Sifted has put together a ranking of the 50 hottest startups to watch — from seed right up to growth stage — based on funding momentum, market opportunity, competitive advantage and investor strength.
Basel, Switzerland
2019
Series C
€95.5m
€167.5m
Vienna, Austria
2015
Series D
€109.1m
€151.8m
Vienna, Austria
2019
Series B
€100m
€130m
Basel, Switzerland
2017
Series B
€97.3m
€129.1m
Zurich, Switzerland
2019
Series B
€80m
€107m
Kemptthal, Switzerland
2019
Series B
€58.3m
€97.7m
Zurich, Switzerland
2015
Late VC
€54.5m
€92.7m
Rorschach, Switzerland
2019
Series A
-
€78.2m
Bern, Switzerland
2018
Series D
€13.5m
€78.1m
Vienna, Austria
2016
Series C
€53m
€75.9m
Vienna, Austria
2016
Angel
-
€71.5m
Vienna, Austria
2017
Series B
-
€65.2m
Ecublens, Switzerland
2017
Series B
€36.4m
€57.6m
Zurich, Switzerland
2017
Series A
€55.5m
€55.5m
Linz, Austria
2017
Series B
€42.7m
€52.7m
Schlieren, Switzerland
2020
Series A
€44.5m
€44.5m
Wädenswil, Switzerland
2019
Early VC
-
€34.8m
Zurich, Switzerland
2016
-
-
€30.9m
Vienna, Austria
2017
Series B
€22.7m
€28.1m
Zurich, Switzerland
2015
Growth Equity VC
-
€27.7m
Renens, Switzerland
2018
Series A
€26.7m
€27.2m
Payerne, Switzerland
2021
Seed
€26.4m
€26.4m
Basel, Switzerland
2020
Seed
-
€24.8m
Saint-Sulpice, Switzerland
2017
Series B
€2.5m
€24.5m
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
2018
Series A
€15.9m
€24.4m
Geneva, Switzerland
2017
Grant
€2.5m
€22.6m
Allschwil, Switzerland
2019
Series A
€3.3m
€20.2m
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
2017
Series A
€11.8m
€19.6m
Graz, Austria
2020
Series A
-
€18.2m
Dübendorf, Switzerland
2016
Early VC
€18.2m
€18.2m
Morges, Switzerland
2015
Series B
€10m
€17.3m
Zurich, Switzerland
2018
Debt
€4.5m
€17.3m
Basel, Switzerland
2018
Series A
€7.3m
€15.2m
Vienna, Austria
2020
Series A
€9.8m
€14.3m
Muttenz, Switzerland
2017
Series A
€3.9m
€14m
Zug, Switzerland
2017
Series A
€11m
€13.8m
Zurich, Switzerland
2020
Series A
€10.9m
€13.4m
Zurich, Switzerland
2019
Series A
€9.1m
€11.6m
Rümlang, Switzerland
2017
Series A
€9.6m
€11.2m
Vienna, Austria
2017
Series A
€11m
€11m
Zurich, Switzerland
2017
Series B
€6m
€10.9m
Risch-Rotkreuz, Switzerland
2017
Early VC
€10.9m
€10.9m
Vienna, Austria
2017
Series A
€6m
€10.7m
Switzerland
2015
ICO
-
€10.6m
Tulln, Austria
2021
Seed
€4m
€10.5m
Zug, Switzerland
2018
Series A
€10.1m
€10.1m
Basel, Switzerland
2019
Seed
€10m
€10m
Lausanne, Switzerland
2018
Series A
€8.3m
€9.9m
Zurich, Switzerland
2018
Series A
€8.3m
€9.3m
Zurich, Switzerland
2016
Early VC
-
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