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9/22/2026

INNdustry Tour Bus : rejoignez-nous !

​Le programme INNdustry, porté par Innovaud, connecte les PME industrielles et les sous-traitants vaudois aux bons partenaires, aux bonnes aides et aux bonnes opportunités.

​Du 28 septembre au 9 octobre 2026, nous sillonnons le canton de Vaud pour aller directement à la rencontre des PME industrielles et des sous-traitants, avec l'aide des organismes de promotion économique régionale (Vidéo promotionnelle).

9/22/2026

Two Vaud-based startups on the podium

Huge congratulations to Corintis, taking the #1 spot, and PAVE Space, ranking #3 in the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award. And the Canton of Vaud is strongly represented throughout the ranking, with 23 companies making the TOP 100. More reasons to celebrate: Dexterous Endoscopes was named Newcomer of the Year 2026, while Kandou AI closed the largest financing round.

7/14/2026

The canton of Vaud leads the way at the halfway point of the year

CHF 1.25 billion has been invested in Swiss start-ups, including CHF 336.62 million in the canton of Vaud, putting the region in first place ahead of Zurich. This is an excellent result, driven mainly by the IT hardware sector.

6/17/2026

Greater Lausanne Region Ranks #10 Emerging Ecosystem Globally with Top 10 Europe in Performance

The Global Startup Ecosystem Report by Startup Genome analyzes data from over 5.5 million companies across 350+ entrepreneurial innovation ecosystems. This year's GSER2026 puts a spotlight on the Greater Lausanne Region.

6/16/2026

Why Europe Needs Its Own Cloud Infrastructure: Exoscale CEO Mathias Nöbauer

Discover our last collaboration with the podcast Swisspreneur. ⁠Mathias Nöbauer⁠ is the CEO of ⁠Exoscale⁠, a European sovereign cloud provider helping organizations run applications and infrastructure under European jurisdiction. With more than 25 years of experience across software development, today, he is focused on building a European alternative to the dominant US cloud providers while helping organizations navigate an increasingly complex technology landscape.

6/16/2026

Lausanne ranked #5 Density Leader in Europe!

In Dealroom.co's latest Tech Ecosystem Index, Lausanne is ranked #5 European Density Leader and #11 worldwide. Density Leaders are defined as ecosystems that outperform their size (in terms of VC, enterprise value, founders, and unicorns normalised per capita).

5/21/2026

Innovaud élit Michele Mossi à sa présidence et revient sur une année 2025 dynamique

Innovaud a tenu son Assemblée générale le 20 mai 2026 au Millennium, à Crissier. Un moment important dans la vie de l’association, marqué par l’élection de Michele Mossi à la présidence, en présence de Madame la Conseillère d’État Isabelle Moret.

4/24/2026

Biotools: the new paradigm in the life sciences

In this episode of the Swisspreneur podcast, François Capel, innovation advisor at Innovaud, and Loïc Roch, co-founder and CTO of the scale-up Atinary, discuss a new category within the life sciences sector: Biotools. It is a new business model that has caught Innovaud’s attention since the start of the year.

4/2/2026

A Record Start for Startup Funding in Vaud in 2026

Startup funding in the canton de Vaud has kicked off 2026 with remarkable momentum. In the first quarter alone, startups in the canton raised roughly CHF 430 million, combining both venture capital investments and grants or public support instruments.