextIn Business: Swiss Drones – Flying Robots Transform Industrial Inspection and Emergency ResponseWhere humans cannot safely reach, such as in burning buildings, on collapsed structures, or atop windswept industrial towers, Swiss drones are redefining what is possible.…
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Read more: So Far, We Feed the Roots, but Others Reap the HarvestSwitzerland reigns as the world’s innovation champion. Yet Joanne Sieber, CEO of the Deep Tech Nation Switzerland Foundation, warns against complacency. In this interview, she…
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Read more: Project Switzerland: 20 outstanding entrepreneurs for next-gen market leadersSwitzerland is consistently hailed as the world champion of innovation. Yet, the critical challenge remains: scaling these innovations into enduring, global companies. Many promising Swiss…
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Read more: Spacetek Technology Secures CHF 9.6M to Bring Swiss Space Tech to Global SemiconductorsIn the global race for semiconductor dominance, yield and efficiency are the ultimate currency. As manufacturers push for nanometer precision, the margin for error effectively…
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Read more: NextIn Business: Swiss Biotech Battles Superbugs – Deep Tech Solutions to Antibiotic ResistanceModern medicine faces an existential threat: multi-resistant bacteria. As vital antibiotics “no longer work”, infections once easily treated are becoming life-threatening, and routine procedures like…
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Read more: European Spinouts Report 2025: Switzerland Confirmed as Europe’s Deep Tech PowerhouseThe most critical metric in innovation is not volume but efficiency. While larger economies naturally produce higher absolute numbers of companies, the true measure of…
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Read more: NextIn Business: Beyond the Factory – Swiss Robots Integrate Into Daily LifeSwitzerland is a “robotics country,” and its innovators are at the forefront of moving robots from industrial cages into daily life. This transition is driven…
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Read more: Swiss Deep Tech Milestone: Delvitech’s 400% Growth Attracts $40M InvestmentA Swiss AI company just demonstrated the kind of explosive growth that gets international investors’ attention. Delvitech, which develops AI-native solutions for automated optical inspection…
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EvlaBio secures €21 million in seed funding
EvlaBio closed a €21 million seed funding to complete preclinical development of a monoclonal antibody for the treatment of left ventricular hypertrophy in the setting…
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Crosstown H2R secures CHF 3 million to convert gas turbines to zero-carbon operation
Crosstown is pioneering solutions to break free from fossil-fuel addiction by repurposing and future-proofing gas turbine infrastructure to shift to a zero carbon future today.…
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Climeworks raises USD 162 million to scale up technology
Climeworks, the global pioneer in Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology and leading provider of holistic carbon removal portfolios, secured USD 162 million in additional equity…
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Beekeeper acquired by LumApps Group
LumApps, a global leader in intranet platforms for desk-based teams, has entered into a definitive agreement to join forces with Beekeeper, the leading mobile-first platform…
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Distalmotion on a continued growth momentum in the US
Over the past months, Distalmotion has experienced a strong wave of successful customer acquisitions, with most recently achieving the first multi-robot sale in the United…
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RTDT raises USD 4 million to accelerate its growth
RTDT has already attracted large industry players as customers for its sensors and software that help to make wind turbines more efficient and more profitable.…
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b-rayZ attracts large European healthcare provider as partner and investor
In a strategic move to improve patient outcomes in breast cancer, Affidea, a European provider of specialist healthcare services operating over 410 centres across 15…
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Planetary acquires Spanish pioneer in fungi-based food innovation
Planetary SA, a Swiss manufacturing platform specializing in biomass and precision fermentation at industrial scale, has acquired Libre Foods, a Barcelona-based pioneer in fungi-based food…
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Boost inc raises CHF 15 million to accelerate its international growth
Founded in 2020, Boost inc has quickly scaled from an ambitious idea into Europe’s leading provider of unattended retail technology. The Series B financing will…
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Snyk acquires Invariant Labs to accelerate Agentic AI security innovation
ETH Zurich spin-off Invariant Labs has been bought by Snyk, the leader in secure AI software development. Invariant Labs is globally recognized as AI security…
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First Swiss Deep Tech Report paints a bright picture overall
The 50-page Swiss Deep Tech Report was published today. It provides a unique overview of the performance, start-ups and environment of the deep tech sector.…
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2025 WEF Technology Pioneers highlight two Swiss Startups
The World Economic Forum has just announced the names of the 100 most promising Technology Pioneers for 2025. These companies are tackling global challenges by…
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Read more: Decoding the 2025 Top 100 Swiss Startup AwardLast night, the Swiss innovation ecosystem gathered under the bright lights of the ZSC Swiss Life Arena in Zürich, a major ice hockey stadium. The…
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Read more: Into the Web with DTN’s Spider Analysis: Where We’re Strong, Where We’re Slow, and What To Do About ItOur new spider graph maps Switzerland’s position across four pillars of deep tech: Innovation & IP, Academia, Ecosystem, and Capital & Investment. A clear picture…
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Read more: From Momentum to Mission: What the Latest VC-Trends Mean for Deep Tech in SwitzerlandThis mid-year reading of startupticker.ch and SECA’s Swiss VC Report takes the surface rebound—a healthy rise in invested capital—and weighs it against quieter signals: fewer…
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Read more: Globally Unique Focus on Deep TechThe first Swiss Deep Tech Report presents data-driven evidence of the advantages that make Switzerland a global deep tech hotspot. It also provides an in-depth…
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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…
