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4/2/2026

A Record Start for Startup Funding in Vaud in 2026

Startup funding in the canton de Vaud has kicked off 2026 with remarkable momentum. In the first quarter alone, startups in the canton raised roughly CHF 430 million, combining both venture capital investments and grants or public support instruments.

7/14/2026

The canton of Vaud leads the way at the halfway point of the year

CHF 1.25 billion has been invested in Swiss start-ups, including CHF 336.62 million in the canton of Vaud, putting the region in first place ahead of Zurich. This is an excellent result, driven mainly by the IT hardware sector.

6/17/2026

Greater Lausanne Region Ranks #10 Emerging Ecosystem Globally with Top 10 Europe in Performance

The Global Startup Ecosystem Report by Startup Genome analyzes data from over 5.5 million companies across 350+ entrepreneurial innovation ecosystems. This year's GSER2026 puts a spotlight on the Greater Lausanne Region.

6/16/2026

Why Europe Needs Its Own Cloud Infrastructure: Exoscale CEO Mathias Nöbauer

Discover our last collaboration with the podcast Swisspreneur. ⁠Mathias Nöbauer⁠ is the CEO of ⁠Exoscale⁠, a European sovereign cloud provider helping organizations run applications and infrastructure under European jurisdiction. With more than 25 years of experience across software development, today, he is focused on building a European alternative to the dominant US cloud providers while helping organizations navigate an increasingly complex technology landscape.

6/16/2026

Lausanne ranked #5 Density Leader in Europe!

In Dealroom.co's latest Tech Ecosystem Index, Lausanne is ranked #5 European Density Leader and #11 worldwide. Density Leaders are defined as ecosystems that outperform their size (in terms of VC, enterprise value, founders, and unicorns normalised per capita).

5/21/2026

Innovaud élit Michele Mossi à sa présidence et revient sur une année 2025 dynamique

Innovaud a tenu son Assemblée générale le 20 mai 2026 au Millennium, à Crissier. Un moment important dans la vie de l’association, marqué par l’élection de Michele Mossi à la présidence, en présence de Madame la Conseillère d’État Isabelle Moret.

4/24/2026

Biotools: the new paradigm in the life sciences

In this episode of the Swisspreneur podcast, François Capel, innovation advisor at Innovaud, and Loïc Roch, co-founder and CTO of the scale-up Atinary, discuss a new category within the life sciences sector: Biotools. It is a new business model that has caught Innovaud’s attention since the start of the year.

2/11/2026

Scale-Up Vaud marks 10 years and announces the 44 companies newly labelled for 2026

Scale-Up Vaud celebrates its 10th anniversary this year with the announcement of 44 labelled scale-ups, highlighting the depth and consistency of Vaud’s innovation ecosystem and its ability to generate concrete economic impact in Switzerland and internationally.

2/4/2026

CHF 579 million in investments in the canton of Vaud in 2025

The Swiss Venture Capital Report 2025, the reference publication for investment in Swiss start-ups, was published on Tuesday 4 February. The year is positive, both nationally and for the Canton of Vaud. More than CHF 2,948 million was invested in Swiss start-ups, including CHF 579 million in the Canton of Vaud.