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Zurich

Metro area · Switzerland · Pop. 2.1M ·

Startup funnel

Zurich's startup funnel

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

671

Startups

$100K–15M raised

244 pre-seed · 229 seed · 198 Series A

130

Breakouts

$15–100M raised

96 Series B · 34 Series C

Scaleups

$100M+ raised

19 Mega · 5 Mega+

Unicorns and/or $100M+ revenue

17 valued at $1B+ · 8 with $100M+ revenue · 6 both

Source: Dealroom.co

Quarterly report

Zurich's latest quarter in venture capital

Venture capital raised by Zurich-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 Zurich’s VC-backed companies are worth

Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Zurich, 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 Zurich

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

Largest rounds

Largest funding rounds in Zurich

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

Largest rounds in Zurich - 2026

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

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Academia

Zurich's academic flywheel

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

University-linked startup formation

716

University spinouts

1,349

Total alumni-founded companies

906

Of which startups (<$15M raised)

334

Breakouts ($15M-100M)

109

Scaleups ($100M+)

Top universities producing founders tied to Zurich

🇨🇭 ETH Zurich Zurich · 56 alumni unicorns

Notable alumni-founded: ClimeworksGetYourGuideScandit

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Location comparison

How Zurich stacks up

Compare Zurich 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

$44.8B

$20.9B

$18.5B

$589.8M