The Swiss Deep Tech Report 2026 highlighted Switzerland’s leading role in deep tech investment, artificial intelligence and university spinouts.
Switzerland directed 63 per cent of its venture capital investment towards deep technology, the highest share of any country in the world, according to the Swiss Deep Tech Report 2026. The figure placed Switzerland ahead of China at 56 per cent and the United States at 54 per cent.
The report found that Switzerland ranked among the world’s top three countries for deep tech investment per capita, with US$1,470 invested per person. Deep tech funding in the country increased fivefold over the past decade, reaching a record US$2.6 billion in 2025.
Artificial intelligence and machine learning accounted for one in four new startups established in Switzerland since 2022, while robotics emerged as one of the country’s fastest-growing deep tech sectors. The report also noted that ETH Zurich and EPFL produced more venture-backed deep tech spinouts than any other university in Europe.
International investors continued to play a significant role in Switzerland’s deep tech ecosystem. According to the report, 88 per cent of funding for Swiss deep tech investment rounds exceeding US$100 million came from foreign investors, with investors from the United States providing more than half of late-stage capital.
According to the Embassy of Switzerland in Singapore, some of the most consequential technology companies of the next decade, spanning artificial intelligence, robotics, biotechnology and quantum computing, were being built in Switzerland today.
Source: Embassy of Switzerland in Singapore, Deep Tech Nation Switzerland
