According to new data, Switzerland is more risk capital in Deep Tech than in any other country.
The Swiss Deep Tech Report 2025 showed that 60% of all Swiss venture financing between 2019 and 2025 exceeded Deep Tech -far beyond the other nation. The capital is a big bet on the latest science that develops in global companies.
Start -ups in the sector have collected $ 1.9 billion in funds last year, compared to USD 1.4 billion in 2023 and are on the right track to reach USD $ 2.3 billion in 2025.
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The report was created by the Deep Tech Nation Switzerland Foundation, a non -profit organization that was supported by the telecommunications company Swisscom and bankruptcy UBS to increase Swiss innovation. It was published in collaboration with Startup data platforms Dealroom.co and Startupticker.
After the analysis of over 1,500 startups, the report found Deep Tech companies have already created more than $ 100 billion in the combined company value.
It ended up with ETH Zurich and Epfl among the four best universities in Europe to produce Deep Tech Spinouts – behind only Oxford and Cambridge.
“Switzerland has long distinguished itself in fundamental research, but we believe that the next decade belongs to the scientists and engineers who spend this research in global companies,” said Alex Stöckl, founding partner of the Founderful of the VC Firmful, who also contributed to the report.
Startups from AI and machine learning are increasingly taking the lion's share of the Deep -Tech investments in the Alpine Nation.
In 2024, almost a third of all Swiss deep tech was Software for humanoids To Chocolate sorting algorithms.
Now fields such as robotics, climate technology and biotech – a Swiss staple food – continue to grow thanks to big rounds of people like NewPresent Neo MedicalAnd Transmutex.
However, the report also shows a gap: almost 96% of the investments in the late stage come from global, non -local funds, which indicates a chance for the domestic capital.
Stöckl has previously named The Swiss Tech ecosystem is a “power package” that is just beginning to claim its place on the global stage. Data indicate that your basics are strong.
In addition to its support for Deep Tech, the country has the country Highest number of unicorn companies Per head in Europe and is exceeded The global innovation index 13 years in a row.
