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As a match-making event, Investors Day offers selected, innovative startups from different industries in the startup and growth phases as well as high-profile investors the opportunity to meet.
Only startups and investors are present at Investors Day. Afterwards, there will be an opportunity to exchange ideas and get to know each other better.
Investors Day coming soon
The startups are supported by coaches from Innosuisse—the Swiss Agency for Innovation Promotion—and/or Startfeld.
November 18, 2026
5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m
OST – Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences
Oberseestrasse 10
8640 Rapperswil, Switzerland
- Pitches from the startups (including Q&A)
- Startup Fair and Networking
Only startups that meet one of the following criteria will be admitted:
- Innosuisse Startup (Coaching Acceptance)
- Starting field funding package
- SICTIC – startup
The startups
Water scarcity calls for new solutions. Hand on Water combines efficient thermal seawater desalination with modular, locally manufactured systems. In this way, the company ensures a reliable water supply for coastal regions—even in areas where central infrastructure is lacking.
StellarPoint Systems. Since reliable GPS or GNSS navigation can no longer be guaranteed at all times, safety-critical applications such as aviation require an alternative navigation system.
StellarPoint Systems, a Swiss deep-tech startup, is developing an astrogravimetric navigation system that operates entirely without artificially generated signals and is therefore inherently resistant to interference.
Unlike conventional alternatives, the system allows for unlimited operation, requires no local maps, and works even over terrain without prominent landmarks, such as bodies of water. With this, StellarPoint Systems addresses the needs of civil aviation, maritime transport, autonomous vehicles, and the defense industry.
Planaro is developing a flexible shuttle system for the production of tomorrow. Autonomous, multidirectional shuttles freely transport workpieces across a modular production area and connect individual process stations as needed.
This allows production processes to be quickly adapted, expanded, or reconfigured—without rigid conveyor systems or costly modifications.
With its “From line to plane” approach, Planaro enables highly flexible production systems, particularly for the assembly of different products in small batches.
catchfree develops plant-based alternatives to fish and seafood.
Using natural ingredients such as mushrooms, rice, and soy, the Swiss startup brings the taste and enjoyment of fish and seafood to the table.
From fish bites and burgers to tuna and salmon alternatives: The products are rich in protein and omega-3 fatty acids and are already available at over 300 restaurants.
HeyEla AI is the AI governance platform for boards of directors. It records meetings—whether in-person, hybrid, or online—and generates board-compliant minutes in minutes, even in Swiss German. Resolutions are automatically tracked as pending items, and an AI search answers questions across all past meetings and documents, securely hosted in Switzerland. More than 15 organizations, ranging from startups to healthcare holding companies, are already using HeyEla.
Vigilitech is a deep-tech startup that is developing MARTA, a comprehensive monitoring solution for laboratory animals. The system enables contactless measurement of vital signs during anesthesia and surgical procedures.
MARTA improves animal welfare, standardizes anesthesia monitoring, and helps researchers obtain more reliable and reproducible data.
The patented technology for contactless monitoring of vital signs forms the basis for a scalable platform whose applications extend beyond preclinical research. In the future, the technology could also be used in clinical veterinary medicine and for monitoring patients in the healthcare sector.
fluidbot AG is developing a robotic inspection system for drinking water and industrial pipelines. The robot assesses the condition of the pipelines from the inside, thereby laying the foundation for data-driven, predictive maintenance. Following the successful development of the prototype, fluidbot has now entered the pilot phase and has already completed its first successful customer deployment. The company is currently preparing for its next pilot projects as well as securing further funding and scaling up operations.
CoolMedTravel is developing the world’s most efficient portable cooler so that patients taking temperature-sensitive medications—such as insulin, GLP-1, and biologics for autoimmune diseases in general—can travel with peace of mind. Thanks to four times the efficiency of conventional systems—which often fail at temperatures above 30°C—our technology guarantees reliable cooling for several days, including temperature logging and a companion app. Furthermore, this innovation enables infrastructure-independent cold chains for small quantities—whether for transporting blood products in military operations or delivering vaccines to hot, remote regions.
Registration
- Interested investors can register for Investors Day using the registration form below. The registration deadline is November 4, 2024.
- Startups who want to pitch send their complete application to: startup@startfeld.ch .
