A new report has spotlighted how Switzerland has become one of the world’s most advanced Deep Tech ecosystems, led in part by the rise in the number of techbio start-ups in the country. 

The Swiss Deep Tech Report 2025, a Deep Tech Nation Switzerland initiative, was curated in collaboration with Dealroom.co, Startupticker and venture capital firms Founderful and Kickfund.  

The findings:  

• 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. 
• Nearly 96% of late-stage Deep Tech rounds in Switzerland were led by global investors. 
• Behind Oxford and Cambridge, two of the top four universities creating Deep Tech spinouts in Europe are Swiss: ETH Zurich and EPFL. 

“Switzerland has long excelled in fundamental research, but we believe the next decade belongs to the scientists and engineers who turn that research into global companies,” said Alex Stöckl, Founding Partner at Founderful. “This report is about making that transformation visible – about telling the story of Swiss Deep Tech in hard data, and positioning it clearly on the world stage.” 

The report also highlights a new generation of Swiss startups driving that shift. AI/ML already accounts for 23% of companies founded since 2021, while Climate & Energy, Robotics and TechBio have each expanded at speed. 

Severin Schwan, Chairman of Roche, added: “Switzerland has long been a global hotspot for biotech innovation. The exceptional concentration of pharma expertise around Basel, combined with academic excellence and access to capital, continues to make it one of the world’s most fertile grounds for breakthrough biomedical innovation.”

Diana Turner, Senior Digital Content Editor, DDW