Haelixa receives financing of 2 million euro

(CONNECT) Haelixa has new capital of 2 million euros to invest in international expansion and targeted team growth. Founded in 2016 as a spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, the company reported that these funds from the pre-series A financing will also flow into expanded offerings and closer collaboration with textile brands and supply-chain partners.

The financing round was led by two existing investors, the venture capital firm Verve Capital Partners from Zug and the Zürcher Kantonalbank. The Luxembourg-based fund focusing on the promotion of B2B tech startups 212 NexT also participated.

Haelixa has also received catalytic capital of 230,000 US dollars from the Philanthropy Asia Alliance, which is committed to sustainable and inclusive growth in Asia through its global mentorship program The Amplifier. As part of this, Haelixa has been one of four scale-ups selected for the Innovation and Circularity in the Textile Value Chain track since December 2025. The Amplifier is supported by Shein, the online retailer for fast fashion made in China.

Haelixa has developed DNA-based technology that provides physical proof of the origin and authenticity of textiles and other products. This helps brands protect compliance, brand value and consumer trust in the face of rising regulatory scrutiny, greater risks around fraud, undeclared blending and counterfeiting increase. It is already used across textiles, precious metals and gemstones, and is compliant with the criteria of the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) and OEKO-TEX.

“This investment enables us to scale globally as expectations for traceability continue to rise,” says Haelixa's CEO Patrick Strumpf. “It also allows us to expand into anti-counterfeiting, adding a strong new layer of value for luxury brands.” ce/mm