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Swiss Start-Ups Wrestle With European Funding Gap


(MENAFN- Swissinfo) When Clara Lepsius graduated from the federal technology institute Zurich (ETH), she went to Harvard University to do her thesis. In the US, she teamed up with another ETH alum on a startup that merges tech with infant nutrition. Select your language
Generated with artificial intelligence. Listening: Swiss start-ups wrestle with European funding gap This content was published on September 7, 2026 - 10:40 5 minutes Bloomberg

Today, both are back in Zurich. They chose to develop their project in Switzerland rather than Boston or Silicon Valley, a move that goes against a trend of start-ups looking to grow in the United States, where there are deeper pools of money available to entrepreneurs.

“The motto there is 'faster, farther, higher',” said Lepsius.“For me, that was an encouragement to come back to Europe. Here, we aren't as fast or as loud in what we do, but we are more precise.”

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