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Best Advanced Materials Companies in Switzerland

The 34 best Advanced Materials companies in Switzerland in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Bcomp.

34companies tracked
$134.5Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
16have raised

Ranked: Best Advanced Materials companies in Switzerland

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Bcomp
Provider of biomaterials for multiple industries
$74M30 mo agoSeries CChristian Fischer
Co-Founder & CEO
2003WordPress Site EditorWordPressMySQL+2029 patents
Patents concentrated in textiles
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2Nanoleq
Provider of smart textiles for remote health monitoring
$14M58 mo agoAcquiredVincent Martinez
CEO and Co-Founder
2017—21 patents
Wearable respiratory monitoring using dry biopotential electrodes and conductive textile sensors
—
3HeiQ
Developer of textile technologies, coatings, polymers, and probiotic-enhanced goods
$12M32 mo agoPublicCarlo Centonze
Co-Founder & CEO
2005WordPressMySQLPHP+26——
4planetary
Provider of bio processing, downstream, and formulations services for food manufacturing industry
27Funding top 36%Moat top 37%Patents top 45%Innovation top 49%
All 8 signals ▾
Fundingtop 36%
Moattop 37%
Patentstop 45%
Innovationtop 49%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 39%
Techbottom 37%
Marketbottom 29%
Funding: Raised $8.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 6 patents
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100
$8M6 mo agoSeries AMarison Ian
Chief Scientific Officer and co-founder
2022WebflowSwiperjQuery+96 patents
Mycelium‑derived dairy and meat alternatives using mycoprotein
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5Nanogence
Developer of catalyst and bespoke formulation platform for greener materials
$6M36 mo agoSeries AMahsa Taziki
Co-Founder
2017WordPressMySQLPHP+17——
6novoMOF
Manufacturer of metal-organic frameworks
$5M18 mo agoSeries ASerge Niederkorn
CEO
2017WordPressMySQLRedis+372 patents
Aluminium-formate MOFs for gas adsorption and separation applications
—
7Bloom Biorenewables
Developer of sustainable biopolymers from biomass
$5M18 mo agoSeries AJeremy Luterbacher
Co-Founder
2017WebflowVimeoOWL Carousel+137 patents
Lignin-derived bioadhesives and surfactant/antioxidant chemicals for sustainable materials
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8climatex
Provider of sustainable fabric technology
29Growth top 35%News top 36%Moat top 38%Funding top 44%
All 10 signals ▾
Growthtop 35%
Newstop 36%
Moattop 38%
Fundingtop 44%
Techtop 44%
Talentbottom 49%
Patentsbottom 40%
Innovationbottom 34%
Globalbottom 31%
Marketbottom 25%
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 3 tracked, 1 types) · Top themes: Funding
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100
$4M8 mo agoEarly StageCamilla Jorgensen
CEO
1999Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+198 patents
Multi-material textile substrates with integrated separable/destructible threads for recycling and fluid management
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9Dimpora
Manufacturer of hydrophobic coatings for the textile industry
$2M64 mo agoSeedMario Stucki
CEO
2017WordPressMySQLPHP+178 patents
3D manufacturing of breathable, waterproof porous membranes for filtration and protective fabrics
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10Comppair
Provider of self-healing composites
27Talent top 28%Funding top 46%Tech top 49%Global bottom 36%
All 5 signals ▾
Talenttop 28%
Fundingtop 46%
Techtop 49%
Globalbottom 36%
Marketbottom 24%
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $2.4M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100
$2M8 mo agoSeedVeronique Michaud
Co-Founder
2019Wix eCommerceWixSentry+14——
11Capskin
Developer of a security system that requires JavaScript enablement
$750K54 mo agoDeadpooled—2020———
12Groam
Provider of solutions to convert agriculture waste into foamed biomaterials
$161K54 mo agoSeedZuzana Sediva
Co-Founder
2021———

Top 12 Advanced Materials companies in Switzerland

#1
Series A · Geneva, Geneva · founded 2022 · 18 employees
$8Mraised
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Provider of bio processing, downstream, and formulations services for food manufacturing industry

