Best Internet of Things Infrastructure Companies in Switzerland
The 45 best Internet of Things Infrastructure companies in Switzerland in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Astrocast.
Our analysis of 50 Internet of Things Infrastructure companies
$10.3b in tracked funding; 83% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Internet of Things Infrastructure companies in Switzerland
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astrocast Provider of nano-satellites-based IoT and M2M connectivity solutions | $13M | 40 mo ago | Public | Fabien Jordan Founder & CEO | 2014 | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | — | — |
| 2 | WISeSat.Space Technology company that develops and operates nanosatellites for secure satellite communication, focusing on… 16Tech top 48%Funding top 49%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 25% All 5 signals ▾Techtop 48% Fundingtop 49% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 25% Globalbottom 25% Tech: 21 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services Funding: Raised $10.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | $10M | 14 mo ago | Series A | Carlos Moreira Founder | 2025 | JekyllRubyTailwind CSS+18 | — | — |
| 3 | AirDAO DAO governed by its members 22Talent top 28%Tech bottom 49%Funding bottom 46%Global bottom 36% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Techbottom 49% Fundingbottom 46% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 25% Newsbottom 22% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Tech: 16 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $9M | 31 mo ago | Series A | Stefan Meyer Co-Founder | 2017 | PrismicNode.jsReact+13 | — | — |
| 4 | Minima Global Developer of a layer one blockchain for edge device decentralization | $2M | 41 mo ago | Seed | Hugo Feiler Co-Founder & CEO | 2019 | Node.jsUbuntuRadix UI+10 | — | — |
| 5 | Klepsydra Developer of high-performance edge AI software for resource-constrained devices like robots and drones | $2M | 39 mo ago | Seed | Isabel Castillo Co-Founder | 2011 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 6 | 3db Access Ultra-Wide Band integrated circuit which uses radio frequency to determine proximity verification | $142K | 158 mo ago | Acquired | Boris Danev Co-Founder & CEO | 2012 | — | 21 patents Ultra‑wideband radio hardware, antennas, and secure ranging/positioning technologies. | — |
| 7 | Inivation Commercialization of neuromorphic electronics | $111K | 77 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2015 | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | 70 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | 1 launch |
| 8 | OrbiWise Provides communication technology solutions for IoT application connectivity | $110K | 80 mo ago | Series A | — | 2014 | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | 4 patents Network monitoring and fault detection for telecom infrastructure | — |
Top 12 Internet of Things Infrastructure companies in Switzerland
#1
Series A · Geneva, Geneva · founded 2025$10Mraised▾
WISeSat is a technology company that develops and operates nanosatellites for secure satellite communication, focusing on IoT applications, while leveraging blockchain and post-quantum technology for data security and privacy.
- Jun 2025Series A$10M
#2
Series A · Zug, Canton of Zug · founded 2017 · 16 employees$9.5Mraised▾
DAO governed by its members. It balances hierarchy and democracy to ensure an innovative, and long-lasting DAO, giving all community members an equal say in how the organization is run, while also having leadership teams in place who are empowered to make decisions quickly and efficiently. Some of its numerous products include AMB-NET, AirDAO staking, a web app, and the AirDAO bridge.
- Jan 2024Grant (prize money)$500K
- Oct 2023Series A$7.5M
- Sep 2022Seed$2M
#3
Public · Ecublens, Fribourg · founded 2014 · 70 employees$13.4Mraised▾
Provider of nano-satellites-based IoT and M2M connectivity solutions. It provides users with a platform that operates a constellation of satellites orbiting in low earth polar orbit which creates a global network coverage with a dedicated frequency band. This enables secure transmission of sensor data from any region on Earth and is integrated with its terminal. A distributed network of ground stations gathers the data collected and transmits it to the cloud. Cloud provides REST APIs to integrate and monitor devices, which can be controlled by a web application and managed based on a data subscription plan.
- Apr 2023Post IPO$17.5M
- Mar 2020Series A—
- Sep 2019Conventional Debt$505.2K
- Sep 2019Series A$9.2M
#4
Seed · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2011 · 10 employees$2.3Mraised▾
Developer of high-performance edge AI software for resource-constrained devices like robots and drones. It provides advanced, patented edge AI software solutions for industries such as aerospace, robotics, and automotive. It focus on developing software that maximizes the potential of AI and edge data processing to deliver high performance and efficiency. Its mission is to offer scalable and efficient software that integrates seamlessly across a wide range of hardware, from cost-effective processors to high-performance accelerators.
