VENTURE KICK IN THE NEWS
CHF 40,000 for a device for rapid on-site drug detection and comprehensive fetal-maternal monitoring
Reshape Systems secures CHF 800,000 to expand AI-driven risk analysis for complex industries
Nautica Technologies secures USD 4M to advance autonomous hull cleaning robots for greener shipping
Climeworks hits USD 1billion+ in Funding
Myriad Optics secures CHF 150,000 from Venture Kick to build fast bacterial detection system
Odne attracts ZEISS Ventures as investor
Composite Recycling and Owens Corning partner to advance circular economy for composite waste
Sefit health secures CHF 150,000 from Venture Kick to help people with sensory overload thrive
ZuriEV secures CHF 150,000 from Venture Kick to scale blood test for brain cancer diagnosis
Inverto Earth joins forces with Delta Blue Carbon to advance Blue Carbon monitoring standards
CHF 40,000 for construction with robotic manufacturing, and AI-powered rental property inspection
Versive gets CHF 150,000 from Venture Kick to reshape wheelchair mobility with steering-by-leaning
SONIX acquires RUSH Entertainment's tournament tech to launch all-in-one esports platform
JOSEPHA secures CHF 150,000 from Venture Kick to revolutionize product discovery in E-commerce
Sonix raises CHF 1.8M in Funding and opens crowdfunding to empower gaming community ownership
Mosaic SoC gets CHF 150,000 from Venture Kick to develop breakthrough embedded computing chips
CHF 40,000 for inspections drones, physics-driven AI, and next-gen blood pressure regulation
Jaipur Robotics secures CHF 700,000 in Pre-Seed Funding to improve waste management with AI
Technis acquires French company Videtics, laying the foundation for a sovereign European group
OptimalPSI gets CHF 150,000 from Venture Kick to develop patient-specific spinal fusion implants
Sylvester Stallone among new investors in USD 7.5M Series A for AI analytics platform Largo.ai
Helix Robotics receives CHF 150,000 from Venture Kick to develop the first commercial soft robot
Voltiris secures CHF 4.8M Seed Financing to accelerate electrification of high-tech greenhouses
qCella secures CHF 1.3M in Pre-Seed Round to scale energy-efficient product heating technology
Daphne Technology secures USD 6M DOE grant to advance Methane Emissions Reduction technology
Borobotics secures CHF 1.3M to accelerate geothermal drilling systems for urban heat pumps
Deep Tech Nation Switzerland Partners with Venture Kick to Support Swiss Leading Technologies
BLEEDnFIRE Therapeutics obtains the CHF 150,000 Kick to advance treatment for bleeding disorders
Grensol obtains the CHF 150,000 Kick to recover essential raw materials from recycling waste
Shape Biopharmaceuticals gets the CHF 150,000 Kick to challenge conventional immunotherapy methods
Ikerian Secures USD 8 Million in Series B funding to expand RetinAI discovery across Europe
Synple Chem acquired by eMolecules
Lightium secures USD 7M to boost production of TFLN photonic chips for AI-driven data centers
Rrreefs wins Innovate 4 Nature Award 2024
Abrinca Genomics obtains the CHF 150,000 Kick to advance the microbial genomics research market
Distalmotion secures fresh funding to accelerate commercial growth of Dexter Surgical Robot
HAYA Therapeutics secures USD 1 billion deal with Lilly to target obesity through RNA platform
CHF 40,000 for soft robot manipulators, automated gentle organoid sorting, and smart wind energy
GraphEnergyTech secures CHF 1.1 million to to integrate graphene electrodes into solar cells
Building the Future: Wanja Humanes on Leading Kickfund and Empowering Switzerland’s Top Startups
DemoSquare Secures CHF 1.2 million Pre-Seed funding to transform political monitoring with AI
NematX secures funds from POLYPLASTICS to boost industrial 3D printing of high-performance polymers
Flink Robotics gets the CHF 150,000 Kick to power the next generation of industrial robots
