About Venturelab

Venturelab is a Swiss company that supports startups with training courses, competitions and awards. It describes itself as fully private.

It began in 2004 as a national entrepreneurship training initiative, commissioned by the federal innovation agency and run by IFJ Institut für Jungunternehmen in St. Gallen. The company behind it, registered in 2001 under the IFJ name, now operates as Venturelab AG from Schlieren near Zurich, with further offices at the EPFL Innovation Park in Lausanne and in St. Gallen.

Its programme history includes Venture Leaders (2006), Venture Kick (2007), the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award (2011) and the Swisscom Startup Challenge (2013).

Since 2018 Venturelab has been one of the providers of the Innosuisse Entrepreneurship Training, the free programme of the Swiss innovation agency. It teaches the early modules in western Switzerland and the Business Creation course in several cities. Shorter workshops cover topics such as financial planning and pricing.

Upcoming events by Venturelab

Business Creation Engineering
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6 Oct – 2 Nov 2026
startup space
Workshops

Business Creation Engineering

By Innosuisse

Cost Free
Requirements None
Business Ideas Geneva
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8 Oct 2026
Genève
Workshops

Business Ideas Geneva

By Venturelab

Cost Free
Requirements None
Business Ideas Neuchâtel
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12 Oct 2026
Neuchâtel
Workshops

Business Ideas Neuchâtel

By Venturelab

Cost Free
Requirements None
Venture Briefing @ FHNW Brugg
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13 Oct 2026
Windisch
Seminars

Venture Briefing @ FHNW Brugg

By Venturelab

Cost Free
Requirements None
Smart IP Strategy for Life Sciences Startups
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14 Oct 2026
Lausanne
Workshops

Smart IP Strategy for Life Sciences Startups

By Venturelab

Cost Free
Requirements None
Venture Briefing St. Gallen
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15 Oct 2026
St. Gallen
Seminars

Venture Briefing St. Gallen

By Venturelab

Cost Free
Requirements None