La Forge - shaping ideas into companies
Located at the heart of the EPFL Innovation Park, La Forge is an incubator for early-stage startups and young companies with a connection to EPFL. In this supportive environment, selected fledgling businesses can build a useful network of like-minded entrepreneurs, meet potential investors, refine their business models and acquire new skills to get their companies off to a flying start.
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What we offer
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Progress review
Regular meetings with the La Forge team of startup coaches to boost your company's growth and reach your next milestones.
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Demo day/Showcase
La Forge opens its doors to the public and the local business ecosystem giving our startups the opportunity to pitch their projects directly to the public. Discover our 3D showcase below.
Expert advice on hand
Have a problem regarding IP, financing, or just need some expert advice? Connect with the right mentor for some on-the-spot expertise!
Brown Bag Lunches & Workshops
Exciting workshops and presentations, held monthly by experienced entrepreneurs to take your skills to the next level and help you network with like-minded participants.
Member
Free
For startups: Become part of the select La Forge community network and access exciting workshops and presentations given by experienced entrepreneurs to take your skills to the next level. Our offer for members also includes:
- Free 24/7 access to co-working space for your team
- Free conference room booking
- Mentoring sessions with our startup mentors, to keep your project on track
- Demo Day participation, Showcase participation (worth 1500 CHF)
- Brown Bag Lunch access
- Special workshop access
- La Forge incubator partnerships services (5000 CHF worth of credits on AWS, Microsoft for startup program, MathWorks and other useful services)
- Science2market.ch events access
- Free WiFi
- Free printing
- Connexion with a vibrant community and contacts from the incubator
Associate Member
Free
For startups: Become part of the select La Forge community network and access exciting workshops and presentations given by experienced entrepreneurs to take your skills to the next level.
For corporates and VCs: Get access to the latest innovation from La Forge, participate and animate workshops with them
Our offer for associate members also includes:
- Brown Bag Lunch access
- Special workshop access
- La Forge incubator partnerships services (5000 CHF worth of credits on AWS, MathWorks and other useful services)
- Science2market.ch events access
Applications criteria for membership & associate membership
- Entrepreneurs that have a link to academia by working, studying or being an alumni of a Swiss technical university or a Haute Ecole (school of higher education).
- Entrepreneurs selected from recognized entrepreneurial training courses (Innosuisse, Venture…) and support schemes (Innogrants, Venture Kick, FIT…).
- Startup projects in the field of high tech (medtech/lifescience, ICT, engineering, cleantech etc.).
