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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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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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Terra Quantum AG to go public at Nasdaq in $3.25 billion SPAC deal
Terra Quantum AG, a leading quantum technology company, and Mountain Lake Acquisition Corp. II, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), today announced that they have…
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Herbert Ventures launches CHF 30 million seed fund
Zurich-based Herbert today announced the official public launch of Herbert Ventures Fund I, a CHF 30 million industry agnostic venture capital fund focused on pre-seed…
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Amundi invests in Youdera to scale distributed energy infrastructure
Youdera Group SA has announced the closing of a strategic investment by Amundi Energy Transition. The investment will support Youdera’s next phase of growth and…
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Ark Labs raises $5.2M backed by Tether to build programmable finance on Bitcoin
Lugano-based Ark Labs, the leader in open, programmable finance, raised $5.2M in a seed round to unlock Bitcoin capital using its flagship technology, Arkade. The…
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UBS makes a strategic investment in Artificialy
Lugano-based Artificialy announced an a strategic investment from UBS, strengthening the partnership between Artificialy and the global banking group. Alongside the investment, UBS plans to…
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Zürich-based Starmind acquired by US AI platform company Capacity
Swiss AI pioneer Starmind has been acquired by US-based support automation platform Capacity. Starmind's technology, which identifies which employees hold undocumented organizational knowledge, will be…
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10 scale-ups selected for the first Project Switzerland batch
Project Switzerland pairs promising founders who already have a strong track record with a group of more than 20 of Switzerland’s most successful entrepreneurs. The…
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Solar Monkey and Eturnity merge and attract fresh capital
Eturnity and Solar Monkey merge to form the European leader in installer software. The new company is backed with fresh capital by a group of…
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MESH secures US$3.8 million seed round to automate rebar construction globally
MESH, an ETH Zurich spin-off, closed an oversubscribed US$3.8 million seed funding round backed by industry leaders and experienced investors including ABB Robotics Ventures and…
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PAVE Space raises $40M to disrupt satellite deployment
PAVE Space, a Swiss space infrastructure company, today announced it has raised USD 40 million in seed funding to develop a new generation of spacecraft…
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Kandou AI closes $225m Series A round to break memory bottlenecks in AI
Kandou AI, a leader in high-speed, energy-efficient connectivity and system solutions for the AI era, closed its $225mm strategic funding round led by Maverick Silicon…
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Amazon acquires robotics start-up RIVR
Following an investment two years ago, Amazon has acquired ETH Zurich spin-off RIVR Technologies AG. The company has developed and trained their quadrupedal robots to…
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Read more: Pureos: At Face ValueThe Trained Gut Dominik Escher, Founding Partner at Pureos Bioventures, is in the business of organs. More specifically, he’s in the business of funding the…
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Read more: Pureos: Backed to the FutureEscher’s passion for science and the potential to help patients is as deeply ingrained in his DNA as his entrepreneurial spirit. It is no surprise…
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Read more: Pureos Bioventures: A Matter of ScaleThere is a contradiction at the heart of Swiss biotech that Dominik Escher has spent the better part of two decades trying to resolve. The…
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Read more: Switzerland and the EU Just Signed Bilaterals III. Here Is Where the Ecosystem Stands TodayThe signing ceremony in Brussels on 2 March 2026 was the formal close of a process that began in earnest in March 2024. Swiss President…
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Read more: Switzerland Returns to SusHi Tech with 10 Startups and a Champion’s MandateWhen the Swisstech Pavilion, organized by Swissnex, took home the SusHi Tech Award 2025 for Most Innovative Pavilion, it confirmed what Switzerland’s innovation institutions had…
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Read more: 20 Reforms to Compete Globally: The Swiss Startup Agenda by SSASwitzerland’s startup ecosystem has reached a critical inflection point. While the country continues to lead Europe in per-capita spinout creation and deep tech innovation, structural…
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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: How Venture Kick’s Three-Stage Model Attracted $12.3 Billion to Swiss University StartupsFor international investors seeking Switzerland’s most promising early-stage startups, Venture Kick stands as the definitive filter. Since 2007, this philanthropic initiative has converted academic research…
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Read more: Swiss Venture Capital Achieves 24% Growth as Early-Stage Investment Hits Record $1.35 BillionSwitzerland’s venture capital market has delivered a powerful signal to international investors and ecosystem actors. While major European markets experienced flat or declining growth in…
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Read more: A Surprising Record Sparks OptimismOn 3 February, the Venture Capital Report was published, analysing investments in Swiss start-ups in 2025. Despite growth of 24 per cent, the total capital…
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Read more: Swiss Tech IPOs: Industry Leaders Chart Path to Capital Markets at SIX-Swisscom Ventures ForumOn January 29, 2025, SIX Swiss Exchange and Swisscom Ventures convened Switzerland’s tech community for a frank discussion about IPOs. With BioVersys reflecting on its…
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Read more: VI Partners: At Face ValueThe Relay Node Olivier Laplace, Partner at Vi Partners, still views the world through the structural lens of a software engineer. While his days of…
