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Switzerland's startup landscape features a strong focus on deep tech and financial technology. The nation hosts a variety of companies working on everything from robotics to environmental engineering.

This environment has produced heavily funded companies, including Climeworks with $946.1M for carbon capture. Cybersecurity firm Acronis is another major player, having secured $658M in funding.

Below is our list of 98 Switzerland startups worth keeping an eye on.

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Auterion develops a common software platform that powers drones, robots, and other autonomous vehicles. Their open-source operating system allows enterprise and government users to manage entire fleets of different robots through a single, unified interface.

HeadquartersZürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Year Founded2017
FoundersKevin Sartori, Lorenz Meier
Funding Amount$181M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries B
Top InvestorsBessemer Venture Partners, Lakestar, Costanoa Ventures, U.S. Department of Defense, Mosaic Ventures

Corintis develops microfluidic cooling solutions that integrate directly with data center chips, boosting their performance and energy efficiency. Their technology addresses the critical thermal challenges of high-performance computing, enabling more powerful and sustainable operations.

HeadquartersLausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Year Founded2022
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Funding Amount$28.5M
Startup SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusSeries A
Top InvestorsFounderful, BlueYard Capital, XTX Ventures, Acequia Capital (AceCap), Venture Kick

Acronis unifies data protection and cybersecurity into a single, automated platform for businesses and individuals. Their solutions offer integrated backup, disaster recovery, and AI-powered security to defend against modern digital threats.

HeadquartersSchaffhausen, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Year Founded2003
FoundersIlya Zubarev, Juri Tsibrovski, Serg Bell, Stanislav Protassov, Yakov Zubarev
Funding Amount$658M
Startup SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusPrivate Equity
Top InvestorsInsight Partners, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, CVC Capital Partners

ANYbotics creates autonomous legged robots designed to handle inspection and monitoring in complex industrial environments. Their flagship robot, ANYmal, navigates challenging terrain to provide operators with crucial data and improve worksite safety.

HeadquartersZürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Year Founded2016
FoundersAndreas Lauber, Christian Gehring, Hanspeter Fässler, Marco Hutter, Peter Fankhauser
Funding Amount$152.4M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsBessemer Venture Partners, NGP Capital, TDK Ventures, Verve Ventures, Supernova Invest

Unbound Potential develops and provides large-scale energy storage systems for a variety of applications. Their battery technology is designed to support the broader transition to renewable energy sources.

HeadquartersThalwil, Zurich, Switzerland
Year Founded2023
FoundersAnetta Platek-mielczarek, David Taylor, Emilio Dal Re, Federico Paratore, Pier Giuseppe Rivano
Funding Amount$20.4M
Startup SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusGrant
Top InvestorsAmazon, Founderful, Zürcher Kantonal Bank, Innosuisse, Kvanted Ventures

Teylor built a digital lending platform that provides fast and convenient loans to small and medium-sized businesses. By streamlining the entire credit process, they help companies secure financing much more quickly than through traditional banking.

HeadquartersZürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Year Founded2018
FoundersPatrick Staeuble
Funding Amount$488.7M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusDebt Financing
Top InvestorsFasanara Capital, M&G Plc, Barclays Investment Bank, WENVEST Capital, Weisshorn

Climeworks builds and operates direct air capture facilities designed to remove CO₂ directly from the atmosphere. They offer this carbon dioxide removal as a service, enabling businesses and individuals to neutralize their emissions permanently.

HeadquartersZürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Year Founded2009
FoundersChristoph Gebald, Jan Wurzbacher
Funding Amount$946.1M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusPrivate Equity
Top InvestorsPartners Group, Zürcher Kantonal Bank, Baillie Gifford, GIC, Global Founders Capital

Cutiss is a life science company that engineers personalized skin grafts using regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. Their therapies are designed to treat patients with large skin defects, offering a new solution for skin regeneration.

HeadquartersZürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Year Founded2017
FoundersDaniela Marino, Fabienne Hartmann-Fritsch
Funding Amount$94.7M
Startup SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusSeries C
Top InvestorsZürcher Kantonal Bank, Innosuisse, Shiloh Advisors, Government of France, The Wyss Foundation

90 Additional Switzerland Startups Worth Following

The top 8 are just a small slice of what’s happening across Switzerland right now. Founders are tackling big challenges in areas like AI and biotech, and they've attracted billions in funding to support their work.

Some are just getting started, while others are already growing quickly. Here’s a look at the other companies shaping Switzerland's startup scene.

