Solving Climate Tech's Funding Gap
Critical climate tech startups in Europe face a persistent funding gap at the Series B stage, which undermines innovation potential and jeopardises our continent's sovereignty and resilience. Still, in our recent report, we show how investors can turn this gap into an opportunity.
Join Swisscanto and World Fund on Wednesday, March 11, for an evening focused on one of the most pressing challenges in the European and Swiss innovation ecosystem.
The discussion will examine the data behind the early-growth-stage funding bottleneck, regional disparities, and the market dynamics that drive reliance on foreign capital.
The event will also explore what is required to strengthen Europe's and Switzerland's investment ecosystem, including the policy, financial, and capital-mobilisation reforms needed to transform Europe from a startup hub into a global scale-up leader in climate and resilience technologies.
Date: Wednesday, 11 March 2026
Time: 17.00 CET
Location: ZKB, Bahnhofstrasse 9, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
Agenda
Opening remarks by Swisscanto
Presentation of the Series B Gap report by World Fund
Keynote: Sylvie Mutschler, Founding Partner, Mutschler Ventures
Panel discussion with investors, policymakers, and a scale-up founder
Ápero and networking
Speakers:
World Fund – Danijel Visevic, Founding Partner
ZKB - Michelle Tschumi, Head Start-up Finance
Planet A Foods - Sara Marquart, Co-Founder and CTO
Swiss Startup Associations - Raphael Tobler, President
ZKB - Christian Sarwa, Senior Investment Director PrivateEquity
Mutschler Ventures - Sylvie Mutschler, Founding Partner
Attendance is by invitation only: kindly RSVP to confirm your participation.
We look forward to hosting you!