Best Sensors Companies in Switzerland
The 88 best Sensors companies in Switzerland in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: QUMEA.
Switzerland punches well above its weight in Sensors, and this directory ranks all 88 tracked companies by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum. Total disclosed capital sits at $87M across the cohort, with no unicorns yet but a clear cluster of funded bets: QUMEA leads at $12M, GreenTEG follows at $11M, and Fixposition has pulled in $9M. The global sensors market was valued at $72.7B in 2021 and is forecast to reach $101.1B by 2026, a 6.8% CAGR according to MarketsandMarkets. Real-time data tracking and security and surveillance are the demand drivers you'll see echoed across most of these Swiss companies' pitch decks.
Coverage is flat this quarter, but the hot themes are wearables, smartwatches, and fitness devices, which tells you where the product bets are concentrating. And it's not just consumer gadgets pulling attention: defense and aerospace sensing is back in the conversation, as this recent breakdown of missile-tracking sensor networks makes clear. I'd watch how Swiss deep-tech names like Xsensio and Plair navigate that split between consumer miniaturization and high-stakes infrastructure sensing. The investor base here, Venture Kick, the EIC Fund, and the Swiss ICT Investor Club, tends to back precision over scale, which shapes the whole funding profile.
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$7.1b in tracked funding; 75% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Sensors companies in Switzerland
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUMEA Developer of cloud and AI-based human motion sensing systems 60Talent top 28%Funding top 35%Growth top 35%AI top 35% All 10 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 35% Growthtop 35% AItop 35% Moattop 37% Patentstop 38% Innovationtop 40% Techbottom 45% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 35% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $12.4M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $12M | 7 mo ago | 27 | Ido Gershoni Director Application Excellence & Co-Founder bei QUMEA | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | 9 patents Medical posture monitoring and detection systems for patients using sensor-based methods | 2 job openings |
| 2 | GreenTEG Provider of cloud-based temperature monitoring solutions | $11M | 42 mo ago | 50 | Etienne Schwyter Head of Production | TypeScriptGraphQLNode.js+23 | 41 patents Wearable physiological monitoring sensors and high‑performance radiation/thermal measurement devices | 1 award |
| 3 | Colibrys Develops MEMS based inertial measurement units | $10M | 283 mo ago | 70 | — | — | 20 patents High‑precision MEMS inertial sensors: offset‑compensated accelerometers and quadrature‑reduced gyroscopes. | 2 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 4 | Fixposition Provider of positioning services for multiple applications | $9M | 42 mo ago | 25 | Zhenzhong Su Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifyWebflow+30 | — | — |
| 5 | Spacetek Developer of time-of-flight mass spectrometers for real-time industrial gas analysis | $6M | 7 mo ago | 14 | Jurg Jost Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — | — |
| 6 | ROMO Wind Wind generation analytics and optimization solution provider | $6M | 157 mo ago | 34 | Jan Nikolaisen Co-CEO | — | 29 patents Advanced yaw and pitch control systems for wind turbine performance optimization. | — |
| 7 | Omnisens Optic sensing solution for oil pipelines and marine power cables monitoring based sensors | $6M | 212 mo ago | 42 | — | WeeblyMySQLPHP+18 | 86 patents Fiber-optic distributed sensing for temperature/strain and underground power cable monitoring | — |
| 8 | Luciole Medical Provider of brain monitoring devices and analytics platform | $5M | 93 mo ago | 9 | Philippe Dro CEO | — | 28 patents Non‑invasive optical spectroscopy sensors for measuring tissue blood flow and composition | — |
| 9 | ActLight Manufacturer of CMOS-based photodiodes | $5M | 78 mo ago | 14 | Fredrik Uddegard Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | 63 patents High-sensitivity, low-power photodetectors and time-of-flight measurement systems. | — |
| 10 | Xsensio Provider of wearable biosensors 37Talent top 34%Funding top 37%Product top 41%Moat top 42% All 10 signals ▾Talenttop 34% Fundingtop 37% Producttop 41% Moattop 42% Growthtop 45% Innovationtop 46% Patentstop 50% Globalbottom 39% Techbottom 36% Marketbottom 28% Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5 · 2 named leaders on record Funding: Raised $4.6M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 12 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $5M | 3 mo ago | 16 | Karin Jaymes Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | 19 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 11 | Plair Device for monitoring and identification of air borne particles 37Growth top 35%Moat top 39%Patents top 40%Innovation top 41% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Moattop 39% Patentstop 40% Innovationtop 41% Talenttop 41% Fundingtop 44% Globalbottom 40% Techbottom 37% Marketbottom 21% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 3/10 · IP moat: 26 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $5M | 2 mo ago | 12 | Denis Kiselev Co-Founder & CEO & CTO | BootstrapApache HTTP ServerCloudflare+8 | 26 patents Aerosol and fluid-borne particle sampling, detection, and impurity analysis technologies. | 1 launch |
