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Four startups have entered Phase II of the BaseLaunch acceleration program. During the next 12 months, the startups will receive up to CHF 250,000 in non-dilutive funding, access to fully equipped office and laboratory spaces, and further support from BaseLaunch and its partners.

The country’s performance in the Global Talent Competitiveness Index has been consistently strong for the past six years. Yet, the report points out room for improvement, especially regarding Switzerland’s efforts to achieve gender equality in the workplace. The Index also ranked the most competitive cities to grow, attract and retain entrepreneurial...

The recent Ethereum upgrade was brought to a halt after ChainSecurity identified a security loophole in Ethereum’s smart contracts. The upgrade would have enabled hackers to steal from users. The ETH spinoff offers automated scanning programs for auditing smart contracts.

Nanoleq, an ETH spinoff company specialising in non-breakable cables, has raised CHF 1.1 million from a fund and business angels from France, Switzerland and Belgium. The funds will enable the startup to accelerate production and the launch of its product.

Six startups from varied industries have joined the incubation program of the ESA BIC Switzerland. Each startup will receive CHF 50’000 every six months, in addition to support from experts during the two years of incubation.

In less than a year, ARCAtrust won various customers. The start-up employs 13 specialists. The new funds will be used to accelerate the international deployment of the cyber security solutions.

Zahnkorrekturen können ein kleines Vermögen kosten. Best Smile senkt mit seinem Geschäftsmodell die Kosten auf ein Drittel. Anfang Januar eröffnete das Zürcher Startup seinen zweiten Shop in St. Gallen, im März wird ein weiterer in Basel folgen.

One of Switzerland’s leading startup contests, >>venture>> has revamped its competition. From this year onward, business ideas in the verticals «Health and Nutrition», «Hardware» and «Software & Services» will be allowed to compete. Furthermore, the competition has doubled its overall prize money to CHF 340’000 in order to further foster innovation.

Le Röstigraben affecte également l'entrepreneuriat suisse. Les Suisses allemands sont plus enclins à prendre des risques et fondent 20% de plus d'entreprises que les romands. Cependant, il n'y a pas de différences en termes de taille ou de succès des entreprises fondées. Telle est la conclusion d'une étude scientifique réalisée par la...

Der Röstigraben hat auch einen Einfluss auf die Schweizer Unternehmertätigkeit. Deutschschweizer sind risikofreudiger und gründen 20 Prozent mehr Unternehmen als Westschweizer. In Sachen Unternehmensgrösse oder Erfolg bestehen jedoch keine Unterschiede. Zu diesem Schluss kommt eine wissenschaftliche Arbeit der Konjunkturforschungsstelle der ETH Zürich.