News

Apiax, a RegTech startup transforming complex regulations into easy-to-use digital compliance rules, today announced its Seed Round raise of more than $1.5 Million. The funding was led by Peter Kurer, DIventures, and the Swiss ICT Investor Club (SICTIC) followed by Zürcher Kantonalbank and Tugboat.

The 10 high potential Swiss startups of the first Swiss fintech team in the venture leaders history went on a business and financing roadshow to New York last week. Participants praise the opportunity to demonstrate their quality and innovation and to connect to experienced investors. Monito won the pitch competition at Barclays Accelerator Rise. 

Three startups have received the CTI Startup label from the Swiss Commission for Technology and Innovation. The startups, NeoCoat, Piavita (Picture above) and Vigilitech, which received the label are offering innovative solutions ranging from diamond coating technologies to veterinary and animal monitoring.

Das Zürcher Startup PICSTARS vermarktet die Social Media Reichweite von Sportlern und Eventbesuchern in Zusammenarbeit mit Marken. Mit dem Wachstumskapital der neuen Investoren soll die stark wachsende Plattform zum grössten digitalen Sponsoring-Marktplatz ausgebaut werden.

Die schnell wachsende Ticketing-Plattform Ticketfrog holt Urs Haeusler in den Verwaltungsrat und verstärkt sich damit mit strategischem Knowhow im Event-Ticketing und einem internationalen Netzwerk. Newsroom Communcation holt den Berner Unternehmer Peter Stämpfli an Bord. Und Getlocal ernennt den ehemaligen Hotelleriesuisse CEO zum Verwaltungsrat.

Flisom is ready for the global market: the company, a spin-off from ETH Zürich and Empa, has developed a unique roll-to-roll process for the cost-effective production of flexible and highly efficient thin-film solar modules. The first pilot plant on the Empa campus in Dübendorf was officially inaugurated and shown to potential customers and partners of the...

Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) is Austria’s leading corporate and investment bank and also very active in Central and Eastern Europe. Sonect was selected for the first accelerator program of RBI.

Three startups in the second batch at the Swiss Startup Factory have successfully completed the acceleration process: Joineer, Pure Swiss Air and WeaVr. Each pitched their business ideas before potential investors, partners and the audience and presented their achievements from the last three months. Registration for the next batch has already started.

Im August hat Redalpine ihren dritten Fonds geclosed. Insgesamt hat der Zürcher Risikokapitalinvestor nun deutlich über 100 Millionen Franken under management. Wir haben mit Peter Niederhauser (Bild links) und Michael Sidler, beide Gründungspartner bei Redalpine, gesprochen. 

Redalpine, a venture capital firm supporting European seed- and early stage startups, announced the final closing of the third fund. Redalpine has now over 100 million francs under management. This enables Redalpine to support startups in scaling their businesses.