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Die Luzerner Kantonalbank AG (LUKB) beteiligt sich im Sinne einer strategischen Partnerschaft an der Bricks & Bytes AG, der Betreibergesellschaft der Immobilienplattform crowdhouse.ch. Auf der Basis dieser Beteiligung werden weitere Wachstumsschritte eingeleitet. Das Aktionariat und der Verwaltungsrat werden zudem mit Francisco Fernandez, dem Gründer und CEO...

Real estate software pioneer, qipp, has closed raises 2 million Swiss Francs from well-known software investors and real estate professionals. The proceeds will be used to expand to other European markets and further develop qipp’s Allthings platform.

The IMD team in collaboration with CTI, investiere, MassChallenge Switzerland and VentureKick has selected 26 startups from 135 candidates for the 19^th IMD Startup competition. 15 will work with fulltime MBAs and 11 will collaborate with IMD’s EMBAs and travel to Silicon Valley.

Dacadoo hat bereits zahlreiche Startup-Preise gewonnen, zuletzt als einziges Schweizer Unternehmen den Red Herring Top 100 Global Award. Doch wie entwickelt sich das Geschäft des Healthtech Startups? Wir haben bei dacadoo COO Manuel Heuer nachgefragt.

The survey conducted by the SwissICT investor Club showed that 67% of females are interested in investing; however they lack the skills and investing knowledge. As a result, investing groups are endeavouring to support to both aspiring and active female investors.

The Investor Summit is a global event connecting Swiss start-ups with over 200 top international investors in an effort to strengthen Switzerland’s international position as a global hub for innovation and entrepreneurship. 18 companies have been selected to present their business cases in pitches and exhibitions.

Following major investment in the company, Ariel Luedi becomes Chairman of the Board of OXIAL, the Swiss Governance Risk and Compliance software company based in Cham in the Zug canton of Switzerland.

The Basel based medical device company AOT, pioneering the field of robotic bone surgery using cold laser photoablation, secured nearly CHF 8 million in the first closing of their internally led Series C financing round.

Vor rund drei Monaten startete LikeMag in Polen und Holland. Heute erreicht das Zürcher Startup in diesen Ländern bereits 500'000 Unique User im Monat. Europaweit verzeichnet die «New Media Publishing»-Plattform mit ihrer Mischung aus News und Unterhaltung rund 5.5 Millionen Fans.

On 9 December the Federal Council appointed André Kudelski, CEO of Kudelski SA, as chairman of the Innosuisse Board. From 1 January 2018, Innosuisse will take over the functions of the current Commission for Technology and Innovation CTI. The Board is made up of seven specialists from the worlds of science and business.