Nexthink, the unique provider of End-user IT Analytics, today announced that it has secured $14.5 million in a Series D round of funding, led by Auriga Partners with participation from new investor and entrepreneur Gilles Queru and existing investors VI Partners and Mannai Corporation. Nexthink has raised $29 million to date and plans to use the new funding to scale internationally, while further investing in the development of End-user IT Analytics solutions for mobility and cloud.

Lugano based start-up Right Shoes has closed a financing round with the second fund of Club Italia Investimenti (Cii). The solution of Right Shoes enables users to buy online shoes with the right size.

Good news from PB&B: The biotech company developing biodegradable microspheres for natural anti-aging Aesthetics has closed a first seed financing round. In addition the company has been awarded with the Trophée de l'Innovation 2014 of the University Hospitals Geneva (HUG).

Die Zürcher Kantonalbank und die BKW AG beteiligen sich am High-Tech Start-up Ampard AG. Dieses entwickelt und vermarktet europaweit das Energie-Management-System AMPARD, mit dem die Gesamtkosten von Batteriespeichern signifikant gesenkt werden können und der Immobilienbesitzer selber am Markt für Regelenergie partizipieren kann.

Anergis, a company developing proprietary ultra-fast allergy vaccines, today announced the closing of a Series B financing round totaling CHF 14.5 million (€ 12.1 million, US$ 15 million). All Series A investors participated in the round together with new private European and U.S.-based investors.

Xeltis,a privately-held medical device company dedicated to transforming standards of care in heart valve replacement and vascular surgery, has announced that it has raised EURO 27 million (USD 34 million/CHF 32 million) in an oversubscribed Series B financing.

Chemspeed is pleased to announce a new partnership with a group of Swiss investors organized by Investnet, a Swiss investors’ community. The resources brought in by Investnet enable Chemspeed to further boost its rapid growth path of the past years.