Clearspace, the startup dedicated to providing in-orbit services and Meteomatics, the weather intelligence and analytics provider, have established a subsidiary in the United States. Blockchain startup Nym Technologies has set up its office in France.

Araris Biotech AG, a company pioneering a proprietary antibody-drug conjugate (ADC)-linker technology acquired ARS Pharmaceutical’s Nectin-4 antibody. The deal enables Araris to combine its proprietary linker technology with ARS’ antibody, to develop targeted ADC therapeutics, with various linker-payloads, for the treatment of solid tumors.

Led by Maxvision and RunWoo, the newly closed strategic investment round for SynSense resulted in tens of millions of RMB. The funds will be used to accelerate the development of the startup’s 3D neuromorphic processor DYNAP-CNN2.

Two new clients illustrate the potential of Tune Insight in two promsing application fields in healthcare: The start-up is working with Universtitätsspital Basel to enable secure federated learning on dermatology images from multiple countries and jurisdictions. Tune Insight is also collaborating with Groupe Mutuel, one of the leading health and pension insurance companies in Switzerland, to improve data exchange with hospitals and private clinics in the context of Value-Based Healthcare (VBHC).

EPFL Spinoff Adaptyv Bio is dedicated to closing the loop between computational prediction and experimental validation with cell-free synthetic biology and high-throughput nanofluidics. Its protein engineering platform is now available in the market.

In collaboration with Swiss Airlines and BPL, Swiss Airtainer has launched its smart temperature-controlled container, using it to transport goods between Zurich and San Francisco. Following this milestone, the startup continues to test the units in further pilot projects.

With four executive roles, Invenda Group welcomed the largest number of executives to help drive its international growth. Similarly,  YmmunoBio, Kandou Bus and Nexxiot had a change of leadership with new leads for operations, business development and technical departments. 

Founded in 2020, LEG&AIRY is a deeptech startup aiming to transform the orthopaedic braces industry. An industry that has remained mostly unchanged for over 50 years. Using 3D technology, the startup designs and develops tailor-made orthopedic devices and delivers them faster than orthopaedic suppliers who rely conventional processes. The startup has generated to date a six-figure revenue and catered tailor-made orthotics to over 30 patients.

Mietkautionen investieren statt untätig auf einem Sperrkonto deponieren: Das junge FinTech-Startup Evorest will Mietzinsdepots revolutionieren und hat dazu einen siebenstelligen Betrag bei privaten Investoren eingesammelt.

Founded in 2016, Huxley Design AG built a track record by transforming cement bags into high-end products under the brand Elephbo. Over the years, the company has sold over 100,000 units and recycled over 191'120 cement bags. Surs GmbH has now acquired all assets of Elephbo, including the majority of the team, which will continue growing the brand.

Das Badener Jungunternehmen Lumvin hat eine Kapitalerhöhung in Höhe von 400'000 Franken durchgeführt. Das zusätzliche Kapital setzt das Cleantech-Startup für den Aufbau eines eigenen Prüflabors und den Ausbau der Team-Ressourcen ein.

The 4th edition of the Swiss-Israel Lean Launchpad will take place between April and June with 12 early-stage AgriFood startups. The 10-week program includes an online program with weekly or bi-weekly meetings, an in-person meeting in Switzerland and a one-week visit to Israel.

VoiceAssure is a voice-based privacy-preserving age estimation technology. is efficient in keeping minors out of adult spaces. Privately’s product received an independent , UK regulator approved prestigious Level 1 certification and joins a handful of global companies to deploy their age assurance products across many industries.

Missed calls can lead to missed opportunities for companies and customer dissatisfaction. Zurich-based startup PlaynVoice offers an artificial intelligence-based plug-and-play phone assistant to tend to customers and provide them with detailed responses, just as a customer attendant would do. Following the successful beta phase, the startup entered the commercialisation phase.

Die Zürcher Bergos lanciert als eine der ersten Privatbanken im Schweizerischen Markt ein Venture Capital Beteiligungs-Angebot. Dafür arbeitet die Bank mit der Venture Capital Plattform Verve Ventures zusammen.

Zusammenschluss in der Schweizer Crypto-Szene: Pocket Bitcoin übernimmt App, Assets und das Team der Neuenburger Kipi Technologies. Mit dieser Übernahme verfügt Pocket Bitcoin nun über eine hauseigene Wallet-App, die einen einfachen Einstieg in Bitcoin und die Selbstverwahrung ermöglicht.

Mit Moost, Hivoduct und Swiss Vault stossen die Lösungen dreier Startups regional und international auf Anerkennung. Darüber hinaus reichte es für die drei zur Aufnahme ins Rockstart-Programm, 10‘000 Franken Preisgeld der Stiftung FUTUR oder für die Nomination für den Energy Globe Award. Ebenfalls einen Award gab es für Abhishek Kumar, Gründer und CEO von Nanogence.

