Insurance
200+ AI use cases · 63,000+ employees
Launched Zurich AI Lab (Oct 2025) — a "moonshot factory" with ETH Zürich Agentic Systems Lab and University of St. Gallen. Operating across St. Gallen, Zürich, and Singapore. CEO Mario Greco: "AI will radically transform the business model of insurance."
Enterprise AIZurich AI Lab75M+ customers
Technology
5,000+ engineers · Largest non-US hub
Core AI/ML research, Google Maps, NLP, and YouTube development. 40% increase in AI startups founded by former Google Zürich employees in the past 18 months.
ResearchML/NLPTalent Flywheel
Academic Research
135 professorships · Top 10 global
Europe's #1 technical university. 35 Core Faculty + 100 Associated Faculty spanning all 16 ETH departments. Home to the Agentic Systems Lab, Autonomous Systems Lab, and Robotic Systems Lab. 45% of placed AI professionals maintain active links with ETH research.
ResearchSpin-offsSwiss AI Initiative
Robotics
$150M+ raised · 200+ units shipped · ETH spin-off
World's first Ex-certified legged robot (ANYmal X). Deployed with bp, Equinor, Petrobras, Siemens Energy, and at Northern Lights CCS facility. Fleet performs thousands of inspections weekly. Customer deliveries of ANYmal X in 2026.
Industrial RoboticsAutonomousSeries B
Financial Services
Switzerland's largest bank
Deploying AI across wealth management, risk modeling, automated compliance, and fraud detection. Major investments in AI-driven advisory platforms for ultra-high-net-worth clients.
FinTechWealthTechEnterprise AI
Reinsurance
Global reinsurer · Zürich HQ
Pioneering AI for catastrophe modeling, parametric insurance, and automated risk assessment. Leading research in climate risk quantification using machine learning at scale.
Cat ModelingRisk AIClimate
Technology
~$400M pledged · New AI Lab with ETH
Major cloud and AI infrastructure investment across Switzerland (2025). Launched new AI Lab on Copilot and computer vision, led by ETH professor Marc Pollefeys. Focus on Azure AI services and enterprise Copilot solutions.
Cloud AIInfrastructureCopilot
Robotics
250+ employees globally · MIT & ETH partnership
European HQ of the Robotics and AI Institute in Zürich Oerlikon, led by Prof. Marco Hutter. Founded by Marc Raibert (Boston Dynamics founder), funded by Hyundai. 30+ researchers in Zürich, growing to 50. Framework agreement with ETH for joint research.
Humanoid RoboticsResearchDeep Tech
Technology
European presence in Zürich
"As a global center of excellence for AI research, Zürich is a natural home for Anthropic to grow its European presence." Building Claude AI systems with Swiss talent.
Foundation ModelsAI SafetyResearch
Technology
ML & Siri development
Machine learning and Siri development operations leveraging Zürich's deep talent pool from ETH and the local AI ecosystem. Growing presence in on-device AI.
ML ResearchOn-device AINLP
Technology
R&D lab in Greater Zürich
Research and development lab focused on AI/ML applications, contributing to Meta's global AI infrastructure and model development from Swiss operations.
AI ResearchLLMs
Technology
R&D & partnerships
R&D operations in the Greater Zürich Area. Technology partner for ANYbotics and multiple Swiss robotics firms. Enabling GPU-accelerated AI research across the ecosystem.
GPU/AI HardwarePartnerships
Robotics
Founded by Prof. Raffaello D'Andrea · ETH
Indoor autonomous drone systems for inventory management in warehouses. Co-founded by D'Andrea, who also co-founded Kiva Systems (acquired by Amazon for $775M, now Amazon Robotics). Over 200 units shipped.
Autonomous DronesLogisticsETH
Creative Technology
Operating since 2008
Advanced research in computer vision, graphics, and AI for entertainment. Publishing cutting-edge papers on neural rendering, motion capture, and generative 3D content.
Computer VisionGraphics AI3D
Technology
New AI & Engineering Hub
Opened a major AI and engineering hub in Greater Zürich. Scaling core capabilities in recommendations, visual search, and AI-powered shopping from Switzerland.
Visual SearchRecSysML