| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.04.2026 | Nine Swiss startups recognized globally |
Fast Company's annual ranking of the World's Most Innovative Companies identifies businesses setting the pace for global innovation across industries. This year's list includes two Swiss startups in category-leading positions.
Axmed (found... |
| 18.03.2026 | Ecorobotix: 1,000 ARA ultra-high-precision sprayers sold worldwide |
From the vegetable fields of Europe to farms in the United States, Canada, and Australia, Swiss agricultural innovation is now supporting farmers across multiple continents. Over the past five years, 1,000 ARA ultra-high precision sprayers... |
| 12.03.2026 | From scientific excellence to global startups: the Swiss tech ecosystem | Switzerland’s tech ecosystem in 2025 showed strong resilience and continued specialisation in deep technology, life sciences, climate innovation, and industrial AI. Startups across the country attracted €3.3 billion in funding through hundr... |
| 29.01.2026 | LeadiNNg to Scale-up set to propel promising 5th cohort |
IMD and Innovaud have been supporting startups for many years through initiatives such as the IMD Startup Competition and Scale Up Vaud programs. In 2022, the longtime partner institutions decided to launch the LeadiNNg to Scale Up program... |
| 27.01.2026 | 12 Swiss startups recognized by the global FoodTech 500 list |
Organized by Forward Fooding, the FoodTech 500 is a list of international startups and scaleup companies at the intersection between food, technology and sustainability.
From 1,200 applications spanning 87 countries, the jury shortlisted t... |
| 23.01.2026 | Swiss startups garner national and international recognition |
TechTour Growth 50 (TTG50) Europe each year identifies the most promising tech companies across Europe with the clearest potential to achieve unicorn status. The 20th edition has just been released, featuring six Swiss scale-ups. A total o... |
| 07.01.2026 | Global food security concerns drive €8 million raise for London’s AgTech startup Biographica | Biographica, a British AI startup innovating how the agricultural industry develops new crop varieties, today announced an €8 million (£7 million) funding round to accelerate the creation of climate-resilient, productive and nutritious crop... |
| 16.12.2025 | French startup Agreenculture raises €6 million to grow its autonomous farming technology | Agreenculture, a Toulouse-based startup specialising in the autonomy and safety of agricultural machinery and tractors, has raised €6 million in a Series A equity round to enhance, standardise, and industrialise its products for rapid integ... |
| 18.10.2025 | +++ Ecorobotix +++ HyImpulse +++ Arbio +++ enspired +++ Flexpower +++ AirConsole +++ Lilium +++ Impect +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker-Wochenrückblick liefern wir einen schnellen Überblick darüber, was in der deutschsprachigen Startup-Szene zuletzt wirklich wichtig war! #STARTUPLAND
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| 16.10.2025 | Having studied the “genetic secrets” of crops, British spinout Wild Bioscience has raised €51 million to improve crop variety | Wild Bioscience, an Oxford University AgTech spinout that develops improved crop varieties using AI and precision breeding, has raised a €51 million Series A investment to expand their R&D and commercial operations, and to turn their ea... |
| 15.10.2025 | +++ KI-Einhörner +++ Black Forest Labs +++ Finn +++ IPO +++ StartupMatch +++ Scoutbee +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker liefern wir eine kompakte Übersicht über die wichtigsten Startup-Nachrichten des Tages (Mittwoch, 15. Oktober). #STARTUPLAND
SAVE THE DATE: Am 5. November findet unsere zweite STARTUPLAND statt. E... |
| 14.10.2025 | Ecorobotix erhält 105 Millionen – Arbio sammelt 36 Millionen ein – Afori bekommt 4 Millionen | Im #DealMonitor für den 14. Oktober werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonitor-... |
| 13.10.2025 | Ecorobotix secures USD 150 million to accelerate growth |
Central to Ecorobotix’s momentum is its Plant-by-Plant AI technology, which can distinguish and treat each individual plant with unmatched precision, using a spray footprint of just a few centimeters. This approach reduces the use of pesti... |
| 13.10.2025 | Swiss AgTech scale-up Ecorobotix raises €128 million in total to scale AI-driven sustainable farming | - |
| 13.10.2025 | Ecorobotix Raises $150M in Funding | Ecorobotix, an Yverdon-Les-Bains, Switzerland-based agtech company, raised $150m in Series C ($45m, 2024) and Series D ($105m, 2025.)
