The flywheel effect

2020 gestartet, beschäftigt Hair & Skin bereits über 100 Mitarbeitende. Nun steht die Expansion in die Westschweiz an. Der Wachstumskurs wird von erfahrenen Investoren finanziert, die das Startup mit insgesamt fünf Millionen Franken versorgt haben.

Una Terra plans to raise €200 million for Series A investments. The first closing at €50 million is scheduled for May. The new fund has invested in five scale-ups including two companies based in Switzerland.

Transport Malta Civil Aviation Directorate (Transport Malta) has granted SwissDrones a European drone operator license, allowing the company to self-authorize flight operations of its SDO50 V2 unmanned helicopters across EASA countries. This is the first EASA Light UAS Operator Certificate issued by Transport Malta, and the sixth issued in Europe.

Das in Winterthur ansässige Industrie-Startup Cyltronic schliesst bereits die zweite Finanzierungsrunde innerhalb von nur zehn Monaten ab. Die abgeschlossene Finanzierungsrunde über CHF 1.185 Millionen dient dem Markteintritt in der DACH-I Region.

Tune Insight develops a software solution that enables organizations to collaborate securely for extracting collective insights from their most sensitive and confidential data. The Tech Seed loan from the Foundation for Technological Innovation (FIT) will help Tune Insight expand the development team and move from proofs-of-concept to licensing revenues in further verticals, including health, insurance and cybersecurity.

Innosuisse has been studying with a systematic monitoring the impact of supported innovation projects on companies since the beginning of 2021. The results show that the funding quickly benefits the Swiss economy. The implementation of the projects on the market creates promising new jobs. Every third innovation supported by Innosuisse is a first on the world market.

La Prairie, a leader in the luxury cosmetics industry, is the first company to acquire Microcaps EOS 1000, an industry-first biotech instrument enabling continuous, precision production and size-controlled microcapsules at scale. It will use the technology for a new product line planned to launch later this year.

Committed to accelerating research into novel Parkinson’s Disease therapies, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research is again awarding Asceneuron with a grant to advance the study of its clinical stage drug candidate as a potential new treatment.

Das Startup QOYO.io hat Ende März eine Dienstleistung lanciert, welche auch Startups kostenlos zur Verfügung steht: Mittels automatisiertem Verfahren wird innert wenigen Minuten eine individuelle digitale Marketingstrategie erstellt. Die ersten Rückmeldungen zum Marketing-Generator fallen positiv aus.

Kaum aus der deutschen Höhle der Löwen geht’s in den europäischen Markt: Sandra Fischer, die Gründerin der wasserfreien Kosmetiklinie Shea Yeah, hat die Skalierung und Multi-Channel-Marktbespielung minutiös vorbereitet. Unterstützung erhielt sie dabei vom deutschen Handelsunternehmer und Löwen Ralf Dümmel.

Investbridge Capital and ACE & Company have participated in the seed round for Infrascreen, the provider of nanotech solutions for energy-efficient climate control. The capital will enable the startup to create full-scale pilot products for commercial greenhouses.

Collaborations allow startups to test and deploy their technologies across different applications. Daphne Technology, CompPair Technologies and Energy Vault are participating in large projects for new energy sources and reducing the environmental impact in space.

The seventh edition of Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe features 300 personalities shaping business and society in ten categories. Six startups secured a spot in the categories Health and Tech, Manufacturing and Industry, Technology and Finance.

Die Berliner Producto GmbH, Betreiberin des Vergleichsportals Testberichte.de, hat die CodeCheck App von der Zürcher CodeCheck AG übernommen. Das Team, in dem auch bisherige Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter von CodeCheck dabei sein werden, wird in Zukunft von Berlin aus geführt.

Venture capital partners have committed USD300 million for the new NYM innovation fund. An open call for proposals will follow at the end of May. The VCs backing the fund are looking to have an increased portfolio in privacy companies building on top of Nym.

Zusätzlich zum ersten Standbein als Speditions- und  Zügelstartup lancierte Muvzilla kürzlich einen Onlinemarktplatz für Heimservice-Anbieter. Doch starkes Umsatzwachstum verzeichnen die Zürcher weiterhin dank steigender Nachfrage nach internationalem Zügelservice.

Based at the EPFL Innovation Park, HemostOD has developed a solution for ex vivo production of blood platelets, thus providing an alternative to blood donor platelet transfusions. The Tech Seed loan from the Foundation for Technological Innovation (FIT) will allow HemostOD to pursue its goal to produce platelets ex vivo in large volumes.

Less than one year following its incorporation, Basel based Engimmune therapeutics developing novel T-cell receptor (TCR)-based therapeutics has finalised its seed round. Led by Pureos Bioventures and Novo Holdings the fresh capital will fuel growth and the development of T-cell receptor-based therapies for cancer treatments.

Die Pandemie konnte Westhive nicht stoppen. Das 2017 gegründete Unternehmen, das sich zu einem der schweizweit grössten Anbieter von flexiblen Büroflächen entwickelt hat, schliesst eine erfolgreiche Finanzierungsrunde ab und nimmt 6,3 Millionen Franken ein. Die neuen Mittel fliessen in die Expansion an weiteren Standorten sowie die Weiterentwicklung der Technologie.

