| Date | Title | Description |
| 05.06.2025 | Switzerland’s tech ecosystem: Innovation built on resilience | Switzerland's tech ecosystem is renowned for its innovation and substantial contributions to sectors like biotech, deep tech, and life sciences.
The country has ranked first on the Global Innovation Index for 14 consecutive years, thanks to... |
| 30.01.2025 | Bcomp offers a blueprint on how startups can turn materials innovation into market leadership | If there's one tech trend that has truly taken off in 2025, it's materials innovation. Companies are pioneering sustainable alternatives, such as eco-friendly textiles, to replace traditional, more polluting ingredients.
Swiss company Bcomp... |
| 06.08.2024 | 2024 Altair Enlighten Award Winners Announced | DuPont, BMW M GmbH, Dow Inc., Toyota, General Motors, and others creating sustainable, lightweight future
TROY, Mich., Aug. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR), a global leader in computational intelligence, has named the winners ... |
| 25.04.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Pula raises $20m for ag insurance, SOSV’s new planetary health fund, Impossible’s new ranch | Kenyan agri-insurance firm Pula recently made headlines with a $20 million raise that will help more smallholders around the world secure their crops. Also this week: VC firm SOSV closed a new fund for deep tech and planetary health, and Sw... |
| 17.04.2024 | Bcomp Secures $40M Series C Funding for Sustainable Mobility Solutions | Bcomp, a Swiss cleantech company, has closed a $40M Series C funding round to accelerate decarbonisation in the mobility sector. The funding, led by EGS Beteiligungen AG, will support Bcomp's expansion into new markets and scale its product... |
| 17.04.2024 | Bcomp secures CHF 36M Series C investment to accelerate expansion and market entry | Bcomp offers innovative flax-based fabrics, powerRibs™ and ampliTex™, as substitutes for traditional materials like carbon, glass, or plastic. These fabrics provide lightweight, stiffness, and safety advantages over synthetic composites, in... |
| 17.04.2024 | Bcomp secures CHF 36M Series C investment to accelerate expansion and market entry | Bcomp secures CHF 36M Series C investment to accelerate expansion and market entry 17.04.2024 10:16, Rita Longobardi linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Bcomp, a top player in natural fiber composites, raised CHF 36 million i... |
| 16.04.2024 | Bcomp Closes USD$40M Series C Funding | Bcomp, a Fribourg, Switzerland-based provider of natural fibre composites for the mobility, recreational and mass transportation sectors, raised USD$40M in Series C funding.
The round was led by EGS Beteiligungen AG (EGSB). Verve Ventures, ... |
| 16.04.2024 | Textiles cleantech Bcomp secures $40M funding for sustainable fibre composites | Swiss natural fibre composites company Bcomp today announced it has completed a $40M Series C investment funding round.
Originally developed to lighten and reinforce backcountry skis, Bcomp's bio-based composites have been adapted and field... |
| 16.04.2024 | Bcomp raises CHF 36 million to decarbonise mobility |
Originally developed to lighten and reinforce backcountry skis, Bcomp’s bio-based composites have been adapted and field-tested in motorsports to deliver performance benefits and positive sustainable impacts. OEMs are already using powerRi... |
| 16.04.2024 | Bcomp Closes US $40M Series C Funding to Accelerate Mobility Decarbonisation with High-Performance Bio-Based Materials | Bcomp co-founders – Christian Fischer, CEO (left) and Julien Rion, CTO
Many of the add-on parts on Porsche’s visionary fully electric Mission R concept car are made using Bcomp’s natural fibre reinforced plastic (NFRP). The natural fibre ma... |
| 16.04.2024 | Swiss cleantech startup Bcomp secures €37M to accelerate mobility decarbonisation with bio-based materials | Read this article in:
Fribourg, Switzerland-based Bcomp, a clean tech company, announced that it has secured CHF 36M (approximately €37M) in a Series C funding round.
