🇨🇭 Accelerators, incubators and startup programs in Switzerland

Accelerators, incubators and startup programs in Switzerland

• Innosuisse

  Program · Bern

  Swiss innovation agency with coaching and funding for startups.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• Venture Kick

  Program · Zurich

  Philanthropic programme giving staged pre-seed funding to Swiss university startups.

  Offers: funding

• ETH Zurich Foundation

  Program · Zurich

  Foundation supporting ETH spin-offs with pre-seed and grant funding.

  Offers: funding

• Swiss Startup Factory

  Accelerator · Zurich

  Zurich accelerator-angel with an ETH and UZH alumni pipeline.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• Openfor.co

  Incubator · Virtual, global

  The virtual incubator for individuals, joinable from Switzerland or anywhere.

  Offers: mentoring, community, info

• MassChallenge Switzerland

  Accelerator · Lausanne · Free access

  Zero-equity four-month accelerator; its 1,175 alumni since 2016 have raised more than CHF 2.9B.

  Offers: mentoring, community

• Tenity

  Accelerator · Zurich

  Fintech and insurtech accelerator and investor with 340+ investments.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• Kickstart Innovation

  Accelerator · Zurich · Free access

  Zero-equity open-innovation platform linking startups with corporates, cities and universities.

  Offers: mentoring, community

• FONGIT

  Incubator · Geneva

  Geneva non-profit incubator offering grants up to CHF 50,000 and convertible seed loans up to CHF 100,000.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• Venturelab

  Accelerator · Lausanne

  Long-running Swiss startup training and acceleration programme.

  Offers: mentoring

• EPFL Innovation Park

  Incubator · Lausanne

  Innovation park at EPFL supporting high-tech startups.

  Offers: space, mentoring

• Technopark Zürich

  Incubator · Zurich

  Technology park and AI Startup Center linked to ETH Zurich.

  Offers: space, mentoring

• Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area

  Incubator · Basel

  Innovation park pairing startups with pharma, lab and compute infrastructure.

  Offers: space, mentoring

• BaseLaunch

  Accelerator · Basel

  Biopharma venture builder providing up to $500K to new ventures.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• ETH Pioneer Fellowship

  Program · Zurich

  ETH Zurich fellowship funding researchers to turn innovations into startups.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• ESA Business Incubation Centre Switzerland

  Accelerator · Zurich

  European Space Agency incubator for space-tech startups.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE)

  Program · Zurich

  Agency promoting Swiss exports and helping foreign companies set up in Switzerland.

  Offers: info

• Innovaud

  Program · Lausanne

  Canton of Vaud's innovation agency supporting startups.

  Offers: mentoring, info