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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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Neurimmune closes licensing deal of up to USD425 million
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Hilo closes Series B extension round to fuel US expansion
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AELER eyes oncoming large-scale roll-out
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CDDS secures seed capital for further development steps
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Switzerland tops the European Innovation Scoreboard once again
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Read more: Swiss Venture Capital Steadies at $1.58 Billion in H1 2026 as Hardware Sets a RecordSwiss venture capital returned to a familiar level in the first half of 2026. Startups raised $1.58 billion (CHF 1.245 billion) across 123 financing rounds,…
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Read more: Swiss Deep Tech Report 2026: Switzerland Leads the Technologies Reshaping the Global EconomyThe technologies now driving the global economy, advanced computing, artificial intelligence, and robotics, are built patiently, over decades of investment and scientific groundwork. So are…
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Read more: Swiss Venture Capital Matures: Returns, Exits, and a Sharper Investor LayerSwiss venture capital recorded its first annual rebound since 2022 last year, with CHF 2.95 billion invested and a record CHF 1.116 billion flowing into…
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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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CHF 10.1 million to advance a zero-emission electric fast ferry
MobyFly has announced the closing of its CHF10.1 million Series A financing round, including a significant contribution from the Environmental and Solidarity Revolution Fund, supported…
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startupticker.ch: CHF 10.1 million to advance a zero-emission electric fast ferry- MobyFly raised CHF10.1 million Series A funding led by Crédit Mutuel to commercialize zero-emission hydrofoil technology.
- MobyFly's electric hydrofoils use 80% less energy, cut operating costs 60% vs diesel ferries, and travel over 70 km/h.
- MobyFly will expand engineering and R&D to bring its sustainable maritime transport solution to global markets.
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$6.5 million to accelerate the future of domain names and digital Identity
Freename, the startup building the world’s first Unified Internet, where a domain name functions as the universal access key across Web2 and Web3 utilities, has…
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startupticker.ch: $6.5 million to accelerate the future of domain names and digital Identity- Freename raised $6.5M in Series A to enable domain names as universal access keys across Web2 and Web3.
- Freename obtained ICANN Registrar License and launched on-chain DNS readable by traditional browsers.
- Freename resolves domain collisions across blockchains and supports Polygon, Solana, Base, and BNB Chain.
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Pharvaris secures over $200 million to advance clinical developments
Pharvaris has raised about $201.2 million through an upsized public offering of its shares, including the sale of over 9.5 million ordinary shares and pre-funded…
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startupticker.ch: Pharvaris secures over $200 million to advance clinical developments- Pharvaris raised $201.2M via public offering to fund oral bradykinin B2 receptor antagonist for hereditary angioedema.
- The company runs two Phase 3 trials for deucrictibant: one for HAE attack prevention, one for on-demand treatment.
- Proceeds will fund late-stage trials, build U.S. sales team, and cover commercialization expenses.
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German optics giant acquires Pi imaging Technologies
Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH, based in Germany, has acquired all equity shares and employees of Pi Imaging Technologies SA. The Lausanne-based startup is known for…
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startupticker.ch: German optics giant acquires Pi imaging Technologies- Carl Zeiss Microscopy acquired Pi Imaging Technologies, a Lausanne startup known for developing the first commercial SPAD camera for detecting individual photons.
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Cleantech startups validate their technologies on land and water
Restor has launched a project with Guatemala government to monitor over half a million hectares and 83,000 sites by 2030 while Neustark launched its first…
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startupticker.ch: Cleantech startups validate their technologies on land and water- Restor partnered with Guatemala to monitor 520,000 hectares and 83,000 restoration sites, benefiting 285,000 people by 2030.
- Synhelion fueled a car with solar gasoline for the first time, proving renewable synthetic fuel works in existing engines.
- Neustark launched France's first facility storing CO2 in recycled clinker, capturing up to 1,200 tonnes annually by 2026.
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CHF 1.5 billion for Swiss start-ups – high-flyers ensure good numbers
CHF 1.47 billion in venture capital went to Swiss start-ups in the first half of 2025, the third best result ever. A small handful of…
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startupticker.ch: CHF 1.5 billion for Swiss start-ups – high-flyers ensure good numbers- Swiss start-ups raised CHF 1.47 billion in H1 2025, third-best ever, but driven by large deals rather than broad funding growth.
