| Date | Title | Description |
| 07.07.2026 | Fragrance giant Givaudan backs ETH spin-off Microcaps |
Microcaps, spun out of ETH Zurich in 2019 and based in Schlieren, makes uniform-sized microcapsules—liquid oil cores wrapped in a natural alginate shell—that give formulators tighter control over release rates than conventional methods. It... |
| 07.07.2026 | Microcaps and Givaudan to accelerate innovation in fragrance encapsulation technology | Microcaps' precision microencapsulation technology enables the controlled release of fragrance ingredients, helping extend scent longevity and improve performance across fine fragrance, beauty, and personal care products.
The collaboration ... |
| 25.09.2024 | Innosuisse funds 33 projects as part of the Swiss Accelerator |
Innosuisse has carried out this call for projects due to Switzerland's non-association to Horizon Europe. Swiss SMEs and start-ups were able to apply for direct financial support for innovation projects with significant innovation potentia... |
| 07.06.2024 | Swiss startup Microcaps secures €9.6M to advance its microencapsulation technology | Read this article in:
Wagistrasse, Switzerland-based Microcaps AG, an innovator in advanced microencapsulation technology, announced on Wednesday that it has secured CHF 9.3M (approximately €9.6M) in a Series A round of funding.
This Series... |
| 06.06.2024 | Microcaps' Funding Boost Propels Expansion of Perfume Pearls Production | Microcaps, a trailblazing company in microencapsulation technology, recently secured a substantial CHF 9.3 million in Series A funding. This financial injection marks a significant milestone for the company as it gears up to meet the escala... |
| 05.06.2024 | Microcaps Secures CHF 9.3 million in Series A Funding to expand production of ethanol-free Perfume Pearls | Microcaps, a leading innovator in advanced microencapsulation technology, has completed its Series A financing round, raising CHF 9.3 million. This substantial capital boost represents a pivotal moment for the company as it seeks to meet th... |
| 05.06.2024 | Microcaps Secures CHF 9.3 million in Series A Funding to expand production of ethanol-free Perfume Pearls | Microcaps Secures CHF 9.3 million in Series A Funding to expand production of ethanol-free Perfume Pearls 05.06.2024 10:30, Rita Longobardi linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Microcaps, a pioneer in advanced microencapsulati... |
| 05.06.2024 | Microcaps raises CHF 9.3 million to expand production capacity |
Founded in 2019, Microcaps is a pioneering company specializing in advanced microencapsulation solutions. Its technology encapsulates active ingredients within microscopic capsules, ensuring precise control over release rates and enhancing... |
| 06.01.2023 | Startup-Technologie für High End-Produkte | |
| 05.05.2022 | Microcaps wins a Swiss luxury brand as the first customer | |
| 26.01.2021 | Microcaps secures CHF 5 million seed round | |
| 26.01.2021 | Microcaps secures CHF 5 million seed round | The seed financing round was co-led by Helvetica Capital and Zürcher Kantonalbank. The ETH Zurich Foundation, the Lichtsteiner Foundation and a group of Swiss entrepreneurs participated significantly in the financing. Microcaps will use the... |
| 26.01.2021 | Microcaps closed a CHF 5 Million financing round to enable product commercialization and business expansion | Microcaps has co-developed many proprietary formulations with industrial clients and will use the proceeds of the financing to launch its first product, a customized microcapsule production unit and associated consumables for sample batch s... |
| 26.01.2021 | Microcaps closed a CHF 5 Million financing round to enable product commercialization and business expansion | Microcaps closed a CHF 5 Million financing round to enable product commercialization and business expansion 26.01.2021 09:00, Guillaume Tinsel linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Microcaps, developing formulation, processes, ... |
| 26.01.2021 | Microcaps Closes CHF 5M Seed Financing | Microcaps AG, a Zurich, Switzerland-based developer of formulation, processes and equipment to generate precision microcapsules, closed a CHF 5m seed financing.
