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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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Metaco founders launch Supervised with undisclosed round
As organizations grow, they add layers that create friction, weaken strategic focus, and slow decisions. To address this crippling issue, Adrien Treccani and Seamus Donoghue, the…
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Microsoft partners with Swiss AI startup inait
Lausanne-based inait and Microsoft are teaming up to accelerate the development and commercialisation of the deeptech’s innovative AI technology, using its unique Digital Brain AI…
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TargImmune Therapeutics gets acquired
iOncologi, a Florida-based clinical-stage company focused on advancing immunotherapy platform technologies, has acquired TargImmune Therapeutics, a Basel-based company specializing in novel tumor targeted immunotherapies. This…
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machineMD secures Topcon Healthcare, Inc. as lead investor for its pre-Series A round
Bern-based machineMD attracted a strategic investment from Topcon Healthcare, Inc., a global leader in robotic diagnostics and digital solutions. Topcon Healthcare has joined machineMD’s pre-Series…
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Taiho Pharmaceutical to acquire Araris Biotech for up to USD 1.1 billion
Japan-based Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Araris Biotech AG, a Swiss biotechnology company developing next-generation antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), entered into a definitive agreement pursuant…
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Nunu.ai closes $6 Million seed round
Based in Vorderthal in Canton Schwyz, nunu.ai (Generai AG) is pioneering the concept of 'Unembodied Minds' – AI agents designed to control any given body…
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Texas-based company acquires tipi.build
The acquisition of tipi.build by EngFlow marks a new journey for the Swiss startup and its entire team. Under the new ownership, tipi.build continues its…
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Qumea to enhance patient safety in Sweden
After winning the largest European digital mobility monitoring tender to date in Sweden, Solothurn-based Qumea will equip hospitals in the Västra Götaland Region with an…
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Beekeeper secures $35 million growth funding
Beekeeper, an all-in-one app for frontline teams, providing them with the tools, information, and support needed to succeed, is set for further growth. The company…
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Vi Partners leads Kadoa’s funding round
Kadoa, a company building AI agents for unstructured data, has completed a funding round led by Vi Partners, with participation from Fyrfly Venture Partners. The…
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DeFi Technologies increases its stake in Neuronomics
Following the acquisition of a minority stake in Neuronomics in December last year, DeFi Technologies has increased its stake ownership to 52.5%, acquiring the Swiss…
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Energy Vault secures 14-year agreement in Australia
The Stoney Creek Battery Energy Storage System, part of the Enervest-Energy Vault Consortium, has secured a 14-year Long-Term Energy Service Agreement. The 1 GWh AUD…
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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…
