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For the fifth time Venture lab brings ten innovative Swiss startups to China for a ten-day business development trip. The startups will have the opportunity to explore the Chinese market as they fundraise across mainland China and Hong Kong. The cohort will also visit the summer World Economic Forum in Dalian.

Global fintech leader Avaloq has launched avaloq.one, a collaborative platform for the financial services industry. Swiss start-ups like vlot and Wealthinitiative are already on the marketplace.

Nutzer der Einkaufsplaner-App Bring! können nun auch in Deutschland Waren direkt aus der App heraus bestellen. Geliefert werden sie von Bringmeister, dem Lebensmittel-Onlinehändler der Einzelhandelskette EDEKA. Die EDEKA-Gruppe gehört zu den 20 grössten Einzelhändlern weltweit.

The Horizon 2020 SME Instrument is offering a total amount of €13.6 million to 277 companies from 25 countries under the last round in the Phase 1 program. With 24 startups in the cohort, Switzerland takes the second position with the majority funded projects after Spain (46). Besides a financial boost, the companies receive free coaching and business...

Pierce Manufacturing, a leading supplier of fire trucks in North America, has integrated Fotokite's tethered drone plus sensors and software into its fire apparatus. The system provides aerial views of the scene autonomously and without battery life limitations. The product is already installed in major fire departments in the U.S.

A seven-figure round in Seed funding will enable LuckaBox to set foot into the DACH region and enhance its logistics on-demand technology. Luckabox also welcomes Kenneth Crookston, former Head of Engineering at eBay, as the new CTO.

Der ZHAW-Spinoff LEDCity entwickelt smarte Leuchtmittel. Zu den Kunden zählt neu auch das Grandhotel Dolder. Es spart pro Jahr 50'000 Franken Stromkosten.

Advanced Sport Instruments (ASI) fait un grand pas en vue de son expansion américaine. En pleine croissance, la startup vaudoise se donne les moyens de ses ambitions en nommant Layne Kaufman à la tête des ventes de son antenne américaine. L’entreprise se prépare à doubler son chiffre d’affaires à l’international.

The application phase for the 4th Kickstart program is now open. The accelerator program brings together successful startups and established organizations to build partnerships to innovate conjointly. Up to 50 growth ventures in deep-tech fields from Switzerland and all around the world will join the program. Registration closes on 17 May.

Chimpy wagt mit seinen ausleihbaren Powerbanks den Schritt ins Ausland. Ab sofort sind die grünen Akkus an 50 Standorten in Hamburg zu haben.