World-class start-ups, Swiss-made
Nowhere in the world are the conditions for innovation as favorable as in Switzerland.
Between 2012 and 2023, Switzerland has been continuously ranked number one among the 132 countries compared in the Global Innovation Index. In 2023, over 2.5 billion Swiss francs were invested in start-ups. The Pionierpreis, with CHF 100,000 in prize money, symbolizes this commitment to innovation that goes back to 2001.