Funding program

Innosuisse

The Swiss innovation agency funds science-based innovation projects run jointly by a company and a research institution — plus its Start-up Innovation Projects (SIP) and coaching — the backbone of Swiss deep tech.

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Funding

Up to ~CHF 1M+ per project · plus start-up coaching

Maturity

TRL 3–7 · applied R&D with an academic partner

Deadlines

Rolling — continuous submission

Best for

Hardware, robotics, medtech, advanced materials, cleantech and AI teams with a Swiss research partner.

Issuing agency

Innosuisse — Swiss Innovation Agency

What wins Innosuisse

Your free readiness check is benchmarked against exactly these.

Clear, credible innovation vs. the state of the art
A strong implementation partner and realistic work plan
Demonstrated market potential and a path to revenue
Right-sized budget with defensible milestones

Mission control

Meet the coaches

We ship grants. We support you on your path to ACCEPT — the only outcome that counts.

Cynthia Jurytko

EIC & Innosuisse Jury Member

Senior Advisor, DeepTech Scale-ups

“Swiss startups lose millions in missed grants every year. We fix that.”

Dr. Klaus Fuchs

Managing Director, Rockstar Recruiting

former Director for Industry Collaboration, ETH AI Center

“Stop guessing what evaluators want. We show you — then help you win.”

Backed by a wider team of advisors and a European network of consortium partners — so we can also broker the right co-applicants for your collaborative proposal.

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Other launch targets

SPRIND Next Frontier Robotics

Up to €7.2M per team for European robotics — non-dilutive, no equity, no co-financing.

EIC Accelerator

EU deep tech — grant + equity, up to €17.5M.

Horizon Europe

Europe-wide collaborative R&D for major industries.

Eurostars

SME-led collaborative R&D across borders.

Germany’s agency for disruptive “leap” innovation.

Ready to aim for Innosuisse?

Free readiness check in 30 seconds — then coaching that takes you to funded.

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