Laurent Escart

🇨🇭 The Swiss Venture Capital landscape at a glance 🚀 🗺️ The NEW Venture Capital Map 2025, highlighting funds based in and investing in Switzerland. This map provides an overview of managers with VC vehicles that have been in fundraising phase over the last five years, and includes fund offerings for institutional investors. 💰 🤝🏼 Prepared by the Swiss Startup Association presented & based on the Swiss Venture Capital Report 2025 by SECA - SECA - Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association & Startupticker.ch Stefan Kyora, Thomas Heimann, MSc, Regula Bleuler

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Record numbers for entrepreneurship in Switzerland! 📈🇨🇭 In the first half of this year, 27,811 new companies were created, according to IFJ - Startup Support. That corresponds to a growth of +2.6% compared to the same time last year. New establishments by sector: 🛠️ Craftsmanship – 3,092 💼 Consulting – 2,901 🏠 Real estate – 2,597 📊 B2B & B2C services – 2,129 🛍️ Retail – 2,036 Interestingly, while consulting saw 2,901 new entries, it represents just 10.4% of all new formations, a sign of Switzerland’s highly diverse business landscape.

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🚀 Building automation software company viboo has successfully closed its second financing round, raising €3.3 million. The round was led by Realyze Ventures, with participation from Zürcher Kantonalbank, existing investors HTGF and Swisscom Ventures, and new investors. 🏘️⚙️ The investment by leading PropTech VC Realyze Ventures underscores confidence in viboo’s potential to make buildings more energy efficient without major interventions, achieve significant energy savings, and accelerate the decarbonization of existing building stock. 💶 The fresh funding will be used to expand into the German market, where strong demand is being driven by the Building Energy Act (GEG). The platform will also be developed from a pure energy management solution into a comprehensive building management tool. 🗨️ Felix Bünning, Co-Founder of viboo, is thrilled about the completion of the seed round: “We have built a strong foundation in Switzerland – with more than 40 satisfied customers, some already rolling out across portfolios, and significant energy savings in existing buildings. Our solution convinces because it is easy to implement, delivers fast results, and generates immediate savings. Now we are taking the next big step with our entry into our first EU market, where a combination of energy prices and regulation creates strong pull. Realyze Ventures was our preferred partner from the start thanks to their deep industry expertise and excellent network. With Zürcher Kantonalbank, we are also adding one of Switzerland’s most renowned early-stage investors.” 💬 Gregor Haidl, Principal at HTGF, adds: “We’re excited to welcome Realyze Ventures and ZKB as ideal partners for viboo’s next growth chapter. Their strategic expertise complements viboo’s entrepreneurial spirit, strong market traction, and pioneering role in driving scalable building decarbonisation through their cloud- and AI-first approach.” 👏 Congratulations to the whole team! Learn more by following the links in the comments.👇

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🚀Biopôle Investment Programme Biopôle Lausanne has launched a comprehensive 24-month support scheme designed to get early-stage ventures investor-ready and accelerate their growth. 💡 What’s in it? ✅ Up to CHF 90,000 non-dilutive funding ✅ Access to a top-tier investor network ✅ Hands-on investment training with experts ✅ Option for a CHF 250,000 Pre-Clinical Top-Up ✅ Help recruiting key CxO talent 📅 Next deadlines: 12 August 2025 & 11 November 2025 🔗 Learn more & apply: https://lnkd.in/e97QpZCd

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Deal Announcement We are pleased to share that MLL Legal acted as legal counsel to Damien Nardin, CEO and seller of Swiss Fermetures, a leading Swiss specialist in doors and windows.   The sale to strategic private investors marks a significant milestone for the company, reinforcing its market position and supporting its long-term growth ambitions in Switzerland.   The transaction was led by Hélène Weidmann, Partner in M&A at MLL Legal, and reflects our ongoing commitment to delivering high-value legal advice in domestic transactions involving leading local actors. https://lnkd.in/eTRdkbtQ

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🚀 𝐂𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 We’re excited to announce the agreement to acquire 100% of Novertur International SA, the company behind business-monitor.ch/en – a trusted platform for data on over 730,000 active Swiss companies. This strategic acquisition is a major step forward in our “Power the Core” roadmap: ✅ Enhanced local market presence ✅ Deeper access to Swiss company data ✅ Integration of cutting-edge technology for data structuring and usability Welcome to the Business Monitor team – we look forward to building the future of business risk intelligence together. 👉 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e_nkmJ-d #Coface #Switzerland #BusinessIntelligence #Acquisition #BusinessMonitor #CompanyData #RiskManagement #B2B #CreditRisk #PowerTheCore

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