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Tech events for founders in Switzerland

Rooms where founders, investors and executives meet: startup nights, pitch events, venture summits and leadership forums. 64 upcoming across 10 cities, 63 in November 2026.

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TodayTue 03 Nov08:30·📍 Zurich · Bernapark 1, 3066 Stett…

Digital Impact Summit 2026

by Digital Impact Network

Welche technologischen und gesellschaftlichen Megatrends prägen unsere Zukunft? Und wie können Unternehmen und Organisationen diese Entwicklungen frühzeitig erkennen, richtig einordnen und in konkrete Strategien übersetzen? Der **Digital Impact Summit 2026** bringt Entscheidungsträger\*innen, Führungskräfte und Innovator\*innen aus Wirtschaft, Verwaltung und Forschung zusammen, um die entscheidend

SummitAI / MLSecurity
~600 expected
TodayTue 03 Nov17:45·📍 Zurich

Tufa Talks episode 5 - Dominique Paul (Dream Machines)

by Matteo Saponati

Curated and hosted by Matteo Saponati in collaboration with Tufa Labs, an independent research group working on fundamental AI research. Join us! Our goal is to share the latest ML research and foster open discussion and collaboration among ML researchers in Zürich. Speaker: Dominique Paul (Dream Machines) https://www.thisiscrispin.com/ https://dream-machines.eu/ Dominique Paul is an entrepreneur

EventAI / MLRoboticsSecurityBiotechStartups / VentureProduct / Design
~60 expected
TomorrowWed 04 Nov14:00·📍 Zurich

Visa Innovation Program Europe – Nordics & Baltics | Oslo Kickoff

by Tenity

NCE Finance Innovation, Tenity and Visa invite you to the kickoff of the next Visa Innovation Program Europe – Nordics & Baltics edition. Join us to meet the selected fintech cohort, connect with Visa and industry partners, and explore what’s next in finance and payments. What to expect Meet the fintechs selected for the new cohort and discover their solutions. Hear perspectives from Visa, fintech

NetworkingAI / MLHardwareStartups / VentureFintech
~60 expected
TomorrowWed 04 Nov17:30·📍 Zurich · Ship26, Schifflände 26,…

Economics of AI: Capabilities, Trends, Price-Wars (Part 1 of 2)

by Chris from Ship26

In this talk, Oliver will describe how AI is trained, what makes it economically distinctive, and how those characteristics shape competition and value creation. Starting with the big picture and key definitions, the talk explains how AI works, before examining competitive moats, price wars, and emerging trends. It then considers why "doing what’s hard" may be the strongest route to lasting advant

MeetupAI / MLStartups / Venture
~50 expected
TomorrowWed 04 Nov18:00·📍 Wollerau · Allen’s Table at Pyrami…

Vision AI Business Circle

by Allen`s Table at Pyramide

Vision AI Business Circle – Networking Event 2.0 SAVE THE DATE!! Seid am Mittwoch, 4. November 2026, dabei und erlebt einen inspirierenden Abend rund um die Zukunft von KI, Innovation und den Einsatz künstlicher Intelligenz in Unternehmen. Freut euch auf spannende Impulse und eine offene Diskussion mit Expertinnen und Experten aus der Praxis – moderiert von Bernhard Bauhofer, Reputation Management

NetworkingAI / MLStartups / VentureProduct / Design
~50 expected
TomorrowWed 04 Nov18:30·📍 Zurich · Spaces Bleicherweg

Zurich | Claude Code for the Financial Services Industry

by Karl Richard Pilgram

Claude Code in Financial Services At this event, practitioners from the Swiss financial industry show live demos of what they have built with Claude Code and AI. No theory. You see real implementations, how they were built, and what it took to bring them into a regulated environment. You do not need to write code to follow along. The demos show what is possible today, so you can judge what it mean

EventAI / MLDataFintechLegal TechProduct / Design
~60 expected
TomorrowWed 04 Nov18:30·📍 Zurich

pizzatech, 4 Nov Zurich Meetup | Ask Me Anything: Legal Topics for Startups

by pizzatech

Siamo un network di 300+ startup founders, investors e tech executives in Svizzera attivi in diversi settori, principalmente deep tech. Le nostre startup hanno raccolto centinaia di milioni da investitori istituzionali e hanno fatto notizia a livello internazionale. Il nostro obiettivo è promuovere la collaborazione tra founder ambiziosi e costruire ponti tra gli ecosistemi startup svizzero e ital