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 27how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 36%
Moat
top 37%
Patents
top 45%
Innovation
top 49%
Talent
bottom 49%
Global
bottom 39%
Funding: Raised $8.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Apr 2026)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 6 patents · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Patents: 6 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 6 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers — 7.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Series A$20.4M
  • Apr 2026Conventional Debt$7.6M
  • Jan 2025Seed$3.3M
  • Apr 2022Seed$8M
Founders & team
Marison IanChief Scientific Officer and co-founder
Investors
Astanor, XAnge, Blue Horizon, Nucleus Capital, Exceptional Ventures, Cosun
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesHstsHttp/3
#2
Early Stage · Altendorf, Schwyz · founded 1999
$4.1Mraised
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Climatex is a provider of sustainable fabric technology. It provides textile lock technology for recycling offabrics using synthetic fabrics, cradle technologies that develop cyclical metabolisms that enables natural method of production and enables reusing materials. It provides material testing process for material reuse, energy, and water. It also provides polymer fiber system elastic, dimensionally stable, warmth, wicks moisture, and moisture regulator. It can be used in interiors, health care, automotive, transportation, clothing, and shoes. It owns a patent for its fabric technology.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%
News
top 36%
Moat
top 38%
Funding
top 44%
Tech
top 44%
Talent
bottom 49%
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 3 tracked, 1 types) · Top themes: Funding
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 8 patents
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2026Unattributed$4.1M
Founders & team
Camilla JorgensenCEO
Investors
Collateral Good Textile and Fashion Innovation Fund, BLR Partners
Tech stack
AngularCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle Analytics
#3
Seed · Lausanne, Vaud · founded 2019 · 17 employees
$2.4Mraised
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Provider of self-healing composites The technology provides crack resistance, regeneration, repair, healing cycles, and recycling performance. It provides smart prepregs materials that allow damage healing and recycling performance. It can be used in aerospace, surface transport, energy generation, storage, sports, and maritime.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 27how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%
Funding
top 46%
Tech
top 49%
Global
bottom 36%
Market
bottom 24%
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $2.4M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Seed (Feb 2026)
Tech: 17 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Google Cloud, Google Cloud Cdn · Observability: Sentry
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers — 4.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships (incl. adultimum ag) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2026Seed—
  • Dec 2023Seed—
  • Dec 2022Conventional Debt$539K
  • Oct 2021Seed$1.4M
Founders & team
Veronique MichaudCo-FounderRobin TrigueiraCo-Founder & CTOAmael CohadesCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
FIT, StartAngels Network, Innosuisse, Eurostar, Zurcher Kantonalbank
Tech stack
BootstrapGoogle AnalyticsGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGoogle Tag ManagerGsap
#4
Series A · Fribourg, Fribourg · founded 2017 · 18 employees
$5Mraised
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Developer of sustainable biopolymers from biomass. It transforms natural materials found in biomass into a true alternative to petroleum. These biopolymers are used in various applications, including nutraceuticals, cosmetics, bioplastics, food additives, biofuels, and functional textiles. The biopolymers offer properties such as antioxidant, UV filter, antimicrobial, and antiviral capabilities. They are also water-soluble, excellent emulsifiers and dispersants, and efficient at low concentrations. Sustainable and degradable bioplastics, such as polyester and polyurethane, are also offered, exhibiting excellent mechanical and barrier properties and chemical recyclability.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 10k LinkedIn followers — 8.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2025Series A$14.7M
  • Sep 2022Seed$250K
  • Jan 2022Grant (prize money)$231.1K
  • Feb 2021Seed$4.7M
Founders & team
Jeremy LuterbacherCo-FounderFlorent HeroguelCo-Founder & Co-CEORemy BuserCo-Founder & Co-CEO
Investors
FIT, Yokogawa, Circular Economy Transition, Europa, Amcor, Breakthrough Energy
#5
Series A · Zofingen, Aargau · founded 2017
$5.4Mraised
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Manufacturer of metal-organic frameworks. It designs, synthesizes, and produces metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) that comprise metal ions and organic molecules with structured frameworks. It can be customized with multiple functionalities for various applications, including gas and liquid absorption, gas storage, conductivity, catalysis, gas treatment, sensing and detection, and textile upgrading.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers — 7.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. novoMOF AG) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2025Series A$5.4M
