Swiss Growth Stage Summit 2026
Join the Swiss Growth Stage Event 2026 for this first-of-its-kind summit that brings global investors directly to the source through curated access to top scale-ups.
Event Overview
Switzerland produces world-class innovation and a strong pipeline of scale-ups ready for global growth. The Swiss Growth Stage Summit 2026 offers curated access to these opportunities, connecting leading investors directly with companies at the scaling stage.
Organized by SICTIC in collaboration with UBS, Canton de Vaud, Deeptech Nation Switzerland, FIT, and Innovaud, the summit offers a unique platform for high-quality deal flow, impactful connections, and long-term collaboration.
Optional side events include individually curated tours and pre-organized one-to-one meetings (due diligence sessions), as well as an invite-only networking dinner and wine tasting in the Lavaux vineyards, creating additional opportunities for deeper engagement in an informal setting.
Event Schedule
15.09.2026 6:00pm – 8:30pm Welcome Evening
VIP Investor & Partner Dinner (Invitation Only)
- An exclusive dinner for General Partners, Limited Partners, selected investors, and strategic partners to connect in a private setting ahead of the Swiss Growth Stage Summit. Hosted by the Canton de Vaud, FIT, and Innovaud.
16.09.2026 9:00am – 11:00am Pre-Main-Event Breakfast
(Separate registration will be required at a later stage)
- Start the day by visiting one of Switzerland’s most promising scale-ups and its founders. Hosted by the Canton de Vaud, FIT, and Innovaud.
16.09.2026 11:30am – 5:00pm Main Event & Swiss Scale-Up Pitches
The main event brings together leading international investors, family offices, founders, and ecosystem leaders to explore Switzerland’s most promising growth-stage investment opportunities.
Highlights include:
- Welcome remarks from the organizing partners
- Presentation of the Swiss Scale-up Report by Swisscom Ventures and Deeptech Nation Switzerland
- Keynotes from leading entrepreneurs and investors, including Sami Arpa (CEO of Largo), Dominique Mégret (CEO of Ecorobotix), Frederic Wohlwend (Managing Partner at Forestay VC), Andy Yen (CEO of Proton), and other distinguished speakers
- Panel discussions featuring international venture capital investors
- Curated pitches from selected Swiss scale-ups
16.09.2026 7:00pm – 10:00pm Networking Apéro
(Separate registration will be required at a later stage)
- Join us for an exclusive networking apéro. Hosted by the Canton de Vaud, FIT, and Innovaud, this unique evening offers an opportunity to continue discussions and build meaningful connections with fellow investors, founders, and ecosystem leaders in an exceptional setting.
17.09.2026 10:00am – 4:00pm Optional Site Visits & 1:1 Meetings
- Explore selected innovation hubs, leading companies, and scale-ups from the Canton de Vaud ecosystem, or take part in tailored one-to-one meetings. Organized by Innovaud.
What to Expect
- Curated pitches from Switzerland’s top scale-ups (Series A/B)
- High-level panels and discussions with global investors and ecosystem leaders
- Pre-arranged 1:1 meetings and targeted matchmaking sessions
- Exclusive networking with VCs, family offices, and institutional investors
Who should attend
- Primary targets include international VC funds, Corporate Venture Capital units, growth-oriented family offices, banks, and pension funds, with selective participation from angel syndicates and public co-investment vehicles to enhance deal flow.
- Startup maturity and funding needs are matched with appropriate investor profiles, ensuring alignment between ARR levels, growth stage, and typical ticket sizes.
Why Attend?
- Investors: Discover high-potential Swiss startups and meet founders directly.
- Startups: Pitch your scale-up story to a global audience and connect with leading investors.
Selected Swiss Scale-up Verticals
- Aerial Space
- Cleantech
- Health Tech • Future of Health
- IT • Tech • Future of Computing
- SaaS
Selected Scale-ups to Pitch
Sensoryx AG
IT / Tech / future of Computing
Sensoryx licenses and develops motion tracking infrastructure for the spatial computing industry.
DPhi Space
Aerial Space
DPhi Space builds the intelligence infrastructure for a spacefaring civilisation.
Voltiris
Cleantech
Unlock the hidden source of power in your greenhouse with Voltiris: the world’s first solar modules compatible with greenhouse crops.
ASPIVIX
Healthtech / future of health
Meet the next-generation, suction-based cervical device, clinically proven to reduce pain and bleeding during transcervical procedures without compromising on performance.
Menhir Photonics
Photonics
Through innovative design and technology, we have developed femtosecond laser systems reaching a repetition rate from 100 MHz up to 10 GHz with unprecedented reliability and noise-performances.