MeetupHardwareStartups / VentureLegal Tech
~50 expected
TomorrowWed 04 Nov20:00·📍 Zurich

VANE Zurich – The Room Returns

by Kai Bajka

Different session. Same ambition. VANE Zurich — The Room Returns VANE is Switzerland’s network for the people who build and fund companies. Founders, venture capitalists, angels, family-office principals and operators, meeting through training rather than dinners, receptions and panels. The first session brought the founding cohort together. The second builds on it: familiar faces, considered intr

WorkshopDevOps / CloudStartups / VentureProduct / Design
~40 expected
Thu 05 NovFull day·📍 Zurich · Eulachhallen Winterthur

Startup Nights

by Swiss Startup Association

The Startup Nights is the biggest event in Switzerland that brings the whole startup ecosystem to one table. With this event we want to create awareness for startups and their innovations.

EventStartups / Venture
~60 expected
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Thu 05 Nov09:00·📍 Winterthur · Wartstrasse 73, 8400 Wi…

Startup Nights

by Swiss Startup Association

A hands-on, community-focused conference designed to connect innovative startups with established Swiss Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), emphasizing practical workshops, networking, and direct collaboration to accelerate digital projects and foster regional innovation.

ConferenceStartups / Venture
~600 expected
Thu 05 Nov18:00·📍 Zurich · Winterthur

Founders' Dinner Winterthur

by Dominique Kunz

Scaleup Founders Dinner supported by Webflow and Flow Ninja. Join us for this special edition of our founders' dinner for scale-up companies only (Series A+ and/or 100+ employees). Spend an evening amongst 20 like-minded founders at a similar growth stage. Three courses, three tables, three conversations — a rotating format designed to help you meet everyone in the room, not just the person across

SocialStartups / VentureProduct / Design
~20 expected
Thu 05 Nov18:00·📍 Zurich · Dozentenfoyer HG

People Behind Our Food

by World Food System Center

Uncovering hidden realities in agriculture Food systems depend on the work of millions of people whose contributions often remain unseen. While sustainability discussions frequently focus on environmental and economic dimensions, the social realities of agriculture, including working conditions, recognition, equity, and well-being, receive far less attention. At this Dialogue Series event, partici

SocialStartups / VentureProduct / Design
~50 expected
Fri 06 Nov09:30·📍 Zurich

🇨🇭 Move Faster or Break Trust? Key Trade-off Moments in AI Product Development | Product People x Google

by Mirela Mus

Product People is bringing together around 100 local product professionals for a morning meetup. Expect breakfast & coffee, meaningful networking, and a panel discussion covering the realities of product strategy, roadmapping, and the endless challenge of stakeholder management. 🗓️ Agenda 09:30 - 10:00 Arrival, Coffee & Food 10:00 - 10:45 Panel Discussion with Q&A 10:45 - 12:00 Casual Networking 😊

MeetupAI / MLProduct / Design
~100 expected
Fri 06 Nov18:00·📍 Zurich · Schiffbaustrasse 7, 800…

FROM INNOVATION TO IMPACT —Medtech, Longevity & FinTech

by Manya Srbljin

Innovation is only the start. The real challenge is turning it into commercial value. Join Game Changer & BridgeUp Switzerland in Zürich for an evening bringing together founders, investors, corporate decision-makers and innovation leaders to explore what it really takes to move from innovation to adoption, scale and growth. Two focused panels: MEDTECH + LONGEVITY From science and technology to re

EventBiotechStartups / VentureFintechProduct / Design
~60 expected
Fri 06 Nov18:00·📍 Zurich · J floor

Autoresearch Log 002

by Jan Wiegner

Autoresearch Log 002: LLM Swarms Paper club and discussions for people working on autoresearch and AI scientists: AI systems that run research loops on their own. They propose ideas, run experiments and check the results. For scientists, engineers and founders who are building these systems, or who have a problem they'd like to point one at. Talks are open discussions, with interruptions, question

SportsAI / MLStartups / Venture
~50 expected
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Sat 07 Nov09:00·📍 Zurich · Rämistrasse 101, 8006 Z…

Save the date: Swiss AI Safety Days 2026

by Zurich AI Safety

AI may be the most consequential technology we ever build. If that sounds daunting, you're not alone. Swiss AI Safety Days is two days answering: How do we make sure it goes well, and for everyone? The 2025 debut drew over 200 researchers, engineers and builders from ETH, EPFL, Google and the frontier labs. They rated it 4.6 out of 5, and 80% left with concrete next steps for their AI safety care

EventAI / MLStartups / Venture
~200 expected

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