Recently Funded Pre-Seed Startups in Switzerland
Updated Sep 2026
Funded Pre-Seed startups in Switzerland number 89 in FundedIQ, tracked with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Pre-Seed startup funding landscape in Switzerland, along with the 89 most recently funded Pre-Seed startups in Switzerland.
The median disclosed round is $2.0M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $513K and $3.6M. Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology and Information Technology hold the most companies by sector. Zürich and Lausanne hold the deepest concentrations of these companies. Pre-Seed startups in Switzerland closed 41 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 26 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $85M in disclosed capital.
Early stage ventures in Switzerland center on Artificial Intelligence and Biotechnology. These companies are nascent and lean, often operating from Zürich or Lausanne. Playfair Capital and Venture Kick lead the funding activity. Such profiles represent raw potential with minimal overhead, making them ideal targets for partners seeking ground floor entry into deep tech.
Pre-Seed funded startup statistics in Switzerland
Most recent funding round on record: Aug 2026. Investors appearing most often across Switzerland funding rounds: Founderful, Playfair Capital, Venture Kick.
89 most recently funded Pre-Seed startups in Switzerland
89 shownOrdered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.
Pre-Seed startup funding trends in Switzerland
Funding activity
Pre-Seed startups in Switzerland closed 41 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 26 of them in the last 12, adding up to $85M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $2.0M, with the middle half running from $513K to $3.6M. 36 of 41 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology and Information Technology hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 18. The most common headcount band across the segment is 1-10.
Investors
Founderful, Playfair Capital and Venture Kick appear most often across funded Pre-Seed startups in Switzerland on record.
Industries with the most funded Pre-Seed startups in Switzerland
Sector counts across all 89 tracked companies in Switzerland. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded Pre-Seed startups located in Switzerland?
Where funded Pre-Seed startups in Switzerland are based, by the city on the company record.
Top investors in Pre-Seed startups in Switzerland
The investors named most often across funded Pre-Seed startups in Switzerland.
Counts companies in this segment that name the firm as a backer. Investor names entered the pipeline in July 2026, so they cover the companies funded since.
About the FundedIQ Pre-Seed startup funding data in Switzerland
FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.
Figures on this page cover the 89 funded Pre-Seed startups in Switzerland currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (5 of 41 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Pre-Seed startups in Switzerland is dated Aug 2026.
The table above shows the 89 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.
Frequently asked questions
How many funded Pre-Seed startups are there in Switzerland?
FundedIQ tracks 89 funded Pre-Seed startups in Switzerland. This page lists the 89 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.
How much funding have Pre-Seed startups in Switzerland raised?
Pre-Seed startups in Switzerland tracked by FundedIQ have raised $85M in disclosed capital across 41 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 26 rounds in the last 12 months. 36 of those 41 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded Pre-Seed startups in Switzerland?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 18 companies, followed by Biotechnology (10), Information Technology (8) and Manufacturing (7). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded Pre-Seed startups in Switzerland?
Zürich leads with 43 companies, then Lausanne (10), Basel (5) and Geneva (4).
Which investors back the most Pre-Seed startups in Switzerland?
Founderful, Playfair Capital and Venture Kick appear most often across funded Pre-Seed startups in Switzerland in the FundedIQ dataset. The count is the number of tracked companies naming each firm as a backer, so it reflects the companies on record rather than every deal a firm has ever done.
What is a typical funding round size for Pre-Seed startups in Switzerland?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $2.0M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $513K and $3.6M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the Pre-Seed startup funding data in Switzerland updated?
The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded Pre-Seed startups in Switzerland is dated Aug 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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