New report shows: Switzerland leads the world in per capita deep tech investment

A report published today by Deep Tech Nation Switzerland, produced in collaboration with Dealroom.co, Startupticker, Founderful and Kickfund, puts Switzerland at the center of the global deep tech landscape. The Swiss Deep Tech Report 2025 shows how the country is systematically translating its scientific excellence into high-growth companies with global impact.

60% of venture capital flows into deep tech

Between 2019 and 2025, around 60% of Swiss venture capital was invested in deep tech start-ups, making it an international leader. This focus puts Switzerland in third place worldwide (and at the top of Europe) for deep tech financing per capita.

At the same time, more and more international capital is flowing into the country: 96% of late-stage financing rounds in this segment were led by foreign investors, particularly from the US and the EU.

Over 100 billion US dollars in value added by deep tech companies

The analysis is based on data from over 1,500 Swiss deep tech start-ups and over five years of venture capital and patent data. The result: Swiss deep tech companies have created a combined entrepreneurial value of over 100 billion US dollars.

Two of the four most active European universities for deep-tech spin-offs are Swiss institutions: ETH Zurich and EPFL Lausanne, with only Oxford and Cambridge ahead of them.

Focus areas: AI, climate, robotics and TechBio

AI-supported start-ups are developing particularly dynamically: Since 2021, they have been responsible for around 23% of all newly founded deep tech start-ups, almost twice as many as before. There is also strong growth in the fields of climate technology, robotics and techbio.

Examples of successful Swiss deep tech companies include Climeworks, Scandit and Distalmotion, which work with Fortune 500 clients and transfer technology-driven solutions from research into industrial applications.

A growing ecosystem with international relevance

The report sees Switzerland as a location where research, entrepreneurship and targeted investments are closely intertwined. At the same time, access to late-stage growth capital remains both a challenge and an opportunity for investors.

With one of the highest shares of AI-related patents per capita worldwide and growing international visibility, Switzerland is considered an increasingly relevant player in global future technologies.

The entire report is available at deeptechnology can be viewed.