Tech Tour Growth Top 50 showcases Swiss deeptech companies

The 2025 edition of the Tech Tour Growth50 Listing features companies selected by over 70 investors that are envisioned to as Europe’s future unicorns. Six Swiss companies secured a spot on the listing, reflecting their strong track records and substantial funding rounds. These investments empower them to sustain their rapid growth and continue their upward trajectory.

“So far, it is undisputed that it is primarily US companies that have attracted investments in a global market in an almost unlimited amount. Nevertheless, this year’s Tech TourGrowth50 list impressively shows that international investors are also looking very specifically at Europe and the respective market and technology leaders in a category. We see a remarkable number of European technology companies with high innovative strength that continue to be financed by increasingly selective investors,” said Falk Mueller-Veerse.

The Growth50 companies will convene in Paris at the Tech Tour Growth50 Europe Summit on March 4th, 2025, with the selection panel investors. The 3 Winners of the 2025 Tech Tour Growth Awards will be announced over the Awards Dinner.

Selected future unicorns from Switzerland

ANYbotics | Category Digital
ANYbotics, a global leader in AI-driven robotic inspection solutions designed to increase safety, efficiency, and sustainability in the energy, power, metals, mining, and chemical industries. Their four-legged robot, ANYmal, can perform autonomous inspections, asset monitoring, and anomaly detection in complex industrial environments. In the past year, the startup achieved several milestones including expanding into Asia and the US, securing a $60 million funding round and winning the EY Innovator of the Year award.

Lakera AI | Category Digital
Founded in 2021 by David Haber, Mateo Rojas-Carulla and Matthias Kraft, Lakera developed Lakera Guard, a real-time GenAI security solution that empowers developers to activate this vulnerability data with one line of code, instantly embedding a security layer into AI applications in production. By inserting a single API call in their applications, customers centralize AI security, whereby security teams can set application-specific policies and address emerging threats without developers making any changes to their GenAI model and applications. The company last year secured $20m.

DistalMotion | Category Health
The Lausanne-based company develops a robotic platform for high-volume procedures and brings the benefits of robotic-assisted surgery to outpatient settings without an overnight stay at the hospital. Dexter’s mobile design, combined with its small form factor, makes it particularly well-suited to these environments, allowing hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) to optimize resources while still accessing the latest technologies and best-in-class surgical tools. Since receiving authorization last year to commercialize in the US market, the company has continued to treat patients in several clinics. This expansion was fueled by funds from Revival Healthcare and the Swiss Entrepreneurs Fund.

Onward Medical | Category Health
ONWARD Medical develops innovative spinal cord stimulation therapies to restore movement, function, and independence in people with spinal cord injury (SCI) and other movement disabilities. ARC-EX System delivers programmed electrical stimulation through the skin to the spinal cord via electrodes placed on the back of the neck. The device is non-invasive and does not require surgery like other spinal cord stimulation devices. Funding from various investment rounds totaling € 122.5 million last year continues to support the further development.

Ecorobotix | Category Sustainability
With the ARA sprayer, Ecorobotx offers the agriculture sector a sustainable solution for precise herbicide application to significantly reduce herbicide use while improving crop yields. The system is equipped with cameras and artificial that identifies each individual plant in the field (both crops and weeds) and treats only the unwanted plants (weeds) without spraying the crops or surrounding soil. Besides Europe, ARA is also available in the US, and the company has secured a significant amount (CHF 46 million) in investment in 2023 to support its further growth and expansion.

xFarm Technologies | Category Sustainability
The Swiss-Italian startup is digitalising the agri-food sector through its xFarm digital platform, a comprehensive digital agriculture platform that streamlines farm management through integrated tools, sensors, and data-driven insights. This enables farmers to optimize operations and enhance productivity across various agricultural practices. The closing of its €36 million investment last year gave the company a further boost to expand its business activities and fuel expansion.

(RAN)