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.
Ranked: Best Advanced Materials companies in Switzerland
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bcomp Provider of biomaterials for multiple industries | $74M | 30 mo ago | Series C | Christian Fischer Co-Founder & CEO | 2003 | WordPress Site EditorWordPressMySQL+20 | 29 patents Patents concentrated in textiles | — |
| 2 | Nanoleq Provider of smart textiles for remote health monitoring | $14M | 58 mo ago | Acquired | Vincent Martinez CEO and Co-Founder | 2017 | — | 21 patents Wearable respiratory monitoring using dry biopotential electrodes and conductive textile sensors | — |
| 3 | HeiQ Developer of textile technologies, coatings, polymers, and probiotic-enhanced goods | $12M | 32 mo ago | Public | Carlo Centonze Co-Founder & CEO | 2005 | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — | — |
| 4 | planetary 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 | $8M | 6 mo ago | Series A | Marison Ian Chief Scientific Officer and co-founder | 2022 | WebflowSwiperjQuery+9 | 6 patents Mycelium‑derived dairy and meat alternatives using mycoprotein | — |
| 5 | Nanogence Developer of catalyst and bespoke formulation platform for greener materials | $6M | 36 mo ago | Series A | Mahsa Taziki Co-Founder | 2017 | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — | — |
| 6 | novoMOF Manufacturer of metal-organic frameworks | $5M | 18 mo ago | Series A | Serge Niederkorn CEO | 2017 | WordPressMySQLRedis+37 | 2 patents Aluminium-formate MOFs for gas adsorption and separation applications | — |
| 7 | Bloom Biorenewables Developer of sustainable biopolymers from biomass | $5M | 18 mo ago | Series A | Jeremy Luterbacher Co-Founder | 2017 | WebflowVimeoOWL Carousel+13 | 7 patents Lignin-derived bioadhesives and surfactant/antioxidant chemicals for sustainable materials | — |
| 8 | climatex 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 | $4M | 8 mo ago | Early Stage | Camilla Jorgensen CEO | 1999 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+19 | 8 patents Multi-material textile substrates with integrated separable/destructible threads for recycling and fluid management | — |
| 9 | Dimpora Manufacturer of hydrophobic coatings for the textile industry | $2M | 64 mo ago | Seed | Mario Stucki CEO | 2017 | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | 8 patents 3D manufacturing of breathable, waterproof porous membranes for filtration and protective fabrics | — |
| 10 | Comppair 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 | $2M | 8 mo ago | Seed | Veronique Michaud Co-Founder | 2019 | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+14 | — | — |
| 11 | Capskin Developer of a security system that requires JavaScript enablement | $750K | 54 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2020 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Groam Provider of solutions to convert agriculture waste into foamed biomaterials | $161K | 54 mo ago | Seed | Zuzana Sediva Co-Founder | 2021 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Advanced Materials companies in Switzerland
#1
Series A · Geneva, Geneva · founded 2022 · 18 employees$8Mraised▾
Provider of bio processing, downstream, and formulations services for food manufacturing industry
- Apr 2026Series A$20.4M
- Apr 2026Conventional Debt$7.6M
- Jan 2025Seed$3.3M
- Apr 2022Seed$8M
#2
Early Stage · Altendorf, Schwyz · founded 1999$4.1Mraised▾
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.
- Feb 2026Unattributed$4.1M
#3
Seed · Lausanne, Vaud · founded 2019 · 17 employees$2.4Mraised▾
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.
- Feb 2026Seed—
- Dec 2023Seed—
- Dec 2022Conventional Debt$539K
- Oct 2021Seed$1.4M
#4
Series A · Fribourg, Fribourg · founded 2017 · 18 employees$5Mraised▾
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.
- Apr 2025Series A$14.7M
- Sep 2022Seed$250K
- Jan 2022Grant (prize money)$231.1K
- Feb 2021Seed$4.7M
#5
Series A · Zofingen, Aargau · founded 2017$5.4Mraised▾
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.
- Apr 2025Series A$5.4M
#6
Series C · Fribourg, Fribourg · founded 2003$74.4Mraised▾
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.
- Apr 2024Series C$39.4M
- Apr 2022Series B$35M
#7
Public · Schlieren, Zurich · founded 2005 · 109 employees$12.4Mraised▾
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.
- Feb 2024Post IPO$861.2K
- Jul 2023Post IPO$2.5M
- Feb 2022Post IPO$9M
#8
Series A · Lausanne, Vaud · founded 2017 · 14 employees$5.9Mraised▾
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.
- Oct 2023Series A—
- Nov 2020Grant (prize money)$2.9M
- Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$165.5K
- Aug 2020Grant (prize money)$2.7M
#9
Acquired · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2017 · 46 employees$13.6Mraised▾
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.
- Dec 2021Series A$12.5M
- Jan 2019Seed$1.1M
- Aug 2018Grant (prize money)$57.9K
- Feb 2018Grant (prize money)$62.5K
#10
Seed · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2017 · 16 employees$2.5Mraised▾
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.
- May 2021Seed$2.3M
- Feb 2019Seed$130.8K
#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.
- Apr 2022Seed—
- Mar 2021Seed—
#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.
- Mar 2022Seed$161.2K
- Nov 2021Grant (prize money)$164.4K
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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.
- ETH Zurich38
- Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology19
- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne18
- Institute for Biomedical Engineering6
- Paul Scherrer Institute3
- Actuator2→9
- Elastomer1→8
- Smart material4→8
- Composite material1→5
- Soft robotics1→4
- Smart material9
- Actuator9
- Shape-memory alloy8
- SMA*5
- Nanotechnology4
- Fabrication1
- Biomimetics1
- Nanotechnology1
- Adhesive1
- Ceramic1
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.