This week we presented the Swiss Venture Capital Report 2016. Data from other sources allow to compare Swiss investments with those of other countries.
Our Venture Capital Report 2017 shows that the Swiss start-up scene is evolving. The invested amount almost tripled over the last five years. But how do these figures compare to other European countries? The answer is not easy to give because the definition of venture capital may differ in other studys and it’s often not clear how reliable the data are. In addition, Switzerland is often underrated because companies from different industries and regions are attracting venture capital which makes it difficult to track all those investments. However international studies allow at least statements about trends.
Last week a European Venture Capital Report was published by the platform dealroom.co. The platform compared countries as well as start-up hubs in Europe. Regarding to this report and our own Swiss Venture Capital Report Switzerland ranks sixth behind UK, Israel, France, Germany and Sweden.
Source: Dealroom.co /Swiss Venture Capital Report
Lausanne as a hidden champion
Even more remarkable is the result for Lausanne. According to the Swiss Venture Capital Report CHF461 million flowed into start-ups in the Canton of Vaud. Compared with the data from the European Venture Capital Report Lausanne ranks sixth. But all other cities in the top ten are much bigger.
Source: Dealroom.co / Swiss Venture Capital Report
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The new Swiss Venture Capital Report was published on 26 January. It analyses 304 financing rounds closed in 2020 and includes further article such as an interview with Michael Hengartner, President of the ETH Board, and a list of Swiss "soonicorns". 
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