Founders & team
Serge NiederkornCEO
Investors
GTT Strategic Ventures, Shift4Good, Regenerative Investment, Startup Angels
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsContact Form 7Core-Js
#6
Series C · Fribourg, Fribourg · founded 2003
$74.4Mraised
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Provider of biomaterials for multiple industries. It provides users with a company that develops and sells sustainable lightweighting solutions using natural fibers. They offer a range of products which are designed for high-performance applications in various industries such as automotive, motorsports, and aerospace.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 15k LinkedIn followers — 12.8% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Quality Technician, Accounting Assistant
Activity: 1 product launches · 2 partnerships (incl. Kia Worldwide) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2024Series C$39.4M
  • Apr 2022Series B$35M
Founders & team
Christian FischerCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
EGS Beteiligungen, Verve Ventures, Zurcher Kantonalbank, RKKVC, Generali, Airbus Ventures
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCloudflare TurnstileContact Form 7CookiebotGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#7
Public · Schlieren, Zurich · founded 2005 · 109 employees
$12.4Mraised
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Developer of textile technologies, coatings, polymers, and probiotic-enhanced goods. The company provides functional textile technologies for hygiene, comfort, protection, and resource efficiency. It offers high-performance coatings with transparent conductivity and antimicrobials for coatings and polymers. The company also provides goods enhanced with probiotic technology for cosmetics, water treatment, and cleaning products.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 16k LinkedIn followers — 13.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2024Post IPO$861.2K
  • Jul 2023Post IPO$2.5M
  • Feb 2022Post IPO$9M
Founders & team
Carlo CentonzeCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Hugo Boss, LYCRA, Mamie Capital, Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital
Tech stack
All In One SeoAnime.JsBootstrapChoicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#8
Series A · Lausanne, Vaud · founded 2017 · 14 employees
$5.9Mraised
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Developer of catalyst and bespoke formulation platform for greener materials. This platform enables the creation of stronger, more sustainable materials with lower emissions and reduced costs. The company focuses on providing solutions that improve the environmental impact of material production. Its offerings include bespoke formulations tailored to specific client needs and a catalyst technology designed to enhance efficiency and reduce waste. The resulting materials are intended for various applications, contributing to a more environmentally responsible manufacturing process.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 4.0% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2023Series A—
  • Nov 2020Grant (prize money)$2.9M
  • Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$165.5K
  • Aug 2020Grant (prize money)$2.7M
Founders & team
Mahsa TazikiCo-FounderAbhishek KumarCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
EIC Fund, Venture Kick, European Investment Bank, MassChallenge, Circa Capital, Planet First Partners
#9
Acquired · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2017 · 46 employees
$13.6Mraised
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Provider of smart textiles for remote health monitoring. It offers medical wear that allows doctors to precisely monitor vital signs and health in clothes with the mission is to decentralize the healthcare system and provide everyone with the tools to monitor their own health.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 5.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2021Series A$12.5M
  • Jan 2019Seed$1.1M
  • Aug 2018Grant (prize money)$57.9K
  • Feb 2018Grant (prize money)$62.5K
Founders & team
Vincent MartinezCEO and Co-FounderFlurin StaufferCo-Founder and Head of R&D
Investors
EIT Health, Venture Kick, Capnamic Ventures, Zurcher Kantonalbank, Verve Ventures, Europa
Tech stack
WebflowVimeoJqueryGoogle Hosted LibrariesGoogle AnalyticsUnpkg
#10
Seed · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2017 · 16 employees
$2.5Mraised
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Manufacturer of hydrophobic coatings for the textile industry. It develops microporous, waterproof, and sustainable membranes that can be incorporated into outdoor gears. Its porous materials allow body sweats to evaporate, and prevents rain.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 2.9% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Membrane brand
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2021Seed$2.3M
  • Feb 2019Seed$130.8K
Founders & team
Mario StuckiCEO
Investors
HTGF, Safer Made, Closed Loop Partners, Venture Kick, MassChallenge, Fashion For Good
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle Font ApiGoogle WorkspaceGravity FormsHttp/3
#11
Deadpooled · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2020 · 6 employees
$750Kraised
▾

