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Lykke, a Swiss Fintech company building a global marketplace on the blockchain, has released its 2016 business report, outlining the progress that the company has made during its first full year of operations. The trading platform hosts 11,000 registered accounts, with users from 135 countries and combined trades exceeding 70 million dollars.

Der neue Inkubator fokussiert sich auf Themen wie Big Data oder maschinelles Lernen. Zwei Schweizer Startups sind bereits aufgenommen. Weitere werden derzeit gesucht.

Four Swiss start-ups will receive CHF 50’000 each through the Horizon 2020 SME instrument scheme. The instrument, provided with about € 3 billion, is accessible to Swiss SMEs since January 2017. Next application deadline is 6 September.

Knip fusioniert mit der niederländischen Komparu zur Digital Insurance Group. Die Gruppe hat ihren Sitz in den Niederlanden. In der Schweiz verbleiben sieben Arbeitsplätze.

TwingTec uses a wing on a tether to harness the kinetic energy of the wind. After three years of basic technology development, the start-up enters now into the pilot phase. The goal is to demonstrate the long-term reliability the technology. A financing round and new grants enable the TwingTec to start the pilot phase.

The ten finalists of the Swisscom Startup Challenge show that digitisation affects all industries: The solution of the companies are addressing investors as well as elderly people or farmers.

iKentoo develops and provides POS and Business Management Systems for the Hospitality Industry. These funds from the private equity fundraising will be used to open a fully staffed technical, sales and support office in Zurich, and further develop its presence in France, Germany and Spain.

Die Baloise übernimmt MOVU, die grösste digitale Umzugsplattform der Schweiz. Gleichzeitig investiert die Basler in die Zusammenarbeit. Die Angebote sollen ausgebaut werden. MOVU wird auch in Zukunft unabhängig agieren.

Heute lanciert PriceHubble ein neuartiges Bewertungs- und Visualisierungstool für Immobilien. Statt die Liegenschaft nur aufgrund von Vergleichswerten zu beurteilen, analysiert das Start-up grosse Datenmengen. Mitgründer von PriceHubble ist Stefan Heitmann, CEO des Hypothekenvermittlers Moneypark.

Until July 30, 2017, teams and startups from around the world can register for the Blockchain Competition in the so-called Crypto Valley. The competition has attracted applications from as far away as Japan and India. Now several Swiss universities joined as science and research partners.