Start-ups
The economiclocation Winterthur is a strong innovation center for start-ups and companiesthanks to important players in the region. The largest start-up event in Switzerland Startup Nights takes place in Winterthur, organized by the Entrepreneur Club Winterthur. The start-up magazine Founded also comes from Winterthur.
The Technopark Winterthur AG offers a stimulating environment for innovative minds and at the same time impresses with a diverse space in a central location and under a renowned name. Technopark tenants benefit from a wide range of support services, such as the Runway Incubator for young ideas and projects - in collaboration with the ZHAW and the ZKB. There is also the ASCENT Startup Acceleratorfor ambitious start-ups and a livelyninvestor networkfor ambitious start-ups that want to grow.
Financing & contact points
- Venture Kick: funding programs for start-ups
- Winti Ventures: Connecting startups with investors in Winterthur. Promoting innovation
- Pecuniam; Winterthur "Business Angels Club"
- Win Invest: Association of investors who meet regularly and make investments in startups and other companies
- Start-up and scale-up financing from Zürcher Kantonalbank: financing partner for all start-up life phases
- Go! Microcredit: Microcredits up to CHF 40,000
Important contact points and offers for start-ups can be found here:
- easygov: The online counter for companies
- Innosuisse: Swiss Agency for Innovation Promotion
- RUNWAY Start-up Incubator: Funding program of the ZHAW School of Management and Law
- Entrepreneurclub Winterthur: inspiration, implementation and scaling
- Startup City Winterthur: Overview of the Winterthur startup ecosystem
- genisuisse Zurich-Eastern Switzerland: Free coaching offer for innovative start-ups
- Startzentrum Zürich: Free initial consultation and access to a digital guide to starting a business
- Institute for Young Entrepreneurs (IFJ): Advice and support programs
- gründen.ch: Online information on founding a company
- Start-up Campus: Association of all universities, colleges and technoparks in the Zurich-Eastern Switzerland region
- Launch Control: Winterthur Incubator & Accelerator, which is aimed at start-ups and innovative ideas in the early stages
Co-working opportunities
These providers offer attractive co-working spaces:
- Co-working studio Vogelsang: Studio and shared office
- Coworkingwinterthur: shared office space in the Salzhaus
- Coworking Rothaus
- Gustello: Seminar and office premises on Zürcherstrasse in Winterthur
- Home of Innovation: The home for start-ups, innovative SMEs and coworking in Winterthur, Töss and Effretikon
- iNQBATE.CO - coworking space | Winterthur: Central location on Steinberggasse
- Machwerk Winterthur: project space, workshop, studio
- Office LAB: In the historic post office building opposite Winterthur main station
- Regus Archhöfe: Modern office space in a central business district
- Winti Office: Workplace in the old town
- Workeria: The coworking space at Technopark Winterthur
- Work-Lab: Coworking space for workshops at Museum Schaffen
- WorkLifeResidence: Co-working spaces and seminar rooms in the heart of Winterthur