Developer of a security system that requires JavaScript enablement. The system ensures connection security, requiring JavaScript due to changes in website hosting. A solution not requiring JavaScript is currently under development. The system protects websites.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2022Seed—
  • Mar 2021Seed—
Investors
Tenity, DART Ventures, Serpentine Ventures, Startup days
#12
Seed · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2021 · 2 employees
$161.2Kraised
▾

Provider of solutions to convert agriculture waste into foamed biomaterials. It provides bio-based and biodegradable foam solutions for fast disposables.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2022Seed$161.2K
  • Nov 2021Grant (prize money)$164.4K
Founders & team
Zuzana SedivaCo-Founder
Investors
Venture Kick, Gebert Ruf Stiftung

Funding & investor landscape

$134.5Mtotal disclosed funding
13companies funded
36disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Venture Kick6 rounds
MassChallenge5 rounds
Europa3 rounds
FIT3 rounds
Zurcher Kantonalbank3 rounds
Startup days2 rounds
Venturelab2 rounds
Verve Ventures2 rounds
AIT Startups1 rounds
Airbus Ventures1 rounds

Notable founders

Marison Ian
Chief Scientific Officer and co-founder · planetary
Camilla Jorgensen
CEO · climatex
Veronique Michaud
Co-Founder · Comppair
Robin Trigueira
Co-Founder & CTO · Comppair
Jeremy Luterbacher
Co-Founder · Bloom Biorenewables
Florent Heroguel
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · Bloom Biorenewables
Serge Niederkorn
CEO · novoMOF
Christian Fischer
Co-Founder & CEO · Bcomp
Carlo Centonze
Co-Founder & CEO · HeiQ
Mahsa Taziki
Co-Founder · Nanogence
Abhishek Kumar
Co-Founder & CEO · Nanogence
Vincent Martinez
CEO and Co-Founder · Nanoleq
RESEARCH SIGNALS · Switzerland

How research on Advanced Materials is moving in Switzerland

A read on the academic research around Advanced Materials — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 85 Switzerland-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
202120232025
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 78% → 81% across 2021–2025.
top research entities
  • ETH Zurich38
  • Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology19
  • École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne18
  • Institute for Biomedical Engineering6
  • Paul Scherrer Institute3
leading researchers
Yubing Guo · Jiachen Zhang · Wenqi Hu · Frank Clemens · Paolo Ermanni · Thomas Martinez · Oleg Testoni · Sampada Bodkhe
▲ Breakthroughs49 · 58%
▲ 0%→76% share
6 median citations69% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (0%→76% of field), led by Actuator.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Actuator2→9
  • Elastomer1→8
  • Smart material4→8
  • Composite material1→5
  • Soft robotics1→4
Newly emergingMorphing 0→10 · Shape-memory alloy 0→5
Landmark Liquid Crystal Elastomer‐Based Magnetic Composite Films for Reconfigurable Shape‐Morphing Soft Miniature Machines · 222 cites
◆ Advancements26 · 31%
▲ 0%→22% share
7 median citations46% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are rising (0%→22% of field), led by Smart material.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Smart material9
  • Actuator9
  • Shape-memory alloy8
  • SMA*5
  • Nanotechnology4
Landmark Smart wormlike micelles · 542 cites
▼ Concerns1 · 1%
▲ 0%→3% share
13 median citations100% since 2021mostly reviews
Concerns are rising (0%→3% of field), led by Fabrication.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Fabrication1
  • Biomimetics1
  • Nanotechnology1
  • Adhesive1
  • Ceramic1
Landmark From biomimetics to smart materials and 3D technology: Applications in orthodontic bonding, debonding, and appliance des · 13 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Switzerland

Where advanced materials is researched across Switzerland

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Zurich40 · +0.77
Hot · MorphingAdvancing · Smart materialOpportunity · Shape-memory alloy
Lausanne18 · +0.67
Hot · ElastomerAdvancing · Shape-memory alloyOpportunity · 3D printing

Common questions

How many Advanced Materials companies are there in Switzerland?
Radar tracks 34 indexable Advanced Materials companies headquartered in Switzerland that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Advanced Materials companies in Switzerland?
The Advanced Materials companies in Switzerland on this list have raised a combined $134.5M in disclosed equity funding across 13 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Advanced Materials company in Switzerland?
Bcomp is the highest-funded Advanced Materials company in Switzerland, with $74.4M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Advanced Materials companies in Switzerland are funded?
13 of the 34 Advanced Materials companies in Switzerland on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Advanced Materials unicorns are there in Switzerland?
None of the Advanced Materials companies in Switzerland on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Switzerland Advanced Materials companies?
The most active investors in Switzerland Advanced Materials companies on this list include Venture Kick, MassChallenge, Europa, FIT, Zurcher Kantonalbank.
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