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The jury of industry experts and investors selected Positrigo and Resistell to receive the highest level of Venture Kick’s financial support to bring their businesses to market. With this, Venture Kick, Switzerland’s largest philanthropic seed fund, closes the year having invested 3,240,000 francs in 125 Swiss startups in 2018.

Ticino-based Arca24 develops HR software. In December, the company opened offices in Zurich and Geneva. The expansion step mark the beginning of a planned growth phase.

The proptech startup PriceHubble has entered the Chinese Ping An Cloud Accelerator to receive support to facilitate entry into the Chinese market. The startup also won a category award in the Batimat innovation awards in Paris.

Testing the waters before a startup decides whether expansion is the right idea is crucial for international success. The Innosuisse Market Validation and Market Entry Camps offer just that. This year, 14 Swiss startups were able to assess the potential of their products in the US market with the help of Innosuisse and swissnex Boston and New York.

AFINUM, SHS and the management invest in evitria, a leading provider of custom antibodies. Investors and management plan to further push internationalization in the years to come, supported by an active customer acquisition program.

A jury from Impact Hub Bern, Geneva, Lausanne and Zurich, participating in the initiative “Circular Economy Transition” has identified the 26 projects that will take part in the Circular Economy (CE) Incubator program from January until April 2019.

Klazz has received $20’000 for winning the Krypto Labs Edtech Innovation Startup contest in the category Lifelong Learning Abu Dhabi. The startup developed a platform on which individuals can book languages and destinations at affordable prices.

Mit Hilfe des eigenen KI-Teams hat Private Alpha einen Fonds entwickelt, der Börsenrückgänge frühzeitig erkennen soll. Aufgelegt wird er in Zusammenarbeit mit der Privatbank Berenberg und Universal Investment.

Die «SBB Sandbox», in der Startups ihre digitalen Prototypen testen können, startet im März in die nächste Runde – Startups können sich jetzt bewerben. Zudem können sich Jungunternehmen ab Februar im Pop-Up Store «Smart Emma» präsentieren. Wer mit dabei sein wird, entscheidet ein Online-Voting. Unter den Bewerbern befinden sich auch mehrere Startups.

Nezasa, a travel technology startup from Zurich has closed a series A financing round of CHF 2.5 million led by Credit Suisse. The funds will be used to accelerate sales, marketing and the execution of product roadmap.