Funding
Bundesrat trifft Richtungsentscheid für einen Schweizer Innovationsfonds
Der Bundesrat will den Standort Schweiz für Startups weiter stärken. Er hat am 22. Juni 2022 einen Richtungsentscheid zugunsten eines branchenneutralen Schweizer Innovationsfonds getroffen. Dieser soll die Finanzierung von Start-ups insbesondere während der Wachstumsphase und namentlich in den Bereichen Dekarbonisierung
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Amnis Closed Series-A Funding Round of CHF 8.6 Million
AMNIS Treasury Services, a Zurich-based fintech founded in 2014 with the goal of reshaping international banking for SMEs, announced the closing of a Series-A investment round of CHF 8.6 million. The funding round, led by Lansdowne Partners, will enable further
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Swiss Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform Foxstone Raises CHF 10 Million
The online real estate investment platform Foxstone has completed a CHF 10 million Series A financing round, the company’s largest to date. The participation of almost all the existing shareholders is to be noted, as well as the arrival of
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Swiss Fintech Startup Numarics Secures Over CHF 2 Million
Following its successful product launch in September 2021, Swiss fintech startup Numarics has successfully closed a CHF 2.1 million pre-seed financing round led by Wingman Ventures. Numarics combines artificial intelligence with expert knowledge from the fields of fiduciary services, audit
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Polytech Ventures, Fusion Partners Raise CHF 11 Million to Build Next-Gen Swiss Startups
Swiss investment company Polytech Ventures Holding and Fusion Partners, a corporate venturing organisation in French-speaking Switzerland, have raised CHF 11 million to develop its independent Swiss “startups studio” named Webuild Ventures. The entities said in a statement that they aim
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Thought Machine Raises US$160 Million Series D, Now Valued at US$2.7 Billion
Thought Machine, the UK-headquartered core banking technology company, today announced that it has closed its US$160 million series D funding round. The company is now valued at US$2.7 billion which is a 100% increase from its valuation at the close
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Colombian Proptech Habi Attains Unicorn Status With US$200 Million Series C
Habi, a Colombian data-driven residential real estate platform, announced that it has raised US$200 million in equity in its Series C funding round, The company said that it is the first proptech unicorn with a female founder and CEO in
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Switzerland Has Minted 9 Fintech Unicorns So Far
In 2021, Swiss fintech funding activity regained some of its strengthen with companies in the space raising a total of US$530 million, data from Dealroom show. The sum represents a 129% increase from 2020, and follows a three-year period of
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Decrypt Media Spins Out From Consensys Mesh Following US$10 Million Raise
Decrypt Media has just announced its successful spinout from ConsenSys Mesh, the blockchain accelerator and incubator, after raising US$10 million in funding on a US$50 million post-money valuation. The fundraise was joined by Hack.VC, Hashkey Capital, Canvas Ventures, Protocol Labs,
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Synpulse Invests in F10 to Boost the Fintech Ecosystem’s Growth
Synpulse, a management consultancy to global financial service providers, has announced that it will invest the equivalent of 1% of its annual revenue into the fintech startup accelerator F10. This is a part of F10’s funding round that was announced
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