How many total Native AI companies are there in Switzerland?

As of January 2026, Switzerland has 391 active Native AI companies.

How many Native AI companies in Switzerland are funded?

As of January 2026, 92 companies have received funding in this sector.

What is the total funding raised by Native AI companies in Switzerland?

Native AI companies in Switzerland have collectively raised $1.47B in funding till date.

Who are the top investors in Native AI companies in Switzerland?

The top investors in Native AI companies in Switzerland by number of investments are Plug and Play Tech Center and Index Ventures.

Which is the highest funded Native AI company in Switzerland?

As of January 2026, Kandou has raised $326M in funding, highest among the funded Native AI companies in Switzerland.

Native AI in Switzerland - 2026 Market & Investments Trends

The Native AI sector in Switzerland comprises 414 companies, including 92 funded companies having collectively raised $1.47B in venture capital money and private equity. Out of these, 47 are Series A+ funded.

Native AI sector in Switzerland has seen 13 acquisitions and 8 IPOs. This represents almost 5.1% of all such companies - which is higher than the 5.0% exit rate of tech companies in general.

Key Metrics

Total Companies

414

Top Companies

Daedalean, Typewise & more

Total Funding

$1.47B

Funded Companies

Series A+ Companies

Series C+ Companies

IPOs

Acquisitions

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There are more than 414 companies in Native AI in Switzerland. Daedalean is the top Native AI company in Switzerland, ranked using Tracxn Score (what's this?).

Here are 5 of the top Native AI companies in Switzerland:

Company	Description	Location	Founded	Current Stage	Private Funding Raised
Daedalean	Developer of airborne systems for flight autonomy	Zurich (Switzerland)	2016	Acquired	$69.8M
Typewise	Developer of an AI platform for customer service automation and assistance	Schlieren (Switzerland)	2019	Seed	$4.61M
CynLr	AI-based robotic vision solutions for industrial robotics	Prilly (Switzerland)	2019	Series A	$15.3M
Lattice Flow	Provider of an AI-based platform for building and deploying machine learning models	Switzerland	2020	Series A	$14.8M
Giotto Technologies	ML-based data analysis library solution for medical literature review	Switzerland	2017	Acquired	$5.02M

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Companies founded year-on-year in the Native AI sector in Switzerland

66 Native AI startups in Switzerland were founded in 2024 - this is the most number of startups founded in any year in the last 10 years.

Total Number of Companies

Year	No. of companies
2026	-
2025	62
2024	66
2023	42
2022	29
2021	32
2020	21
2019	20
2018	26
2017	24

Stage-wise distribution of Native AI sector companies in Switzerland

Out of the total 414 Native AI companies in Switzerland, 92 have secured funding. Among them, 47 have reached Series A or higher, and 28 to Series B or beyond.

Founded - 414

Funded - 92

Series A+ - 47

Series B+ - 28

Series C+ - 24

Company Stage	No. of companies
Founded	414
Funded	92
Series A+	47
Series B+	28
Series C+	24

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Total funding year-on-year in the Native AI sector in Switzerland

The Native AI sector in Switzerland saw a total funding of more than $1.41B in the last 10 years. The most amount of funding was in 2025 at more than $395M.

Total Funding

Year	Total Funding
2025	$395M
2024	$92.6M
2023	$129M
2022	$163M
2021	$126M
2020	$247M
2019	$164M
2018	$18.1M
2017	$38.7M

Recent Funding Rounds in Native AI in Switzerland

In the year 2025, till December 2025, Native AI companies in Switzerland have raised $395M in equity funding across 23 rounds. In the same period last year (i.e. till December 2024), Native AI companies in Switzerland had raised $89.6M across 13 rounds. So, 2025 has seen a 341% rise in funding in Native AI companies in Switzerland as compared to 2024.

Here are some recent, important funding rounds in Native AI companies in Switzerland:

Company	Round Raised	Amount Raised	Funding Date	Investors
NeuralConcept	Series C	8904	Dec 18, 2025	Goldman Sachs and 5 more
Assaia	Series B	5958	Dec 09, 2025	Armira
Cerrion	Series A	7465	Nov 25, 2025	Creandum and 10 more
Albatross AI	Seed	8382	Nov 19, 2025	MMC Ventures and 2 more
Delvitech	Series B	7171	Nov 11, 2025	EGS Beteiligungen and 1 more

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Plug and Play Tech Center is the top investor in Native AI companies in Switzerland based on number of companies invested.

Here are some top investors in Native AI companies in Switzerland:

Investor	Location	Top Portfolio Companies
Plug and Play Tech Center	Sunnyvale (United States)	-
Index Ventures	London (United Kingdom)	-
Amadeus Capital	London (United Kingdom)	-
EQT	Stockholm (Sweden)	-
Venture Kick	Schlieren (Switzerland)	NeuralConcept, Retinai Medical, Deepjudge Ai and Largo

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In the year 2025, till September 2025, 4 acquisitions happened in Native AI sector in Switzerland. Last year, in 2024, a total of 2 acquisitions happened in Native AI sector in Switzerland.

Here are some recent, important acquisitions in Native AI sector in Switzerland:

Company	Acquisition Type	Acquisition Date	Acquirers
Haicker	Business Acquisition	Sep 24, 2025	Aikido
Lakera	Business Acquisition	Sep 16, 2025	Check Point Software
Daedalean	Business Acquisition	Aug 05, 2025	Destinus
Invariant Labs	Business Acquisition	Jun 24, 2025	Snyk
LYSR	Business Acquisition	Nov 13, 2024	Mikron

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Acquisition trends in Native AI sector in Switzerland

Here are the acquisition trends in Native AI sector in Switzerland:

Total Number of Acquisitions

Year	No. of companies
2026	-
2025	4
2024	2
2023	3
2022	-
2021	-
2020	1
2019	1
2018	1
2017	-

In the year 2021, till July 2021, 1 IPO happened in Native AI sector in Switzerland.

Here are some recent, important IPOs in Native AI sector in Switzerland:

Company	IPO Date	Exchange Symbol
Sophia Genetics	Jul 23, 2021	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)

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Companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the Native AI in Switzerland

Most number of Native AI startups in Switzerland have been founded by alumni from University of Cambridge, INSEAD and Carnegie Mellon University.

College	No. of companies
University of Cambridge	5
INSEAD	4
Carnegie Mellon University	3
University College London	3
University of St.Gallen	3
Aalto University	2
BITS Pilani	2
ETH Zurich	2
Imperial College London	2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	2

Total funding in Native AI companies founded by alumni from top colleges in Switzerland

In the last 10 years, King’s College London graduates' Native AI companies in Switzerland have raised the most funding among top colleges. University of Cambridge alumni are second, and Imperial College London alumni are third.

College	Total Funding
King’s College London	$72.6M
University of Cambridge	$51.8M
Imperial College London	$30M
University of St.Gallen	$29.4M
BITS Pilani	$21.3M
Carnegie Mellon University	$12.6M
INSEAD	$12.3M
Cornell University	$10.9M
Peking University	$10.9M
University of Oxford	$10.9M