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Verity Studios has completed more than 100,000 autonomous flights safely above people, across more than 20 countries worldwide during its drone shows. Now it offers its Failsafe solution to drone manufacturers as a standalone or complementary safety solution to guard against the most common cause of system-error crashes: propulsion system failures.

Privilège Management SA has announced the first closing of its second Venture Capital Fund: a closed ended fund that will invest in highly innovative companies in Switzerland and Europe.

The Swiss Finals of the IMAGINE IF! Accelerator were held last Thursday at EPFL. On this occasion, the Jury of the Pitch Competition gave five prizes, rewarding four promising Swiss startups. Startupticker.ch contacted Claudia Bigoni, President of IF Lausanne, to learn more about the evening and winners.

F10’s P3 «Product to Market Program» aims to open doors for mature startups to find their way into the Swiss F10 ecosystem with the goal of driving innovation towards the FinTech of tomorrow. The first instalment last September was a success. Now start-ups have been selected for the second edition.

Die Termine der Schulklasse bündeln, mit anderen Eltern teilen und mit dem eigenen Terminkalender synchronisieren. Dies macht die App SHUBiDU, die letzten Sommer von Sonia Eterno lanciert wurde. Dank den Partnern Ikea, Coop, Swisscom und ÖKK ist die App kostenlos.

Die Startup Europe Week ist eine Initiative, die Gründungsinteressierten an Events einen Überblick über die lokale Startupszene, Unterstützungsinitiativen sowie die «Do’s» und «Don’ts» des Gründens verschafft. Am 12. März findet zum ersten Mal ein Event in Zürich statt.

Für den neuen Preis «Together we’re better» suchen das DEZA und das SECO junge Gründer, deren Startups zur nachhaltigen Entwicklung und Armutsbekämpfung beitragen. Die Startup-Kategorie ist mit einem Preisgeld von 8‘000 Franken dotiert.

Mobility start-up BestMile and security start-up Exeon Analytics were able to win over the expert jury and secure the opportunity to participate in the four-month accelerator program of Kapsch Group, a globally-operating technology group with around 7,200 employees.

Une semaine pour passer de l’idée à la création de l’entreprise, c’est l’objectif ambitieux que se sont fixé les organisateurs de la 5ème édition de la Semaine de l’Entrepreneuriat (SDE) qui débute le 11 mars sur le Campus de l’Université de Lausanne. Le programme s’annonce d’ores et déjà riche tout comme les opportunités.

KOMP-ACT develops unique electric actuators which are cost effective & compact size, up to 3 times smaller and more affordable than conventional electric actuators for the automation industry. The FIT Jury chose to support KOMP-ACT, an EPFL spin-off, with a CHF 100’000 FIT Tech seed loan.

Pangea Blockchain Fund debuted its fund focused on transformative blockchain solutions. Lugano-based Copernicus Asset Management SA and Bitcoin.com partnered with hedge fund veterans to offer capital solutions and startup resources such as a Swiss based incubator to early-stage companies. The fund secured $22 million in a seed round. 

Today the first Swiss Cyber Security Days have been launched in Fribourg. "Can Switzerland become a leader in cyber defence innovations", is one of the questions that have been discussed at the event. The first Swiss Cyber Security Map suggests that the answer is "yes".

The Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts has conducted its fourth review of the Swiss FinTech market. The results of the study indicate the continued strong growth and increasing maturity of the local FinTech sector.

Having built a firm foundation in Switzerland and Germany, the proptech startup Allthings is now expanding to Amsterdam and the UK. The expansion is part of the internationalization plan to meet global demand.

Anaveon, a spinoff of the University of Zurich with a new approach for developing immunotherapies for cancer, has finalized a CHF 35 million Series A financing. The start-up which was incorporated in December 2017 is now valued at CHF 60 million.

Genève se prépare à accueillir un événement phare. Le jeudi 14 mars prochain se tiendra le Geneva WealthTech Forum au Campus Biotech. Doté d’un programme particulièrement riche, cette 2ème édition présentera l’importante compétence en Wealth Management existant dans le canton et les opportunités offertes par les nouvelles technologies.

Julius Baer has signed a partnership with SEBA to offer clients access to digital assets and services. The partnership will come into effect after SEBA receives the FINMA banking and securities dealer license.

Swisscanto's new CHF150 million growth fund has made its first investment in GetYourGuide via a secondary transaction. The fund plans to to add further interesting companies to the fund portfolio within this year.

Das Startup GET LOCAL betreibt eine digitale Concierge-Plattform für Hotels. Im Februar hat das Zürcher Startup gemeinsam mit der Prodinger Beratungsgruppe ein Joint-Venture in Wien gegründet. Für die Pilotphase konnten lokale und internationale Hotelgruppen gewonnen werden.

Legartis, offering a contract analyzing software for laywers and Xeltis, with its restorative approach in heart valve therapy have made are among the finalists of the 2019 Red Herring Top 100 awards Europe.