The round was led by EGS Beteiligungen AG (EGSB), with participation from... |
| 16.04.2024 | Fribourg-based cleantech Bcomp closes €37.6 million Series C to foster mobility decarbonisation | - |
| 26.02.2024 | Global recognition for six Swiss startups | Dietikon-based startup emost has developed emost Butler, a clean and silent mobile power generator that operates independent of the power grid, as an innovative alternative to diesel energy generators. The team has won the DB mindbox pitch ... |
| 13.06.2023 | Risikokapital Freiburg hat ein aktives Investment-Jahr hinter sich | |
| 09.06.2023 | Drei Startups schalten einen Gang höher | |
| 06.04.2022 | Bcomp Raises CHF 32M in Series B Funding | Bcomp, a Fribourg, Switzerland-based provider of natural fibre-based sustainable lightweighting solutions, raised CHF 32M in Series B funding.
Backers included automotive OEM venture funds BMW i Ventures, Porsche Ventures and Volvo Cars Tec... |
| 06.04.2022 | Automotive VC funds BMW i Ventures, Volvo Cars Tech Fund, Porsche Ventures invest in this Swiss cleantech startup; here’s why | Fribourg, Switzerland-based Bcomp, a cleantech company and ESG-enabler that develops and sells sustainable lightweighting solutions, announced on Tuesday that it has raised CHF 32.4M (approximately €31.79M) in its Series B round of funding.... |
| 06.04.2022 | Bcomp raises CHF 32m in Series B round with leading investors | |
| 05.04.2022 | Bcomp closes CHF 32 million Series B with mobility- and impact venture capital including BMW i Ventures | Bcomp is active in the automotive and mobility, motorsports, marine, sports, and other industry sectors. Its proprietary reinforcement technologies ampliTex™ and powerRibs™ are used for making light and stiff composites that enable the redu... |
| 05.04.2022 | Bcomp closes CHF 32 million Series B with mobility- and impact venture capital including BMW i Ventures | Bcomp closes CHF 32 million Series B with mobility- and impact venture capital including BMW i Ventures 05.04.2022 15:05, Guillaume Tinsel linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
A group of leading mobility and impact venture cap... |
| 05.04.2022 | Using natural fibres to make the world around us all the bit lighter, Bcomp closes $35 million round | Fribourg, Switzerland-based Bcomp has raised $35 million in a Series B funding round. The Swiss maker of all things light will use the capital to further scale the team size as well as commercial footprint via increased global and domestic ... |
| 09.02.2022 | Wie nachhaltige Lösungen im automobilen Umfeld überzeugen | Die Automobilindustrie befindet sich in einer dynamischen Transformationsphase: Die Hersteller stehen vor der Herausforderung, gleichzeitig CO2-Emissionen zurückzufahren, ihre Produkte zu elektrifizieren und ihre unternehmensinternen sowie ... |
| 04.11.2021 | Bcomp CEO Christian Fischer: ‘Living with a beginner’s mindset allows me to keep a fresh and curious spirit’ | Bcomp CEO Christian Fischer: ‘Living with a beginner’s mindset allows me to keep a fresh and curious spirit’ 04.11.2021 07:30, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Our series about Switzerland’s most inspirin... |
| 03.08.2021 | Bcomp embodies the first-ever F1 seat | Swiss Startup Bcomp, a sustainable lightweight materials provider and McLaren Racing specialist, inked a partnership last year to develop a cheaper and more sustainable alternative to carbon fibre. The two sought to create a natural fibre f... |
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| 28.09.2020 | Porsche selects Bcomp’s renewable materials | Bcomp is the leading provider of renewable natural-fibre composite materials (AmpliTex and PowerRibs) for stiff- and lightweight body panels. The technologies enable significant weight-savings while causing up to 75% lower CO2 emissions com... |
