The EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute for Technology) is one of the best engineering school in the world. In the last 10 years, I’ve been seing the massive change happening on the entrepreneurial/startup ecosystem there. The EPFL Innovation Park (initially known as the Parc Scientifique, rebranded back in 2010 or so) has expanded massively, from 3 buildings to 10… The entrepreneurial and events activity has also increased massively. For me, EPFL Innovation Park is the uncontested heart of the tech startup scene in Western Switzerland (even if there are plenty other technology parks doing a great job). In 2013, EPFL Innovation Park opened a coworking space for early stage startups: La Forge. Access to it is selective and you need to apply to get in. However, you get a regular coaching by experienced entrepreneurs and coaches, from EPFL Innovation Park and venturelab. La Forge starts to have a good track record with alumni startups like Flyability or Monito. I also had the chance to be hosted at La Forge as one of the first member (alongside with PrYv), with my own company, Coteries. That was a great opportunity to develop long-lasting relations with our fellow entrepreneurs, and getting to know other newcomers! Twice a year, La Forge is organizing a Demo Day, where you can attend pitching sessions as well as getting demos from the entrepreneur directly within their workspace. Last Thursday, I went to La Forge to meet the new startups and what kind of products they are cooking us ;-)! Here they are (in alphabetical order):
Starting up @La Forge – Discover the Startups!
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