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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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Lookthrough acquires BuildingMinds from Schindler
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Gravis Robotics Raises $200M for Construction Autonomy
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Indivi attracts Infosys Innovation Fund as strategic investor
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Bruker makes minority investment in Atinary
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Boehringer Ingelheim acquires equine health startup Evax
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London-based market intelligence company acquires Square Commodities
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DTN Highlights
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Read more: swisscanto: A Matter of ScaleThe Flywheel Switzerland Hasn’t Built Roughly seventy percent of the Swiss Growth Fund’s money is invested in Switzerland, and Nils Granath is clear that this…
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Read more: swisscanto: Backed to the FutureThree Companies That Almost Stopped Running Nils Granath invests in the growth stage of the Swiss market, and it is the part where the money…
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Read more: swisscanto: At Face ValueThe Marathon Runner In the mid-1990s, the European mobile telecoms industry was hiring at a pace that was breaking its own buildings. Ericsson, the Swedish…
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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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Schuman Financial raises €7 million to scale Euro stablecoins
Zug-based Fintech startup, Schuman Financial, has secured €7 million seed funding led by RockawayX to further transform the euro-denominated financial landscape with EURØP, a fully…
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startupticker.ch: Schuman Financial raises €7 million to scale Euro stablecoins- EURØP is fully backed by reserves at Société Générale and deployed on Ethereum and Polygon, with expansion to additional blockchains planned.
- The team includes veterans from Binance Europe, traditional finance, and EU policymaking, backed by Kraken Ventures and Gnosis VC.
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Cradle raises $73m to accelerate adoption of AI-powered protein engineering
Cradle, the leading platform for AI-powered protein engineering based in Amsterdam and Zurich, has raised $73m in Series B funding to respond to rising demand…
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startupticker.ch: Cradle raises $73m to accelerate adoption of AI-powered protein engineering- Cradle raised $73M in Series B funding to scale its AI platform for protein engineering, reducing time and costs across pharma, chemicals, and food.
- Cradle expanded partnerships with Novo Nordisk and Ginkgo Bioworks, growing its customer base across pharma, chemicals, food, agriculture, and materials.
- Cradle will expand its wet lab for training data and hire engineers to improve machine learning capabilities for complex protein handling.
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USD16.7 million to expand Kyan Health’s workplace wellness platform globally
Using predictive analytics, Kyan helps companies including Hitachi Energy, Hilti, STADA, Deutsche Börse Group, and On to monitor and reduce risks like absenteeism, turnover, and…
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startupticker.ch: USD16.7 million to expand Kyan Health’s workplace wellness platform globally- Kyan Health raised $16.7M to improve workplace mental health using AI-powered preventive care and organizational insights.
- On achieved 50% employee engagement and $2.9M annual value (11.6x ROI) using Kyan's platform for mental health.
- Kyan's AI navigator personalizes employee resources while maintaining privacy through encryption and aggregated employer insights.
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Zitadel raises $9 million Series A
Zitadel, the leading provider of cloud-native identity infrastructure solutions, has today announced its $9 million Series A funding round led by Nexus Venture Partners with…
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startupticker.ch: Zitadel raises $9 million Series A- Zitadel raised $9M Series A from Nexus Venture Partners to expand its cloud-native identity infrastructure platform.
- Open-source platform offers developer APIs, multi-tenant architecture, and data ownership control for hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
- Zitadel serves 160+ customers across manufacturing, finance, healthcare, and SaaS sectors seeking customizable authentication solutions.
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Toronto-based company acquires Nanoleq and Osmotex
Myant Corp., a leader in textile computing and AI-integrated healthcare solutions, has acquired Nanoleq and Osmotex, Switzerland’s leading textile computing companies. This strategic partnership brings…
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startupticker.ch: Toronto-based company acquires Nanoleq and Osmotex- Myant acquired Swiss textile firms Nanoleq and Osmotex to expand AI healthcare solutions across Europe and Middle East from Zurich.
- Nanoleq's Oxa device uses textile sensors to track respiration, ECG, heart rate variability, and stress for home health monitoring.
- Osmotex's electronic breathable membrane enables moisture control for protective gear, wound healing, and drug delivery applications.
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$25M to speed LocalStack Enterprise Cloud Development Vision
LocalStack just raised $25 million in Series A funding led by Notable Capital, with participation from existing investors CRV and Heavybit. This milestone marks a…
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startupticker.ch: $25M to speed LocalStack Enterprise Cloud Development Vision- LocalStack raised $25M Series A to expand its local AWS development platform with Snowflake and Azure emulator support.
