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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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Digitalhealth company Oviva banks USD 200M Series D funding
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Vi Partners: first closing of new CHF 150 million fund completed
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Swissto12 raises over €100M for HummingSat industrialization
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Cloover secures $22M in equity and a $1.2 billion debt facility
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Read more: Swiss AI Governance Leader LatticeFlow Acquires Irish AI Sonar in Cross-Border ExpansionZurich-based LatticeFlow AI announced the acquisition of Dublin’s AI Sonar at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 21, 2026, marking a strategic shift…
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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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Digitalhealth company Oviva banks USD 200M Series D funding
Oviva, a leading European provider of digital care for weight-related and chronic conditions, has secured USD 200M in a series D investment round led by…
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Vi Partners: first closing of new CHF 150 million fund completed
In conjunction with its 25th anniversary, Vi Partners has launched a new CHF 150 million venture capital Fund, targeting Series A and early-stage technology and…
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Swissto12 raises over €100M for HummingSat industrialization
SWISSto12, a fast-growing aerospace company and leading manufacturer of advanced satellite systems and radiofrequency (RF) products, has secured €73 million ($84.8 million) in financial support…
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Cloover secures $22M in equity and a $1.2 billion debt facility
Swiss-German startup Cloover has secured $22 million in Series A equity financing alongside a $1.2 billion debt facility. The equity round was led by MMC…
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Terralayr secures €192 million to further grow its grid-scale battery storage portfolio
Terralayr closed a financing round led Eurazeo – through its Eurazeo Transition Infrastructure Fund (ETIF) – alongside RIVE Private Investment and other existing shareholders. In…
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Sustainable materials company secures CHF 4 million ahead of market launch
The market launch of noriware’s plastic-free packaging solution, norifresh, is anticipated to take place this year — a six-figure pre-order has already been placed. The…
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Aiving powers ahead of Winter Olympics with figure skating champion
Swiss sports technology company Aiving has partnered with figure skating champion Kevin Aymoz as preparations intensify for the European Figure Skating Championships, introducing Swiss-engineered performance…
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Threema transfers ownership the second time
Swiss privacy-focused company Threema has transferred ownership to the Germany-based firm Comitis Capital GmbH. Since 2020, the company had been under the leadership of private…
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Johnson & Johnson invests in DistalMotion
DistalMotion, the Lausanne-based company empowering access to robotic surgery in outpatient sites of care, has secured a strategic investment from Johnson & Johnson, through its…
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CHF 10 million seed funding and new board chair for TECregen
TECregen, a Basel-based biotech company pioneering thymus regeneration, has secured CHF 10 million in a seed financing round led by the Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund…
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TOFWERK joins the Bruker family
Bruker Corporation has secured an additional 60% equity stake in TOFWERK AG, granting it full ownership of the company. TOFWERK, a specialist in ultra-fast time-of-flight…
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Significant Advances in Pharmaceutical Pipelines for Underserved Diseases
Oculis, Legacy Healthcare and Neurosterix are advancing their drug pipelines with major clinical milestones. Oculis’ Privosegtor received breakthrough therapy designation from the U.S. Food and…
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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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Read more: NextIn Business: Rethinking Energy Storage – Swiss Battery Innovation Powers the TransitionThe global energy transition cannot happen without batteries. Yet, conventional technology faces fundamental constraints, including a reliance on scarce raw materials, long charging times, and…
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Read more: Redalpine: At Face ValueLab Rat turned Gardener Michael Sidler, Founder and Partner at redalpine, has spent a fair share of his career in a lab. As a trained…
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Read more: Redalpine: Backed to the FutureComing to Play Michael Sidler likes to describe redalpine as a “one-stop shop” for founders. “We don’t only provide money,” he says. “We provide infrastructure,…
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Read more: Redalpine: A Matter of ScaleBigger Cakes and Smaller Slices With a name like redalpine, a powerful symbol of a rising sun amidst the impressive peaks of the Swiss alps,…
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Read more: Beyond Lithium-Ion: Swiss Startup BTRY Raises $5.7M to Industrialize Next-Generation Solid-State BatteriesSwiss battery startup BTRY has closed an oversubscribed $5.7 million seed round led by Redstone VC, with participation spanning Europe and Asia. Speaking to us…
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Read more: From ETH Labs to $300M Valuation: How DeepJudge’s $41.2M Round Showcases Swiss AI ExcellenceThe Zurich-based legal AI startup’s Series A demonstrates how Switzerland’s research institutions, funding mechanisms, and talent density create global category leaders DeepJudge, the Zurich-based legal…