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| 06.10.2025 | Set for growth under new leadership |
Food Founders Studio, a venture studio focused on the development of the next generation of companies in B2B food innovation, has recently launched SentiaNova. Leveraging its patented technology, the company transforms chickpeas, peas, fab... |
| 03.09.2025 | Set for growth with new leadership |
Ileve Optics, a Swiss brand specializing in high-quality performance-oriented cycling glasses that are both functional and stylish enough for everyday wear, has made leadership changes as it focuses on future growth. Demian Wyss has assume... |
| 12.03.2025 | Enroute to becoming global leaders in AgTech |
Ecorobotix is continuing its global expansion, with recent moves into New Zealand and Australia. In January, the company entered New Zealand by signing its first dealer partnership with New Zealand Tractors, a leading importer of agricultu... |
| 06.03.2025 | Green Innovations: The New Wave of Sustainable Solutions | In a world grappling with climate change, innovation is the lifeline. Two recent stories highlight how businesses are stepping up to the plate. They are not just aiming for profit; they are aiming for a sustainable future. The focus is on a... |
| 05.03.2025 | Swiss startups transforming healthcare and Societies on the winners’ podium |
Three startups that are tackling global societal and environmental challenges have been recognised in this year’s IC Award, organized by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation to recognise and celebrate Swiss organisations, SMEs, and... |
| 22.01.2025 | Tech Tour Growth Top 50 showcases Swiss deeptech companies |
The 2025 edition of the Tech Tour Growth50 Listing features companies selected by over 70 investors that are envisioned to as Europe’s future unicorns. Six Swiss companies secured a spot on the listing, reflecting their strong track record... |
| 21.11.2024 | Innovation on the Rise: A Snapshot of Recent Investments and Awards in Tech | The tech landscape is buzzing with activity. Recent investments and awards highlight a vibrant ecosystem of innovation. Companies are not just surviving; they are thriving. Let’s dive into the latest developments shaping the future.
In the ... |
| 20.11.2024 | Prizes for all kinds of innovations |
Agritech startup Ecorobotix has been awarded the 2024 Avantgarde Award by the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce (Swiss AmCham) Southern California, in recognition of its dedication to advancing Swiss-American business relations through fo... |
| 31.10.2024 | Swiss Startups: The Vanguard of Innovation at CES 2025 | The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is a grand stage. Every year, it showcases the brightest minds and the most innovative technologies. In 2025, the spotlight will shine brightly on Switzerland. The country is sending a powerful delegation... |
| 31.10.2024 | “Step into the future: Experience Swiss AI innovation” at CES 2025 |
Every year, Swiss startups cause a stir with their solutions at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world’s leading trade show for technology players, attracting partnership deals, customers and more visibility. The upcoming CES in La... |
| 26.09.2024 | Navigating the Agtech Landscape: Challenges and Opportunities Amidst a Capital Crunch | The agricultural technology sector is at a crossroads. With a capital crunch tightening its grip, startups in ag robotics and automation face a daunting landscape. Yet, the need for innovation has never been more pressing. Farmers are grapp... |
| 25.09.2024 | Sponsored post: How ag robotics & automation startups should navigate the current capital crunch | It’s no secret that capital is constrained right now in the agtech world, making fundraises difficult for startups and causing more than a little uncertainty over future growth of the sector. When it comes to ag robotics and automation, thi... |
| 17.09.2024 | New leadership fuels startup ambitions in the US |
Founded in 2016, Veezoo, built a platform that uses natural language processing to make data analysis accessible to non-technical users. Veezoo has now expanded into the US market to accelerate its growth in North America. With this move, ... |
| 22.08.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Climate tech co Root Global lands $8.8m, Innovafeed does pet food, Regrow does layoffs | This week, funding rounds went to Germany-based climate tech startup Root Global, high-protein foods maker David, and a hand full of others in food and agriculture.
Elsewhere, insect protein maker Innovafeed launched some high-profile partn... |
| 14.08.2024 | Expanding beyond horizons: three startups ink partnerships in the US |
Lausanne-based startup ecoRobotix is revolutionizing farming practices with its autonomous ARA robot sprayer. To strengthen its presence in the U.S. market, ecoRobotix has partnered with RDO Equipment Co., one of North America's largest ag... |
| 30.05.2024 | Keithly-Williams Seeds Becomes First Ecorobotix Dealer for Western USA and Mexico | YVERDON-LES-BAINS, VAUD, SWITZERLAND, May 30, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Ecorobotix is excited to announce a new dealership agreement with Keithly-Williams Seeds, a leading distributor of vegetable seeds and farm equipment in the western Un... |
| 02.05.2024 | Ecorobotix Begins Search for CEO of US Branch | We seek a visionary leader with a passion for driving innovation in the farming machinery industry. If you're ready to make a meaningful impact on the future of agriculture, we invite you to apply.”
