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Enterprise Bot’s Uela is a conversational AI chatbot designed to act as a single touchpoint for customers, allowing them to plan their trip and get recommendations. The AI-powered assistant is now available to holiday resort group Andermatt Swiss Alps AG.

Zurich based ANYbotics, a leading manufacturer of four-legged robots has completed its series A round led by Swisscom Ventures. The company has raised CHF 20 million to accelerate the commercialisation of its autonomous robots for industrial inspection applications.

Die Reservationsplattform Lunchgate bietet rund 1000 angeschlossenen Gastrobetrieben den Zugriff auf «Reserve with Google». Ihre Tische und Plätze können ab jetzt direkt über Google Search und Google Maps gebucht werden.

Sustainable electronics, VR experiences with impact and fair working conditions in the theatre sector: these are the themes being addressed by the projects selected for the ZHdK Founders programme ‘What’s next_Project’ 2021.

Haelixa has launched its “Marked & Traced by Haelixa” ingredient label for the textile and precious stones markets, allowing companies to prove their supply chain transparency to customers. The luxury fashion brand FTC Cashmere is the first clothing company to use the label.

The economic importance of Swiss start-ups is growing; they create jobs and ensure high levels of foreign direct investment in high-value industries – as shown by current analysis from the online news portal startupticker.ch and the University of Lausanne.

Das international tätige Recruiting-Startup aus Zürich hat ein weiteres erfolgreiches Jahr hinter sich. Im kommenden Jahr wagt das Unternehmen den Schritt in den US-Markt.

Ein Brand im April 2019 hat einen Grossteil der Infrastruktur des Food-Spezialitäten-Startups AlpenHirt zerstört. Gründer und Inhaber Adrian Hirt hat nicht aufgegeben und wurde dafür nun vom Bündner Gewerbeverband ausgezeichnet.

Verity is rolling out its autonomous drone systems for warehouse automation with global leaders to improve their warehouse operations. The company has now raised a CHF 7.5 million convertible loan from renowned investors. Investiere contributed CHF 3.5 million.

The Jury of the Prix Strategis 2021 selected on November 24th its 8 semi-finalists among the 111 that applied, a record number compared to last edition's 87. Startups were evaluated on the criteria of innovation quality, growth potential and realization. All compete to win the CHF 50’000 reward prize.