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Swiss Venture Capital Report 2022 Highlights (Swiss Venture Capital Report (startupticker))

PresentationSwiss Venture Capital Report (startupticker)January 202221 pages32 min readOriginal source
Key number
over CHF 1.5 billion CHF
ICT/Fintech Investment Volume p.8
Largest segment
74% %
Share of Later Stage Volume p.11
What changed
+817% %
Growth in Fintech Later Stage Rounds p.11

Summary

  • ICT/Fintech investment more than doubled to achieve a record volume of over CHF 1.5 billion.p.8
  • Volume of later stage rounds reached a new record with +72% growth, accounting for a 74% share of total investment volume.p.11
  • Fintech later stage financing rounds experienced volume growth of +817%.p.11
  • Number of financing rounds up to 10 million saw a 75% increase.p.12
  • Digital Health saw the strongest increase in activities with a growth of +44%.p.9

Key insights

  1. Swiss investors participated in 13 of the top 20 financing rounds.p.5
  2. A record number of 35 new venture capital funds was identified.p.6
  3. Fintech became the largest sector as total ICT/Fintech funding exceeded CHF 1.5 billion.p.8
  4. Digital Health generated the highest activity growth rate at +44%.p.9
  5. Later stage financing volumes grew +72%, while early stage volume declined -11%.p.11
  6. The overall median financing round size decreased to CHF 2.3 million (-21%).p.12
  7. Five startups secured round sizes of more than 100 million for the third time in a row.p.14
  8. Seven cantons registered more than CHF100m in investments, with Zurich surpassing CHF1 bn.p.17

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