Join us for an exclusive gathering in the heart of Europe’s leading innovation hub as we celebrate a major milestone in deep tech investment.

DIC Corporation, a global leader in materials science, and Emerald Ventures, a premier Switzerland-based venture capital firm, have partnered to launch a $62 million investment initiative dedicated to the burgeoning field of Physical AI. As part of this initiative, DIC Group has chosen Zurich as the base for its Physical AI activities and established DIC D2S Ventures AG in Switzerland, a strong signal of the city’s growing importance as a global center for deep tech, robotics, and industrial AI.

We are bringing together the brightest minds in the ecosystem, top Swiss start-ups, leading European VCs and CVCs, for an evening of networking, visionary keynotes, and collaborative ecosystem building.

 

About the Investment focus: The Physical AI Revolution

The next phase of innovation is moving beyond the screen. Physical AI bridges the digital and physical worlds, utilizing advanced sensors, wearables, soft robotics, and automation to perceive, understand, and interact with human environments.

By combining DIC's long-standing materials science technologies and "Direct to Society" approach with Emerald's deep domain expertise and global network, this fund will empower pioneering startups that are enhancing human capability and creating human-centered, practical solutions.

With Zurich at its core, the investment initiative aims to build and scale the next generation of companies redefining how machines perceive, decide, and act in real-world environments.