The most promising Swiss Security 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 Security sector has 4 representative startups in the TOP 100 Swiss startup ranking (including 2 in the scale-up ranking). We have also talked with Pascal Marmier, director of the Unlimitrust Campus, about the sector insights. Learn more about how these Security companies are shaping the landscape of digital safety and data protection.

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.

Companies have to protect their sensitive infrastructure by all means possible. In addition to security guards, physical premises can also be secured with robots from Zurich startup Ascento. And for the digital threats, EPFL spin-off Tune Insight, with its platform for secure data collaboration, and Saporo, with its cyber attack simulation software, have developed solutions to defend against risks to sensitive data. It is hardly surprising, says Pascal Marmier, director of the Unlimitrust Campus, that these two cybersecurity startups are from Vaud: “Together with partners, we are creating the framework conditions for a digital trust and cybersecurity ecosystem.” The campus on the premises of authentication and security solution pioneer SICPA near Lausanne is home to Saporo and other startups and scale-ups.



Discover the 4 Security startups that impressed the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award Jury in 2024:

Tune Insight, #14
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. 

Ascento, #27
Ascento provides robotic guards and AI software to patrol large, outdoor, private properties.

Saporo, #29
Saporo identifies critical junctures that enable known and unknown threats to succeed thanks to a quantitative approach.

DuoKey, #100
DuoKey is a cloud security leader, specialising in key management and advanced encryption for cloud environments, including Microsoft 365, Salesforce, Google and AWS.

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 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 TOP 100 Public Voting Security winner in 2024 is Ascento.

Swiss Security 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 Security startups that impressed the scale-up jury in 2024:

• Exeon Analytics
• Proton

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