Startups & founding in Winterthur
Whether it's your first idea or your next growth step - you'll find the ideal conditions for your project in Startup City Winterthur.
Winterthur offers founders much more than just infrastructure: a highly networked startup ecosystem! Whether Startup Nights, Technopark or Runway Incubator - this is where know-how, space and a committed community come together.
Our Startup Journey shows you which steps will take you further - clearly, concisely and with the right contacts. Curious about who else is active in Winterthur? The dealroom gives you a data-based overview.
1. is my idea good enough?
Find out whether your idea is suitable for founding a company - with experts, feedback rounds and initial funding offers:
Not from Winterthur, but still valuable:
2. where can I find co-founders?
Alone is hard - find your co-founders for the start-up.
Networking Events & Startup Community by:
3. how do I found a company?
From an idea to a GmbH or AG - we'll show you how:
4. where do I work?
Winterthur offers spaces for ideas - from laboratories to pop-up stores:
5 Who is investing in me?
Money for good ideas - discover funding opportunities and contacts.
- Winti Ventures
- WinInvest
- ahead microloan
- Dealroom Investor search
- Pecuniam
- Innosuisse
- Zurich Cantonal Bank
- Startup Nights
Are you looking for smaller amounts or do you want to combine fundraising with community building? Then crowdfunding could be the right thing for you.
Here you can find the most important platforms
- OOMNIUM
- CONDA.ch - Crowdinvesting in Switzerland - Homepage - Conda Switzerland
- Crowdfunding: For Switzerland and worldwide - Crowdify
- wemakeit - Crowdfunding for creative projects
- GoFundMe | The top platform for crowdfunding and fundraising campaigns
6 How do I grow properly?
Time for growth - win new customers, consolidate your structures and grow beyond the region.
Dealroom
The Dealroom of the Entrepreneur Club Winterthur gives you an insight into the startup ecosystem in Winterthur: Who is active here? Who invests? What trends are developing? Discover now and data-based network.
