Switzerland startup funding in H1 2013

European tech funding raised by Switzerland startups during H1 2013.

In H1 2013, 15 startups in Switzerland closed 16 funding rounds and raised €83M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 424.5% versus H1 2012. Debt rounds added €2.8M. Healthtech was the most active sector, and ABB Technology Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€83M

+424.5% vs H1 2012 · excl. debt & grants · +€2.8M debt

Funding rounds

+33.3% vs H1 2012

Companies

Top sector

Healthtech

Rank in Europe

3.9% of European funding

Debt financing

€2.8M

3.2% of total

Top-10 round share

99.4%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€2.9M	3
Mar	€6.6M	4
Apr	€64M	4
May	€10M	2
Jun	€3.4M	3

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Switzerland — top sectors by capital, H1 2013
Healthtech	€46M
Cybersecurity	€20M
Media	€13M
Cleantech	€5.3M
E-commerce	€2.9M
Wellness & Beauty	€2.9M
Fintech	€547k
Agritech	€457k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Switzerland — stage mix, H1 2013
Series C	€43M
Growth/Late	€20M
Series A	€11M
Early VC	€4.8M
Other	€2.9M
Debt	€2.8M
Grant	€1.8M
Series B	€1.6M
Seed	€556k

Exits & M&A

2 Acquisition

2 exits · €450M disclosed.

PubliGroupe AG

Acquisition

Feb 2013

€450M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Auris Medical	Series C	Apr 2013	€40M
WISeKey	Growth/Late	Apr 2013	€20M
Urturn	Series A	May 2013	€10M
ROMO Wind	Early VC	Apr 2013	€4.8M
Endosense	Series C	Mar 2013	€3.3M
Mila	Other	Mar 2013	€2.9M
Official.fm	Debt	Jan 2013	€2.8M
Biocartis	Grant	Jun 2013	€1.8M
InSphero	Series B	Jun 2013	€1.6M
MDC Media	Series A	Apr 2013	€547k
Bluetector	Seed	Mar 2013	€457k
Glycemicon	Seed	Jan 2013	€99k

View all 16 Switzerland deals in H1 2013 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2013, by deal count

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