Innosuisse – Start-up innovation projects
Innosuisse – Innovationsprojekte für Start-ups
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
Innosuisse covers up to 70% of direct project costs; the start-up must contribute at least 30% itself. No maximum funding amount or ceiling is stated on the page, so none is recorded here.
You must co-fund 30%.
Innosuisse – Swiss Innovation Agency
public · national
Deadline: rolling — 'Projects can be submitted on an ongoing basis. There are no tenders.' Applications must be submitted at least eight weeks before an Innovation Council meeting date to be considered at that meeting.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Moderate — a form and supporting documents.
You fund 30% yourself.
Who can apply
- Under 5 years old
- Up to 50 employees
- small enterprises
- Sectors: deeptech, health, ai, climate, any
- Stage: pre_seed, seed, series_a
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Start-up must be 'based in Switzerland (i.e. the company's headquarters is in Switzerland) and is registered in the Swiss registry of commerce', 'has not been established for more than 5 years at the time of submission (up to 10 years in exceptional cases)' and have 'less than 50 FTE'. Research partners receive no direct funding in this instrument.
How to apply
- Confirm eligibility: Swiss-headquartered company registered in the Swiss registry of commerce, established no more than 5 years ago (up to 10 in exceptional cases), fewer than 50 FTE. — link
- Prepare a science-based innovation project preparing first-time market entry, with the eligible cost plan.
- Submit via the Innosuisse application platform at least eight weeks before an Innovation Council meeting. — link
What you will need
- Innovation project application form
- Cost plan following the 'Eligible material costs Start-up innovation projects' rules
- Commercial register extract evidencing Swiss registration and company age
Source. https://www.innosuisse.admin.ch/en/start-up-innovation-projects — checked 2026-08-14
"has not been established for more than 5 years at the time of submission (up to 10 years in exceptional cases) ... less than 50 FTE ... Projects can be submitted on an ongoing basis. There are no tenders."