Entrepreneurship
The ETH AI Center strongly promotes entrepreneurship to bridge the gap between research and innovation in society and bring science-based innovation into real world application. It is a beacon and breeding ground for high-performing entrepreneurs and AI startups across Europe, attracting a global network of collaborators.
Our Entrepreneurship Path
At the AI Center, we nurture the next generation of entrepreneurs and innovators. Our programs support every stage of the entrepreneurial journey, from talent development to scaling startups, creating a dynamic community of AI entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurship in Numbers
- 20+ Startups supported per year
- 790M+ fundraised by start-ups
- 80% of start-ups are currently fundraising
- 48 entrepreneurial professors who co-founded or advise start-ups
Our Latest Success Stories
external page aisot raises CHF 2M seed extension
aisot Technologies, an ETH Zurich spin-off offering AI-driven portfolio intelligence for institutional investors, closed a CHF 2M seed extension backed by existing and new investors, including Felix Haldner (former Partners Group partner and ex-president of SFAMA).
external page RIVR acquired by Amazon
RIVR, an ETH spin-off and ETH AI Center-supported startup, was acquired by Amazon to bring its stair-climbing delivery robots into Amazon's logistics network — under three years from spin-out to acquisition by a trillion-dollar company.
external page Rapidata raises $8.5M seed
Rapidata, an ETH AI Center AI-infrastructure startup, announced an $8.5 million seed round co-led by Canaan Partners and IA Ventures, with Acequia Capital and BlueYard, to scale its human-feedback platform that turns digital ad slots into RLHF data.
external page Flexion raises $50M Series A to build the "brain" of humanoid robots
Flexion raised a $50 million Series A led by DST Global Partners, with NVIDIA's NVentures, redalpine, Prosus Ventures, and Moonfire, following a $7.35 million seed months earlier.
external page DeepJudge closes $41.2M Series A at $300M valuation
DeepJudge raised an oversubscribed $41.2 million Series A led by Felicis with continued participation from Coatue, at a $300 million valuation, and named Freshfields among its customers.
external page mimic raises $16M seed for physical-AI robotic hands
mimic closed a heavily oversubscribed $16 million seed led by Elaia and co-led by Speedinvest, to scale its foundation model and dexterous robotic hands.
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