After close to 1.5 years, Bioversys has completed three Phase 1 clinical trials for BV100, the company’s most advanced research and development program addressing hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). The results provided a favourable safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic profile of the drug candidate.

The Swiss biotech industry has experienced another year of growth. According to the new Swiss Biotech Report, revenues, investment in R&D and the number of employees have risen significantly.

Founded in 2019, Animatico is an ETH Spinoff that leverages AI characters to help brands and retailers provide their customers with next-generation experiences through stylized AI avatars. According to research by Startupticker, Animatico has been acquired by US Tech company Nvidia. Some employees announced new roles in their parent company.

Der Operationsroboter des Basler Medtech-Unternehmens AOT ist seit 2021 im klinischen Einsatz. Noch dieses Jahr soll die FDA-Zulassung kommen. Ein neuer CEO und ein neuer CFO sollen das Wachstum vorantreiben. Die Immobilien-Plattform Properti holt einen CTO und einen Head of Sales an Bord. Und bei der europäischen Payment-Lösung Bluecode übernimmt ein neuer CEO.

RetinAI Medical AG received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance of RetinAI Discovery, paving the way for the startup to enter the U.S market. The image and data management platform enables next-level interoperability across the clinical and clinical study ecosystems in ophthalmology.

Founded by Alexandre-Henri Lacarré in 2017, Phytocann is today one of Europe's leading wellness CBD companies. Halo Collective Inc. has signed a letter of intent and entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Phytocann Holdings SA. Halo is a vertically integrated cannabis company focused on the west coast of the United States.

Depuis plus de dix ans, SEF.Growth aide les PME et les jeunes entreprises à croître et à réussir en leur proposant des offres sur mesure. Outre ces offres, SEF.Growth propose également une aide sous la forme de différentes possibilités de coaching et de mise en réseau.

The annual Swiss Fintech Investor Day is the largest Fintech funding event in Switzerland. The full-day event is comprised of content-rich sessions covering a spectrum of investment topics from Angel investing, Venture Capital and M&A.

Get inspired by startup founders' stories and ask them any questions. The event is bringing four entrepreneurs on the stage.

Der Anlass bietet hochkarätige Referentinnen und Referenten, darunter Vivek Ramaswamy, Gründer und President of the Board des Biotech-Konzerns Roivant, Olga Feldmeier (Smart Valor) und Lars Mangelsdorf (Yokoy). Zudem besteht die Möglichkeit den Networking-Event des Swiss Economic Forum mit 1350 Persönlichkeiten aus der Schweizer Wirtschaft zu besuchen.

Showcase is the largest summit on impact innovation in Switzerland that brings together all leading actors of the sustainable innovation ecosystem. Startups can apply for a booth until 13 May.  

This year, TEDxBasel dedicates itself to satisfying nerd's inner needs, with a line-up of speakers excited to share their own nerdiness with you.

The first operational 24 hours of the up4d the up4d Meta Venture World and Lab

This event addresses the conditions for spin-off intentions and activities by female scientists and students at Swiss Universities. It allows to learn from first measures to promote spin-off creation of female scientists across disciplines and university types.

Every month, eight projects are selected and allowed to present their business ideas before a jury of successful entrepreneurs and investors.

55 Geschäftsideen sind von Studierenden und Forschenden der Universität Bern, der Berner Fachhochschule sowie von externen Personen im Dezember 2021 eingereicht worden. Anschliessend konnten im Februar 24 Teams ihre Idee pitchen. 12 Teams haben dann  ihr Business Model beim STAGE UP Experten-Team eingereicht. Ins grosse Finale schaffen es fünf Finalist*innen, die an der Award Night unter sich die Sieger ausmachen.

Keynotes, Experten-Panels und Diskussionen zum Thema Krisen und Krisenbewältigung in Startups.

Venture case is the second stage of Venture Kick carried out three months after the first stage. The winning teams will receive CHF 40.000 each.

Learn more about the Technology Fund and its Loan Guarantee initiative.

The perfect opportunity to learn how to think, work, and build like a startup in 54 thrilling hours.

Le Bridge aims to bring corporates and start-ups together, french and swiss. Main topic of Le Bridge 2022 is innovation for ecological transition. Applications from Startups are still being accepted.

Lors de ce STARTIMPULSE apprenez avec Matthieu Wildhaber comment fédérer une communeauté par le biais de la parole en prenant pour exemple une case study du réseau clubhouse.

The Energy Startup Day is a yearly event connecting ground-breaking Swiss energy & cleantech startups to incumbent companies, public institutions and investors to foster relationships, collaboration and investments. Application deadline for start-ups: 25 February.

Effizienter werden: Post digital empfangen und erledigen. Wir zeigen dir, wie du die Firmenpost digital empfängst, verteilst und sicher ablegst.

Startup days is a lighthouse event for startups of all stages from all over Switzerland and connects them with investors, corporates, academia, politics, and other enablers.