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SECA represents the Swiss private equity, venture capital, and corporate finance industries with a base of more than 550 members.
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SECA represents the Swiss private equity, venture capital, and corporate finance industries with a base of more than 550 members.
Overall invested capital declined by 15.5% compared to the first half of 2025.
Venture capital investment in Swiss start-ups increased by 23.9% in 2025 to a total of CHF 2.95 billion.
SECA represents over 550 members across investment companies, banks, corporate finance advisors, lawyers, and private investors in Switzerland.
Total venture capital invested in Swiss start-ups increased by 23.9% in 2025 to CHF 2.95 billion.
The total number of financing rounds fell by 10.1% year-on-year to 124 rounds.
The total number of financing rounds decreased by 10.1% to 124 rounds.
Swiss VC funds allocate an average of 30% of invested capital and 50% of their total number of investments to Swiss start-ups.
Swiss venture capital invested capital recorded a 23.9% increase after two consecutive years of decline.
Swiss fund managers oversaw around CHF 360 billion in private market investments by the end of 2024.
Global private market total assets under management reached US$ 13.1 trillion mid 2023, following 20% annual growth over the prior five years.
A new record of 397 financing rounds was set for Swiss start-ups in 2023.
The Swiss venture capital market recorded a 35% decrease in overall capital invested during its first downturn since the financial crisis.
Preliminary H1 2023 fundraising figures for Europe reached €32.9bn, marking a 60% drop compared to the revised H1 2022 figure.
SECA represents Switzerland's private equity, venture capital, and corporate finance sectors with more than 500 members
SECA represents more than 500 members including investment companies, banks, corporate finance advisors, auditing firms, lawyers, and private investors in Switzerland.
SECA represents the Swiss private equity, venture capital, and corporate finance industries with a member base of more than 500 members.
ICT/Fintech surpassed CHF 2 billion, with ICT invested capital growing by 72%.
In the first half of 2022, total invested capital in Swiss start-up financing rose to almost CHF 2.6 billion across more than 160 financing rounds.
European private equity deal activity reached more than EUR 754 billion in 2021, moving well above trend growth.
Investments in Swiss start-ups recorded an increase of 44 % in invested capital, reaching 3059 CHF m in 2021.
ICT/Fintech investment more than doubled to achieve a record volume of over CHF 1.5 billion.
SECA has a membership base of more than 600 members, including investment companies, banks, corporate finance advisors, and private investors.
Capital Dynamics manages and advises more than USD 16 billion in private assets globally across private equity, private credit, and clean energy infrastructure.
Global private equity dealmaking recovered in the second half of 2020 to reach approximately USD 600 billion for the year.
The Swiss venture capital market recorded an overall growth rate of 86%.
Total assets under management invested globally in private markets ballooned to an all-time high of US $6.5 trillion.
Swiss startups raised CHF 1236 million in funding in 2018.
The estimated $757 billion fresh commitment flows to private capital worldwide in 2018 stands 18% below 2017's record fund raising of $925 billion.
Total venture capital investment in Swiss start-ups reached CHF 937.7 million in 2017 across 175 financing rounds.
Venture capital investment in Swiss start-ups reached a peak of CHF 676 million across 120 financing rounds in 2015.
Swiss start-ups received a total of CHF415.3 million across 90 venture capital financing rounds in 2013.
Lukas André authored an empirical study titled Valuation and Selection of High-Tech Startups by Venture Capital Firms and Business Angels [p.1].
The study by Oliver Thalmann examines the challenges and financing options for young biotechnology companies across 305 pages.