NXI Therapeutics raises CHF 3.5 million in Pre-Seed financing to innovate novel immunotherapies
Sensars secures EUR 1.1 million in funding to advance revolutionary neuromodulation technology
Synthara raises over USD 11M to expand the embedded computing market and enable AI applications
DemoSquare obtains the CHF 150,000 Kick to help businesses navigate the political landscape
Viventis Microscopy acquired by Leica Microsystems, poised to revolutionize life sciences imaging
CHF 40,000 for video consumption with AI, next-gen immunotherapy, and advanced recycling solutions
ETH Spin-off rrreefs raises CHF 420,000 to scale up global coral reef regeneration efforts
Alithea Genomics secures CHF 2.8 million in Seed financing extension led by Novalis Biotech
Cotierra Secures USD 1 million in oversubscribed Pre-Seed Funding to decarbonize coffee farming
Locatee acquired by Tango, creating industry's first holistic workplace analytics solution
Cultivated Biosciences raises USD 5 million to accelerate the development of its microbial cream
Artiria Medical secures USD 6 million to advance stroke treatment technology in Europe and US
Pace Locator obtains the CHF 150,000 Kick to improve the safety of cardiovascular disease treatment
AeroSpec gets the CHF 150,000 Kick to improve air quality contributing to better global health
rematter receives the CHF 150,000 Kick for the advancement of circular low-carbon construction
FluoSphera's revolutionary drug discovery project secures CHF 1.1 million grant from Innosuisse
Sevensense gets acquired by ABB
Procavea Biotech gets the CHF 150,000 Kick to boost its novel delivery platform for RNA therapeutics
askEarth receives CHF 150,000 to develop the next-generation geospatial data search engine
Transcality wins CHF 150,000 to build a digital traffic replica with futuristic simulation modelling
Ascento wins CHF 150,000 to accelerate innovation in autonomous outdoor security patrolling
Economic miracle from 1000 kicks
3db Access, leading the way in ultra-wideband technology, joins forces with Infineon Technologies
Bota Systems secures USD 2.5 Million in seed funding to enhance robotic sensory capabilities
Swiss startup Ascento raises USD 4.3 Million to launch autonomous security patrolling robot
Gaia Tech closes pre-seed round to start pilot production and enter the cosmetic ingredients market
Isospec Analytics wins CHF 150,000 to empower biotechnologies through molecular intelligence
Lunaphore announces acquisition by Bio-Techne, paving the way for advancements in spatial biology
SolidWatts wins CHF 150,000 to advance disruptive energy technology for more sustainable industry
Plant-based food startup Yumame Foods closes pre-seed funding round: Interview with the founder
Flyability attracts new strategic investor
metaLead Therapeutics wins CHF 150,000 to develop next-gen antidotes against toxic metals
FluoSphera secured a pre-seed investment of USD 1M and completed a world-class acceleration program
Unisers secures USD 14 million to develop contamination detection in production of semiconductors
eightinks wins CHF 150,000 to develop scalable manufacturing of next-gen lithium-ion batteries
YASAI secures investment to boost its growth
MPC Therapeutics raises CHF 1.5 million in a seed round to improve CAR-T cancer therapies
Avrios is acquired by Battery Ventures
Flybotix gets CHF 5.5 million to expand the navigation capabilities of its patented drone tech
NexMR wins CHF 150,000 to develop high throughput screening technique for accelerated drug discovery
Voltiris raises CHF 1.4 million to help greenhouses save energy and reduce carbon footprint
Depsys acquired by UK Energy Group
Celebrating 15 Years of Venture Kick
15 Years of "Kicking" Startups to Success
ASPIVIX closes Series A+ funding round with USD 5 million and wins EUREKA-EUROSTARS grant
Sleepiz secures EUR 800,000 in funding and joins the largest U.S. telemedicine organization
