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Basel

Metro area · Switzerland · Pop. 500K ·

Startup funnel

Basel's startup funnel

Companies headquartered in Basel at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover or tap a bar for the split.

Startups

$100K–15M raised

33 pre-seed · 30 seed · 24 Series A

Breakouts

$15–100M raised

24 Series B · 18 Series C

Scaleups

$100M+ raised

10 Mega · 3 Mega+

Unicorns and/or $100M+ revenue

5 valued at $1B+ · 4 with $100M+ revenue · 3 both

Source: Dealroom.co

Quarterly report

Basel's latest quarter in venture capital

Venture capital raised by Basel-headquartered companies each quarter since 2020, split by round size, with detail on the latest complete quarter.

Latest complete quarter

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Enterprise value

How much Basel’s VC-backed companies are worth

Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Basel, founded since 1990 and still operating, at the end of each year. Companies stay in the total after they list or are acquired.

VC investment

How much venture capital flows into Basel

VC investment into Basel-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.

Largest rounds

Largest funding rounds in Basel

A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Basel-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.

Largest rounds in Basel - 2026

Every $15M+ VC round into Basel-headquartered companies in 2026, grouped by Dealroom sector.

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Academia

Basel's academic flywheel

Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Basel.

University-linked startup formation

169

University spinouts

108

Total alumni-founded companies

Of which startups (<$15M raised)

Breakouts ($15M-100M)

Scaleups ($100M+)

Location comparison

How Basel stacks up

Compare Basel with peers from the same country (Switzerland) — switch between combined EV, EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.

Zurich

$68.7B

Basel

$44.8B

Lausanne

$20.9B

Geneva

$18.5B

Winterthur

$589.8M