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Winning spots at cyber strategy competition for ETH
Zurich – Five teams of students from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) have taken part in a competition on defensive strategies against cyber threats, the Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge 2020. In the end, the ETH teams took the top five spots after seeing off strong international competition.
Beekeeper raises an additional 10 million US dollars
Zurich – Beekeeper AG has increased the scope of its Series B financing round by a total of 10 million US dollars after securing new investments. Overall, the company has closed the round for a total of 60 million US dollars. Beekeeper AG has impressed investors with its platform for internal corporate communications.
IDUN Technologies gains new investor
Opfikon ZH - IDUN Technologies has gained the venture capitalist firm Joyance Partners, which is based in San Francisco, as a new investor. The start-up is developing sensors for wearable devices.
Honesto teams up with InCore Bank
Adliswil/Schlieren ZH - Honesto has developed a digital application aimed at traders of digital assets. The fintech has joined forces with InCore Bank for cryptocurrency and investment token storage purposes.
Positrigo secures financing of over 6 million francs
Zurich - Positrigo has raised just under 4 million Swiss francs as part of a financing round. In addition, the start-up has received more than 2 million euros in the form of EU grants. The company is focused on the development of an innovative PET scanner to examine the brain.
PharmaBiome raises new capital
Zurich – PharmaBiome has secured new capital in the amount of 1.75 million Swiss francs from investors. The company has also elected two new experts to its Board of Directors. PharmaBiome is developing treatments for gastrointestinal diseases.
Sherpany impresses with solution for digital meetings
Zurich – Sherpany offers companies a platform for the management of digital meetings. The startup has gained two new investors, raising capital from an entrepreneur and Cadence Growth Capital. The latter will also partner Sherpany.
Xorlab raises 1.2 million Swiss francs
Zurich – Xorlab has raised 1.2 Swiss million francs in a financing round. The spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology develops cybersecurity solutions for companies.
ExoLabs wins EU funding and support
Zurich – ExoLabs is one of 15 winners of the EU’s Parsec Accelerators program. The start-up will receive funding and support services for its snow monitoring and forecasting system, which can help hydropower operators generate energy in a more profitable manner.
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