No country in the world invests a larger proportion of its venture capital in economically relevant key technologies such as robotics, artificial intelligence and biotechnology than Switzerland. Some 63 percent of all domestic venture capital investments are directed towards so-called deep-tech companies — more than in China or the United States, and almost twice as much as in Germany or the United Kingdom. These are among the findings of the Swiss Deep Tech Report 2026, published by the Deep Tech Nation Switzerland Foundation together with Founderful, Kickfund, Startupticker.ch and Dealroom.co.
Switzerland is therefore among the few countries worldwide where future technologies are both researched and commercialised at the highest level. Capital is following suit: Measured per capita, 1,470 dollar (1,175 francs) is invested in deep tech for every resident. This places Switzerland first in Europe and among the global leaders alongside Israel and the United States. Since 2015, investment volumes have increased almost fivefold to 2,6 billion dollar.
Joanne Sieber, CEO of Deep Tech Nation Switzerland, says: «Switzerland has demonstrated that a country does not need to be large to become a global leader in the technologies of the future. The next step is to turn this advantage into globally leading companies.»
