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According to the recently published Venture Kick Annual Report, the philanthropic initiative has backed 1,121 Swiss startup projects with CHF 80 million from private donors since its launch in 2007. Follow-on investors around the globe have injected a total of CHF 9 billion into its portfolio of 750 high-tech companies that have to date created 14,441 jobs.…

Yokoy, the leading spend management platform, has been acquired by TravelPerk, a business travel platform based in Barcelona. In parallel, TravelPerk announced the closing of a financing round in which it was valued at USD 2.7 billion.

Six Swiss startups are among the nine startups selected to join the second edition of the Digital Health Centre Bülach and Tenity. During four-months, participants will receive tailored support and access to industry players.

Didier Cuche, figure emblématique du sport Suisse, devient ambassadeur de kiiz SA. Aspirant à révolutionner le courtage immobilier en Suisse, l’agence immobilière veut permettre aux propriétaires de vendre leur maison en évitant de payer une commission allant jusqu’à plusieurs dizaines de milliers de francs. Proposant toutes les prestations d’un courtier…

Zurich-based ACP Advanced Circuit Pursuit AG, recognized for its robust IP portfolio and expertise in RF CMOS technology starts a new era as part of Paris-based Sequans Communications SA, a leading provider of 4G and 5G semiconductors and modules for the Internet of Things. 

BioVersys ventures on to the stock market – that’s good news for the entire Swiss ecosystem.

Since securing its seed funding in August last year, Optiml has been making significant strides with its AI-powered B2B SaaS platform aimed at decarbonizing the real estate sector. Alongside onboarding ten new customers, the startup has penetrated the US market.

Quantum computing startup ZuriQ has today announced the closing of its $4.2 million seed funding round to commercialize a radical new architecture that will enable scaling up the number of physical qubits in trapped ions. Founderful led the round with participation from SquareOne, First Momentum Ventures, OnSight Ventures and QAI Ventures.

qCella, an ETH Zurich spinoff developing customizable, paper-thin heating mats, has secured CHF 1.3 million in pre-seed funding. The funds will be used to expand the team and accelerate development to enable testing in first customers’ products by the end of the year.

Das Proptech Scandens kooperiert mit dem Hauseigentümerverband Zürich. Dadurch ist die Scandens-Software für energetische Gebäuderenovierungen zum ersten Mal auch für private Hauseigentümer verfügbar.