| 12 | evismo Digital health diagnosis tool for healthcare providers | $1M | 57 mo ago | 9 | Willemien Van Den Toorn Founder & Co-CEO | BackdropOdooCart Functionality+14 | — | 1 job opening |
| 13 | Annaida Developer of sensor using magnetic resonance | $1M | 40 mo ago | 9 | Marco Grisi Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — |
| 14 | Axetris Micro-technology based solutions for gas sensing and optical modules | $1M | 75 mo ago | — | Thomas Hessler CEO | SitecoreMicrosoft ASP.NETReact+9 | 55 patents Optical gas detection and flow measurement sensors for industrial emissions monitoring | 1 launch |
| 15 | Bright Sensors Develops gas sensors to measure combustion properties | $989K | 69 mo ago | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Photonfocus Develops CMOS Image sensors and industrial cameras for machine vision | $927K | 78 mo ago | — | — | TYPO3 CMSPHPYouTube+15 | 2 patents Parallel-readout CMOS image sensors for high-speed optoelectronic detection | — |
| 17 | Microdul AG Provides custom integrated circuits (ASICs) and capacitive touch sensors | $618K | 89 mo ago | — | — | MODXPHPGoogle Maps+18 | 20 patents Low-power power‑management for smart sensor nodes and semiconductor packaging technologies | — |
| 18 | Microsens Provides gas and electro-chemical sensors | $115K | 87 mo ago | — | Alain Grisel Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 19 | Inivation Commercialization of neuromorphic electronics | $111K | 75 mo ago | 18 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | 70 patents Neuromorphic event‑camera vision systems and real‑time data stream processing | 1 launch |
| 20 | MiraEx Offers industrial IoT solution combining optical sensors and artificial intelligence technology | $109K | 67 mo ago | 15 | Clement Galy Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | 21 patents Integrated photonic signal coupling and microwave‑optical transduction for on‑chip communication | — |
| 21 | Fastree3D Imaging for autonomous driving, automotive safety and robots | $107K | 91 mo ago | 15 | Lucio Carrara Founder & CTO | — | 34 patents Multi-user LIDAR and photon‑counting 3D imaging sensor technologies | — |
| 22 | Hexisense Developer of semiconductor gas sensors for vacuum applications | $103K | 73 mo ago | 3 | Ian Rousseau Founder | — | — | — |
Top 12 Sensors companies in Switzerland
#1
Seed · Plan les Ouates, Geneva · founded 2014 · 12 employees$4.5Mraised▾
Plair, a spin-off from the University of Geneva is a developer of solutions for the detection of aerosol particles. The solution consists of a device that uses laser technology to detect aerosol particles, a cloud where data collected by the device is processed and stored, and a dashboard for the user to monitor and manage data. The company's product is used for airborne allergen monitoring, bioaerosol monitoring, and air quality monitoring. It won recognition prize from Zurich Insurance during the Zurich Climate Prize Switzerland Liechtenstein competition.
- Mar 2026Seed$1.3M
- Mar 2023Conventional Debt$324K
- Mar 2022Grant (prize money)$2.9M
- Nov 2014Seed—
#2
Series A · Lausanne, Vaud · founded 2014 · 16 employees$4.6Mraised▾
Provider of wearable biosensors. It manufactures intelligent and connected biosensors based on nanotechnology which collect biochemical information from the surface of the skin of the user by analyzing electrolytes, metabolites, small molecules, and proteins. It also offers a companion mobile app that allows users to monitor parameters and customize sensors.
- Mar 2026Series A$7M
- Feb 2023Series A—
- Sep 2022Grant (prize money)$48.7K
- Dec 2021Series A$4.6M
#3
Series B · Solothurn, Solothurn · founded 2019 · 27 employees$12.4Mraised▾
Developer of human motion sensing systems for the safety of the patients. The company offers a combined process of 3D sensor and radar technology for providing a safe environment for patients. It offers sensors, which continuously sends and receives electromagnetic signals using radar data if the patient has gone out of the restricted area, cloud-based motion data and processes using artificial intelligence to detect an event in real-time, and provides a mobile app for data analysis and live monitoring of the patients. This technology can be used in a situation like when the patient is out of bed, fall, restlessness, and unusual activities.
- Oct 2025Series B—
- Jan 2024Series A$10.4M
- Jan 2024Conventional Debt—
- Apr 2021Seed$1.9M
#4
Series A · Gumligen, Bern · founded 2018 · 14 employees$6.4Mraised▾
Developer of time-of-flight mass spectrometers for real-time industrial gas analysis. Systems are designed to detect and analyze gas species present in manufacturing processes by measuring chemical compounds and transient reaction products. The instruments enable continuous monitoring of gas environments and provide analytical data that supports process control, contamination detection, and diagnostics within gas-based production systems. Technology focuses on mass spectrometry tools adapted for industrial environments, enabling observation of chemical reactions and changes in gas composition during operation. Solutions are used to monitor process conditions, identify irregularities, and support predictive maintenance in advanced manufacturing workflows.
