TOP 100 - Meet the 5 Best Software Startups of 2018 Ranking
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Switzerland not only brings forth great companies in the life science field, the country also proves to be a fertile ground for software businesses. Meet the 5 Swiss startups which ranked highest in this year’s ranking.
Each year 100 investors and experts choose their ten favourite young companies with the most promising business idea. The result is the TOP 100 Swiss Startup ranking. These experts rely on their instinct to propose startups with the best success potential. Year after year, the ranking provides an instant picture of the most innovative and promising young companies in Switzerland. This 5 Swiss startups took the top spots in the software sector in this year's ranking. All of them made it into the TOP 20.Bestmile, Lausanne, #2
The software company focuses on fleet management rather than, for example, on steering self-driving cars. In simple terms, Bestmile’s mobility service platform takes over the job that dispatchers in a taxi firm carry out when deciding which car goes where and when, and which passengers it picks up. The great potential of Bestmile’s cloud-based solution is that it is flexible, can be extended as required and not only includes fleet operators but also, via an app, their customers. Learn more about this year’s #2 in this portrait of the startup and its founders.
Exeon Analytics, Zurich, #12
Exeon’s cybersecurity solution can distinguish between criminal data outflows from large companies and normal internet traffic. After a successful funding round and winning the Venture Kick final, the company launched its first standardised offer at the start of the
year. Tens of thousands of PCs and servers have already been analysed. The team is now busy opening further sales channels in partnerships with established companies.
Imverse, Plan-les-Ouates, #14
Imverse’s graphics software makes the creation of photorealistic 3D content 10 times faster and cheaper than current solutions. The first field of application is entertainment. There is already plenty of interest from Hollywood, which is why CEO Javier Bello Ruiz recently announced the opening of an office in Los Angeles, along with the news of a funding round.
Orbiwise, Plan-les-Ouates, #15
Low-power wide-area networks are the backbone of the Internet of Things, since they enable data to be transferred more cheaply than over wifi or mobile phone networks. Geneva-based server manufacturer OrbiWise is the leading player, enjoying success in India, South America, eastern Asia and, since the summer, Australia.
Scantrust, Lausanne, #16
The success of ScanTrust, which has developed tamper-proof QR codes, can be measured in numbers. In November 2017, it completed an initial funding round of CHF 4.2 million. ScanTrust also received several million in grants from the Eurostars-2 programme for its most recent project: real-time monitoring of the flow of goods. This will ensure product authenticity and supply chain integrity.