The Week in Swiss Startups (22-26.1.2024) - Week #4
The fourth week of Jan '24 features 18 startups and 0 exits. Stacksync enters Y Combinator. EraCal and Carvolution announced $200M+ financings in recent updates.
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Swiss startups continue their dynamic trajectory with 18 companies announcing recent financing rounds. Notable highlights include Lausanne-based Stacksync entering Y Combinator. Eracal and Carvolution recently disclosed significant financing achievements, both exceeding $200M.
In the realm of early-stage support, 13 startups successfully secured Grants/Pre-Seed/Seed rounds, with the medtech sector leading the way with seven financing rounds (~39%).
Tomorrow, the Startupticker Brunch, hosted by Startupticker and SECA, promises insights and networking opportunities. Anticipation is high for the release of the Swiss Venture Capital report, offering a deep dive into 2023 data and key industry trends.
Have a great week!
Gian
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Financing round
AI/ML
Nuuro: Undisclosed - Pre-seed
B2B SaaS
Stacksync: Undisclosed - Pre-seed
Biotech
EraCal: €235M - Milestone payment from Collaboration and License Agreement with Novo Nordisk
DOPPL: CHF 500k - Loan
NADUP: CHF 100k - Grant
Cleantech
Divea: CHF 40k - Convertible Loan
Engineering
Grenat sorter: CHF 50k - Grant
Fintech
Sygnum: CHF 40M - Growth
Medtech/Healthtech
icotec: CHF 30M - Growth
OneTwenty: Undisclosed
Rea Diagnostics: CHF 100k - Loan
Maven Health: CHF 100k - Grant
NeoSens: CHF 100k - Grant
IMAI: CHF 40k - Convertible Loan
Med4Cast: CHF 40k - Convertible Loan
Mobility
Carvolution: CHF 200M - Asset-Backed Financing
Robotics
Swiss-Mile Robotics: $3.5M - Seed
Flink Robotics: CHF 40k - Convertible Loan
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