Venture Kick has awarded CHF 150,000 to the Zurich-based startup irmos technologies to develop its intelligent platform for structural monitoring and predictive assessment. The combination of sensors and algorithmic processing extends the lifespan and improves the safety of buildings and bridges.

Alentis develops treatments for solid cancers and fibrosis targeting CLDN1, a previously unexploited target. The financing will support Phase II and Phase I programs of Alentis’ lead investigational products ALE.F02 and ALE.C04 respectively as well as the CLDN1 platform development.

Araris Biotech AG, the developer of a proprietary antibody-drug conjugate (ADC)-linker technology, has obtained a strategic investment from the Samsung Venture Investment Corporation. The proceeds will support further development and advancement of Araris’s pipeline.

Xilva is a digital platform offering a curated database of quality, vetted forest projects around the world that corporate and impact investors can fund as part of their sustainability strategy. The funds from the pre-seed round will be used to further develop technological solutions and scale marketing and operations.

A l’occasion des -Pulse Awards 2023, huit start-up issues de l’incubateur de la HES ont été présentées à une centaine de personnes de l’écosystème genevois de l’innovation. A cette occasion, l’équipe d’Eyecap’ issue de la Haute école de gestion à Genève et travaillant en étroite collaboration avec l’HEPIA et la HEAD s’est distinguée en remportant le prestigieux Prix de la Galaxie. La soirée a été riche en découvertes.

Foodtech startup Yumame Foods AG develops and produces vegan products based on fungi and fermentation. The startup has closed its first funding round with Swiss and Italian industry partners to accelerate the scale-up of its product and prepare for market entry in Switzerland.

With their rich professional careers, five newly appointed executives at Swiss startups demonstrate a proven track record and bring a wealth of experience to fuel the startup’s growth. The new leads have worked at leading companies such as Novartis, Barry Callebaut Group and lastminute. For biotech company Topadur, the appointment of a new CEO is an important step on the way to its IPO. 

CYSEC, a cybersecurity startup headquartered in Lausanne, is launching its new ‘ARCA SATCOM’ product dedicated to securing internet communications over satellite. Developed under ESA’s ARTES 4S program, the patent-pending technology is now being integrated by many satcom players.

Supermoon Capital, a US based venture capital fund specializing in sleep, and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), have joined founding investor Forty51 Ventures to complete Mosanna’s Seed stage investment syndicate. The Basel-based company will use the funds to complete preparations to enter the clinic with MOS-118 in Metabolic Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Im Auftrag der Swiss Entrepreneurs & Startup Association SWESA hat die Universität St. Gallen die Rahmenbedingungen für Startups in der Schweiz aus juristischer und wirtschaftlicher Sicht umfassend untersucht. Basierend auf einer Umfrage unter Expertinnen und Experten und einer Untersuchung der geltenden Gesetzgebung wurden konkrete Verbesserungsmassnahmen erarbeitet. Sie sollen nun als Basis für politische Vorstösse dienen.

PeriVision makes functional eye testing accessible to everyone and everywhere using virtual reality and AI algorithms. Swistor is developing supercapacitors that will replace or complement conventional batteries in portable devices. Both start-ups received a Tech Seed loan of CHF 100,000 from the Foundation for Technological Innovation (FIT), which will allow PeriVision to further develop its eye testing platform and prepare market entry in the US and Switzerland and Swistor to finalize its product and market it.

The Ascento robot allows security providers to efficiently cover large outdoor areas requiring significant human resources to patrol. Securitas the largest Swiss security company is among the startup’s first customers. The startup is currently ramping up production to accelerate its official market launch.

EPFL spinoff SpotMe has closed a new financing round, with the Swiss Post as a majority stakeholder. The strategic partnership will provide SpotMe access to Swiss Post’s technology portfolio and network to enable further growth and expansion. The company will continue to operate globally and as a standalone company.

Based in Zug and the UK, Kashet aims to provide a membership-based financial solution app to customers and private banks. The company has onboarded more than 100 customers ahead of its public launch and secured its initial investment of CHF 6.2 million with Trifork Labs as a strategic investor. The funds will support its expansion and readiness for further growth.

Die Finalistinnen und Finalisten für den Swiss Economic Award 2023 stehen fest. Die neun erfolgsversprechenden Jungunternehmen werden am 8. und 9. Juni 2023 am Swiss Economic Forum (SEF) in Interlaken um den Gewinn der renommierten Auszeichnung wetteifern.

RIBE schliesst eine Seed-Finanzierungsrunde über 1,1 Millionen Franken ab. Nebst einem weiteren Investment von Roland Bracks VC-Unternehmen haben sich private Investoren an der Runde des Zürcher Startups beteiligt. Das frische Kapital fliesst in technische Weiterentwicklungen und in die Expansion in den DACH-Raum.

GeneralMedia SA acquiert EDSI-Tech et devient un acteur central du secteur du tourisme. Le Système d’information touristique MyCity, logiciel novateur développé par la start-up issue de l’EPFL, sert déjà d’épine dorsale à plusieurs régions de Suisse romande. Son intégration permettra à l’éditeur romand d’offrir un seul point de contact pour la diffusion, la gestion et la médiation des informations touristiques.

