News

Leading European VC redalpine has raised $200M for its seventh Fund, redalpine Capital VII (RAC VII), marking its largest round. Aiming to support up to 20 European early-stage companies, the Fund has already made nine investments. In addition, redalpine is expanding its presence with a new office in London, strengthening its commitment to promoting…

This week we reported on numerous transactions, from financing rounds to exits and mergers to a delisting. The still tense financing situation for start-ups is probably one reason for the high level of activity.

Direttissima Growth Partners, a new equity firm focussed on scaleups at the intersection of digitalization and sustainability, announces the successful initial closing of its debut growth fund with a target volume of €120M. Direttissima has offices in Zurich and Munich. One of the three founding partners is Swiss serial entrepreneur Philipp Bolliger.

Das Tech-Startup TrustRelay, welches vor gut eineinhalb Jahren aus der Innovationsabteilung der Swisscom hervorging, und das nur wenig ältere Smart City-Beratungsunternehmen Beyond Civic fusionieren. Damit umfasst das gemeinsame Angebot nun alle Elemente von der Konzeption bis hin zur Umsetzung von Sektor- und länderübergreifend nutzbaren Lösungen für eine…

The newly founded company Octotronic AG is a result of a fusion between Visense, which developed a smart error diagnosis solution and Octotronic, specialists in smart factory architecture. The leadership team comprises members from both startups. 

Der Green Business Award zeichnet Schweizer Lösungen aus, die ökologischen Impact mit ökonomischem Erfolg verbinden. 36 Unternehmen waren in diesem Jahr für den Green Business Award nominiert. Drei Unternehmen wurden von der Jury rund um Jurypräsidentin und alt Bundesrätin Doris Leuthard für das Finale ausgewählt.

ETH Zurich spin-off Optiml AG supports the decarbonization of real estate with a scalable AI-powered software solution. The start-up completed 30 successful pilot projects with major industry players and is now onboarding first large Asset Managers and Consultancies. The capital will be used to accelerate the development of the solution and expand its team…

Accelerators and award competitions not only offer attractive prices but also access to industry players to help startups fuel their development. Three startups joined multi-week  programs organized by NVIDIA, the Nordic Health Lab and Amazon Web Services, while two won prizes for their sustainable solutions.

Das Zuger Startup CrowdTransfer lanciert eine Plattform für Crowdfundings, über die Sportclubs bei ihren Fans finanzielle Unterstützung als Gegenleistung für Prämien oder andere Belohnungen generieren können. Als erster Club lanciert GC eine 250'000 Franken-Kampagne für sein Nationalliga A-Frauenteam. CrowdTransfer selbst hat für seinen Markteintritt 3…

Zurich-based startup Apheros is developing cooling solutions for data centers and the high-power computing industry. Its high-performance metal foams maximize heat dissipation, optimize fluid flow, and reduce energy consumption. The company has raised $1.85m in its pre-seed funding round to accelerate the development and deployment of its solution.