Publications

One of Switzerland's finest places for deep tech startups to innovate and grow, Vaud just entered the Startup Genome's global startup ecosystem report (under the name "Greater Lausanne Region").

Study: The Vaud miracle (French version)

Study: The Vaud miracle (English version)

Annual report 2021

The Swiss startup ecosystem in numbers

TOP 100 Startup magazine 2022 (French)

TOP 100 Startup magazine 2022 (English)

Swiss Drone Industry Report (DIAS) 2021

Annual report 2020

Innovaud - Annual report 2019

Handbook for investors

DEV - Annual report 2019

2018 Annual Report (in French)

DEV - Annual report 2018

2017 Annual Report (in French)

DEV - Annual report 2017

2016 Annual Report (in French)

2015 Annual Report (in French)

2014 Annual Report (in French)

2013 Annual Report (in French)

Home of innovations

Financial incentives

Support organisations

"Vaud innove", an ecosystem with many faces

News

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.