Week #15 - The Week in Swiss Startups (7.-11.4.2025)
Last week, Swiss startups raised $3.5M+, one of the quieter weeks YTD. That´s why I will share some news from Google Cloud Next, our flagship event in Las Vegas. Hope you like the AI updates:
Google Gemini 2.5 Pro
The model is available on Vertex AI! The adoption among founders, CTOs, developers is mind-blowing. I truly recommend to test it out ➡️ Google Gemini 2.5 Pro! Now n.1 on LM Arena!
Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol
An open standard specification designed for seamless, secure agent collaboration. It facilitates richer interactions, enabling true "Agent-as-a-Service" models with capabilities like context-aware agent discovery ➡️ Read more here!
Generative Media and multimodality
Vertex AI is the only platform with generative media models for video, image, speech & music ➡️ Test it on Vertex AI Media!
Agent Development Kit (ADK)
Google introduces an open-source framework for creating agentic systems ➡️ Intro to ADK video🤖
Are you excited about this news as much as I am? ➡️ Go and test it out on Google Cloud now
Tot. money announced last week: $3.5M+
AI/ML
- JOSEPHA: CHF 100k - Convertible loan
- Loft Dynamics: Undisclosed
- NLS Pharma: 3M
- Inkocell Therapeutics: CHF 40k - Convertible loan
- EarlySight: CHF 650k - Crowdfunding
💰 Database of Swiss-based startup investors: a curated investor list featuring 138 profiles 🚀
Programs for Swiss-based startups: a curated list of programs designed to propel Swiss startups to the next level 📙
Startup, VC & business books: a curated section with startup, VC, and business books 🗒️
Startup news, podcasts and media: a curated list of news, media and podcasts about Swiss startups.
Listen to EP #489 - Ronnie Zemp: The Dark Night of a Founder’s Soul — And How to Overcome It
Jobs
- Vice President/Principal - ACE Ventures
- Investment Manager / Principal (f/m/d) - redalpine
- Healthcare Investment Manager / Principal - VI Partner
Events
Join the Founders Day 2025 organized by the Swiss Startup Association in partnership with Google Cloud!
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