- Biotech dominated with record CHF 705 million invested; ICT and fintech recovered, but financing rounds declined for third consecutive period.
- Swiss VC investors expect worsening conditions for fundraising and exits, but show limited concern about U.S.
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CHF 79 million to advance Nuclidium’s copper-based radiopharmaceutical platform
NUCLIDIUM AG, a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company developing a proprietary copper-based theranostic platform, has closed its Series B financing round led by Kurma Growth Opportunities Fund.…
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startupticker.ch: CHF 79 million to advance Nuclidium’s copper-based radiopharmaceutical platform- NUCLIDIUM raised CHF 79 million in Series B funding for its copper-based radiopharmaceutical platform for cancer diagnostics and therapeutics.
- NUCLIDIUM's 61Cu-based imaging outperforms approved PET tracers with superior lesion detection and tumor-to-background ratios in early clinical data.
- The company plans to expand manufacturing globally and strengthen collaborations across Europe and North America with the new funding.
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Wefox secures EUR 151 million funding
Following the successful completion of the wefox’s business restructuring program, the insurtech company secured EUR 151 million. This consisted of a EUR 76 million capital…
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startupticker.ch: Wefox secures EUR 151 million funding- Wefox raised EUR 151 million through capital and credit refinancing, positioning the insurtech company for 2025 profitability.
- Wefox completed restructuring by divesting Liechtenstein and Italy operations to focus on Austria, Netherlands, and Switzerland.
- Wefox's asset-light MGA model targets sustainable growth by strengthening partnerships with insurance companies and brokers.
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Additional funding brings Comphya’s series A to CHF 7.5 million
Comphya SA, a Lausanne-based company pioneering the first implantable neurostimulation therapy for erectile dysfunction (ED) unresponsive to medication, has closed an oversubscribed Series A financing…
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startupticker.ch: Additional funding brings Comphya’s series A to CHF 7.5 million- Comphya raised CHF 7.5M Series A to develop CaverSTIM, an implantable neurostimulation device for medication-resistant erectile dysfunction.
- Australian trials showed CaverSTIM maintained erectile function post-prostatectomy with no infections or adverse events.
- FDA approved pilot study at Johns Hopkins; company plans pivotal trial in 2026 with Series B funding.
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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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startupticker.ch: EvlaBio secures €21 million in seed funding- EvlaBio secured €21M seed funding for a monoclonal antibody targeting FGF23/FGFR4 signaling in chronic kidney disease.
- EvlaBio's novel approach targets cardiac pathways to address left ventricular hypertrophy resistant to current treatments.
- Funding will advance EvlaBio's first-in-class cardio-renal therapeutic toward IND-enabling studies.
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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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startupticker.ch: Crosstown H2R secures CHF 3 million to convert gas turbines to zero-carbon operation- Crosstown's H2R Burner converts existing gas turbines to 100% renewable hydrogen, eliminating 300,000+ tons of CO₂ annually per 100MW turbine.
- The proprietary burner costs a fraction of replacing turbines ($50M+) while enabling immediate zero-carbon or gradual fuel transition.
- A new European Patent Office patent protects the burner technology, reducing NOx emissions by up to 85% across thousands of turbines globally.
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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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startupticker.ch: Climeworks raises USD 162 million to scale up technology- Climeworks secured $162 million in funding, the largest carbon removal investment of 2025, totaling over $1 billion raised.
- Climeworks' Mammoth plant doubles energy efficiency and extends filter lifespan, enabling large-scale direct air capture testing.
- Climeworks offers hybrid nature-based and technical carbon removal solutions with over 6 million tons of secured supply.
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Read more: Andreas Brenner, Serial EntrepeneurAndreas Brenner started at the age of 28, when he founded Avrios.com. He spent seven years as CEO responsible for building an SaaS platform that…
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Read more: Switzerland, Big Pharma’s Shopping CentreThe top pharmaceutical companies are very active in Switzerland, participating in large financing rounds and acquiring companies or drug candidates. In 2024, the global number…
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Read more: Robots and the Swiss Tradition of Customer FocusFor Swiss robotics startups, customer success and investor success go hand in hand. In addition to outstanding technology, this requires a high degree of customer…
