TiVenture is a seed investment fund owned by the Fondazione Centenario Banca Stato that invests in early stage companies with innovative technologies and high growth potential, principally in southern Switzerland. TiVenture is actively looking and ready to support exceptional founders and entrepreneurs developing scalable products for the global market. TiVenture has a diversified portfolio of companies and is mainly active in the life science, medical, high-tech and IT sectors.

The Swiss start-up news channel Startupticker.ch is the online platform for young entrepreneurs, innovators and supporters. The hub increases the visibility of young Swiss companies and serves to highlight the diverse and vibrant start-up scene.

TECHNOPARK®-Alliance has established itself as an effective channel for the transfer of technology. Comprising the TECHNOPARK® facilities in Aargau, Lugano, Lucerne, Schlieren, Winterthur and Zurich. Alliance increases awareness among political, technical, scientific and business circles of knowledge and technology transfer, promotion of innovation and emerging entrepreneurs, and optimising conditions for start-ups and spin-offs.

The Start-up Promotion Center is a service promoted by the Foundation for the Lugano Faculties of USI and set up in collaboration with the Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI) and with the Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI), in order to assist Swiss and foreign graduates who plan to start a company in Canton Ticino.