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3/18/2026

Diverssity, MoleSense and Performance Mouthguard each receive Tech Seed loans

Three innovations have been recognized by the Foundation for Innovation and Technology (FIT), with three start-ups receiving Tech Seed loans. First, Diverssity received CHF 50,000 for its therapeutic, multisensory game “My Magic Room,” designed for neurodiverse adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. Next is MoleSense, which will be able to develop its wearable skin sensor for the management of high-risk pregnancies thanks to CHF 100,000 granted by the FIT. Finally, CHF 100,000 in loan funding has also been awarded to Performance MouthGuard, a custom-made mouthguard that protects against dental injuries and concussions.

2/24/2026

Enerdrape, Bioneris and Divea receive FIT support for their innovations

A Tech Growth loan of CHF 400,000 for Enerdrape and its thermal panels that capture and reuse energy from underground spaces, and two Tech Seed loans worth CHF 100,000 each awarded to Bioneris for its food bacteria detection device and to Divea for its filters that capture carbon at source. This is a summary of three innovations recently supported by the Foundation for Innovation and Technology (FIT).

2/17/2026

A Digital Growth loan for Carewell, a Digital Seed loan for KnowThee and a Digital Grant for Alpi

The Foundation for innovation and technology (FIT) has announced its support for three new innovations at the start of the year. Carewell has been awarded a Digital Growth loan of CHF 200,000 to support its software that connects replacement healthcare staff with healthcare institutions. KnowThee receives a CHF 50,000 Digital Seed loan for its system that helps managers and HR professionals make informed staffing decisions, and finally, Alpi receives a CHF 20,000 Digital Grant for its platform that automates the administrative tasks of insurance advisors.

1/15/2026

FIT supports Impli with a Tech Seed loan and Diplotools and Hafnova with two Digital Seed loans

The Lausanne-based Foundation for Innovation and Technology (FIT) is supporting three new innovations. Impli is receiving a CHF 100,000 Tech Seed loan for its biosensor for monitoring fertility hormones. Meanwhile, Diplotools, with its platform aimed at optimising the efficiency of foreign ministries, and Hafnova, with its European cybersecurity solution focused on user protection, are each receiving a Digital Seed loan worth CHF 50,000.

1/13/2026

FIT awards 5 new Tech Grants to projects from CHUV, EPFL and HEIG-VD

Five projects have received support from the Foundation for Innovation and Technology (FIT) in the form of CHF 100’000 Tech Grants: PreciMune and Tamaro Bioscience from CHUV, Germion Therapeutics and Obstetrical Care Solutions from EPFL, and Battery as a Service (BaaS) from HEIG-VD will be able to continue developing their technologies with the backing of the Foundation.

12/17/2025

Three Tech Seed loans of CHF 100,000 each awarded by FIT to CCRAFT, Databaum and Lemna Bio

The first loan supports the world's first foundry capable of producing TFLN chips, an innovation developed by start-up CCRAFT; another loan supports Databaum, an artificial intelligence platform for farmers that transforms raw data from the field into intelligent decisions; and the last to Lemna Bio, where artificial intelligence is used to understand biological interactions. All three companies are supported by the Foundation for Innovation and Technology (FIT) in the form of Tech Seed loans worth CHF 100,000 each.

11/11/2025

SurfAce Cleantech gets a Tech Seed loan and Healio, Nextrainers and Sharelock three Digital Grants

SurfAce Cleantech is reinventing compostable packaging and has been awarded a CHF 100,000 Tech Seed loan from FIT. Three other innovations each receive a CHF 20,000 Digital Grant, with their own specific objectives: simplifying healthcare staff planning at Healio, generating a football training session in less than a minute for Nextrainers, and structuring and analysing Due Digilence flows thanks to Sharelock.

10/22/2025

Omnitone, WWW and Red Drop receive FIT Impact grants

These three new projects from ECAL and H4 have each been awarded a FIT Impact grant of 10,000 Swiss francs. Omnitone develops sustainable, repairable, upgradeable and recyclable speakers. WWW (women work wear) designs workwear by and for women. Red Drop offers home self-sampling kits that use menstrual blood to obtain health information and receive healthcare support.

10/8/2025

Three new start-ups receive support from FIT: DemoSquare, Smartiz and Windworks

The Foundation for Innovation and Technology (FIT) announces its support for three new innovations: DemoSquare has been allocated a Digital Growth loan of CHF 200,000 for its legislative intelligence platform, Smartiz is to receive a Digital Seed loan of CHF 50,000 for its smart customer management solution for short-term rental management professionals, and Windworks has been awarded a Tech Seed loan of CHF 100,000 for its vertical axis wind turbines.