25 January 2021 – Microcaps AG, a developer of formulation, processes and equipment to generate precision microcapsules, has closed a seed financing round co-led by Helvetica Capital and Zürcher Kantonalbank. The ETH Zurich Foundation, the Lichtsteiner Foundation and a group of Swiss entrepreneurs participated in the financing round. In 2020, Microcaps won the ZKB Pionierpreis Technopark, one of the most prestigious startup prizes in Switzerland, sponsored by Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB).

Walder Wyss AG acted as lead counsel. The team has been led by Urs P. Gnos (Partner, Corporate/M&A) and further included Alice Vorburger (Associate, Corporate/M&A), Janine Corti (Counsel, Tax) und Yves Hürlimann (Trainee, Corporate/M&A).