Tipps and Links

Here you will find helpful tips and links for the path to your own start-up.

Business model

Events and Networking

Start-up platforms

  • Startups.ch
    Advice regarding founding, legal issues, taxes, business plan, accounting, free start-up course, blog with helpful tips and much more.
  • Swisscom StartUp
    A Swisscom service site for start-ups and founders.
  • IFJ Start-up Support
    The leading contact point in the Swiss start-up scene. 
  • EasyGov
    Free Internet portal of the government for founders.
  • startupticker.ch
    Comprehensive news and insights from the Swiss start-up scene.
  • Sandborn
    Consulting, investment and comprehensive operational support for start-ups.
  • Foundera
    Start-up platform for your way into self-employment.
  • UNS Unternehmensschmiede
    Infrastructure, workplace and know-how in the field of marketing, IT/EDP, human resources & finance.

Funding

  • Overview of the form of financing
    What forms of financing are there for start-ups? What advantages and disadvantages do they offer? Which is best suited for your start-up - Family, Friends&Fools / Business Angels / Venture Capital / Foundations / Crowdfunding?
  • First Ventures
    An offer of the Gebert Rüf Foundation, which is aimed at students (BA and MA) and supports them with up to 150'000 CHF.
  • Young Enterpreneurs Awards
    Pitching to make your startup take off? Here you will find an overview of all young entrepreneur awards.
  • Venture Kick
    Generate start-up capital of up to CHF 130,000 and make important contacts in the process.
  • Overview Awards/Competitions on startupticker.ch
  • Crowdfunding
    The most important crowdfunding platforms at a glance
  • Business Angels
    List of Swiss Business Angels
  • Bridge
    The program of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and Innosuisse for innovative researchers.
  • Gebert Rüf Foundation
    For scientific projects 
  • Hasler Foundation
    Financial support for projects in the field of teaching, research and innovation.
  • Leva
    With Leva, you can raise capital for your startup faster and easier by managing your funding round and investors online.
  • Wartmann Futura
    Access to "smaller" investments in the seed phase.
  • Schwyzer Kantonalbank
    Initial financing for start-ups.

Legal / Founding

funding programs

There are various funding programs in Switzerland that support start-ups with money and, in some cases, coaching. You can find more information on our page «Förderprogramme».

IT-Services / Tools

Infrastructure

You can find more information on our page «Infrastructure».

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