What do batteries and leaders have in common? Both give power to others instead of playing the lone hero. BTRY founders Moritz Futscher and Abdessalem Aribia turned academic career-making research into commercial technology that supports other people’s inventions. To do that, they had to grow from puzzle-solving scientists into people-inspiring leaders.

Tethys Robotics is one of the rising stars within the Swiss robotics industry. Its autonomous underwater drones inspect offshore wind farms and oil and gas platforms, and they even help discover leftover World War II ammunition from our seas and lakes.

While global attention has often centered on innovation hubs such as Silicon Valley, Berlin, or Paris, today, fresh data from Dealroom.co and Startupticker in our new report spotlights how Switzerland has quietly become one of the world’s most advanced and efficient Deep Tech ecosystems.

Kickfund grew from 2 to 69 portfolio companies during the first full calendar year; by now we’ve already reached 80. We joined many financing rounds led by reputable investors.

Our new team member will help Kickfund become more visible. With her experience in supporting deep-tech startups with their marketing, Angina will be a great resource also for our portfolio companies.