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Nutzer der XING-App haben ab sofort die Option eine «In Ihrer Nähe»-Funktion zu aktivieren, um andere freigegebene Nutzer in ihrer unmittelbaren Umgebung zu finden. Dies ohne den exakten Standort zu teilen. Möglich macht es die Technologie von Uepaa.

The CCTV New Year’s Gala is the most watched TV program worldwide. This year, the event featured 88 Verity Studio drones, flying above 70 dancers and famous singers. Broadcasted live on CCTV channels, the show left some 1 billion viewers across the globe in sheer amazement.

Agrosustain, Swiss Motion Tech, Synple Chem and FenX will be the first startups to benefit from the InnoBooster program to accelerate market entry. The program offers up to CHF 150,000 for a maximum of 1.5 years to support the goal.

Zurich based Fintech Tradeplus24 has completed their Series A financing round lead by SIX Fintech Ventures, Berliner Volksbank Ventures (BVBV) and Credit Suisse via its investment vehicle “Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital Ltd“. In addition, Credit Suisse and Ruvercap granted debt facilities.

The swissnex Startup Camp has kicked off today with 6 Swiss startups commencing their one month stay in Silicon Valley as part of the February 2019 cohort from the Innosuisse Market Entry Camp at swissnex San Francisco.

Nach einer Seed-Runde letzten Sommer hat Elephbo nach Deutschland und Japan expandiert. Nun sollen Schweden und Südkorea in Angriff genommen werden. Dafür holte sich das Startup prominente Unterstützung ins Boot.

Today saw the launch of the Swiss Entrepreneurs Fund. We talk to Christian Wenger and Pascale Vonmont, both of whom are involved on the board of trustees, about the objectives, the division of tasks between the foundation and the fund, and the international perception of Switzerland.

The Swiss Entrepreneurs Foundation was launched today. The Foundation promotes innovative companies in the growth phase, links the innovation ecosystem with political decision makers and has also initiated a fund which has now been approved by FINMA. Mobiliar is the first anchor investor at CHF 100 million.

Der ETH-Spinoff Wildbiene + Partner will mit einem nachhaltigen Bestäubungsservice zum bevorzugten Partner der europäischen Obstbauern werden. Dafür haben die Zürcher jetzt in einer Series-B-Runde fünf Millionen Franken eingesammelt. 

This year’s Swiss startup national startup team traveling to Silicon Valley comprises ten startups from the fields of agrotech, big data, quantum technologies and the internet of things. During the one-week trip, the startups will explore the American market with the goal of securing partners, attract investments, and lay a solid foundation for their...