A lot of money is invested in tech start-ups in Switzerland. (archive image)
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Switzerland is the frontrunner when it comes to investment in technology start-ups. This was revealed in a study by the European Patent Office. The United Kingdom is the leader in terms of transaction volume for start-ups.With 1215 active investors and 19.5 billion Swiss francs, Switzerland is one of the most important centers for technological innovation in Europe, as the European Patent Office (EPO) wrote in a press release on Thursday on the publication of its own study.The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Belgium also recorded high levels of investment with over 18,802 cumulative transactions and almost 63.6 billion Swiss francs in the same period.The United Kingdom, France and Germany form the top trio. Together, these countries accounted for around 75,800 transactions with total financing of around CHF 368 billion.The EPO study is based on a representative sample and refers to transactions between 2000 and 2023.
