Switzerland

  • The Zurich (Swiss) Startup Paradox

    .

    Sébastien Flury

    here). Switzerland is even one of the most innovative countries in the world (mostly due to all patents submitted by pharmaceutical giants). But who speaks about Switzerland as a Startup Hub when thinking about digital? Nobody… at least on an international level. Even though the local startup scene is very lively and spread across the…

  • Happy Easter Fintech Egg Hunt!

    .

    Sébastien Flury

  • Why Switzerland needs the Swiss Investment Fund

    .

    Sébastien Flury

    Daniel Poffet, now graduated (congrats, btw!), did a great research in explaining what the European Investment Fund (EIF) is. Basically, the EIF is a public-private partnership founded in 1994 aiming to allow a better access to (venture) capital. It is mainly owned by the European Investment Bank and by the European Union. The activity of…

  • Win a startup trip to Tel Aviv

    .

    Sébastien Flury

    Startup Manifesto to transform Switzerland into a real Startup Nation, initated by the association Le Réseau. It is still a long way to go to have a mature startup ecosystem in Switzerland (talking about web and mobile companies, not life sciences). The advantage is that Swiss startups know from day 1 that they need to…

  • Apply to Fintech Fusion: #1 Swiss fintech acceleration program!

    .

    Sébastien Flury

    Banks Mountains Watches Chocolate Less known for the quality of its startups, even if Switzerland is one of the most innovative country according to the Global Innovation Index (it’s probably not the right metric, but that’s another debate). And even less for fintech. Right now. Fintech is getting very hype everywhere and we feel it…

  • Discover the Swiss Startup National Team 2015

    .

    Sébastien Flury

  • The Waking Up of FinTech in Switzerland

    .

    Sébastien Flury

    advantage is definitely over. And that they are now forced to innovate, if they want to continue to compete with financial hotspots like New York, London or Singapore. To demonstrate the economic importance of the Swiss financial center in the country, here are 3 key numbers (source: SwissBanking): 105’000+ jobs 6’136 billions in assets under…

  • The new startupolic.com – learnings, events, etc.

    .

    Sébastien Flury

  • Biel/Bienne is back on the Swiss startup map!

    .

    Sébastien Flury

    Swiss Tech Association, which has the goal to foster entrepreneurship and networking across Switzerland. The first initiative of the association was to launch an event serie named Swiss Tech Talk. After successfully testing the concept in Fribourg,  the association is extending across (Western by now) Switzerland, with Biel/Bienne, Neuchâtel, Geneva and Sion. Each of this city…

  • Swiss startup quotes – enter the game!

    .

    Sébastien Flury

    best entrepreneurial quotes of the year coming from Switzerland. If you’re older than 18, living in Switzerland, you can submit up to 3 quotes about entrepreneurship (in English, of course!) and from a Swiss based entrepreneur. There’s even a something to win: a voucher of CHF 250.- valid in one of 7 startups gone through…