Ocumeda wins CHF 150,000 to build a telemedicine network providing easy access to eye care
vestr secures CHF 10 million in financing to further stimulate development of their AMC platform
OVOMIND successfully completes second fundraising round raising total investments to USD 1.6 million
Aukera Therapeutics wins CHF 150,000 to unleash the therapeutic potential of mTOR inhibition
Volumina Medical closes its Series A funding to further develop its lead product Adipearl
Nanolive gets additional USD 2.2 million and closes its series C round at USD 22.2 million
Agro-tech startup Aero 41 raises seed funding from Boundary Holding to realise expansion plans
Yasai reaches EUR 1.4 million in crowdfunding campaign to create resilient food supply chains
Corintis wins CHF 150,000 to disrupt cooling technology and enable the next generation of computing
Ava gets acquired by FemTec Health
CHF 40,000 for a microbial-based therapy for Colorectal cancer and a digital wellbeing app
BLKB supports St.Gallen FinTech Kaspar&
b-rayZ closes CHF 4 million financing round
Avelo wins CHF 150,000 to make every breath count for better respiratory disease diagnoses
Climeworks raises CHF 600 million in equity funding to accelerate the direct air capture industry
Plastogaz receives strategic investment from Dow to simplify plastic waste-to-feedstock process
AI Retailer Systems wins CHF 150,000 to bring computer-vision-powered checkout to convenience stores
Adaptyv Biosystems raises USD 2.5 million to create the world’s largest protein design database
Scale up Bootcamp lays the foundation for a sustainable partnership between Exnaton and CKW
KOMP-ACT secures investment from Pariter Partners to advance technological development and growth
Lumendo raises CHF 2.54 million to bring its novel endodontic treatment platform to clinical use
Klepsydra raises CHF 1 million to further advance and certificate its edge computing software
Bottneuro wins CHF 150,000 to advance diagnosis and digital therapies for Alzheimer’s disease
deepCDR Biologics gets acquired by Alloy Therapeutics to advance bioinformatics and machine learning
Antefil Composite Tech wins CHF 150,000 to transform the production of lightweight structures
TYXIT raises CHF 1.1 million to have its ultra-low latency tech shake music and gaming industries
Adaptricity gets acquired by Secure Meters
biped.ai wins CHF 150,000 to help visually impaired people better navigate their surroundings
ArcoScreen awarded CHF 1Mio Lopez-Loreta Prize to enable the team expansion and product development
MATIS wins CHF 150,000 to combat art forgery
Exomotion wins CHF 150,000 to provide wheelchair users with more independence and freedom
VAY gets acquired by Nautilus Inc.
Exnaton closes Seed funding round to develop a platform for the energy landscape of tomorrow
Enerdrape wins CHF 150,000 to advance contemporary heating and cooling solutions for smart cities
CustomSurg wins CHF 150,000 to optimize orthopedic surgery with 3D simulations and augmented reality
BioVersys receives EUR 20 million in EU financing to support the development of new antibiotics
Virtual Scale Up Bootcamps offer prosperous business development opportunities with industry leaders
matriq wins CHF 150,000 to improve tracking and prevent counterfeiting of plastic products
Planted Foods raises CHF 17 million to expand internationally and bolster the R&D platform
Apiax wins customers in Germany and raises fresh capital to better serve the German market
condenZero wins CHF 150,000 to advance scientific instruments for cryogenic research projects
Neurosoft Bioelectronics wins CHF 150,000 to develop a new generation of implantable electrode
CHF 40,000 each for startups developing AI solutions for collaborative robots and digitizing humans
RetinAI collaborates with Novartis to bring artificial intelligence solutions to ophthalmology
Lymphatica Medtech raises Series A round to start the clinical development and validation
