Deep Tech Nation Switzerland

We congratulate Venturelab and the entire Swiss ecosystem on the 15th edition of the 𝐓𝐨𝐩𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝! This is not just a celebration of a ranking, but a powerful validation of Switzerland's 🇨🇭 role as a 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 🤖 . 👏 The rankings are a clear signal: 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. This top 100 is not only a who's who of today's innovators, but a glimpse into the industries of tomorrow. This is where science meets market potential, creating companies that solve real-world problems. The Top 10 list is a testament to the strength and breadth of our deep tech ecosystem. We are proud to see these companies leading the way, tackling challenges from climate change and healthcare to industrial efficiency. The top 10 deep tech startups that are shaping the future: 1.    Corintis (Engineering) 2.    DePoly (Cleantech) 3.    DeepJudge (ICT) 4.    Voltiris (Cleantech) 5.    Bloom Biorenewables (Cleantech) 6.    Tethys Robotics (Robotics) 7.    BTRY (Engineering) 8.    Tune Insight (Security) 9.    Seprify (Engineering) 10.  Nanoflex Robotics (Medtech) Congratulations to all the winning startups, Venturelab team Beat Schillig, Stefan Steiner, Jordi Montserrat, and the entire community that helps turn scientific excellence into economic impact. Kudos as well to the first Top 100 winners 15 years ago Manuel Aschwanden and Mark Ventura from Optotune and Livia Altmann for her keynote about success in sports and venture: success is based on vision, mindset, and team. #Top100SSU Links in comments

We are proud to partner with the Top 100 Swiss Startups for their 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 🍽️ , which really highlighted what makes Switzerland’s investor ecosystem so special. It was a brilliant evening for connecting and sharing insights 🤝 , bringing together 𝟖𝟎+ 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 from across the board. A major highlight was the deep dive tours. Attendees got a first-hand look at the groundbreaking innovation happening in Switzerland, with tours focused on Space at the Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich Fabienne Kiener and Health at Wyss Zurich Amanda Gogates. During the dinner, our Head of Venture Hub, Dario My, also gave a quick update on the AWI Deep Tech Fund, adding to the conversation around Switzerland's dynamic deep tech investment landscape. Congrats to Venturelab, Stefan Steiner, Jordi Montserrat, Beat Schillig, João Guerra for this great platform and to the other partners Microsoft, Wyss Zurich, and Kanton Zürich. We are looking forward to tonights Top100 Award Night, where we’ll spotlight Switzerland’s most promising startups.

The Swiss made, fully open LLM #Apertus was released this Monday! 👇 EPFL, ETH Zurich and the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) released Apertus 2 September, Switzerland’s first large-scale, multilingual language model (LLM). As a fully open LLM, Apertus allows researchers, professionals and experienced enthusiasts to build upon the model and adapt it to their specific needs, as well as to inspect any part of the training process (see Apertus website: https://lnkd.in/ey6mypX9). Apertus is freely available in two sizes – featuring 8 billion and 70 billion parameters. It was trained on 15 trillion tokens across more than 1,000 languages – 40% of the data is non-English. AI researchers, professionals, and experienced enthusiasts can either access the model through the strategic partner Swisscom or download it from Hugging Face – a platform for AI models and applications – and deploy it for their own projects. Apertus was developed with due consideration to Swiss data protection laws, Swiss copyright laws, and the transparency obligations under the EU AI Act. Particular attention has been paid to data integrity and ethical standards: the training corpus builds only on data which is publicly available. Involved institutions: EPFL, CSCS, Swisscom, ETH Zürich, EPFL AI Center, ETH AI Center Involved people: Martin Jaggi, Thomas Schulthess, Imanol Schlag, Daniel Dobos, Joshua Tan, Antoine Bosselut More: Public AI #AI #AIforGood #trustworthyAI #HuggingFace https://lnkd.in/ecT53htV

Swiss taxpayers fund innovation… but the payoff leaves the country ✈️ Switzerland 🇨🇭 invests heavily in early-stage research and innovation. But when promising startups hit growth stage ↗️ , many have to seek capital abroad - and so are attractive investment opportunities lost. Finance professor Laurent Frésard (USI Università della Svizzera italiana & SFI Swiss Finance Institute) argues that Swiss pension funds could capitalize on attractive return opportunities and help close this critical funding gap. 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝. 🎧 Listen to the full podcast episode of the Swisspreneur podcast with Laurent. And learn more about the AWI Deep Tech Fund. Links in comment👇

𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝’𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬! With strengths to celebrate and gaps to tackle. Based on our latest spider graph, here’s our take: ➕ Innovation & Academia are our powerhouses: Switzerland 🇨🇭 is a global leader in patents and boasts top-tier universities that are engines for innovation and spinouts. ➖ Capital & Ecosystem need a boost: While early-stage funding is strong, we're losing out on late-stage capital and need a more connected, specialized ecosystem to help startups scale. 🎯 The goal: To create a cohesive "Deep Tech Nation" where excellence in innovation is matched by an ecosystem that can turn great ideas into global success stories. To be the #1 Deep Tech Nation by 2033, Switzerland must do more than invent. It must host and scale innovation. We’ve got the IP, the science, and growing capital. Now we need scale muscles and a bigger stage. Read the full analysis by Amara Cespedes to understand where we're strong, where we're slow, and what to do about it. Link in the comments! 👇

The AI tides are rising in Switzerland - but will we be resilient enough to weather the storm? 🌊🤖 During Swiss {ai} Weeks our CEO Joanne Sieber joins a panel to explore how a country famous for clocks, chocolate, and caution can carve out a leadership role in a world increasingly run on algorithms. We’ll dive into the big questions: ⚙️ What does resilience mean in the AI era? 🇨🇭 Can Switzerland’s precision and trust-based economy give it an edge? 🚀 How do we balance innovation and ethics without falling behind? 📍 SQUARE, University of St. Gallen 📅 18:00 | 24 September 2025 📣 Harald Nieder (redalpine), Myke Näf (Übermorgen Ventures), Victoria Lietha (Swisscom Ventures), Moderator Christoph Birkholz and Joanne Sieber Hope to see you there! Link for registration is in the comments. 👇 b2venture, ETH Robotics Club, Founderful, Founderful Campus, Merantix Capital, Wenger Vieli, infinity.swiss

"𝑊𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑤𝑒 𝑎𝑠 𝑆𝑤𝑖𝑡𝑧𝑒𝑟𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑 🇨🇭 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑, 𝑜𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑤𝑒 𝑏𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑑?" This was one central question at our recent event, and the energy in the room was the start of an answer. The video captures the spirit of an evening dedicated to shaping Switzerland's future. As you'll hear, the stakes are high. Deep Tech is today's fundamental base technology, just as railways and electricity were in past centuries. It is about nothing less than securing Switzerland's next century of prosperity. The consensus is clear: 𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝. 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐭. Our mission until 2033 is to ↗️ double venture capital investment, create 100,000 new high-tech 👩💼 jobs, and ensure the next global leaders in 🤖 deep tech are born and scaled right here in Switzerland. Watch the video to hear directly from the leaders committed to this mission and to feel the momentum we are building to shape the future of Switzerland as a country in a global ecosystem. A heartfelt thank you to our host, the University of Zurich and to all the partners, speakers, and guests who are part of this journey. Christoph Aeschlimann, Catrin Hinkel, Prof. Michael Schaepman, Samuel Mueller, Lukas Döbelin, Sabine Keller-Busse, Simon Michel, Andri Silberschmidt-Buhofer, Nic Dreckmann, Dominique Gruhl-Begin, Simone Wyss Fedele, Alex Grossenbacher, Andy Yen, Karim Maizar, Andreas Thiel, Roland Siegwart, Joanne Sieber

🇨🇭 The Swiss Venture Capital landscape at a glance 🚀 🗺️ The NEW Venture Capital Map 2025, highlighting funds based in and investing in Switzerland. This map provides an overview of managers with VC vehicles that have been in fundraising phase over the last five years, and includes fund offerings for institutional investors. 💰 🤝🏼 Prepared by the Swiss Startup Association presented & based on the Swiss Venture Capital Report 2025 by SECA - SECA - Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association & Startupticker.ch Stefan Kyora, Thomas Heimann, MSc, Regula Bleuler

We were honored to be part of the ZKB Pensionskassentag 2025, a first class educational event that equips pension funds with valuable insights 📕. Our Head Venture Hub Switzerland, Dario My took the stage to deliver a keynote on "Innovation as Strategic Capital". He explored the critical link between innovation, Switzerland's 🇨🇭strategic position, and the long-term investment benefits for of pension funds, emphasizing that investing in deep tech is investing in our nation's sovereignty and future resilience. The event featured a remarkable lineup of speakers who provided diverse and insightful perspectives: 👮Brigadier Meinrad Keller, Swiss Armed Forces / Logistikbasis der Armee, who discussed the geopolitical landscape shaping our economy and future 👨💼Dr. Dr. René Nicolodi, CAIA, Head of Equities & Themes at Zürcher Kantonalbank, who shared his expertise on impactful capital investment strategies The speakers then joined for a dynamic panel, discussing how to strengthen the pension system by balancing security and innovation. A big thank you to Zürcher Kantonalbank for hosting this vital dialogue and to all participants for the engaging discussions. The path to a secure future runs through innovation and we are proud to walk it with our partners. Links in comment