The round was co-led by Helvetica Capital and Zürcher Kantonalbank. The ETH Zur... |
| 18.01.2021 | Life science start-ups attract experienced board members | Microcaps, a Zurich based company developing a new gold standard in microencapsulation, announced the appointment of Dragan Grabulovski and Ronald Kogens as independent members of the Board of Directors. Dragan Grabulovski is the former co-... |
| 18.01.2021 | Life science start-ups attract experienced board members | |
| 11.11.2020 | Forbes 30Under30 DACH welcomes 15 Swiss start-up founders | This year’s Forbes 30under30 DACH features 90 outstanding young people from Germany, Austria and Switzerland who demonstrate the power of entrepreneurial thinking and innovative ideas to solve our problems. From over 1,500 nominations and w... |
| 11.11.2020 | Forbes 30Under30 DACH welcomes 15 Swiss start-up founders | |
| 27.10.2020 | Financial boost for nine deeptech startups | |
| 27.10.2020 | Financial boost for nine deeptech startups | The InnoBooster program aims at speeding up innovative, science-based deep tech businesses which have already entered the Venture Kick process and promise high market potential. At the previous two selection meetings, the Gebert Rüf Stiftun... |
| 18.06.2020 | W.A de Vigier award winner: Microcaps | Microcapsules protect active ingredients, for example in drugs, and transport them to their intended destination. As it currently stands, the mechanism lets medication flow through the entire body without knowing when and where the drug wil... |
| 10.06.2020 | W. A. de Vigier awards the five winners on air | The W. A de Vigier 2020 startup competition has ended. From 192 submitted applications, the selection committee identified the top 60 startups that presented their ideas to the jury. While only 16 made it to the shortlist and ten to the fin... |
| 10.06.2020 | W. A. de Vigier awards the five winners on air | |
| 19.05.2020 | Cleantech startups run the W. A. de Vigier Top 10 award | Besides the innovativeness, value for society, technical aspects and financial viability of the solutions, the selection committee of the W. A de Vigier Award seeks entrepreneurs that have an strong personality. This year, 192 startups subm... |
| 19.05.2020 | Cleantech startups run the W. A. de Vigier Top 10 award | |
| 27.04.2020 | Prix Strategis: finalists buckle up for the finale | The annual Prix Strategis award recognises and bestows CHF 50'000 on to the most outstanding Swiss startup. Following the recent selection round, the jury together with experts has identified five startup companies that demonstrated a high ... |
| 27.04.2020 | Prix Strategis: finalists buckle up for the finale | |
| 23.04.2020 | Microcaps gewinnt den ZKB Pionierpreis Technopark 2020 | |
| 23.04.2020 | Microcaps gewinnt den ZKB Pionierpreis Technopark 2020 | Wir alle haben täglich mit unzähligen Produkten zu tun, in denen Mikrokapseln zum Einsatz kommen. Das Spektrum reicht von Medikamenten über Kosmetika bis hin zu Haushaltsprodukten. Das Problem ist aber: Bisher lässt die Herstellung dieser K... |
| 11.03.2020 | W.A. de Vigier Award : Numerous Cleantech Startups in the Top 16 | |
| 11.03.2020 | W.A. de Vigier Award : Numerous Cleantech Startups in the Top 16 | The Top 16 startups were selected from 60 young companies who presented their ideas to the foundation board, investors and invited guests on Selection Day in mid-February. A total of 192 registrations were received this year. |
| 05.03.2020 | Die Finalisten des ZKB Pionierpreis Technopark stehen fest | |
| 05.03.2020 | Die Finalisten des ZKB Pionierpreis Technopark stehen fest | Der mit rund 100‘000 Franken dotierte ZKB Pionierpreis Technopark wird seit 2001 jedes Jahr von der Zürcher Kantonalbank und der Stiftung Technopark Zürich verliehen. Im Mittelpunkt stehen in der Regel Startups mit Innovationen im Bereich d... |
| 08.01.2020 | ZKB Pionierpreis Technopark: Zehn Firmen kämpfen um 100‘000 Franken | 1000‘000 Franken erhält der Gewinner des ZKB Pionierpreis Technopark. Für das zweit- und drittplatzierte Startup gibt es noch jeweils 10‘000 Franken. Die Jury des Preises hat nun die Top-Ten-Kandidaten gekürt. |
| 08.01.2020 | ZKB Pionierpreis Technopark: Zehn Firmen kämpfen um 100‘000 Franken | |
| 09.12.2019 | Prix Strategis reveals the semi-finalists | |
| 08.11.2019 | Sechs Startups unter den Finalisten des Swiss Technology Award | |
| 02.08.2019 | Startups saving lives and saving money supported by Venture Kick | |
| 07.06.2019 | >>venture>> announces nine winners | |
| 17.05.2019 | Here is the 4th MassChallenge Switzerland Cohort | Normal 0 21 false false false FR-CH X-NONE X-NONE |
| 16.05.2019 | MassChallenge Switzerland Announces its 4th Startup Cohort | May 15, 2019 Renens – MassChallenge Switzerland, part of MassChallenge’s global network of zero-equity startup accelerators, today announced the 76 early-stage, high-impact startups accepted into its 2019 accelerator.
These startups repres... |
| 15.05.2019 | >>Venture>> finalists to contest for a cash prize of CHF 350000 | |
| 06.02.2019 | Technology startups heading to Silicon Valley are… | |
| 04.02.2019 | Venturelab sends 10 Startups to Silicon Valley | Venturelab sends 10 Startups to Silicon Valley 04.02.2019 16:07, Guillaume Tinsel linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
The Swiss National Startup Team will head to Silicon Valley in March. The roadshow will showcase Switzerlan... |
| - | Microcaps | “Microcaps provides a novel solution for microencapsulation for fine fragrances, cosmetics products, food, nutrition and pharmaceuticals.” |
