The 3 most promising Swiss security startups of 2025, according to investors

The 100 most innovative and promising Swiss startups are picked by a panel of 100 leading investors and industry experts and are revealed at the Top100 Swiss Startup Award. This year, security has 3 representative startups in the Top100, including 1 in the top 10. We have also talked with industry expert Olivier Laplace, managing partner at venture capital firm VI Partners and Top100 jury member. Learn more about these security startups shaping the landscape of digital safety and data protection.

The annual ranking of the Top100 Swiss Startups has become a benchmark in Switzerland’s startup ecosystem—and beyond. Every year, a panel of 100 leading investors and startup experts chooses the 100 most innovative and promising Swiss startups. Each jury member nominates 10 Swiss startups that are fewer than five years old and show the greatest commercial potential. They assign 10 points for the first place and one point for the tenth place. The companies with the most points make it into the Top100 Swiss Startup Ranking.

Olivier Laplace, managing partner at venture capital firm VI Partners

In demand decathletes
Skribble, a Top100 startup from 2019 to 2023, has made it: the Zurich company’s highly secure e-signature solution is used by 3,000 security-oriented companies worldwide. “There could be more success stories like this,” comments Olivier Laplace, managing partner at venture capital firm VI Partners. Swiss security startups are considered technological leaders, with in-depth expertise in computer science, mathematics, electrical engineering, physics and encryption technology. They are, in a sense, the decathletes of startups and launch with large founding teams. “This often leads to marketing being neglected,” says Laplace. As a former business development manager at IT group Kudelski, he is familiar with the fierce competition in the cybersecurity market. His advice to founders: “Simple storytelling helps with the marketing of highly complex technology.”



Discover the 3 security startups that impressed the Top100 Swiss Startup Award Jury in 2025:

Tune Insight, #8
Tune Insight powers encrypted collective analytics, machine learning and AI for organizations to extract the insights they need and to valorize their own, while remaining in full control of their data.

Lakera, #18
Lakera enables enterprises to focus on building the most exciting AI applications securely by protecting them in the world of AI cyber risk.

Ascento, #20
Ascento provides robotic guards and AI software to patrol large, outdoor, private properties. It includes points of interest checking, edge case detection, all powered by proprietary AI.


Winner of the public voting
The Top100 Public Voting runs parallel to the expert jury rankings and highlights 1 outstanding Swiss startup in the security sector. All startups that are no older than five years and listed on startup.ch are eligible to participate. Each person with a LinkedIn profile has one vote, and the company with the most votes win. The Top100 Public Voting security winner 2025 is Aurigin.ai.

The 15th edition of the Top100 Swiss Startup Award 2025 celebrated Switzerland's most promising startups. Discover the security startups and all other startups in the Top100 Swiss Startup Magazine 2025 or follow the hashtag #TOP100SSU on Linkedin, Twitter, and Instagram for insights.