— Dominique Mégret, CEO at Ecorobotix in ... |
| 25.04.2024 | 10 Swiss startups to watch in 2024 | Although Switzerland's startup ecosystem might not be the largest in Europe, it is widely recognized as one of the most innovative. Both government and private initiatives play a crucial role in supporting Switzerland's startup scene, offer... |
| 03.04.2024 | TechTour Growth: A showcase for Switzerland’s Deeptech prowess |
The TechTour Growth Deeptech program on 11 & 12 April 2024 gives later stage hardware and software solutions providers from across Europe the platform to present their solutions to the audience, giving them access to investors and stra... |
| 16.02.2024 | Leadership teams are reshuffled | Dominique Mégret, a technology entrepreneur and venture capital investor, has been appointed the new CEO of Agtech startup Ecorobotix. The Lausanne-based startup developed the ARA smart sprayer technology for crop treatment to reduce the us... |
| 14.02.2024 | Unleashing the Green Revolution: Ekobot's Journey to becoming a market leader | Unleashing the Green Revolution: Ekobot's Journey to becoming a market leader
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| 28.12.2023 | The top 20 agtech deals of 2023 | Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company is AgFunder.
Agtech deals of 2023 followed much the same trajectory as other tech sectors, with lower valuations and far fewer mega-rounds than seen in the VC heyday of 2021 and early 2022.
This year... |
| 01.11.2023 | Startups in the AI farming space you should know | They include Intelia, ecoRobotix, Sentera, Regrow, and Verdant Robotics
Artificial intelligence is still in its infancy, but it's growing extremely fast: valued at nearly $100 billion U.S. dollars, it's expected to grow twentyfold, up to ne... |
| 12.07.2023 | Familiar faces in new leadership roles | |
| 06.07.2023 | Best Agri-Tech Companies of 2023 | The agricultural industry is undergoing a remarkable transformation driven by the rapid advancement of technology. Agri-tech companies are at the forefront of this revolution, leveraging innovation to address the complex challenges faced by... |
| 30.06.2023 | 10 European robotics startups revolutionising the future | It wasn’t that long ago when the cinematic experience depicted robots replacing humans in the workplace. Needless to (thankfully) say, this hasn't been the case. Or at least not at the scale some scriptwriters would have us believe.
The rob... |
| 23.06.2023 | Scopri il mercato del Venture Capital a maggio 2023 | Come è andato il mercato del Venture Capital a maggio 2023? Facciamo insieme una carrellata delle startup, delle scaleup e dei round più interessanti, tenendo presente che rispetto allo scorso anno si registra un calo molto significativo.
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| 02.06.2023 | First North American Ecorobotix clients in Canada | Martin Van Winden, from Ferme Hotte & Van Winden, explains his satisfaction with ARA, “The size of ARA is perfect for our vegetable operations. We didn’t need to do anything but to go to the fields, fill the tanks, and start spraying. W... |
| 11.05.2023 | Ecorobotix Raises $52M in Funding | Ecorobotix, a Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland-based manufacturer of ARA, an AI powered plant-by-plant recognition and precision spraying system, raised $52M in funding.
The round was led by AQTON Private Equity and Cibus Capital, with additi... |
| 11.05.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Flash Coffee brews up $50m, ChrysaLabs nets $15m for soil science | This week, Singapore-based tech-forward coffee chain Flash Coffee secured funding, as did soil science startup ChrysaLabs, biotech startup MicroHarvest and sustainability measurement platform Improvin’. Beyond Meat got a thumbs up from the ... |
| 11.05.2023 | ecoRobotix erhält 52 Millionen – Wingcopter bekommt 40 Millionen – Helm kauft Plantix | Im #DealMonitor für den 11. Mai werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonitor-Arch... |
| 10.05.2023 | Brief: Switzerland’s Ecorobotix raises $52m to bring crop protection ‘bots to the Americas | Ag robotics startup Ecorobotix has raised $52 million in Series B funding for its automated precision spraying robots for row crops and pastures.
