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Loans

Foundation for Innovation and Technology (FIT) – FIT Tech

Fondation pour l'Innovation Technologique (FIT) – FIT Tech

Status

Status not published

Rolling submission through the FIT website; verify the current instrument-specific deadlines with FIT.

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Amount

Not published

Grants and loans for high-tech start-ups. In 2025 FIT supported 61 projects with a combined CHF 5.475 million in loans and grants; per-instrument ceilings are published in the individual instrument guidelines.

Funder

Fondation pour l'Innovation Technologique (FIT), Lausanne

ppp · regional

Deadline: rolling — Rolling submission through the FIT website; verify the current instrument-specific deadlines with FIT.

Your odds

Not published

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.

Effort

major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

micro enterprises
Sectors: deeptech
Stage: idea, pre_seed, seed
R&D activity required
Locally registered entity required

Early-stage start-ups in Vaud and Western Switzerland. Notable alumni include Sophia Genetics and ecoRobotix.

How to apply

Select the matching FIT instrument (FIT Tech, FIT Digital or FIT Impact). — link
Submit the application online. — link
Evaluation by the FIT committee.

What you will need

Business plan
Pitch deck
Financial plan

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.fondation-fit.ch/en/ — checked 2026-08-14

"provides grants and loans to support positive innovation"