Ten Swiss tech start-ups travel to Silicon Valley
A jury of investors and industry experts has selected ten innovative Swiss tech startups for the Swiss Startup National Team. These companies will take part in the Venture Leaders Technology 2025 program, which offers them a unique opportunity to meet investors in Silicon Valley and expand their network during the roadshow in April.
Venturelab has been selecting the Swiss national start-up team since 2006. As part of the Venture Leaders Roadshows, entrepreneurs meet investors, industry experts and potential customers in leading global technology centers such as Silicon Valley, Boston, Asia, Barcelona, Munich and London.
After reviewing nearly 200 applications, a panel of investors and technology experts selected ten startups to participate in the Venture Leaders Technology 2025 Roadshow to Silicon Valley. The roadshow offers entrepreneurs a unique opportunity to accelerate their expansion in the US and expand their professional network. They will benefit from pitch sessions with investors and workshops with industry leaders.
The Venture Leaders program underlines Switzerland's strong presence as a world champion of innovation. The ten selected start-ups illustrate the country's leading role in various areas. These include secure communication, satellite optimization, AI-powered productivity tools and next-generation sensor technologies.
"The startups in the Venture Leaders Technology program are doing impressive work," says Stefan Steiner, Co-Managing Director at Venturelab. "By connecting with investors and industry experts, the startups gain valuable insights into the US market and key business perspectives to raise capital and grow internationally." Roberto Iannone, CEO of Zoundream and team captain of Venture Leaders Technology 2024, summarizes: "Fantastic insights into the Silicon Valley ecosystem, valuable investor contacts and exciting discussions - all in just one week. Absolutely worthwhile for any Swiss startup with global ambitions!"
This year's Venture Leaders Technology participants join an impressive list of alumni. They include start-ups such as Lemoptix and Composyt Light Labs (acquired by Intel), Faceshift (acquired by Apple), HouseTrip (acquired by TripAdvisor), Kooaba (acquired by Qualcomm), Dacuda (acquired by Magic Leap), Sevensense Robotics (acquired by ABB) and the Unicorns GetYourGuide and Scandit.
Experience innovation live
Take part in the February 19, 2025 to the team presentation and virtual pitch session and follow the Venture Leaders Technology Roadshow from April 6 to 11, 2025 on social media under the hashtag #VLeadersTech or on www.venture-leaders.ch/technology. The Venture Leaders Technology 2025 program is organized by Venturelab with the support of DPD, EPFL, ETH Zurich, Kellerhals Carrard, Rothschild & Co, Unicorn Anchor and the Canton of Vaud.
Venture Leaders Technology Startups 2025
Aurigin.ai (Zurich): Aurigin uses AI to detect tampered content and cryptographically signs content at the source to ensure trust in communications and public figures.
Brightside Technologies (Vaud): Brightside AI helps small and medium-sized businesses protect themselves against AI-powered cyberattacks with personalized threat detection and defense tools.
DAAV (Vaud): DAAV-air is an electric wheelchair that enables people with mobility impairments to move in all directions and in a wide variety of environments.
DPhi Space (Vaud): DPhi Space offers modular payload solutions - such as sensors, antennas or cameras - to optimize satellite resources and simplify access to space.
Hoshii (Basel): Hoshii bundles B2B wholesale communication in an AI-supported chat interface that integrates with key ERP and CRM systems.
Miraex (Vaud): Miraex develops photonic and quantum solutions for sensors, networks and computing and improves maintenance, cost reduction and productivity where electronics reach their limits.
Mondaic (Zurich): The ICT start-up Mondaic offers a powerful software suite for the analysis and simulation of waveform modeling.
Proud (Vaud): Proud develops sustainable diamond solutions for semiconductors, 5G, medical technology, quantum computing and aerospace.
Rapidata (Zurich): Rapidata provides scalable, human-verified data processing for AI through a global crowd network.
Viboo (Zurich): Viboo offers a cloud platform for optimizing the operational processes of IoT devices in buildings using AI-based methods.