Kandou Raises astonishing USD 92.3M in Series C funding round to sharpen product advancements
SmartHelio wins CHF 150,000 to optimize solar plant performance through AI-driven analytics
Climeworks’ TOP 100 keynote: ‘Stick to your purpose, and eventually, you will achieve your vision’
Venture Kick Startup Miraex joins IBM Q Network to collaborate on distributed quantum computing
Terapet’s real-time tracking of proton therapy dosage-delivery for cancer patients wins CHF 150,000
deepCDR Biologics’ deep-learning focused antibody discovery and engineering method wins CHF 150,000
matriq AG raises CHF 1.75 million in Series A financing round to accelerate its first product launch
LogicFlow wins CHF 150,000 for taking the automation of IT systems migration to a new level
Scailyte closes pre-series A financing round
Climeworks raises CHF 73 million – the largest ever private investment into direct air capture
Locatee secures $4M Series A financing round
The Swiss Biotech Association Awards Venture Kick and Venturelab and Reports Continued Sector Growth
Annaida Technologies Raises CHF 1 Million to Validate Their Non-Invasive Embryo Screening Technology
Startups Developing Tech to Keep Aircrafts Flying and for Solar Panel Health Win CHF 40,000 Each
Startups for Shades That Produce Solar Power and Proton Therapy Visualization Win CHF 40,000 Each
Nagi Bioscience Raises CHF 1.8 M to Accelerate the Development of its "Organism-on-Chip" Technology
Medtech Saving Babies Before Birth and Dynamic Pricing Software for Small Hotels Win CHF 150,000
Scale up Bootcamps Confirm Strong Interest from Swiss Corporates and Growing Startups to Partner
Startups Building AI for Software Engineers and Gas-Powered Fuel Cells Win CHF 40,000 Each
BioVersys Wins up to $8.92 Million from CARB-X to Develop Anti-Microbial Resistance Drugs
Switzerland's Planted Foods Raises CHF 7 Million to Scale Production of Plant-based 'Meat'
Robotic Gloves to Lend a Hand, and Lignin Extraction for Flavors & Fragrances Win CHF 40,000 Each
Tech Helping ICU Patients Breathe, Superyachts Anchor and Teachers Teach Win CHF 40,000 Each
Startups Printing Concrete for Buildings and Improving Cancer-Killing Drugs win CHF 130,000
Startups Building an Anti-metastatic Drug Platform and AI to Fill Small Hotels win CHF 40,000
Novartis and Zurich University Invest CHF 1 Million in Appetite-Suppression Drug Developer EraCal
Urban Drones, Concrete Sensors, Plant-Proteins, and AI Grading Software Win Venture Kick Support
Improved IVF Screening and Ultra-fast Aerodynamic Simulation Software Startups win CHF 130,000
Scale up Bootcamps Prove Fertile Ground for Swiss Corporates and Growing Startups to Partner
Innovative Projects Win in Noise-Cancellation, Blood Diagnostics, Truffles and Growth-Hormones
Making Hyper-Efficent Solar Panels a Reality
Startups Raise Money Like Never Before
Monito Wins Tamedia as Investor in $2.5 Million Round to Expand Money Transfer Aggregator
4 startup projects challenging the status quo of their industries win Venture Kick stage 1
Sonect gets a financial boost
Four new kickers join Venture Kick
Derma2go takes off
Imverse heading for Hollywood with new funds
Hylomorph secures CHF 3.2m Series A round
Two startups with big solutions for saving energy and hospital time receive CHF 130,000 each
CHF 5m more for Lunaphore!
Venture Kick welcomes four more startups
Aspivix closes $2M investment series
Scandit raises $30m for future vision
Kandou buzzing with $15 million investment
Zippsafe locks up CHF 1.1m investment
Four new startups join Venture Kick
Kickers score at >> venture >> awards
Two Medtech startups bring home CHF 20,000
Swiss Medtech Award for Ava
Two quantum leaps for imaging
Startup capital for female founders - New approaches in pathogen control and same-day delivery
Four early stage startups get CHF 10,000
Smart flooring to help healthcare
Four new Swiss startups win CHF 10,000!
