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Die Mitarbeitergarderoben von Zippsafe sparen bis zu 70 Prozent Platz. In der Schweiz gehören bereits namhafte Unternehmen zu den Kunden. Nun konnte das Startup eine Finanzierungsrunde über 1.1 Millionen Franken abschliessen.

Der Klimawandel hat auch Auswirkungen auf die Finanzwirtschaft. Ein Pilotprojekt der UN Environment Finance Initiative und 13 führenden Investoren soll nun die Klimaberichterstattung für die Finanzindustrie standardisieren. Das Projekt wird vom Zürcher Startup Carbon Delta umgesetzt.

Kickstart Accelerator has selected 30 startups from 12 countries and 5 intrapreneurship teams in the verticals, EdTech & Learning, FinTech & Crypto, Food & Retail Tech, Smart Cities & Infrastructure to join the 2018 program. The teams will work on projects together with Swiss corporations, universities, cities and foundations.

Voliro, focusing on omnidirectional drones for interaction and uninhibited observation, is the winner of the Krypto Labs’ Drone Innovation Startup contest. The startup received USD 500,000 in funding, as well as mentorship, and access to a worldwide network.

Five projects from the UZH, ETH and ZHDK have participated in the UZH innovators camp to acquire knowledge and skill sets required to transform them from students to entrepreneurs, and ideas into business. Both participants and organizers are happy about the results yielded in the first camp.

The Zug-based Lykke, building a global marketplace for the free exchange of financial assets has received a European Investment Firm Licence. With this, the company will expand its regulated services into the European Markets.

Das Zürcher Startup, das Pasta aus Bohnen herstellt, ist in Deutschland neu in den Regalen ausgewählter Metro und Real Filialen präsent. An der Fachmesse «Food Innovation Camp» setzte sich Edamama ausserdem gleich zweimal gegen die Konkurrenz durch und gewann zwei Preise.

Goodwall, the leading professional development network for young talent, today announces the close of its $10.8M Series A. The round is led by Randstad Innovation Fund and Manixer, strategic partners from the recruitment and higher education space. Additional investors include Francis Clivaz, Zurich Cantonal Bank and Verve Capital Partners.

Allthings schließt seine Series A Finanzierung mit 13.7 Millionen Schweizer Franken ab. Das Kapital wird von dem Startup, das einige der größten Immobilienunternehmen Europas zu seinen Kunden zählt, genutzt, um die Plattform weiterzuentwickeln und die Expansion innerhalb Europas weiter voranzutreiben.

Zurich based Oculocare Medical has received the FDA 510(k) clearance of Alleye, a mobile medical software application. The solution is designed for detecting and monitoring of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The startup now plans for market entry into the U.S.