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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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DTN Highlights
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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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Mimic Robotics banks $16 million seed funding
Zurich-based robotics startup mimic has closed an oversubscribed $16 million funding round led by Elaia, alongside Speedinvest. The investment will be used to accelerate the…
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CUE Labs exits stealth after $10 million capital increase
Zug-based CUE Labs has emerged out of stealth, introducing the widely adopted CUE open-source configuration language. Its Configuration Control Plane is a central system that…
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BE WTR wins strategic investor to grow in France
BE WTR France, the subsidiary of the Swiss premium, filtered, local and sustainable water brand, and Cafés Richard, France’s leading coffee supplier for the hospitality…
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ETH-Spin-off secures €3.5 million to advance its under water robot
Tethys Robotics has raised €3.5 million in a pre-seed financing round led by Redstone, to further develop and scale up its autonomous underwater drone, the…
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Vista Equity Partners acquires majority in Nexthink in $3 billion deal
The transaction reinforces Nexthink’s standing as one of the most successful and innovative enterprise software companies in the world, serving more than 1,500 enterprise customers…
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21shares joins FalconX to advance digital asset investment products
FalconX is one of the largest and leading digital asset prime brokerage firms, providing deep liquidity, advanced technology solutions, and 24/7 access to global crypto…
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Relai: MiCA license opens a gateway to Europe
The French Financial Markets Authority has granted Relai authorization to become a Crypto-Asset Service Provider under the EU's MiCA Regulation. As one of the first…
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Giovanna Dipasquale is the ‘Female Innovator of the Year’ 2025
The eighth edition of the Female Innovation Forum once again highlighted the leadership and creativity of women driving technological innovation. Giovanna Dipasquale was awarded Female…
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Series A to boost exnaton intelligence platform for new energy
exnaton, a Swiss software company developing an AI-driven intelligence platform for utilities, has raised a Series A round from a global VC consortium. The funds…
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GetYourGuide becomes profitable with almost a €1 billion in revenues
GetYourGuide, the German and Swiss-based online travel experiences platform dedicated to transforming how people travel and book experiences, has become profitable for the first time,…
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Breakthrough US Launch and Validation for Aspivix
In a milestone US launch, Aspivix has officially made available its novel carevix device to physicians in Southern California and New York. Furthermore, a key…
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General Intuition raises USD 134 million
General Intuition, a start-up with teams in Geneva and New York, closed a USD 133.7 million funding round. The spin-off from Dutch company Medal uses…
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Read more: Unlocking Swiss Deep Tech for Institutional InvestorsThe AWI Deep Tech Fund is bridging the gap between Swiss tech and institutional investors. Discover how it’s unlocking new opportunities.
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Read more: Swiss AI and the New Autonomous Driving RegulationAs unsurprising as it will sound to people familiar with Switzerland and its priorities, the country spends a lot of time debating, planning, and maintaining…
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Read more: AWI and DTN Launch AWI DTF Fund Manager Request for ProposalsThe Anlagestiftung Winterthur für Personalvorsorge (AWI), in collaboration with Deep Tech Nation Switzerland (DTN), has launched a Request for Proposals (RfP) for the AWI Deep…
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Read more: Switzerland: The Global Deep Tech LeaderSwitzerland was recently named a deep tech beacon by Forbes. Through data backed facts, discover why it’s even more than that; a global deep tech…
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Read more: Deep Tech Startups Drive Swiss InvestmentMore venture capital went to Swiss startups from deep tech sectors such as biopharma and hardware & robotics in 2024 than in 2023 – and…
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Read more: New Information Platform Aims to Boost Funding for Swiss Deep Tech ScaleupsDeep Tech Nation Switzerland Foundation and Startupticker Foundation announce the launch of the Deep Tech Nation Information Platform, a digital portal meant to facilitate investments…
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Read more: Fajer Mushtaq, Clean Tech EntrepreneurFajer Mushtaq, co-founder and CEO of Oxyle, has raised about CHF 9 million in non-dilutive funds in recent years from innovation programmes, the public sector…
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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 Focus
For Swiss robotics startups, customer success and investor success go hand in hand. In addition to outstanding technology, this requires a high degree of customer…