Crowdfunding for a better planet
Metaco secures the second funding round
Five new startups get the first kick
Abionic raises CHF 20 million in financing
Venture Kick startup raises Seed investment
Swiss medtech startup Medyria secures series B financing round and approval for clinical trial
Four new startups get CHF 10,000
L.E.S.S. signs multi-million deal
Successful financing round for DEPsys
Insolight successfully raises CHF 2.3 Mio
The first kicks of 2018!
IRSweep expand into bigger offices
Two new startups pass Venture Kick stage 2
Four new startups pass Venture Kick stage 1
The jury experience: Carole Ackermann
The jury experience: Philip Bodmer
The board experience: Igor Fisch
Hansjörg Wyss named EY "Master Entrepreneur"
QualySense secure CHF 14 Mio
10 Years Startup Support - by Venture Kick
Lunaphore closes a CHF 6M financing round
Interview with Grégory Leproux, Head of New Business Development and the Digital Lab at Swisscom
TOP 100 Startup Award 2017: Second place for L.E.S.S. "In the fast lane towards series production"
TOP 100 Startup Award 2017: Third place goes to Flyability with the flying data collectors
Swiss startup strong.codes protects Snapchat
Biognosys secures US 5M funding in series C
The 2017 Venture Kick startup OneSky hits the final of the Swisscom Startup Challenge 2017
10 Years supporting Global Shapers
#vleadersChina 2017: Meet Xiang of ZuriMED
#vleadersChina 2017: Meet Kai of Oviva
A digital summer for your kids!
Geosatis wins the SEF Award 2017
#vleadersChina 2017: Meet Wiktor of Technis
Gamaya wins at the Strategis Prize 2017
Industry leader Leybold announces collaboration with the 2014 Venture Kick winner ScanTrust
Seven start-ups selected for ESA BIC program
The venture leaders Life Science 2017 (the Swiss National Startup Team Life Science) at a glance
Magic Leap acquires 3D division of Dacuda
Leoni acquires majority stake in the 2015 Venture Kick winner and ETH spin-off Adaptricity
The EPFL spin-off SensArs Neuroprosthetics wins 130,000 Swiss francs at the Venture Kick final
Bringing Swiss science to global markets: CHF 3,000,000 to kick breakthrough business ideas
CHF 1,347,000,000 for Swiss startups
Abionic Receives CE Mark for Most Rapid Sepsis and Iron Deficiency Point of Care Diagnostics
Ability merges with medica Medizintechnik
Ability merges with medica Medizintechnik
Poken launches first ‘smart event’ white paper for next generation tradeshows at Expo! Expo! 2016
11 Swiss Innovation Forum
Three startups ready for ESA BIC launch
4 venture kickers to hit Silicon Valley soon
These startups just started the Venture Kick’s adventure: Meet our newcomers on stage one
Kandou Bus completes a $15M investment
“Entrepreneurship is perhaps the only way to combine what I do best with what I enjoy doing most.”
CHF 3 million to fight autoimmune disease
XING buys Venture Kick startup BuddyBroker
Breakthrough technologies: Two ETH spin-offs win at the Venture Kick final 130.000 CHF each
The sound of the future
Better and brighter light
Analyzing tumors better and faster
Boosting women’s chances to conceive
MindMaze enter the billionaires’ club
Pregnolia: pitching by candlelight
These four startups got the first kick
Early support pays off
Scrona prints the tiniest color picture ever
Don't miss the latest Venture Case winners!
Swiss Technology Award 2015: The Venture Kick startup TheranOptics wins the “Inventors” award
Flyability, maker of safe drones for inaccessible places, closes a second round of investment
QualySense closes a financing round
Younergy: Worry free solar energy
Amal Therapeutics announces an exclusive patent license agreement with the University of Minnesota
TOP100 2015: The 100 best Swiss startups
xorlab: The hackers' hard life
Discover the latest Venture Pitch winners!
