Switzerland startup funding in Q3 2013

European tech funding raised by Switzerland startups during Q3 2013.

In Q3 2013, 15 startups in Switzerland closed 15 funding rounds and raised €54M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 137.6% versus Q3 2012. Debt rounds added €529k. Media was the most active sector, and Swisscom Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€54M

+137.6% vs Q3 2012 · excl. debt & grants · +€529k debt

Funding rounds

+275.0% vs Q3 2012

Companies

Top sector

Media

Rank in Europe

4.8% of European funding

Debt financing

€529k

1.0% of total

Top-10 round share

99.4%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jul	€765k	2
Aug	€28M	5
Sep	€26M	8

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Switzerland — top sectors by capital, Q3 2013
Healthtech	€46M
Media	€3.8M
Software	€3.2M
Fintech	€1.1M
Travel	€904k
Sports	€765k
Marketing	€603k
Consumer	€227k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Switzerland — stage mix, Q3 2013
Series A	€31M
Series B	€20M
Early VC	€1.5M
Seed	€1.2M
Debt	€529k

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q3 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
ObsEva	Series A	Aug 2013	€26M
CeQur	Series B	Sep 2013	€20M
arviem AG	Series A	Aug 2013	€1.7M
Rayneer	Series A	Sep 2013	€1.7M
paper.li (SmallRivers)	Early VC	Sep 2013	€1.5M
KeyLemon	Series A	Sep 2013	€1.1M
DAHU Sports Company	Series A	Jul 2013	€765k
TrekkSoft	Seed	Aug 2013	€603k
faceshift	Debt	Sep 2013	€529k
Nezasa	Seed	Aug 2013	€301k
Service at Home	Seed	Sep 2013	€227k
Fitaborate	Seed	Sep 2013	€76k

View all 15 Switzerland deals in Q3 2013 →

Top investors

most active in Q3 2013, by deal count

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