A report shared with CI claims that Switzerland is emerging as a “Deep Tech” hub.
The report indicates there are over 1500 Deep Tech startups in Switzerland, establishing the region as “a global-scale producer of science-based innovation and venture outcomes.”
The data was compiled by Dealroom.co and Startupticker.
The Swiss Deep Tech Report 2025 claims:
- Swiss Deep Tech companies have created more than $100 billion in combined enterprise value.
- From 2019 to 2025, Switzerland allocated 60% of its total venture capital into Deep Tech – more than any other country globally.
- Over the same period, Switzerland ranked first in Europe and third worldwide for Deep Tech VC funding per capita, backed by both a strong domestic research base and increasing levels of international capital.
- Nearly 96% of late-stage Deep Tech rounds in Switzerland were led by global investors, with US and EU firms now accounting for the majority of capital inflow.
- Behind Oxford and Cambridge, 2 of the top 4 universities creating Deep Tech spinouts in Europe are Swiss: ETH Zurich and EPFL
Alex Stöckl, Founding Partner at Founderful, is quoted saying they believe the next decade belongs to scientists and engineers and Switzerland is positioning itself to be on the world stage.
The report says that AI/ML accounts for 23% of companies founded since 2021, almost double its previous share while Climatech/Energy, Robotics and BioTech are expanding.
Geraldine Naja, Director for Commercialisation, Industry and Competitiveness at the European Space Agency, says Switzerland is proving how precision science and open collaboration can propel space technologies from lab to orbit.
“This new hub is more than a facility—it’s a testbed where European autonomy meets global opportunity. At ESA, we see Switzerland’s deep tech strengths as a catalyst for advancing Europe’s technological sovereignty, commercial competitiveness and innovation resilience.’’
The report states that in 2024, almost one-third of all Swiss deep-tech funding went to AI-first startups, from generative protein design and industrial autonomy to foundation-model safety, tripling the share recorded in 2020.
