Due to its proximity to the University of St.Gallen (HSG) and the OST - Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences, the city of St.Gallen offers ideal conditions for founding a start-up. The distances are short and networks such as Startfeld support founders right from the first steps towards setting up a company.
The Startup World in St.Gallen - START Summit
The START Summit has been taking place in St.Gallen for years and has developed into one of the most important conferences for start-ups and entrepreneurs in Europe. This year, the event set a new attendance record: Over 6,000 people attended the conference at the Olma Messen.
HSG START Accelerator for start-ups
The HSG START Accelerator is an international program that provides professional support for start-ups in the early growth phase. The Accelerator thus ties in with existing initiatives and support offers such as the Entrepreneurship Funnel at the University of St.Gallen, the start-up support process in the Switzerland Innovation Park East (SIP East) and the rapidly growing activities of the START Global association with Hack and Summit.
Together into independence
Do you have an innovative idea, would you like to clarify questions about founding and starting a company with experts or are you looking for legal support in matters such as trademark protection? The Institut für Jungunternehmen (IFJ) is the central point of contact for start-ups and supports you before, during and after your company foundation. With comprehensive services such as free courses, advice, on-site events and a network of experts, it will accompany your company on its path to success.
Starting field: contacts, knowledge and money
With its Startfeld start-up promotion program, Switzerland Innovation Park East supports ambitious founders in all phases of innovation - provided they are open to new ideas and want to drive innovation forward. Startfeld is officially one of "Europe's Leading Start-Up Hubs 2024" and is even ranked 3rd in Switzerland.
SIP East connects great minds
The Switzerland Innovation Park East (SIP East) strengthens the innovative power of the region of Eastern Switzerland in order to create a sustainable foundation for the competitiveness of Switzerland as a center of research and industry. A unique offering of knowledge, interaction, networking and hospitality for companies and research partners is being established in the innovation center.