A successful fiscal year 2021/2022 (July 2021 to June 2022) is reported by beaconsmind AG: Sales revenue increased by 250%. Beaconsmind’s LBM solutions are now deployed in nearly 400 stores at more than 25 customers in over 40 countries. For 2023, the company expects further significant growth thanks to new customers and further acquisitions. 

PostFinance und Sygnum sind derzeit daran, ein Angebot aufzubauen, das Kauf, Verwahrung und Verkauf von Kryptowährungen wie Bitcoin und Ethereum ermöglicht. Die Basis bildet die B2B-Bankplattform von Sygnum.

Venture Kick’s expert jury awarded CHF 150,000 to ASTRA Therapeutics. The Villigen-based startup is developing therapies for parasitic diseases such as malaria. Based on their uniquely efficient lead discovery pipeline, they developed precision-engineered compounds that can effectively target a broad spectrum of parasites.

Sequal, la startup de cybersécutité suisse basée à Yverdon-les-Bains, rejoint Meanquest. Cette acquisition permet au prestataire vaudois de services IT de renforcer son expertise dans le domaine de la sécurité de l’information. Sequal est spécialisée dans la certification ISO 27001 et la mise en conformité avec la nouvelle loi sur la protection des données (nLPD).

Impossible Materials Ltd., a Swiss spin-out from the University of Cambridge and the University of Fribourg, has closed its seed round. The new funds will be used to construct a pilot facility in Marly, Switzerland, and expand the team, as they continue their mission to bring high-value, plant-based formulation ingredients to the markets.

Following the receipt of CHF 120 million from the Wyss Foundation to further to accelerate innovative therapies to the clinic to transform the lives of people with brain disorders, the Wyss Center has appointed a new CEO. Prof. Dr. med. Erwin Böttinger.

Das Cleantech-Startup dhp technology hat seit seinem Start 2018 total 16 faltbare Solardächer in der Schweiz realisiert. Jetzt folgt für die Bündner der Schritt ins Ausland: Beim Klärwerk in Neuwied (Bundesland Rheinland-Pfalz) entsteht die erste Anlage in Deutschland. Weitere deutsche Klärwerke haben ebenfalls Solarfaltdächer bestellt.

Swiss startup Astrocast and Yahsat’s mobility arm Thuraya have strengthened collaboration through a strategic investment in LEO IoT. Thuraya has agreed in heads of terms to invest through a convertible loan valued at $17.5 million and further extend its Technical Agreement for another four years.

Fruits and vegetables are highly perishable, and availability is highly dependent on weather conditions, thus making them difficult to handle. The artificial intelligence solution from Agtech startup Agrinorm helps fresh produce traders to manage these challenges and improve supply chains. The fresh seed funds will enable the startup to expand its solution to new markets.

Based in Basel with a subsidiary in Finland, Aurealis Therapeutics has raised over $10 million through a Series A financing round. The company’s lead clinical assets are the first-in-class four-in-one cell and gene therapies AUP-16 for chronic wounds and AUP-55 for cancers. The funds will accelerate Phase 2 clinical studies of AUP-16 and preclinical development of AUP-55. 

After presenting its Smart Ski Googles at CES Las Vegas, Ostloong Innovations continues its rise by unveiling LYRA, multifunctional smart AR glasses with augmented reality and artificial intelligence for office work, city life and for travelling. LYRA allows people to navigate the digital world without having to take their attention away from their physical surroundings. 

Since its foundation in 2017, Avoras, a Swiss firm specialising in SAP business transformation consultancy in the pharma and life sciences sector, has grown to 60 employees and serves customers worldwide. As of the second quarter of 2023, the company will join the PWC Switzerland family.

CUTISS AG has yielded positive results from the Phase 2 clinical trial of its lead product denovoSkin, in adult and adolescent burn patients and phase 1 in children. Safety and efficacy of denovoSkin have been confirmed. The medtech solution is a personalized, bio-engineered dermo-epidermal skin substitute for patients requiring a skin graft due to a major burn.

Das Startnetzwerk Thurgau kooperiert mit Startfeld, der Start-up-Förderung des Switzerland Innovation Park Ost. Thurgauer Startups profitieren von neuen Fördermöglichkeiten, einschliesslich Seed-Finanzierung. Ermöglicht wird dies durch das Engagement der Thurgauer Kantonalbank.

Per 31. März 2023 hat Rutishauser-DiVino die Wine & Gourmet Digital AG, zu der die Weinplattform weinclub.ch gehört, übernommen. Rutishauser-DiVino ist eines von zwei Weinunternehmen der fenaco Genossenschaft und unterhält bereits digitale Verkaufskanäle.

Insphero has raised an eight-figure amount in its latest funding round. InSphero will utilize the proceeds to commercialize its cryo-preservation technology to enable further growth and scalability. ZEISS Ventures is participating in the financing round along with internal and external investors.