Transcript Start-up statistics in Switzerland - APEL
A spring board for your technology enterprises
Jean-Philippe Lallement Lan Zuo Gillet
Jump Start Your Business
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Start-up statistics in Switzerland
• • • • • Most survive > 80% after 10 years Few grow rapidly: average 7 staff after 5 years Reliance on public funding – for research projects All good projects get funded – but speed is the issue Not enough (big) exits
Myth & reality
Tech entrepreneurship in CH
Pro’s
• World leader in research and innovation Applied research culture Foreign professors and students • 20+ years of experience in start-up creation and support • About 200 new high-tech start-ups every year
Con’s
• Risk-averse culture • Low unemployment • Small domestic market, complex EU market • (still) Insufficient critical mass of serial, successful entrepreneurs & experienced investors
Safe landing at EIP
• Co-working space • Garage • Office and labs • Corporate units Flexible office solutions Sector specific coaching
Financing
Acceleration programs • Prix Vittoz • Venture Leaders • Sales Angels Start-up booster Fast track Training • ICT • Medtech • Nano /Micro technology • Material • Workshops • Project based training (CTI E’ship) • By Seasoned entrepreneurs
Valeur ajoutée Community building & Networking La Forge Focused workshops Training Le Garage Board Members Academy Sales Angels & Funding Coaching & Mentoring Flexible offices & Labs M & A support Internationa l Corporate relations Corporate Stade d’avancement
Tailor made office solutions Co-working space Corporate R&D units The Garage Flexible offices and labs
CTI Entrepreneurship Training
Students Inspired Students Business Ideas Business Concept Project owners Business Creation Start-up founders Business Develop.
Feel the start up groove 1 afternoon Develop Business Idea 10 evenings Convince future investors 5 days Learn to seize markets 5 days By seasoned entrepreneurs
CTI Start-up
Coaching Hands-on, sector specific support by Coaches with start-up experience Mentors with deep industrial knowledge Having international profile >120 projects coached
Profile of EPFL projects that we support
• • • • • • • 1 to 3 co-founders, PHD students or graduates; some Professor involvement Patented / patentable technology Initial prototype Unvalidated business concept Initial funding sought or obtained : Venturekick 1 or Innogrant One or a couple of partnerships discussions – sometimes originating from academic work with commercial partners
Acceleration Programs Sales Angels
Seasoned sales executives as Sales Angels
• • • • Improve sales skills of start-up founders Generate first sales Define commercial strategy and staffing plans Raise earmarked capital to finance sales plan • • • Up to 10 start-ups / year Max 50’000 CHF per start-up 50% cost paid by the start-up
EPFL
Innovation Park
Acceleration Program -
Venture Leaders
10 day organized study trip in the USA and in China
• • • • • Presentation to local experts and investors per industry sector Advanced entrepreneurship training in business development, IP, corporate affairs etc.
"Execution workshops" focusing on developing your company Group feedback sessions Networking events with the high-tech entrepreneurs' scene
Acceleration Program -
Prix Vittoz
Individual business trips to Asia & USA
• • • Access and validate market opportunities Meet potential partners, agents, clients and employees Rapidly build a powerful and effective business network • • Up to 5 start-ups / year Up to 30’000 CHF reimbursement of trip expenses
Financing – the right door at the right time