Selected Scale-ups for 1:1 Meetings
Enlightra
IT / Tech / future of Computing
Fast and energy-efficient data transfer is a must for modern data centers and AI clusters. Enlightra uses state-of-the-art photonics to build scalable, extreme-bandwidth and low-power optical interconnects for the future of computing and communications.
HYDROMEA
Cleantech
Hydromea technologies democratise access to submerged infrastructure, providing scalable and affordable asset integrity data acquisition solutions.
Metafuels
Aerial Space
When it comes to new and affordable sustainable aviation fuel solutions, we are Making it Happen.
Swisspod Technologies
Aerial Space
Our mission is to ensure high-speed transportation is sustainable and efficient using fully-electric Hyperloop pods, a breakthrough technology that allows for the scalable and fast travel between distant cities.
BRUSA
Cleantech
BRUSA Elektronik AG is focused on the next generation of inductive charging systems for automotive applications.
Smeetz
Event Software / IT
One platform for ticketing, payments, dynamic pricing, marketing, and analytics. Built from the ground up for the AI era, not retrofitted onto a ticketing engine.
CCRAFT
Photonics
CCRAFT is a Swiss-based photonic chip foundry committed to advancing high-performance thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) technology for scalable, high-volume manufacturing.
Flybotix
Aerial Space
Redefining Industrial Inspection with Collision-Tolerant Drones Flybotix is a pioneering Swiss startup specializing in the development of collision-tolerant drones for industrial inspection applications.
Speakers
Silvan Krähenbühl
Moderator
Silvan Krähenbühl is a Swiss entrepreneur and podcast host. He’s been building companies since high school, with two successful exits (Gymhopper and piplanning.io) and is currently building his third company, DELOS Analytica. Through Swisspreneur, he interviews Switzerland’s most iconic entrepreneurs, invests in promising startups, and moderates high-profile events.
Bolko Hohaus
Panel Moderator
Bolko Hohaus, SICTIC Vice President Romandy, holds a Ph.D. in economics as well as a master in statistics and computer science from LMU München. He is founder of HCP, a company focussed on fintech innovation, and is active as business angel, startup coach and serving as a board member in an early stage start-up.
Sami Arpa
CEO of Largo, Panelist
Sami Arpa, CEO & Co-founder of Largo.ai, combining cutting-edge AI with the creative industries to transform how films and entertainment are developed and financed.
Frédéric Wohlwend
Managing Partner at Forestay VC, Panelist
Fred is the Founder and Managing Partner of Forestay Capital, a leading European enterprise AI venture capital fund with an expanding presence in Israel and the U.S. East Coast. Forestay partners with early revenue-generating technology companies, helping them accelerate growth across Enterprise AI,
Data Infrastructure, Industry Software, and Cybersecurity.
Andy Yen
CEO of Proton, Fireside Chat Speaker
Andy is the founder and CEO of Proton, a Swiss startup known for services like Proton Mail, Proton VPN, Proton Workspace, and Lumo AI which are used by over 100 million people looking for more private and secure digital solutions. Proton is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and employs over 700 people. Andy is a physicist and economist by training who previously worked at CERN and studied at Harvard and Caltech.
Jean-Philippe Fricker
Founder of Cerebras, Keynote Speaker
Jean-Philippe (J.P.) is Chief System Architect at Cerebras Systems. Before co-founding Cerebras, J.P. was Senior Hardware Architect at rack-scale flash array startup DSSD (acquired by EMC). Prior to DSSD, J.P. was Lead System Architect at SeaMicro where he designed three generations of fabric-based computer systems.
Antoine Trannoy
Managing Partner at Jolt Capital, Keynote Speaker
Antoine is one of the Managing Partners of Jolt Capital. Prior to joining, he was most recently the Managing Director for Hoist Group France. Before this, Antoine had been serving as CTO & Director for Locatel whereupon it ultimately merged with Hoist in 2014. Antoine has also had various other top executive roles including VP Operations for Completel (acquired by Altice), CIO for AVIP/Dresdner Group (acquired by Allianz), CTO for Mentum (acquired by InfoVista), and CTO for Fileas (acquired by Telespazio).
Dominique Mégret
Dominique Mégret
CEO of Ecorobotix, Keynote Speaker
Dominique Mégret is CEO of Ecorobotix and one of Switzerland’s most experienced deeptech investors and technology leaders. Formerly Managing Partner of Swisscom Ventures and author of Deeptech Nation, he has played a key role in shaping the Swiss venture ecosystem. At the summit, he will share the Ecorobotix scale-up journey and discuss the opportunities and challenges of financing high-growth technology companies in Switzerland and across Europe.
