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Zurich-based start-up PriceHubble uses machine learning to offer various data-based real estate services, such as online real estate valuations. The company, founded in 2016, is concluding an A series financing round worth several million francs. Investors include Helvetia, Swiss Life and Swisscom.

Im Beisein von Regierungsrat Urs Hofmann wurden am StartUpForum Aargau sechs Jungunternehmen ausgezeichnet. Die Palette reichte vom Befragungsinstitut, das Virtual und Augmented Reality nutzt, bis zu Kinderbekleidung aus Bambus.

Tradeplus24 AG successfully closes an A-1 financing round led by SVC-Ltd, the venture capital investment vehicle owned by Credit Suisse and advised by Helvetica Capital AG. In addition Credit Suisse will offer Tradeplus24’s product to its customers. Tradeplus24 has created a SME/Mid-Market focused product that offers a new simple way for companies to lend...

ScanTrust provides a cloud-based IoT platform that connects individual products to the internet using its patent-protected technology for secure unique identifiers. Leading VC funds accelerate ScanTrust’s growth and partnerships with Global Fortune 1000 Companies.

Xeltis, a clinical-stage medical device company pioneering a restorative approach in heart valve therapy, today announced the completion of an oversubscribed €45 million ($52 million) Series C financing. It is the largest investment round for a private medical device company in Europe in 2017. 

Founded in 2012 in Zurich, Nezasa developed a tool that simplifies the distribution of tailor-made travel packages. Numerous clients, large tour operator groups as well as start-ups run by experienced industry veterans are using the technology.

GetYourGuide, an online booking platform for travel activities, has today closed a $75 million Series D funding round led by Battery Ventures, a global technology-focused investment firm. The new capital will be applied toward international expansion and technological development as GetYourGuide strengthens its position as the global market leader for...

PostFinance has acquired a minority stake in the Swiss fintech start-up Sentifi. Sentifi analyses unstructured data from social media such as news feeds, blog posts or Twitter messages, and prepares it for financial investors. For PostFinance, corporate venturing is one of the new sources of non-interest income. 

Sendtask heisst das App, dank dem Tasks einfach verschickt, verwaltet und organisiert werden können. Dahinter steckt die erst Anfang 2017 gegründete SIRLOIN AG von Seriengründer Cédric Waldburger. Das Start-up schloss eine Finanzierungsrunde über eine halbe Million Franken ab.

Apiax, a RegTech startup transforming complex regulations into easy-to-use digital compliance rules, today announced its Seed Round raise of more than $1.5 Million. The funding was led by Peter Kurer, DIventures, and the Swiss ICT Investor Club (SICTIC) followed by Zürcher Kantonalbank and Tugboat.