| 18.08.2020 | Bcomp makes it to Formula 1 | McLaren is working with Swiss sustainable lightweighting specialist Bcomp to develop a cheaper and more sustainable alternative to carbon fibre, starting with a natural fibre racing seat for Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris – the very first F1... |
| 18.08.2020 | Bcomp makes it to Formula 1 | |
| 07.08.2020 | Bcomp delivers technology to Sweden’s Volta Trucks | Volta Trucks has entered a partnership with Bcomp to support the development of Volta Zero, a state-of-the-art fully-electric drivetrain in a traditional truck for inner-city freight deliveries. With the electric drivetrain, the Volta Zero ... |
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| 16.06.2020 | Mercedes Responds to Lewis Hamilton’s Pleas to Stop Leather, Other Luxury Automotive Brands Follow | As we reported in December, Mercedes Benz had been in discussions with Lewis Hamilton. He had been negotiating with the luxury car manufacturer to stop the use of animal leather for its interiors. Partly in response, it has been reported th... |
| 16.06.2020 | Mercedes Responds to Lewis Hamilton’s Pleas to Stop Leather, Other Luxury Automotive Brands Follow | ©Polestar
As we reported in December, Mercedes Benz had been in discussions with Lewis Hamilton. He had been negotiating with the luxury car manufacturer to stop the use of animal leather for its interiors. Partly in response, it has been r... |
| 11.06.2020 | Bcomp parts to be used in German racing series | The DTM and Bcomp jointly boost sustainable lightweighting in motor-sports. The first natural fibre DTM parts using Bcomp’s ampliTex and powerRibs technologies were already successfully validated by BMW Motorsport and Audi Sport during the ... |
| 11.06.2020 | Bcomp parts to be used in German racing series | |
| 12.02.2020 | Bcomp to enable Polestar Interior Vision | |
| 12.02.2020 | Bcomp to enable Polestar Interior Vision | Following in the footsteps of the vegan interior featured as standard in the Polestar 2, Polestar identifies its next steps towards full-circle sustainability for its vehicles. Working with specialists in the field such as Fribourg based st... |
| 22.07.2019 | Sechs Neuzugänge im Technologiefonds-Portfolio | |
| 25.06.2018 | Bcomp helps Volvo to use eco-friendly materials | |
| 06.03.2018 | ESA tests Bcomp’s natural-fiber composite materials for use in space | |
| 04.01.2018 | Former expert at Volvocars joins Bcomp | |
| 22.06.2017 | Bcomp closes Series A financing round of CHF 3 million | |
| 13.03.2017 | Bcomp and Electric GT partner to develop the most sustainable super car GT for the best US female race car driver. | Bcomp and Electric GT partner to develop the most sustainable super car GT for the best US female race car driver. 13.03.2017 14:00, Lara Rossi linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Famous female US car racer and environmental ... |
| 10.03.2017 | Bcomp and Electric GT to develop the most sustainable racing car | |
| 12.12.2016 | 18 startups selected for the Investor Summit 2017 | |
| 19.10.2016 | Switzerland, this innovation champion: the 100 best Swiss startups 2016 | Investors with flair
Every year since 2011, 100 experts in Switzerland, who for many analyse startups as investors on a daily basis, choose their ten favourite young companies. The result of this exercise is the TOP100 Swiss Startup ranking... |
| 14.09.2016 | Top 100 Swiss startups have been revealed | |
| 10.06.2016 | Bcomp, Doppelleu und Nail Company holen sich Swiss Economic Award | |
| 28.04.2016 | Swiss Economic Award: Die Finalisten sind bekannt | |
