Swiss Venture Capital Report 2025 H1 Update
The total number of financing rounds decreased by 10.1% to 124 rounds.
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The total number of financing rounds decreased by 10.1% to 124 rounds.
Spanish startups raised €1.9B in VC investment in 2024.
FiBAN members invested €31.5 million in startups in 2024, representing a 19% increase compared to the previous year.
The study evaluates 905 higher education institutions across 35 European countries with a combined annual budget of nearly €250 billion creating over 14.000 startups annually.
Early-stage rounds accounted for 54% of VC dollars deployed in Latin America during 1H 2025.
Venture capital investment in Latin America stabilized in 2024, reaching an annual total of $4.5b across 751 transactions.
In 2025, Enterprise Ireland made its first allocations under the €250 million Seed & Venture Capital Scheme (SVC) 2025-2029, approving up to €120 million for venture capital funds.
Swiss venture capital invested capital recorded a 23.9% increase after two consecutive years of decline.
Bavarian startups raised EUR 2,331 million in 2024, outperforming Berlin startups at EUR 2,177 million for the first time.
Swiss VC funds allocate an average of 30% of invested capital and 50% of their total number of investments to Swiss start-ups.
Total VC investments in Swedish portfolio companies dropped sharply in 2023 to SEK 4.4 billion from SEK 9.6 billion in 2022.
A total of 409 FiBAN members participated in the annual investment survey for 2025.
Twelve new Israeli VC funds raised capital in H1 2025, with total capital raised estimated between $300m - $350m.
Private equity and venture capital-backed companies employed 199,383 people in Belgium in 2023.
Israeli cybersecurity total funding reached $5.1 billion across 136 rounds in 2025.
Total capital deployed in the Baltic startup ecosystem reached €1606 million in 2025, up from €546 million in 2024.
The Nasdaq Composite Index grew 38% over the last twelve months, adding $8.4 trillion in market capitalisation.
US venture deal activity reached 3,775 completed deals in Q3, putting total full-year deal value on track for $175.2 billion.
If European universities reached benchmark efficiency, Europe could generate almost 16,000 additional startups in 1 year and 150K+ additional startups over 10 years.
Biotech attracted the highest amount of capital among all sectors at CHF 405.3 million, representing a 44% increase in invested capital.
Venture capital invested in Alberta technology companies grew 26% from $561 million in 2021 to $707 million in 2023.
The combined enterprise value of Spanish startups surpassed €100B in 2023.
Private equity-backed European companies employed 10.9 million people in 2022, representing 5% of Europe's total workforce of 236 million.
Total reported investment by FiBAN members declined by 29% in 2023 to €26.4 million, reaching 2017 levels.
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.
According to data from Dealroom, the seed fund graduation rate to Series A is just 19%.
reached 483 companies by the close of 2023, reflecting a yearly growth of eleven percent, while Liechtenstein hosted 22 FinTech companies.
Since 2007, a total of 25.7 billion euros has been invested in Belgian companies through venture capital and private equity.
The visible angel investment market in Europe reached 1,220 Million Euros in 2024, reflecting a -2,8% decrease from 1,255 Million Euros in 2023.