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Lors de la 5e édition de RENT Swiss, un événement B2B majeur au SwissTech Convention Center réunissant les professionnels des secteurs immobilier et institutionnel de Suisse romande, les startups iGère, Oxara, Refreshing Unit et Big Sack ont remporté le Prix de l'Innovation, une récompense importante dans le domaine de la proptech.

Weev, a Zurich-based platform that connects brands and suppliers in the shoe, leather and clothing industry, has secured a substantial investment and advisory support from Salesforce boss Marc Benioff. This marks the investor's first investment in Switzerland.

Zurich-based startup MidFunder, the provider of non-dilutive funding to companies has joined the Levenue family, a leading player in the revenue-based financing sector. This acquisition allows Levenue to solidify its operations in the Swiss market.

More and more Swiss start-ups are experiencing rapid growth – and this not only applies to those companies financed with traditional venture capital.

Following the FDA approval for its OdneFill and OdneCure solution, Swiss dental startup Odne (former Lumendo) has raised USD 5.5 million to fund the upcoming US market launch for their minimal invasive Root Preservation Technology (RPT).

The first Deeptech Investor Summit, the new flagship event of UBS and ETH’s joint initiative to promote entrepreneurship, took place at ETH Zurich at the beginning of March. More than 50 ETH spin-offs had the opportunity to network with 150 selected investors. In addition, a top-class programme allowed investors, entrepreneurs and experts to share surprising…

Der Kanton Zürich und Partnerinstitutionen haben während zweier Jahre fünf KI-Projekte in einer Testumgebung begleitet und im Anschluss implementiert. Dabei waren vier Startups involviert. Nun folgt im Frühling eine zweite Ausschreibung, bei der erneut Projekte Zugang zur «Innovation Sandbox» erhalten sollen. Die Organisatoren zielen wiederum auf eine…

Backbone Ventures has successfully completed the fundraising for its new 5502 Fund. The company intends to use the fund to invest in around 30 start-ups founded by migrants or other underrepresented groups such as women.

Das Berner Startup Bakery Bakery hat für die weitere Expansion in der Schweiz bei knapp 700 Unterstützerinnen und Unterstützern 1,4 Millionen Franken eingesammelt. Auch für qiibee und seinen Rewards-Marketplace gab es über eine Million Franken von gerade mal 75 Backers. Insgesamt sammelten die sieben Startups über 4,1 Millionen Franken ein.

RULEMATCH has welcomed four new members to its board of directors who bring vast expertise in trading, risk management, cryptography, blockchain and finance to fuel its growth while Findependent won the former CEO of Vermögenszentrum. Innosuisse and Foundation Campus Geneva have also welcomed new experienced leaders to further shape the startup ecosystem…