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DeepCode, an ETH Zurich spinoff offering a platform for AI-powered code reviews, has raised additional CHF3.92 million in its seed funding led by Earlybird. 3VC and the existing investor btov Partners participated in the round to support the company’s development plans.

Teralytics is building a platform to provide advanced mobility analytics powered by telecom network data. The funding round led by RBVC and joined by Deutsche Bahn Digital Ventures, innogy Ventures as well existing investors Lakestar and Atomico follows a period of growing commercial traction and expansion into more than ten countries.

Eine Wohnung besichtigen, ohne selbst vor Ort zu sein – der über das Internet steuerbare Roboter SAM macht es möglich. Nach einem Jahr Entwicklung und erfolgreichen Tests, werden die ersten SAMs nun von Immobiliengesellschaften schweizweit eingesetzt.

Seit Ende Juli können Gäste im Zürcher Ristorante Più Schiffbau, das zur Gastro-Gruppe Bindellla gehört, mit dem Handy bestellen und bezahlen. Dies funktioniert ohne Installation einer App. Möglich macht es die Lösung von Yoordi.

Winterthur Instruments hat sich einen neuen Namen gegeben. Und nicht nur das: Das Unternehmen hat in den letzten zwei Jahren zehn Millionen Franken Wachstumskapital generiert und seit Mai 2019 auch einen neuen CEO.

Microcaps’ new technology makes microencapsulation, widely used in pharmaceuticals, food and fragrances, 1,000-times faster than the current-state-of-the art. Oxyprem’s device will reduce death and brain-damage in preterm babies. Both get CHF130’000 from Venture Kick.

Three months following its inception, Sportain.me has launched the first sports-equipment rental machines on the Zurich Allemend site. The solution should encourage people to participate in outdoor sports more frequently at any time while saving money.

Through its Scale InsurTech Program in London, PWC is supporting B2B Scale-ups to expand and grow in the InsurTech market. The Swiss startup, Squirro, is among the startups recognized to have high growth potential.  

The latest edition of the «CV VC TOP 50 Report» presents the Top 50 blockchain companies in Crypto Valley. Accordingly, the companies doubled their valuations in the first half of 2019 from US$ 20 billion to US$ 40 billion. While nine new companies join the ranking, three dropped out of the scene.

The Academia-Industry Training (AIT) program helps Swiss sciencepreneurs in transforming high-level applied research into market applications and helping them enter foreign markets. The AIT jury has now revealed the nine startups travelling to Brazil and eight to Colombia.