Continuing the success story of Merck Serono spin-offs, Calypso Biotech has closed a €20 million financing round. The funds will be used to advance its lead molecule to the clinic.

Basierend auf mathematischen Modellen hat die Optor einen automatischen Dienstplanrechner entwickelt und als SaaS-Applikation lanciert. Jetzt wurden die Berner mit dem Innosuisse-Zertifikat ausgezeichnet.

OneVisage, a Swiss 3D software authentication startup and Orbbec, the third largest 3D camera maker in the world and largest in Asia, have entered a partnership to address the accelerating market needs of 3D facial biometry. The companies will demo their 3D authentication at the MWC in Barcelona.

The supply chain startup, offering solutions for real-time cargo tracking and monitoring, has joined the Supply Chain Innovation program at Plug and Play in Silicon Valley. The 12-week program provides opportunities for collaboration and exploring new market possibilities.

Der Jungunternehmerpreis Startfeld Diamant hat die diesjährigen Finalisten bekannt gegeben. Der Gewinner wird von einer Jury an der Preisverleihung am 12. Juni gekürt. Ein Gewinner steht jedoch bereits fest: Das Kosmetikunternehmen Beneva Black gewann den Publikumspreis.

Following a successful trial phase with a leading accounting company, SophiaTX has launched E-XBRL, the first real-world business application of the SophiaTX blockchain, designed to simplify and automate financial reporting. The first adopters are Malaysian companies supported by the Malaysian Business Reporting System (MBRS) platform.

After 4 years of development, Mirrakoi launches its first product to the market. The goal is to make 3D product design intuitive and faster to use and learn. For the launch, the Swiss start-up teamed up with a well-known CAD software developer.

Sulzer & Schmid Laboratories launched a new inspection platform as a cost-effective solution to cope with large volumes of high definition rotor blade inspections. The Zurich-based start-up has been established by serial entrepreneurs Tom Sulzer and Christof Schmid.

The workshop offers participants the opportunity to meet and exchange with leading corporates.

Get direct access to Swiss industry leaders and accelerate your growth.

Micro Energy Harvesting als Schlüssel für neue Anwendungen: Energieautarke Sensoren und Aktuatoren versorgen sich selbst mit Energie aus der Umgebung.

Startup@HSG would invites aspring and current startup founders and to join the Start‐Up Accelerator Day at the Makerspace in St. Gallen.

Venturelab will be hosting an exceptional happening presenting the Swiss National Startup Team and featuring world-class entrepreneurs as guest speakers

The "Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences" is the title of an article published in 1960 by the physicist Eugene Wigner and has been often used to justify work in abstract mathematics. In this talk, the speaker will examine an analogous statement about the claims being made about the ubiquitous use of machine learning and its application in solving decision problems in man-made systems. This will take us on a journey of the history of the decision sciences, the power of machine learning and the challenges of backing a one trick pony for problem solving. The talk will also present the interplay between artificial intelligence, intelligence augmentation and intelligence infrastructure in the context of personalized and precision medicine and other social impact domains.

The SICTIC Investor Day is a matchmaking event where tech startups pitch to find experienced investors and supporters.

University of Zurich’s Art market studies program cordially invite the audience to join a discussion on “The Art Market and New Tech: Smokescreens and Real Opportunities. Entrace is free

Le 2e rendez-vous de l'année des Petits Déjeuners sera conjointement organisé par la CVCI et Genilem sur le thème "Design Thinking: l'innovation focalisée sur le client".

Organisée pour la première fois en 2015, la Semaine de l'Entrepreneuriat (SDE) est un événement organisé par l'association HEC Espace Entreprise qui se spécialise dans l’entrepreneuriat depuis plusieurs années sur le campus de l'Université de Lausanne. Débutant avec une grande cérémonie d’ouverture ayant pour attraction principale un conférencier de renom, la SDE organise tout au long de la semaine des workshops, des rencontres avec des entrepreneurs et des conférences.

PRIVATE EQUITY IN ZUG – Jahresveranstaltung mit FINMA-Direktor Mark Branson.

Every month, eight projects are selected and given the opportunity to present their business ideas in front of a jury of successful entrepreneurs and investors.

The SICTIC Investor Day is a match-making event where tech startups pitch to find experienced investors and supporters.

Based on a series of both recent and historical examples, the presentation will address the causes of technological flops.

Learn more about Corporate Governance with Michel Jaccard: lawyer and Partner at law firm id est avocats.

Venture case is the second stage of Venture Kick that is carried out in three months and the winning teams will be awarded CHF 20.000 each.

On March 14th, Campus Biotech in Geneva will host the Geneva Wealthtech Forum. The event brings together the leaders of Wealth Management and the Top Digital Innovators in order to promote Geneva as the Global Centre of Wealth Management and Technology.

We are excited to invite you to the InnoPeaks Demo Day, dedicated to our HealthTech & InsurTech class of 2018-19 startups. For our first edition, the Demo Day is organised at Groupe Mutuel in Sion on Friday, March 15th 2019with doors open at 1PM.