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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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Fruitful AI closes strategic investment round
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Market momentum for thriving Kitro
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New MiFID license opens European Market to Taurus
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Swiss Biotech Report confirms the sector’s strong performance
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Windward Bio secures USD 165 million to advance clinical trials
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DTN Highlights
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Read more: Bridging the tough middle: Key takeaways from the Deep-Tech x Space SummitESA chose ESDI at Park Innovaare for its first dedicated Deep-Tech × Space Summit on 13 May 2026. Deep Tech Nation Switzerland CEO Joanne Sieber…
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Read more: SICTIC: A Matter of ScaleIn Parts 1 and 2 of our series, we followed Thomas Dübendorfer from a student fund at ETH Zurich to SICTIC, Switzerland’s largest angel investor…
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Read more: SICTIC: Backed to the FutureThomas Dübendorfer doesn’t invest like a portfolio manager optimizing for returns. He invests like a scout who found someone worth running alongside – and then…
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Read more: SICTIC: At Face ValueThe Very First Cheque When you ask investors at what point in their careers they wrote their first cheque, most will probably tell you a…
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Read more: “Kick Ass Globally”: Inside Project Switzerland’s First Community GatheringOn April 30, 2026, the country’s most accomplished tech founders and the ten Scale-ups selected for the inaugural Project Switzerland cohort sat down together for…
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Read more: AI in Switzerland: Stanford Data Confirms World Leading Talent DensityThe Stanford AI Index Report 2026, released in April 2026, ranks Switzerland first in the world for AI researchers and inventors per capita, with 110.5…
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Read more: Swiss-Built Precision Powers NASA’s Return to the MoonOn April 1, 2026, NASA’s Artemis II mission launched four astronauts toward the Moon, marking the first crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit since 1972.…
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Read more: Project Switzerland: 10 Scale-ups selected to join the ranks of Switzerland’s global market leadersToday marks another milestone for Project Switzerland, the national Scale-up initiative initiated by Deep Tech Nation Switzerland. 10 high-growth companies have been selected for the…
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Read more: 2026 European Deep Tech Report: ETH Zurich and EPFL Lead the World in Deep Tech Founder and Spinout CreationThe 2026 European Deep Tech Report, published by Lakestar, Walden Catalyst, and Dealroom, confirms what the data has been building toward for years: Switzerland’s deep…
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Energy Vault raises USD 300 m to build and operate energy storage assets
Energy Vault Holdings, a leader in grid-scale energy storage solutions, closed a $300 million preferred equity investment with North American infrastructure investment firm OIC L.P.,…
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NeuroX, successor to MindMaze, joins Relief Therapeutics to form SIX-listed company
SIX-listed biotech company Relief Therapeutics and NeuroX Group SA, have entered into a definitive agreement to combine their businesses. The combined company will be renamed…
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New investment to scale Akselos’ simulation technology
Akselos, the global leader in Structural Performance Management, has obtained a follow-on investment from GRO Capital, a leading software-focused private equity firm. The funding will…
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Teylor secures €150 million to accelerate its pan-European expansion
Teylor, one of Europe’s leading technology-driven SME financing platforms, has secured €150 million in new financing from Fasanara Capital, a leading fintech-focused structured credit asset…
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Axon Technologies acquired by Aquavit Pharmaceuticals
Axon Technologies AG, formerly known as Genève Technologies, has been acquired by Aquavit Pharmaceuticals AG, marking a strategic leap forward in artificial intelligence and advanced…
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Spineart secures CHF 25M investment to boost global growth
Geneva-based Spineart, a global medtech innovator in advanced spine surgery solutions, just announced a CHF 25 million capital increase backed by its long-standing investors Gimv…
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FenX banks CHF 8.2 million series A funding
FenX, a cleantech startup pioneering sustainable insulation materials for buildings, has closed its Series A funding round, raising CHF 8.2 million. Supernova Invest and Move…
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Knorr-Bremse acquires Swiss industrial computing company duagon for EUR500 million
Duagon has established itself as a leading supplier of hardware and software solutions for safety-related applications primarily in the railway industry. Following the investment by…
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Belgium company acquires young Lausanne startup
Less than six months following its incorporation, Haicker has been acquired by Belgian cybersecurity company Aikido Security NV to help to transform weeks-long pen tests…
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$24M to bring chip cooling breakthrough closer to mass production
Corintis has closed a USD 24 million Series A funding round. The funds will be used to ramp up to mass-production and target the next…
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Sartiq closes pre-seed funding to build the AI-based content engine for the fashion industry
Sartiq, a Swiss Vertical AI company formerly known as Shootify closed a CHF 2.1 pre-seed funding round. This investment will allow Sartiq to develop a…
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Auterion raises $130 Million Series B
Auterion, the leading provider of autonomous systems software for defense, has raised $130 million led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Auterion’s Series B funding will be…
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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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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,…
