Basel/Zurich, 5 February 2025
Private Markets: AMAS, SECA and BCG publish study
With invested capital of around CHF 360 billion, Swiss asset managers are already key players in the dynamically growing private markets segment. A joint study by AMAS, SECA and BCG shows how the Swiss private market ecosystem can become a mainstay of the financial centre by expanding its investment capacities.
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Lucerne/Zug, 4 February 2025
13th edition of the Swiss Venture Capital Report
Investment in knowledge-based start-ups fell again in 2024, by 8.5% compared with the previous year. The number of financing rounds also fell for the first time. These are the findings of Swiss Venture Capital Report, published by the online news portal startupticker.ch and the industry association SECA in cooperation with startup.ch.
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Private Markets: Geht es in der Schweiz jetzt erst richtig los?
Auf dem Finanzplatz Schweiz wird so viel wie noch selten über Private Markets gesprochen. Beim Branchenverband Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association (SECA) fühlt man sich bestätigt: Es liege noch viel mehr drin, sagt dessen Präsident Bernd Pfister und nennt Zahlen. Read more
2024 SECA Impact Investing Survey
The 2024 SECA Impact Investing Survey will provide further insights into the goals and challenges of Swiss impact and impact-aligned fund managers. We thank all 31 firms and institutions that have participated in the survey! Special thanks goes to Franklin Templeton, the sponsor of SECA’s Impact Investing Initiative! Impact Investing Survey
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Half-Year Update - Swiss Venture Capital Report 2024
Now published! The half-year update of the Swiss Venture Capital Report 2024. In the first six months of the current year, Swiss start-ups generated a total of CHF 1,082.4 million in venture capital. This represents a decline of 9.5% on 2023. The number of financing rounds also decreased, falling by 10.4% to 138. But although the figures are roughly similar to those of last year, analysis of investment by sector and maturity level of the start-ups shows clear differences and a contradictory picture emerges. Although young start-ups from some sectors or fields such as AI and energy generation and storage are able to attract investors, late stage investment is in short supply. Read more.
Zug, July 2024
Der Business Angel of the Year heisst Thomas Dübendorfer
Im Rahmen der SECA Sommerparty haben wir Thomas Dübendorfer zum 22. Business Angel des Jahres gekürt. Der Informatiker hat selbst neun Unternehmen mitgegründet, in weitere investiert und amtet als Präsident des Schweizer Angel Investoren Clubs SICTIC, den er 2014 mitinitiiert hat. SICTIC-Mitglieder haben unterdessen in 300 Schweizer Startups investiert. Press Release