- LocalStack cuts local AWS environment testing from 28 minutes to 24 seconds, significantly accelerating development cycles.
- LocalStack serves 8M weekly sessions and 900+ paying customers, adding chaos engineering and state snapshotting features.
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TeamViewer backs RealWear’s acquisition of Almer Technologies
In a move set to reshape the industrial Augmented Reality (AR) market, RealWear, the global leader in wearable computing for industrial applications, today announced its…
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startupticker.ch: TeamViewer backs RealWear’s acquisition of Almer Technologies- RealWear acquired Swiss AR headset maker Almer Technologies to combine rugged voice-operated devices with lightweight AR headsets for industrial workers.
- Almer's subscription AR model and design complement RealWear's brand and distribution to create an industrial AR market leader.
- TeamViewer maintains its investor role while clients like Coca-Cola HBC and Ford show significant efficiency gains from the combined solution.
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Fintech startup Wyden secures $16.9 million to fuel global expansion
Wyden, the leader in institutional infrastructure for the digital asset trading lifecycle, announces the closing of its USD 16.9 million (CHF 14.5 million) Series B…
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startupticker.ch: Fintech startup Wyden secures $16.9 million to fuel global expansion- Wyden raised $16.9M in Series B funding led by Truffle Capital to expand its digital asset trading infrastructure globally.
- Wyden plans to integrate 20 additional banks, brokers and exchanges by 2025 while expanding its team to 100 professionals.
- Wyden targets regulated markets in EU, Switzerland, Turkey, UAE, Singapore, Hong Kong and Brazil with its trade lifecycle platform.
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Alentis Therapeutics raises $181.4 million in oversubscribed series D round
Focusing on the development of treatments for Claudin-1 positive (CLDN1+) tumors and organ fibrosis, Alentis Therapeutics has secured $181.4 million in Series D financing round…
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startupticker.ch: Alentis Therapeutics raises $181.4 million in oversubscribed series D round- Alentis Therapeutics raised $181.4M in Series D funding for CLDN1-targeted antibody-drug conjugates treating solid tumors and organ fibrosis.
- FDA cleared IND for ALE.P02 Phase 1/2 trial in CLDN1+ squamous tumors, with clinical trials expected to start Q1 2025.
- Company plans two first-in-human trials in 2025 targeting the CLDN1 pathway with different payload mechanisms.
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$4.3 million to accelerate people-sensing technology for human-machine interaction
Algorized, an AI-powered platform pioneering advanced people-sensing and positioning software, has raised $4.3 million in seed funding to drive innovation in people sensing and support…
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startupticker.ch: $4.3 million to accelerate people-sensing technology for human-machine interaction- Algorized raised $4.3M in seed funding from Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund for AI-powered people-sensing software.
- The company's sensor-agnostic software transforms existing wireless sensors into accurate people-detection without hardware upgrades.
- Algorized's edge-processed ML algorithms enable disaster rescue and workplace safety in robotics environments.
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Swiss start-up scene tops patent rankings
The European Patent Office (EPO) has carried out a study to identify the universities from which start-ups use research results. Three Swiss universities made it…
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startupticker.ch: Swiss start-up scene tops patent rankings- European universities' patent applications rose from 6% in 2000 to over 10% in 2019, with 12% filed by startups.
- ETH Zurich, EPFL, and University of Zurich rank among Europe's top 12 universities for startup innovation.
- Switzerland leads Europe with 74.2 deep tech startups per million inhabitants with patents, outpacing Sweden and UK.
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Monte-Rosa Therapeutics enters billion-dollar partnership with Novartis
Monte Rosa Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel molecular glue degrader (MGD)-based medicines, today announced a global license agreement with Novartis. Under the terms…
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startupticker.ch: Monte-Rosa Therapeutics enters billion-dollar partnership with Novartis- Novartis licensed Monte Rosa's VAV1-directed molecular glue degraders, paying $150M upfront plus up to $2.1B in milestones.
- MRT-6160 is an oral drug showing promise in preclinical models for multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and IBD.
- Monte Rosa co-funds Phase 3 development and shares U.S. profits; Novartis leads Phase 2 and global commercialization.
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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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Read more: Beyond Early Stage: The Rise of the Swiss Scale Up EngineFor years, the global narrative regarding European innovation has been consistent: excellent research, strong early-stage formation, but a fragmentation that hampers growth. However, new data…
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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…