Next stop Silicon Valley: Two Venture Kicker are winners of the Swisscom StartUp Challenge 2015!
They won the second stage of Venture Kick
Winners of Venture Kick stage 1 revealed
«In the evolution of SWISSto12, the main difficulty has been to identify the right market»
Who are the latest Venture Kick winners?
Interview with Yann Tissot, CEO of L.E.S.S.
Meet the winners of Venture Kick stage one
UrbanFarmers successfully closes Series A financing round of CHF 2.1m with current & new investors
Lemoptix acquired by Intel Corporation
Hats off to four Venture Kick winners
Logitech buys ETH spin-off Upicto
The Chairolution has officially begun
3.038 new jobs: Startup funding pays off
venture pitch: discover our latest winners
Hansjörg Wyss supports VENTURE KICK
Here are the supported projects of 2014
The winners of venture case are...
Helping the social reinsertion of offenders
eSMART on the way to global expansion
Here come the winners of venture case
Nanolive closes its first financing round
Meet the latest venture pitch winners
A Blues session at the venture kick final
Swisscom invests in TOP 100 Startup
Who are the last venture pitch winners?
What’s on in China? Ten Swiss startups explore the Middle Kingdom with the venture leaders program.
TOP 100 2014: the best Swiss startups
The next level for PumpTire
Who are the latest venture pitch winners?
"Switzerland is a unique place for starting a company, especially in the biotech industry"
"Just being a kick stage winner is already good to increase credibility in the Swiss start-up scene"
These four startups get the first kick
Novel method to harvest energy
The Swiss made watchmaking glasses
Worldwide renowned scanner mice
Houses save energy becoming eSMART
Plus MAT offers great recycling solutions
L.E.S.S. makes displays thinner and brighter
venture challenge 2014 - a summer series: "venture challenge could obviously broaden my horizons"
Secure WhatsApp alternative from Switzerland
Space 3D makes Nespresso coffee interactive
A new CEO for HouseTrip !
Clink glasses for a new Google Glasses competitor and a pair of jeans kicked by 130.000 CHF
“My strategy was just to talk with passion and coherence”: Interview with L.E.S.S. CEO Yann Tissot
Hats off to four fortunate startups
Climeworks Closes Series B Financing Round
QualySense raises CHF 1.3 million
Plair and Graspeo won CHF 20'000 each!
venture kicker took CHF 98'696.04 home!
10 questions to our venture kick winners!
4 startups got the first kick (CHF 10'000)
Entrepreneurs from Haïti need you !
4 venture pitch winners got the kick
And the winners of venture case are
Uepaa! in a gold rush
CHF 20'000 for venture kickers
Discover the venture pitch winners !
Climeworks : CO2 energy
How to get support from investors ?
Qloudlab and 3db Access win 130’000 CHF each
TOP 100: 60% from venture kick
venture kickers change people's lives !
5 new startups get the 1st kick: 10K
Alumni at StartUp Day @EPFL
Typesafe acquires Spray.io
First stage winners - venture kick
Second stage winners - venture kick
venture kick CHF 10'000 winners
venture kick CHF 20'000 winners
DistalMotion attracts new investors
Winners of venture kick stage 2 revealed
Discover venture pitch winners
Visibility for innovative startups
Entering the US Market
SwissLitho and Flatev receive the final kick
Aeon Scientific closes financing round
Debiopharm Group supports venture kick
Pix4d and SWISSto12 get the venture kick
«Young people want to make a difference»
Uepaa (!!) and ActLight win CHF 130'000
TOP 100: 49 % from venture kick
Attolight closes initial financing round
Sucessful $1.8 million round for Poken
"Understanding domestic energy consumption"
“I jumped at the chance to lead a company”
“Limit risks for the patient”