Top 10 Startup Investors in Switzerland in May 2026

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• Abionic — Abionic SA is ideally positioned at the boundaries of medical technology, biotechnology and nanotechnology. As a spin-off from EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland), Abionic uses these highly advanced technologies to provide the medical profession with a novel diagnostic tool designed to give patients personal allergyprofiles. Abionic aims to become an important international player in the field of personalized medicine, in particular in allergy detection.Abionic SA is a certified ISO 9001/13485 company, including research, development and commercialization of in vitro diagnostic devices for allergies detection. The standard ISO 13485 specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organization has to demonstrate its ability to provide medical devices and related services that consistently meet customer and regulatory requirements.Abionic SA is a privately owned high-tech company and is strongly supported by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL), The Canton of Vaud and Venturelab.Abionic was founded by former scientists from the biomedical optics laboratory (LOB) at EPFL. Its headquarters are located in Lausanne, Switzerland.Abionic appreciates the support it has received from:
• GUURU — Discover how community-powered advice can turn your PDPs into trusted, high-converting content and get cited in AI search.
• Pregnolia — Pregnolia ensures that every woman can have a happy, healthy and informed pregnancy until term. Their team knows that the existing research about preterm birth assessment is very promising, but this alone does not guarantee success. Sabrina, Francisco and Annette are highly committed to develop the commercial version of the device, complete theclinical trial, follow the regulatory roadmap and execute on their business vision to successfully support gynaecologists in improving the preterm birth risk assessment and birth management.

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• GeoIQ.io — ML-ready location data and no-code AI for fintech
• SpeEdLabs — SpeEdLabs is to provide a top-notch, technology-based Learning and Practice platform to students at an affordable price, thus empowering every student to grow into their full potential.
• Mindler — Discover your perfect career, stream, college & course with India's leading career counsellors. Career counselling & guidance programs for school, college students & graduates.

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• Holidu — Holidu is one of the fastest-growing travel tech companies worldwide that aims to finally make the search and booking of vacation rentals easy. Its search engine uses proprietary image recognition technology to compare the prices of millions of rental properties across hundred of websites including Airbnb, Booking.com, and Homeaway. This enablesusers to quickly find the ideal accommodation and to save up to 55% on their bookings. It was founded in 2014 by brothers Johannes and Michael Siebers and is headquartered in Munich, Bayern, Germany.
• Honeysales — Welcome to honeysales. With meeting as a service, we offer you hassle-free sales experience
• Surfboard — Get Dialpad Workforce Management (WFM) software for accurate forecasting, demand-driven scheduling, fair shift planning, and more.

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• Asilimia — Asilimia is a simple, fun mobile app for sending money through M-PESA quickly and without any transaction fees. Simply deposit money to your M-PESA, download Asilimia and send money for free to any other M-PESA account.
• HackCapital — Join FoodTech focused investors looking to back impact-driven founders shaping our food system
• Lovely Day Foods — We harness the power of plants and cutting-edge technology to crack the egg.

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• Verve Ventures — Verve Ventures has invested in more than 140 science and technology startups. We support visionary and resilient entrepreneurs from day one and are a reliable partner for the entire journey. We typically invest EUR 1-3m in early as well as later stage rounds of European high tech startups.
• PresseTrends.com — What is happening today, this week or this month? Which people matter, what major events are taking place or which organizations are acting? These questions are topic in news and weekly magazines and can be found answered on www.pressetrends.com where the German speaking press can be searched.
• Uberchord — Uberchord offers a mobile, interactive learning experience that is new, effective and motivating.Unlike competing products, like Yousician, JoyTunes or Flowkey, Uberchord's unique audio analysis technology is able to understand precisely what the user plays - even down to single finger mistakes within complex chords. This was unheard ofpreviously to Uberchord's new technology.As a result exercises can adapt automatically to the users needs and show them exactly how to improve. Further, Uberchord teaches musical understanding instead of mere note reproduction.Guitar is the first instrument Uberchord addresses, but technology and concept are applicable to any other instrument.

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• HackCapital — Join FoodTech focused investors looking to back impact-driven founders shaping our food system
• Epigenics — Epigenics supports health with the latest findings from Longevity research.
• HelloBello — HelloBello offers freshly cooked and cooled delivered human-grade food tailored to each dog’s nutritional needs. HelloBello is a PetTech company with a strong focus on the German speaking markets (for now). HelloBello’s personalized meals are free of any by-products and are portioned, packaged, and delivered directly to your door. By working with aspecialized veterinarian, HelloBello is able to derive each dog’s exact nutritional needs based on a proprietary algorithm. The recipes are made of natural sources like millet and seaweed, instead of heavy use of supplements, which makes it easier for the dog to absorb and get true nutritional benefits.Our credo in German is " ... Frisch. Individuell. Geliefert. - Frischfutter ist einfach besser ..."

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• Brevel — Brevel developed a disruptive cultivation technology for sustainable, low cost and high quality production of microalgae for various yet untapped markets. The technology is based on high-tech indoor, sterile and fully automated systems which are illuminated from within at high intensity. The technology enables the surprising results of more than90% cost reduction and up to 200 higher yields compared to current alternatives. Brevel is using the advantageous production capabilities to enter multiple markets where microalgae derived products are needed.
• Lembas — Lembas is redefining nutrition for the GLP-1 era. We craft natural, functional foods designed to work with biology - not against it. Our formulations are built for focus, recovery, and longevity, empowering a new generation of eaters to nourish smarter, not more. Explore how Lembas is re-engineering food for a world where better health begins within.
• Chef Robotics — Chef Robotics | Empowering Humans to Do What They Do Best

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• Wallround — Wallround is a startup that creates AI-powered technology that "allows for an accurate cost forecast and profitability calculation for planned renovations with just a few mouse clicks."
• Oska Health — Oska Health delivers digital-enabled care solutions for chronic kidney disease patients, a top clinical need for healthcare payers. By leveraging evidence-based medical best practices and behavioral science, Oska Health aims to empower individuals with kidney disease to mitigate their risk of cardiovascular complications and kidney failure whilesimultaneously lowering costs of care. The company partners with healthcare payers to provide a comprehensive solution that includes a personal coach, a state-of-the-art health app, and intelligent treatment plan algorithms, all designed to help individuals establish new routines and achieve optimal health outcomes.
• Electricity Maps — Electricity Maps provides actionable electricity carbon data. We help companies effectively reduce their emissions, while differentiating their offerings.

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• Unmind — Unmind is a workplace mental health platform. We empower employees to measure, understand, and improve their mental wellbeing.
• Stacks — Let agents reconcile, analyze, and explain your financial data. You focus on driving outcomes.
• Standard Cognition — Standard Cognition is an artificial intelligence platform that allows buyers to grab what they want without having to go to a cashier. It empowers consumers to shop and pay without waiting in line, scanning or stopping to check out. Available to any retailer, the solution helps reduce labor costs, improve the customer experience, and improve profitmargins. It also helps small-size retailers to compete with larger chains and online offerings.Standard Cognition was founded in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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• Neon — With neon, you can pay, save and manage your money. Digitally, securely and with no hidden fees. Open your account online in less than 10 minutes!
• Evoralis — Evoralis is an enzyme development company that specializes in the discovery and development of plastic-depolymerizing enzymes. It is a spin-out from the University of Cambridge.
• Proofcheck — Proofcheck is a multilingual AI proofreading platform and a collaborative in-browser workspace for PDFs and epubs. Their next-generation AI workflow and collaboration tool helps content creators quickly catch costly mistakes before they reach audiences. Proofcheck is headquartered in Vienna, Wien and was founded in 2022.