Selected for Venture Kick Stage 1
Dexterous Endoscopes won Venture Kick Stage 1 and CHF 10,000 in funding. The support will help validate our business case and advance variable stiffness endoscopes toward clinical adoption.
Dexterous Endoscopes has been selected as a winner of Venture Kick Stage 1, receiving CHF 10,000 in support. Venture Kick is one of Switzerland’s leading startup programs, designed to help early-stage companies validate their business case, engage with potential customers, and prepare for investment.
This milestone will help us further validate the clinical and commercial potential of our variable stiffness endoscopes for ENT surgery, strengthen our business strategy, and build the foundations for the next stages of Venture Kick.
The recognition by Venture Kick adds to the growing support behind our mission to make ENT surgeries faster, less invasive, and safer for patients.
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Pitching at Swissnex Startup Camp in San Francisco
Dexterous Endoscopes was one of 10 Swiss startups selected for the Innosuisse Startup Camp at Swissnex in San Francisco, pitching its variable stiffness endoscope to the Bay Area innovation community.
Dexterous Endoscopes named Top100 Swiss Startup Newcomer of the Year 2026
Dexterous Endoscopes won the Newcomer of the Year award, recognising the best newcomer in the Top100 Swiss Startup ranking 2026, at the award night in Zurich.
FIT supports Dexterous Endoscopes with a CHF 100k Tech Seed loan
The Foundation for Innovation and Technology (FIT) has granted Dexterous Endoscopes a CHF 100,000 Tech Seed loan to continue preclinical trials and prepare the regulatory and industrialisation stages of its variable stiffness endoscope.
Our new home: Biopôle, supported by the Biopôle Starting Fund
Dexterous Endoscopes has opened its office at Biopôle in Lausanne and has been awarded CHF 63,000 from the Biopôle Starting Fund.
