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Bern-based Besso has closed a CHF 4 million seed round, taken entirely by a European family office. The start-up's platform helps multinationals manage the cost and complexity of global trade.

Besso raises a CHF 4 million seed round for its global trade intelligence platform

12 October 2026

Specializing in marketing localization, digital agency Wild Solutions helps brands expand between Europe and Asia. Establishing a presence in Geneva marks a new stage in the group’s international growth. Vivian Meriguet, co-founder of the Swiss office, discusses the company’s activities and ambitions.

Wild Solutions makes Geneva a bridge between European and Asian markets

5 October 2026

Lausanne-based Neural Concept, an EPFL spin-off specializing in AI-driven engineering, has opened its first dedicated commercial presence in India to support manufacturers already using its platform, including MAHLE.

Neural Concept establishes its first direct presence in India

5 October 2026

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Top Stories from Western Switzerland (September 2026)

5 October 2026

Proton and the research team behind Apertus, the fully open language model developed by EPFL, ETH Zurich and partner institutions, are partnering to advance open and sovereign AI in Switzerland and Europe.

Proton integrates the Swiss language model Apertus into its AI assistant Lumo

22 September 2026

Lausanne-based Giotto.ai and Groupe Mutuel, which serves more than 1.3 million clients, have begun a collaboration to deploy the Giotto AI model across selected use cases, with sensitive data remaining within the insurer's own environment.

Groupe Mutuel partners with Giotto.ai to deploy sovereign AI on its own infrastructure

22 September 2026

Switzerland has once again topped the European Innovation Scoreboard, ranking first among all EU Member States and neighboring countries in the 2026 edition, its ninth consecutive year at the top, with a performance of 141.3% of the EU average.

Switzerland leads the European Innovation Scoreboard 2026 for the ninth consecutive year

14 July 2026

Salesforce has announced plans to invest USD 1 billion in Switzerland over the next five years to accelerate the country's agentic AI transformation, in a commitment unveiled in Geneva ahead of the AI for Good Global Summit.

Salesforce to invest USD 1 billion in Switzerland’s AI transformation

8 July 2026

The 2026 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking, published by IMD, places Switzerland third among 70 economies, behind Singapore and Hong Kong, while the country retains the global lead in government efficiency and infrastructure.

Switzerland ranks third in the 2026 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking

22 June 2026

The Swiss Deeptech Report 2026 ranks Switzerland first in the world for the share of venture capital flowing to deeptech and first in Europe per capita, with EPFL in Lausanne named among Europe's two leading universities for deeptech spinouts.

Switzerland leads the world in deeptech venture funding in 2026

17 June 2026

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