- May 2023Seed$1.2M
- Dec 2021Seed$1.1M
- Mar 2020Grant (prize money)$55.3K
- Dec 2019Grant (prize money)$55.1K
#5
Seed · Zug, Canton of Zug · founded 2019 · 34 employees$2.5Mraised▾
Developer of a layer one blockchain for edge device decentralization. The blockchain allows devices to run full nodes, creating a resilient network. It offers features such as token generation and peer-to-peer communication. The blockchain supports applications like artificial intelligence, smart cities, and autonomous systems.
- Mar 2023ICO$1M
- Dec 2020Seed$2.5M
#6
Funding Raised · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2015 · 18 employees$111Kraised▾
Inivation is a spin-off from Institute of Neuroinformatics at the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich. It works closely with Inilabs which develops prototypes and undertakes joint R&D projects with various industry players. Inivation was formed to commercialize the technology developed at INI and provide IP licensing services. It provides neuromorphic electronic components, algorithms and systems that process information in a more brain-like manner whose advantages over conventional digital systems include distributed asynchronous processing, ultra-low response latency, low but informative data rates, high dynamic range and low power consumption.
- Feb 2020Grant (prize money)$55K
- Nov 2019Grant (prize money)$56K
#7
Series A · Plan les Ouates, Geneva · founded 2014 · 9 employees$110.4Kraised▾
Orbiwise, a contributing member of the LoRa alliance network, provides network software solutions for LoRaWAN-based networks. It provides a communication platform which includes functionalities like network software, network management tools, gateways, end-to-end device design, among others. Claims to provide benefits like powerful cellular-style operation and maintenance center, compatibility with radio requirements in various regions, support and interoperability for all commercial LoRa gateways, modules and end-devices. The company was selected by Tata Communications in India for providing nation-wide IoT network connectivity. Use cases are in the areas of smart cities, agriculture, and other industrial applications.
- Nov 2019Grant (prize money)$55K
- Aug 2019Grant (prize money)$55.4K
- Sep 2016Series A—
#8
Acquired · Thalwil, Zurich · founded 2012$142.3Kraised▾
3db Access has developed an Ultra-Wide Band integrated circuit which uses radio frequency to determine proximity verification. Product features include a frequency range of 6-8 GHz, a power consumption of 20 microJoules, compatible with IEEE 802.15.4f standard, and packaged in wafer-level chip scale package. Applications include passive keyless entry and start systems, and positioning for industrial automation and IoT.
- 2013Seed$142.3K
#9
Acquired · Basel, Basel Stadt · founded 1910—raised▾
Provider of building automation, facility management, and system integration solutions. The company offers products and software for building automation. These include room temperature controllers, smart sensors, actuators, and modular automation stations. The company delivers services such as facility management, retrofitting, and project implementation.
#10
Seed · Brugg, Aargau · founded 2014—raised▾
Provider of diversified IoT components. Its product line includes network enhancers, cloud-integrated software, IoT gateways, PLC modems, and Nbox-tools. It also offers a PLC simulation system for protocol study and research and specs-compliant PLC protocol stacks.
- Oct 2022Seed—
#11
Series A · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2015 · 38 employees—raised▾
Provider of hybrid network management system for massive IoT connectivity. The system supports LoRaWAN and mioty protocols, offering flexibility for diverse IoT applications. It provides secure, scalable network connectivity for IoT data, featuring built-in security measures. The network management system offers tools for efficient network deployment, monitoring, and data processing.
- Apr 2022Series A—
#12
Seed · Nyon, Vaud · founded 2016 · 3 employees—raised▾
Provider of an end to end IoT platform for enterprises. It offers an end to end IoT enabled platform for enterprises and developers to manage and control their connected devices. The platform allows adding new devices and enables simultaneous management of the connected devices communicating in different languages. It comes built in with an advanced rights management system for keeping the data under control and can integrate with third party machine learning algorithms for providing users with actionable insights. In addition, the platform can interface with multiple communication protocols including KNX, Z Wave, LoRa, Xcom, ModBus, to name a few.
- May 2017Seed—
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Internet of Things Infrastructure coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Internet of Things is moving in Switzerland
A read on the academic research around Internet of Things — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 227 Switzerland-affiliated papers.
- ETH Zurich41
- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne30
- University of Bern18
- University of St.Gallen13
- University of Zurich12
- Scalability1→15
- Wireless4→15
- Key (lock)1→12
- Software deployment1→9
- Computer security1→6
- Wireless1→4
- Energy (signal processing)2→5
- Computer security2→5
- Smart city1→4
Where iot 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.
Common questions
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