| 10.02.2016 | Almost a billion invested in Venture Kick startups | |
| 29.04.2015 | Vainqueur Prix Strategis 2015: eSmart | |
| 24.04.2015 | Bcomp wins award for automotive applications of its technology | |
| 20.03.2015 | Finalists of Prix Strategis announced | |
| 01.12.2014 | Semi-finalists of Prix Strategis announced | |
| 20.11.2014 | Bcomp wins Fribourg Innovation Prize | |
| 20.10.2014 | The Bcomp space mission continues | |
| 13.10.2014 | Innovationspreis des Kantons Freiburg: Die Jury hat die sechs Finalisten bestimmt | |
| 18.09.2014 | Swiss Top 100 Start-ups Are Selected | |
| 04.07.2014 | Un après-midi sous le signe de l'ingéniosité et des inventions | |
| 20.05.2014 | Bcomp wins JEC Innovation Award | |
| 31.01.2014 | Bcomp customer wins ISPO award | |
| 19.11.2013 | Vier Startups gewinnen SWISS EXCELLENCE Product Award | |
| 31.10.2013 | Swiss Technology Award: Finalisten stehen fest | |
| 18.09.2013 | Housetrip erneut an die Spitze der Top 100 Start-ups gewählt | |
| 29.07.2013 | The fastest tandem in the world is built with Bcomp materials | |
| 04.06.2013 | Bcomp products shown in the Cities of Paris and Florence | |
| 16.05.2013 | The start-up press review | |
| 13.02.2013 | Bcomp and Iprova awarded the first CTI Start-up Labels of 2013 | |
| 05.02.2013 | Several awards for Bcomp products at ISPO 2013 | |
| 29.11.2012 | Morphean gewinnt Innovationspreis Freiburg | |
| 26.11.2012 | Catecar presents its green vehicle for the first time | The Swiss Group Catecar is launching a revolutionary green vehicle named Dragonfly. The first vehicle with an electric motor which is not an electrical car: no need to plug it to the grid anymore because energy is not embarked but created b... |
| 29.10.2012 | Top 100 Startup 2012: Housetrip auf Platz 1 | |
| 10.09.2012 | Jungunternehmer sind die Stars in Basel | Am 8. November 2012 findet bereits das 7. Swiss Innovation Forum statt, wobei sich während des ganzen Tages alles um Impulsgebung und Wissensaustausch rund um die Themen Innovation, Kreativität und Design dreht. Vor Ort sind herausragende I... |
| 07.09.2012 | Bcomp, Faction Skis und ein legendärer Freerider lancieren neuartige Skis | Candide Thovex ist einer der bekanntesten Extremskifahrer. Seine Filme aber auch seine sportlichen Erfolge, Thovex war unter anderem Weltmeister im Freeride, haben ihn zu einer legendären Figur gemacht. Anfang 2012 war das Erstaunen in der ... |
| 25.05.2012 | Swissto12 winner of >>venture>> 2012 | |
| 18.05.2012 | Pix4d and SWISSto12 get the final 100'000 kick | The first round of the private funding initiative focused on the quality of the business ideas presented by the two companies, which at that point in time, weren’t allowed to be established yet. In the following two rounds, both start-ups h... |
| 25.04.2012 | Bcomp presents new products | |
| 12.04.2012 | Bcomp schliesst Finanzierungsrunde ab | |
| 02.03.2012 | New products by Bcomp and 3A Composites | |
| 20.12.2011 | Bcomp enters into a partnership with 3A Composites | |
| 05.12.2011 | 150.000 Franken für Aeon Scientific, Agile Wind Power und Winterthur Instruments | |
| 05.12.2011 | IMD announces 19 Winners of the Startup Competition | |
| 08.11.2011 | 100.000 Franken für Bcomp | |
| 11.10.2011 | Bcomp macht aus Naturfasern ein Hightech-Werkstoff | |
| - | Bcomp | “Leading experts in sustainable lightweighting with natural fibre composites for high-performance applications.” |
| - | Using natural fibres to make the world around us all the bit lighter, Bcomp closes $35 million round | Fribourg, Switzerland-based Bcomp has raised $35 million in a Series B funding round. The Swiss maker of all things light will use the capital to further scale the team size as well as commercial footprint via increased global and domestic ... |
