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Background
The Swiss Deep Tech Report 2026 was published at the VivaTech show in Paris. It measures the share of venture capital devoted to breakthrough technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics and advanced computing.
The key points
Switzerland devotes 63% of its venture capital to deep tech, according to the Swiss Deep Tech Report 2026 cited by Bilan. It ranks first in the world for this share, ahead of China and the United States.
A record 2.6 billion dollars was invested in Swiss start-ups in 2025. ETH Zurich and EPFL stand out as Europe's leading universities for creating spin-offs.
Key figures
- 63% of Swiss venture capital directed to deep tech, against 56% in China and 54% in the United States.
- 2.6 billion dollars invested in 2025.
- 3.5 times more robotics start-ups per capita than in the United States since 2020.
- 88% of Swiss funding rounds above 100 million dollars provided by foreign investors, against 75% in Europe.
What it means for businesses
According to the report, the challenge lies in the ecosystem's ability to retain its start-ups and turn them into industrial groups. Dependence on foreign investors in large funding rounds remains an imbalance.
Who says what
Jean-Philippe Fricker, co-founder of Cerebras Systems, notes that companies from ETH Zurich and EPFL "stay, grow and attract serious capital".
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