Swiss Startup Delegation Singapore 2026
Swiss Startup Delegation Singapore 2026
Open the doors in five days that would take you months to find alone.
Singapore is the gateway to Southeast Asia — and where a growing number of Swiss deep-tech founders set up their first Asian market and their regional HQ. This delegation puts a small, curated group of Swiss founders directly in front of the people who decide: government agencies, tier-1 investors, and the research hubs that power the region.
It runs in the days before SWITCH, Singapore’s flagship innovation week — so you arrive prepared, introduced, and connected before the conference even starts.
No sightseeing. Every meeting has a reason and a name.
Is this for you?
Yes, if you are:
- A deep-tech founder weighing an Asia HQ or first Asian market in the next 6–18 months.
- Raising and looking for a warm line to investors with Southeast Asia focus.
- Building something research- or IP-heavy (medtech, robotics, materials, climate, AI) that needs talent, labs, or licensing partners.
Probably not, if you’re pre-product, or focused purely on the Swiss/EU home market with no international plans. We keep the group small so every seat counts.
What you actually get
- Warm introductions to people who are otherwise a cold-email lottery — EDB, Enterprise Singapore, SGInnovate, and tier-1 VCs.
- A clear read on market entry: grants, co-investment, soft-landing schemes, and who to talk to next.
- Swiss backing on the ground — you walk in with the Embassy, the Singapore-ETH Centre, and SwissCham behind you, not as a stranger.
- A running start into SWITCH the same week.
For most founders, a single one of these meetings pays for the programme many times over
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Who you’ll meet (selection)
Capital & government — EDB Singapore (runs SG Growth Capital for deep-tech equity), Enterprise Singapore (Startup SG, Global Innovation Alliance), SGInnovate (Singapore’s Innosuisse, 90+ deep-tech investments), 500 Global SEA (USD 2.7B AUM; early in Grab, Carousell), Openspace Capital (USD 800M+ AUM; Gojek, Biofourmis).
Hubs & research — BLOCK71 (1,600+ startups since 2011), NUS Enterprise, NTU / NTUitive, ACE.SG (operator of Stage One), and the Singapore-ETH Centre — the only ETH branch outside Switzerland.
Plus a welcome reception at the Swiss Embassy with Swiss Business Hub ASEAN, SwissCham Singapore, and Swiss mentors from Roche, Novartis, and Glencore.
CHF 1,490 · Limited seats · Application required
The fee covers the full curated programme and introductions. Travel and accommodation are not included.
An initiative by Startup Campus — Switzerland’s academic entrepreneurship network.
