Ten Swiss tech startups selected for Silicon Valley 2025 roadshow

The Venture Leaders roadshows provide promising startups with a platform to connect with industry experts, investors, and potential customers in key technology hubs across the globe. After reviewing almost 200 applications, a jury of investors and tech experts handpicked ten startups to participate in the 2025 Venture Leaders Technology roadshow in Silicon Valley. The roadshow provides a unique opportunity for entrepreneurs to accelerate their startups' expansion in the US while expanding their professional network and profiting from pitch sessions with investors and workshops with industry leaders.

The Venture Leaders program highlights Switzerland’s strong presence in the global tech startup scene. The ten selected startups showcase the country’s leadership in a wide array of fields, such as secure communications, satellite optimization, AI-powered productivity tools, and next-generation sensing technologies. Join the team’s introduction and virtual pitch session on February 19th, 2025, and follow the Venture Leaders Technology roadshow on social media using the hashtag #VLeadersTech or on Venturelab's website from April 6th to April 11th, 2025. 

The ten Venture Leaders Technology 2025 are:

Aurigin.ai (Zurich) uses AI to detect deceptive content and cryptographically signs content at the source, ensuring trust in communications and public figures as AI advances.

Brightside AI (Vaud) helps small and medium-sized businesses fight AI-enabled cyber-attacks with personalized threat detection & mitigation tools at a low cost of classic cyber awareness solutions.

DAAV-air (Vaud) is an electric wheelchair which enables people with a mobility disability to move around in any direction they desire for a wide range of environments.

DPhi Space (Vaud) is a startup providing hosted modular payload solutions—such as sensors, antennas, or cameras—to optimize satellite resources and simplify space access.

Hoshii (Basel) centralizes B2B wholesaler communications into an AI-powered chat interface, integrating with major ERPs and CRMs to consolidate information, extract insights, and boost productivity.

Miraex (Vaud) delivers photonic and quantum solutions for sensing, networking, and computing, enhancing maintenance, reducing costs, and boosting productivity where electronics fail.

Mondaic (Zurich), the ICT startup offers modern software and services for the simulation, analysis, and inversion of mechanical as well as sound waves across all scales.

Proud (Vaud) creates sustainable diamond solutions for semiconductors, 5G, medical tech, quantum computing, and aerospace, enhancing performance with high thermal conductivity and durability.

Rapidata.ai (Zurich) provides scalable, human-verified data processing for AI via a global crowd network, using ad-tech to deliver faster, more affordable data annotation for human-in-the-loop AI.

viboo (Zurich) offers a cloud platform that connects to IoT devices in light commercial and multi-family buildings and increases the operation efficiency via methods of AI, such as Self-Learning Predictive Control.

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