StartupIndustryYear FoundedAmount RaisedLast Funding Round
Sonar logo SonarSecurity2008$457MSeries B
M0 logo M0Crypto2023$97.5MSeries B
RIVR logo RIVRAI2023$25.5MGrant
Taurus logo TaurusCrypto2018$86.9MSeries B
deskbird logo deskbirdSaaS2020$42.7MSeries B
HAYA Therapeutics logo HAYA TherapeuticsBiotech2017$1.1BGrant
Mercuria logo MercuriaEnergy2004$15.4BDebt Financing
Backed Finance logo Backed FinanceCrypto2021$16.4MSeries A
AMINA Bank AG logo AMINA Bank AGFintech2018CHF230MSeries C
SIX logo SIXFintech2008CHF250MDebt Financing
Veezoo logo VeezooAnalytics2016$6.7MSeries A
TECH5 logo TECH5AI2018$20.5MVenture Round
Distalmotion logo DistalmotionHealthcare2012$240.2MVenture Round
Neural Concept logo Neural ConceptHardware2018$36.8MSeries B
H55 logo H55Mobility2015$104.9MSeries C
Loft Dynamics logo Loft DynamicsMobility2016$53.3MSeries B
Nexthink logo NexthinkAnalytics2004$345.9MSeries D
Flybotix logo FlybotixAutomation2019$19.2MSeries A
Terra Quantum logo Terra QuantumHardware2019$90MPrivate Equity
21Shares logo 21SharesCrypto2018$25MVenture Round
dacadoo logo dacadooHealthcare2010CHF70MSeries C
Centrifuge logo CentrifugeCrypto2017$30.8MVenture Round
viboo logo vibooData2022$6MSeed
Squirro logo SquirroAI2012$15.5MPrivate Equity
Mabylon logo MabylonBiotech2015CHF31.3MConvertible Note
Beekeeper logo BeekeeperEnterprise2012$181.5MVenture Round
Debiopharm Group logo Debiopharm GroupBiotech1979$4.7MGrant
DePoly logo DePolyManufacturing2020$41.1MSeed
spineart logo spineartHealthcare2005$139.8MVenture Round
Toloka logo TolokaAnalytics2014$72MVenture Round
Tezos logo TezosCrypto2014$242MVenture Round
Hitachi Energy logo Hitachi EnergyHardware1900$24.2MGrant
The World Economic Forum logo The World Economic ForumNonprofit1971$500kGrant
Synendos Therapeutics logo Synendos TherapeuticsHealthcare2019CHF44.2MGrant
GenTwo logo GenTwoCrypto2018$15MSeries A
DeepJudge logo DeepJudgeAI2021$11.1MSeed
Jua logo JuaAI2022$32.9MSeries A
SEALCOIN logo SEALCOINCrypto2024$50MInitial Coin Offering
Wire logo WireMedia2012$60.2MSeries C
Hilo logo HiloAI2018$101.7MSeries B
Collabree logo CollabreeHealthcare2020CHF3.3MConvertible Note
Freename logo FreenameCrypto2021$9.5MSeries A
Numab logo NumabBiotech2011CHF172MSeries C
Nutrix logo NutrixHealthcare2020$3.5MSeed
Allasso logo AllassoAnalytics2022$3MSeed
PriceHubble logo PriceHubbleAnalytics2016$34M
hypt logo hyptFintech2022CHF2MSeed
Validation Cloud logo Validation CloudAI2022$20.8MSeries A
Verity logo VerityRobotics2014$81MSeries B
Nillion logo NillionHardware2021$50MVenture Round
Multiwave Technologies logo Multiwave TechnologiesManufacturing2015$27.2MVenture Round
Bitcoin Suisse logo Bitcoin SuisseCrypto2013CHF45MSeries A
Ledgy logo LedgyFintech2017$33.4MSeries B
FE fundinfo logo FE fundinfoFintech2005£3MEquity Crowdfunding
iOnctura logo iOncturaBiotech2017$127.5MSeries B
Nuclidium logo NuclidiumHealthcare2018CHF84MSeries B
Rhovica Neuroimaging logo Rhovica NeuroimagingHealthcare2021CHF2.5MSeed
OrangeX logo OrangeXMedia2021$30MSeries B
Scandit logo ScanditMedia2009$273.1MSeries D
Carvolution logo CarvolutionMobility2018CHF266.2MDebt Financing
Positrigo logo PositrigoHealthcare2018$25MVenture Round
Araris Biotech logo Araris BiotechBiotech2019$43.4MGrant
Wingtra logo WingtraMobility2015$43.9MSeries B
Largo.ai logo Largo.aiAnalytics2018$11.2MSeries A
Hemostod logo HemostodBiotech2020CHF6.5MSeed
Flyability logo FlyabilityHardware2014$42M
Relai logo RelaiMedia2020$21.8MSeries A
Cerrion logo CerrionAI2021$5MSeed
Calvin Risk logo Calvin RiskAI2022$5.5MGrant
Crypto Finance Group logo Crypto Finance GroupFintech2017CHF36.1MSeries B
BGN logo BGNEnergy2017$232.5MDebt Financing
Giotto.ai logo Giotto.aiAI2017CHF10.7MVenture Round
Yokoy logo YokoyAI2019$107.8MSeries B
terralayr logo terralayrHardware2022$97MVenture Round
GlycoEra logo GlycoEraBiotech2020$179.3MSeries B
Decentriq logo DecentriqData2019$26.2MGrant
MindMaze logo MindMazeHealthcare2012$340.7MVenture Round
Axpo logo AxpoEnergy1914$11.6BDebt Financing
Daedalean logo DaedaleanMobility2016$72.5MGrant
Aspivix logo AspivixBiotech2015$13.1MDebt Financing
Windward Bio logo Windward BioBiotech2024$200MSeries A
Adaptyv Biosystems logo Adaptyv BiosystemsBiotech2020$10.9MSeed
Evulpo logo EvulpoEducation2020$21.7MSeries A
Tea logo TeaCrypto2021$16.9MSeed
Swixx Biopharma logo Swixx BiopharmaBiotech2014$102MVenture Round
Sparta logo SpartaEnergy2020€65.5MSeries B
Frontify logo FrontifyMarketing2013$80.6MSeries C
Planetary logo PlanetaryBiotech2022€15.2MCorporate Round
Deegtal logo DeegtalAI2022CHF1.7MGrant
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance logo Gavi, the Vaccine AllianceSports2000€1BDebt Financing

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