LogicStar, building the AI agent for fully autonomous application maintenance, raised a $3m round led by Northzone. The company founded by successful serial entrepreneurs empowers engineering teams to focus on innovation by automating tedious application maintenance tasks.

Jan 17, 2025 · Based in Basel and Philadelphia, USA, RhyGaze has secured a Series A financing of USD 86 million to enable clinical advancements for its lead candidate, a novel gene therapy for optogenetic vision restoration in diseases causing blindness.

16 hours ago · Three Swiss startups have been selected to participate in the TechTour Photonics event in Brussels, where they will pitch to an audience of leading investors, industry experts, and innovators.They will also engage in One2One meetings to unlock new collaboration opportunities.

Der Health Innovation Hub Aargau und das Kantonsspital Baden eröffnen auf dem Gesundheitscampus direkt beim Spital einen Startup Hub. Nebst Arbeitsplätzen für Health- und Medtech-Startups werden die Gründerinnen und Gründer hier auch gezielt mit der Klinik, Forschung und weiteren Playern in der Umgebung vernetzt.

4 days ago · Dear reader. This week we reported on seven financing rounds, along with Nasdaq-listed biotech company Oculis, which has secured USD 100 million.What was striking about the venture capital investments was that they took place in sectors such as fintech and consumer products, where not much has happened over the past year.

Jan 31, 2025 · Dear reader. The most clicked news of the week once again concerned an exit: Yokoy has been acquired in an all-equity deal by a Spanish unicorn, business travel platform Travelperk. It is clear that exits are crucial for the success of the ecosystem as a whole and that the fintech sector could use a boost right now.

Feb 7, 2025 · Dear reader CHF 2.4 billion was invested in Swiss start-ups in 2024 – 8.5% less than in 2023. Nevertheless, there is positive news in the new edition of Swiss Venture Capital Report.The amount invested in biotech start-ups has already approached the record level of 2020.

Feb 4, 2025 · Start-up founders had a hard time raising equity capital last year. Total investment fell to CHF 2.4 billion and the number of financing rounds fell from just under 400 in 2023 to 357.

5 days ago · The EU AI Champions Initiative launched at the AI Action Summit in Paris, hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, aims to position Europe as a global leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI). The initiative will foster collaboration across technology, industry, and policy sectors, boosting AI adoption, talent, investments and innovation to drive Europe’s economic growth and global ...

Jan 30, 2024 · In 2023, the downturn on the global venture capital market reached Switzerland. The causes were the same as in the US, the UK, Germany and the Scandinavian countries: first, rising interest rates slowed the influx of funds from institutional investors, asset managers, family offices and private individuals, and, second, general economic uncertainty caused venture capitalists to hold back on ...