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In a move set to reshape the industrial Augmented Reality (AR) market, RealWear, the global leader in wearable computing for industrial applications, today announced its acquisition of Almer Technologies, a Swiss pioneer in ultra-compact, user-friendly AR headsets.  TeamViewer has been a key partner and a strategic minority investor to both RealWear and Almer prior to the acquisition and will maintain this role moving forward. Sebastian Beetschen Timon Binder Almer Technologies Dr. Chris Parkinson RealWear Olivier Laplace Vi Partners #AugmentedReality #glasses #industry40 https://lnkd.in/euKjRk7T

Founderful has closed an oversubscribed $140 million Fund II. Founderful’s proven thesis on Swiss tech and talent has already seen Fund II back 15 companies featuring breakthrough technologies, from Chiral Nano’s alternative silicon chips to Eigthinks’ advances in lithium-ion batteries.  Although only founded in 2019, Founderful is already considered an established VC in Switzerland. This is now confirmed by the closing of the second fund. The leading pre-seed investor in Switzerland is one of the winners of the current consolidation wave among investors. Founderful’s new Fund II is backed by a range of institutions, family offices, and founders who have successfully scaled their startups into global unicorns such as Duolingo, Climeworks, GetYourGuide, On, Proton, and Scandit.  https://lnkd.in/eQe7AmdM Alex Stöckl Pascal Mathis Lukas Weder Founderful Severin Hacker Duolingo #preseed #VC #VentureCapital

Wyden, the leader in institutional infrastructure for the digital asset trading lifecycle, announces the closing of its USD 16.9 million (CHF 14.5 million) Series B funding round, spearheaded by Truffle Capital, a Paris-based global fintech investment firm.  PostFinance, SBI-Sygnum-Azimut Digital Asset Opportunity Fund, and FiveT Fintech, as well as existing investor C3 Venture Capital joined. This funding follows the launch of Wyden Infinity, Wyden’s new cloud- The capital will be used to expand beyond Europe. Furthermore, by enhancing the firm’s core teams, Wyden is poised to accelerate both product development and global sales capabilities, setting the stage for the next phase of growth. Andy Flury Felix Saible Roger Langen Alexis Le Portz #digitalassets #blockchain Read more here: https://lnkd.in/evY3ATcD

Focusing on the development of treatments for Claudin-1 positive (CLDN1+) tumors and organ fibrosis, Alentis Therapeutics has secured $181.4 million in Series D financing round led by OrbiMed with co-leads Novo Holdings and JEITO Capital. The financing will support Alentis in advancing its clinical pipeline. Roberto Iacone Thomas Baumert Rafaèle Tordjman Martin Münchbach Luca Santarelli #tumors #fibrosis Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eiUYf-uH

Medica, the leading B2B trade fair for the medical technology industry, is HAS kicked off and Switzerland are participating, represented by a delegation of nine innovators. The three-day event offers opportunities to showcase their solutions, and meet potential partners, investors, and customers. Nine start-ups will be present at the Medica Start-up Park.

Algorized, an AI-powered platform pioneering advanced people-sensing and positioning software, has raised $4.3 million in seed funding to drive innovation in people sensing and support safer, seamless human-machine interaction. The round was led by Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund. Natalya Lopareva Algorized Franziska Bossart Amazon Acrobator Ventures | Acrobator.vc Berkeley SkyDeck CoreNest Capital #robotics #peoplesensing #humandetection https://lnkd.in/eQzX7BWx

After nearly a decade, the technology and core team of EPFL spin-off Inpher, the provider of advanced privacy-preserving technologies, has been acquired by Amsterdam-based Arcium. This integration is set to significantly accelerate advancements in secure computing and enhance the capabilities of privacy-preserving artificial intelligence. Jordan Brandt Dimitar Jetchev Yannik Schrade Arcium #web3 #cybersecurity EPFL Startup https://lnkd.in/eFbnV-zi

To mark their new website launch, Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area is giving away a 10-day coworking pass at their Main Campus. Dive into an ecosystem of innovation and possibility! With your 10-day pass, you’ll get access to: 🔹 A front-row seat to breakthroughs in tech, biotech, and digital health 🔹 Community events to spark new connections 🔹 1:1 mentorship to guide your journey Explain why you should win by November 19! https://lnkd.in/e5nycdEm

Yesterday saw the SEF.Growth Event with Innosuisse take place in Bern. The topic on the table was the internationalisation of start-ups. David Eberle, founder and CEO of Typewise, was invited as the keynote speaker. Today, Typewise offers an AI-based solution that makes customer care much more efficient. Maria Anselmi (Innosuisse) and Felicitas Gartmann (SGE) were invited as experts. I came away with two key insights: David Eberle's keynote was all about focus. He told the founders in attendance to focus on one product, one region, one sales channel and one KPI. Maria Anselmi and Felicitas Gartmann both said that start-ups shouldn't rush into committing to a particular export market. They said in particular that the US isn't always the right market, and that trade fairs are a good way of testing a market without spending a fortune. You can quickly find out whether a product is well received, what the competitive situation is like at a fair. You can find a more detailed report with more insights and recommendations on the SEF.Growth website: https://lnkd.in/ggz6ZwW2 SEF.Growth Innosuisse Switzerland Global Enterprise Typewise (YC S22)

Four startups have each secured CHF 150,000 in the InnoBooster program to advance their solutions towards the market launch. The startups are developing a range of solutions including treatments for cholestatic liver diseases, AI ultrasound for endometriosis, solid-state cooling technology and sensor networks for dynamic monitoring of freshwater systems. Gebert Rüf Stiftung Felix Alexander Baier Scanvio Medical Fabian Laumer, PhD Ionic Wind Technologies Donato Rubinetti Riverkin Jessica Droujko https://lnkd.in/eisbq62A