Aqton PE and Cibus Capital co-led the round with participation from Swisscanto Invest/Swisscan... |
| 10.05.2023 | Swiss agtech firm Ecorobotix kills the weeds, raises the cash - $52 million in Series B round | Swiss agriculture tech firm Ecorobotix has raised $52 million in a Series B funding round. The capital will further fuel the company’s expansion plans, with a particular emphasis placed on the American markets.
Ecorobotix’s $52 million Seri... |
| 09.05.2023 | USD 52 million to power Ecorobotix Rapid Expansion | |
| 15.02.2023 | Ten technology startups brace for Silicon Valley | |
| 16.01.2023 | Swiss startups accept award prizes | |
| 03.10.2022 | New holders of the SEF.High Potential Label revealed | |
| 02.09.2022 | Change of management in pursuit of growth | |
| 20.07.2022 | Five Ways Technology is Revolutionising the Food Sector | The past two years have brought rapid acceleration and developments in technology and digitisation across all sectors.
Although it might feel like we’re already living at a peak digital level, countless technological advancements are happen... |
| 25.03.2022 | Tech Tour and Viva Tech nominate Switzerland’s growth startups | |
| 01.12.2021 | Data Snapshot: Farm robotics startups raised $491m in H1 2021 to automate the basics | Data Snapshot is a regular AFN feature in which we analyze agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder. Click here for more research from AgFunder and sign up to our newsletter to receive alerts about new re... |
| 03.11.2021 | Neun Innovationen im Finale des Swiss Technology Award | |
| 24.06.2021 | ecoRobotix Raises USD 14.7M in Series C Funding | ecoRobotix, a Yverdon-Les-Bains, Switzerland-based provider of AI-based ultra-high precision farming solutions, raised USD 14.7m in latest Series C funding.
The round was led by Swisscom Ventures with participation from Verve Ventures and e... |
| 17.06.2021 | ecoRobotix Raises USD 14.7 Million In latest Series C Funding | – Provider of AI-based ultra-high precision farming solutions has secured funding for the next corporate development steps
– Compelling eco-balance and cost benefits: technology saves up to 95% of plant protection products
– The latest fund... |
| 16.06.2021 | ecoRobotix raises USD 14.7 million to speed up series production of its AI-based ultra-high precision farming solutions | ecoRobotix raises USD 14.7 million to speed up series production of its AI-based ultra-high precision farming solutions 16.06.2021 19:13, Guillaume Tinsel linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
The funding of USD 14.7 million wa... |
| 16.06.2021 | ecoRobotix raises USD 14.7 million in latest Series C funding | The funding of USD 14.7 million was led by Swisscom Ventures together with Verve Ventures and was strongly supported by existing ecoRobotix investors, including CapAgro, 4FO Ventures and BASF Venture Capital. With the proceeds, ecoRobotix w... |
| 16.06.2021 | ecoRobotix raises USD 14.7 million in latest Series C funding | |
| 17.02.2021 | Agtech CVC: BASF Venture Capital on ‘catalyzing change for the chemicals industry’ | This interview is part of a series on agrifoodtech corporate VC investment strategies and insights. The series is produced in collaboration with the OnRamp Agriculture Conference, which brings together the agriculture and food industries’ l... |
| 22.12.2020 | Bucher Landtechnik va distribuer ecoRobotix en Suisse | (Deutsche Zusammenfassung unten) |
| 22.12.2020 | Bucher Landtechnik va distribuer ecoRobotix en Suisse | |
| 06.11.2020 | Switzerland’s innovation flagbearers awarded | |
| 06.11.2020 | Switzerland’s innovation flagbearers awarded | NextGen Heroes, Digital Economy Award
The NextGen Heroes prize of the Digital Economy Awards is bestowed onto young generation individuals who are actively shaping the digital future of Switzerland. Held for the first time with in the frame... |
| 21.08.2020 | Agri and AI startup ready for the scale-up phase | |
| 21.08.2020 | Agri and AI startup ready for the scale-up phase | Since its foundation in 2014, ecoRobotix has been supplying the agricultural sector with its next-generation, autonomous weeding robots that reduce the environmental impact of farming while lowering costs for farmers. The company is current... |
| 12.03.2020 | Swiss startups strengthen top management for the scale-up phase | |
| 12.03.2020 | Swiss startups strengthen top management for the scale-up phase | More and more Swiss start-ups enter the scale-up-phase and recruit experienced managers to lead the growth. The most recent examples: |
