June 2026 1Introduction2The Swiss Deep Tech Ecosystem3Sector Deep Dives4Methodology and Resources Builds orbital transfer vehicles powered bystorable bipropellants to move satellitesbetween orbits in under 24 hours Initiator Data & Analytics Insights Kickfund is a Swiss venture capitalfirm investing Deep Tech startupsemerging from Switzerland'sleading academic institutions.Founded in 2023, Kickfund followsthe logic of index investing,building broad, diversifiedexposure to Swiss deep tech bysystematically backing startups asthey emerge from the country'sleading startup accelerator,Venture Kick. Launched in 2007,Venture Kick has supported over1,000 startups including Dealroom.co is a globalintelligence platform fordiscovering and tracking the mostpromising companies,technologies and ecosystems.Clients include many of the worldʼsforemost organizations such as Startupticker.ch is the centralinformation platform for the Swissstartup ecosystem.The platform offers daily news,directories of investors andsupport programs, Deep Tech Nation SwitzerlandFoundation is a private,not-for-profit initiative backed byleading companies, foundations,associations, and universities.Our mission is to make Switzerland Founderful is Switzerland'sleading early-stage venture capitalfirm. Initiated in 2019 by formerfounders and operators of firmslike GetYourGuide and eat.ch,Founderful has invested in morethan 70 Swiss technologycompanies from its two activefunds with more than CHF 200massets under management. With ateam of 11, Founderful investsfirst, fast and founder-friendly as The widely read newsletterhighlights the most importantnews of the week. The platform isbacked by the StartuptickerFoundation, which is supported by Acting as a neutral catalyst, weshape the future for Switzerland –so that others can invest, create,and scale. Learn more about thiseconomic initiative: Dealroom partners closely withlocal tech ecosystem developmentagencies and enablers, to create acomprehensive multi-dimensionalblueprint of the tech ecosystem, deeptechnation.ch/about Foreword Thank you to all who contributed to this report: “This is no longer a startup story. Look at the world's most valuablecompanies and what they actually do: chips, data centers, AI, robotics.Then look at where the biggest gains for humanity will come from:therapeutics, techbio, energy. Switzerland is one of the few places on earth What numbers cannot capture is the momentum. Over the past year, topfounders, operators and investors have been relocating here, and global AIlabs and major tech corporations are opening research centers at a pace we have never seen. The companies that will define the coming decades are Meet the authors Switzerland is where the world's next category winnersare being built EPFL spinout combining syntheticbiology, nanofluidics, and AI todesign and test proteins at scalefor new drugs and enzymes. “Switzerland is perfectly placed to leadin the most transformative Deep techsectors of Robotics, AI, and Future of “Zurich is emerging as a beacon in theAlps innovation cluster - the region in Having been involved in nascent ventureecosystems while building LocalGlobe andSeedcamp, the trajectory of this innovationecosystem, the energy and talent dynamismreminded me of what we saw in Israel and the UK In our European Deep Tech report we highlighthow Deep Tech is now solidly a defining pillar ofEuropean tech and driving nearly one-third of Switzerlandʼs excellence in critical sectors such asRobotics, AI, and Future of Compute perfectlyaligns with the global trends and can create strong Saul KleinFounding PartnerPhoenix Court, home ofLocalGlobe Yoram WijngaardeFounder and CEODealroom.co Key takeaways of the Swiss Deep Tech Report 2026 Founders are building the technologiesreshaping the global economy The world's most deep tech focusedeconomy Global capital has already arrived The fastest-growing segments for new Swiss startups areAI/ML, Robotics and Future of Compute, the technologiesnow dominating global venture funding. AI/ML accounts forone in four companies founded since 2022, and Robotics hasnearly doubled its share. BioTech remains the ecosystem's Switzerland directs 63% of all venture capital to deep tech,the highest share of any country in the world, ahead ofChina at 56% and the United States at 54%.At $1,470 invested per capita, it also leads Europe and ranks Foreign investors supply 88% of funding for Swiss deep techrounds above $100M, with US investors alone providingmore than half of late-stage capital. Swiss investors backover a third of early-stage rounds, but their share falls to The world's leading funds are already underwriting Swissdeep tech at scale. The remaining opportunity is domestic:larger Swiss tickets at late stage would keep more of the The shift adds to Switzerland's BioTech base rather thanreplacingit.BioTech still counts the most VC-backedstartups in the ecosystem and the largest share of enterpri