- Nov 2025Series A$12.1M
- Oct 2023Seed$6.4M
#5
Series A · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2009 · 50 employees$10.8Mraised▾
Provider of cloud-based temperature monitoring solutions. It offers sensors for heat flux and laser power measurements. Its product line includes a cloud-based, wireless GO measurement system for surface temperature and humidity measurements and laser-powered sensors that provides wavelength independent measurements. It also develops and provides body temperature sensors and data loggers.
- Dec 2022Series A$10.8M
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$616.2K
- Mar 2019Grant (prize money)$56.1K
- Dec 2018Grant (prize money)$56.6K
#6
Seed · Schlieren, Zurich · founded 2017 · 25 employees$9.4Mraised▾
Provider of positioning services for multiple applications. It provides users with hardware and software-enabled solutions for autonomous vehicles, commercial drones, and autonomous robots. It also offers embedded hardware devices like Vision-RTK and NAV-RTK Dual with features like precise positioning, OTA software updates, and lightweight.
- Dec 2022Seed—
- Oct 2021Seed$6M
- Dec 2019Seed$3.4M
- Aug 2019Grant (prize money)$55.1K
#7
Series C · Lausanne, Vaud · founded 2011 · 14 employees$4.9Mraised▾
Manufacturer of CMOS-based photodiodes. It offers embedded and stand-alone DPD photodiodes that operate at pulsed voltages. The photodiodes eliminate the need for amplifiers and can be directly connected to digital circuits. They can be used in light-sensing applications such as biometric sensors for wearables, 3D ToF cameras and LIDAR systems.
- Nov 2019Grant (prize money)$55K
- Aug 2019Grant (prize money)$55.4K
- May 2019Series C$3.5M
- Dec 2017Series B$1.2M
#8
Series A · Yverdon les Bains, Vaud · founded 2001 · 70 employees$10Mraised▾
Colibrys develops MEMS based inertial measurement units to measure attributes such as acceleration, vibration and orientation. The accelerometer is developed by bulk micromachined silicon elements specifically designed for high-bias stability. Their vibration sensor implements the MEMS accelerometer for low to medium frequency sensing needs. The company was setup as a spin-off from Swiss Technological Incubator.
- Nov 2002Series A$10M
#9
Series A · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2018 · 9 employees$5.5Mraised▾
Provider of brain monitoring devices and analytics platform. This company develops and manufactures adhesive patches, intracranial probes, and an integrated analytics platform for measuring brain function parameters. The technology allows for real-time data capture of cerebral oxygenation and blood flow. The company also develops wearable brain monitoring devices. The platform integrates information from multiple sources to support clinician decision-making in various hospital settings.
- Sep 2018Series A$5.5M
#10
Public · Zug, Canton of Zug · founded 2011 · 34 employees$6.2Mraised▾
ROMO Wind specializes in providing wind generation analytics and optimization solutions. It installs sensors to monitor generation of turbines against yaw placement and wind speed. It uses a system of algorithms and provides information to the wind farm owners on various energy generation related measures using the iSpin anemometer system.
- Apr 2013Series A$6.2M
#11
Seed · Lausanne, Vaud · founded 2018 · 9 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Annaida is a developer of a sensor using magnetic resonance. It provides the 'EmbryoSpin' NMR sensor which is built on the CMOS chips used for the microscopic sample studies. The sensor has applications in healthtech, science, drug discovery, and hardware development. The company is partnered with Enable, Venture Kick, Venture, IMD and many others.
#12
Acquired · Morges, Vaud · founded 1999 · 42 employees$5.5Mraised▾
Omnisens provides optic sensing solutions for underground oil pipelines & marine power cables monitoring. Installs sensors on the fiber optics which monitors pipeline conditions. Offers a software platform which collects data from the sensors and provides information about pipeline leakages, geohazard conditions, intrusion, deformation & abnormal conditions. The optic sensing solution can be used for performance monitoring, leakages, flow assurance of subsea flowlines, risers, umbilicals, and oil reservoirs. The solution can also be used for underground cable condition monitoring, performance optimization, critical infrastructural health monitoring, and water containment.
- Sep 2008Series A$5.5M
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How research on MEMS & Sensors is moving in Switzerland
A read on the academic research around MEMS & Sensors — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 248 Switzerland-affiliated papers.
- ETH Zurich65
- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne61
- Victoria University20
- Ostschweizer Fachhochschule OST17
- Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology15
- Biomedical engineering2→4
- Microfluidics3→4
- Wireless1→6
- Pressure measurement10→11
- Biomedical engineering3→4
- Pressure sensor2→4
Where mems sensors 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.
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