| 11.12.2019 | Four startups collect gold and bronze accolades in the Tech Tour finals | |
| 03.12.2019 | 10 Venture Leaders Mobile will represent Switzerland in Barcelona 2020 | |
| 23.10.2019 | Certification B-Corp pour ecoRobotix | Normal 0 21 false false false FR-CH X-NONE X-NONE |
| 09.07.2019 | On the development course with new board members | |
| 11.04.2019 | How TartanSense is Building Small Robots for Small Farms in India | “As a trader on Wall Street, I had all the data in the world to make informed decisions, whereas in agriculture, farm managers can’t tell you why they are using one fertilizer versus another. There is a place for wisdom in agriculture but i... |
| 09.04.2019 | Top 10 successful European robotics startup you should know about in 2019 | Artificial Intelligence and other technologies like Neural Networking and Big Data usually snatch the spotlight. However, robotics is a crucial aspect of the future we are headed towards and the companies working in this domain, especially ... |
| 24.10.2018 | Umweltpreis für ecoRobotix | |
| 12.10.2018 | Nachhaltigkeitspreis 2018: ein jätender Roboter und Klimaschutz für Anleger | |
| 07.06.2018 | Four fast growing companies join the Scale Up Vaud community | |
| 31.05.2018 | ecoRobotix Raises $10.7m Series B Led by BASF, Capagro to Take Weeding Robot Across Europe | ecoRobotix, a Swiss farm robotics startup, has raised $10.7 million in Series B funding in a round led by European agrifood tech investor Capagro and the venture arm of German chemicals business BASF. The round also attracted existing inves... |
| 30.05.2018 | Weeding robots startup ecoRobotix raises CHF 10.6 million | |
| 22.05.2018 | AI-powered robots fight weeds to disrupt US$100 billion pesticide industry dominated by agrochemical giants | The global pesticide industry is $100 billion every year
$26 billion is spent on 3 billion pounds of herbicide every year
There are now 250 of known species of resistant weeds
Genetically modified (GM) herbicide tolerant crops are design... |
| 22.05.2018 | Robots fight weeds in challenge to agrochemical giants | By Ludwig Burger, Tom Polansek
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YVERDON-LES-BAINS, Switzerland/CHICAGO (Reuters) - In a field of sugar beet in Switzerland, a solar-powered robot that looks like a table on wheels scans the rows of crops with its camera, identifi... |
| 12.04.2018 | Klimastiftung Schweiz: Mehr Geld für Innovationsprojekte | |
| 15.01.2018 | EXCLUSIVE: Biotech Dominates THRIVE Top 50 in AgTech List | Biotech and predictive analytics startups dominate the Salinas, CA-based THRIVE AgTech’s Top 50 list of agtech companies shaping the future of agriculture for 2018.
The largest technology category on last year’s list, “big data analytics,” ... |
| 13.12.2017 | The IMD startup competition team announces the 27 winners | |
| 27.11.2017 | The State of Play for Farm Robotics | Farm Robotics startups are a captivating segment of the agrifood technology sector, partly because robots are fascinating to watch, but also because the problems they solve are pressing, not least the issue of labor.
“We can import labor, o... |
| 21.11.2017 | Triskalia investit dans Ecorobotix | |
| 25.10.2017 | 880'000 Franken für Innovationsprojekte | |
| 03.10.2017 | Silicon Valley: the story continues | |
| 25.09.2017 | Startupticker – live from Silicon Valley | |
| 08.09.2017 | 16 Start-ups selected for the Swiss Venture Day Romandie | |
| 18.08.2017 | Meet the winners of the 2017 Swisscom StartUp Challenge | This year 201 start-ups applied for the Challenge. The applicants come from the fields of applications, FinTech, social networks, machine learning, healthcare, e-commerce, energy and ad tech. The top ten pitched today before an expert jury,... |
| 18.08.2017 | Meet the winners of the 2017 Swisscom StartUp Challenge | Meet the winners of the 2017 Swisscom StartUp Challenge 18.08.2017 09:00, Tsering Ngorkhangsar linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Advertima, AlgoTrader, ecoRobotix, 1Drop and OneSky are the winners of the fifth Swisscom Star... |
| 17.08.2017 | Les vainqueurs du Swisscom StartUp Challenge 2017 | |
| 17.08.2017 | Das sind die Gewinner der Swisscom StartUp Challenge 2017 | |
| 29.06.2017 | Swisscom Startup Challenge: Ten finalists announced | |
| 26.06.2017 | La Fondation pour l’innovation technologique soutient 4 startups | |
| 23.03.2017 | EcoRobotix to test its robot weeders this spring | |
