Swiss start‑ups raised less venture capital in the first half of 2026, but ETH AI spin‑off BLP Digital remained among the largest financing rounds. The results highlight continued investor interest in deep‑tech ventures across AI, hardware, health‑tech, and space‑tech. Read article in German.
Postdoc Felix Linker, from the Information Security Group at ETH Zurich, contributed to the development of a digital protection emblem designed to signal humanitarian status and deter cyberattacks against critical digital infrastructure. The initiative with the International Committee of the Red Cross explores how cryptographically secured emblems could extend legal protection to humanitarian systems in cyberspace, addressing evolving threats against digital services. Article in German.
ETH alumna Paulina Grnarova is CEO and co‑founder of DeepJudge, a Zurich‑based spin‑off using AI to help law firms organise and search large collections of documents. After completing her doctorate at ETH Zurich and working at Google, Grnarova has built DeepJudge into a solution that improves legal research and workflow efficiency. Article in German.