The most promising Swiss ICT startups and scale-ups of 2024, 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 TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award. This year, the ICT sector has 14 representative startups in the TOP 100 Swiss startup ranking (including 1 in the TOP 10 and 4 in the scale-up ranking). We have also talked with TOP 100 jury member Stefan Kuentz about the sector insights. Learn more about how these ICT companies are shaping the future of technology.

The annual ranking of the TOP 100 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 TOP 100 Swiss Startup Ranking.

Two of the three top-ranked ICT startups have a reference to artificial intelligence in their company name, and the third – DeepJudge – also uses machine learning and large language models (LLM). For Stefan Kuentz, managing partner at Swisscom Ventures, this comes as no surprise. He compares the current boom in AI with the development of mobile networks more than 20 years ago: “These basic technologies are giving rise to a new generation of application development.” With the emergence of generative AI, the trend has intensified once again. Cloud providers around the globe are currently investing billions in the basic AI infrastructure of the future. Kuentz again draws parallels with the development of mobile communications: “The more powerful the infrastructure, the greater the innovation boost from startups that develop new value-adding applications.”



Discover the 14 ICT startups that impressed the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award Jury in 2024:

DeepJudge, #8
DeepJudge utilizes its multilingual and proprietary AI to provide an intent-driven search engine tailored for internal document repositories. Empowering law firms and corporations, DeepJudge facilitates rapid access to collective knowledge. Leveraging AI-driven search capabilities and organization-wide generative AI chat support, DeepJudge seamlessly spans an organization, ensuring secure integration while maintaining access controls.

Lakera AI, #11
Lakera enables enterprises to focus on building the most exciting AI applications securely by protecting them in the world of AI cyber risk. The ICT startup works with Fortune 500 companies, startups, and foundation model providers, and it's also the team behind Gandalf, the world's most popular AI security game with millions of users.

EthonAI, #13
EthonAI combines AI and manufacturing experts from world-leading manufacturers, tech companies, and universities. The ICT startup understands the hurdles and needs in manufacturing and uses its best-in-class software tools to break through the barriers of existing solutions.

TYXIT (Sonix), #37
SONIX is an ultra-low latency communication app and the first marketplace for gaming brands and their fans. Its core underlying deep tech reduces audio latency by up to 10x, enabling remote individuals to interact as if they were in the same room, in sync, but from hundreds of kilometers away. This is a game changer in many applications, including gaming, music, and AR/VR.

deskbird, #40
deskbird is the workplace management app that puts employees first. The platform provides a smooth and user-friendly experience, allowing users to easily check the office's occupancy and adjust their schedule accordingly. With just 2 clicks, you can book a desk on a mobile, desktop, Slack or MS Teams app.

Terra Quantum, # 42
Terra Quantum is a deep tech pioneer, developing revolutionary quantum applications to shape the technology of the future. An international team of experts brings together the best minds from science, academia and industry to address the most fundamental questions of quantum physics and their manifestations in the world. 

Nimagna, #45
Nimagna is an AI-powered video production solution for sales professionals, online educators, trainers and managers. Nimagna's AI software acts as a Hollywood-style producer, director, and cameraman of a high-quality multi-camera video production. The ICT startup brings beautiful moving sets, multiple camera angles, and fluid drone-like shots to everyday online interactions.

LatticeFlow, #47
LatticeFlow empowers organizations to deliver robust and trustworthy AI systems, solving a fundamental roadblock to the wide adoption of AI. The LatticeFlow platform is adopted by AI teams at Siemens, Swiss Federal Railways, Intenseye, and Tribun Health, as well as governments, including the US Department of Defense and Germany’s Federal Bureau of Information Security.

Moodtalk, #68
Moodtalk is revolutionizing work environments with its AI-powered platform, promoting productive and sustainable organizational cultures. Over 95% of executives agree that a strong culture is the number one competitive advantage in the future.

FLOWIT, #83
FLOWIT revolutionizes people development and pioneers with its human-centred GenAI-powered platform, accessible to all employees, especially frontline workers who are often left out in digitization efforts. The ICT startup offers a digital, real-time solution in a market where options were and still are lacking.

evulpo, #85
evulpo ist a free learning platform with countless videos, summaries and exercises for curriculum-relevant school topics.

RoomPriceGenie, #89
RoomPriceGenie is the easiest way to ensure that your rooms are priced right. Purpose-built for the independent hotelier, RoomPriceGenie is fast to implement, intuitive to use, simple to understand and completely transparent. Choose to be hands-off, letting the platform act as an always-on pricing manager, or, jump in and control your price manually. Either way, RoomPriceGenie will save you time checking your rates against your competitive set and ensure you never leave money on the table.

CareerFairy, #90
On CareerFairy's live streaming platform, real employees of great companies across the globe showcase their work, culture, and entry opportunities to students and graduates. The ICT startup proves, time and time again, that this approach actually connects with GenZ and helps them to get a "first real job" that they love.

Morgen, #99
Morgen is designed for professionals who manage multiple accounts, want to schedule meetings faster, or need to keep track of tasks and appointments in a single, safe place.

Winner of the public voting

The TOP 100 Public Voting runs parallel to the expert jury rankings and highlights 1 outstanding Swiss startup in the ICT 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 TOP 100 Public Voting ICT winner in 2024 is C Wire.

Swiss ICT scale-up ranking 2024

The TOP 100 Swiss Scale-up Ranking includes companies that are between 5 and 10 years old and have the greatest potential to become future Swiss unicorns. A growth jury of 25 investors selects the TOP 100 Swiss Scale-ups: Each jury member names five scale-ups and awards points similar to the startup ranking. Companies with the most points secure a spot in the TOP 100 Scale-up Ranking. Discover the 4 ICT startups that impressed the scale-up jury in 2024:

• xFarm Technologies
• Acodis
• Carvolution
• Skribble

The 14th edition of the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award 2024 celebrated Switzerland's most promising startups. Discover the engineering startups and all other startups in the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Magazine 2024 or follow the hashtag #TOP100SSU on Linkedin, Twitter, and Instagram for insights.