Business events in Switzerland: August 2026 in numbers.
Ventranet listed 33 business events in Switzerland that started in August 2026, from 24 different organisers. That is 17 more than in July (16). 14 of them were free (42 %).
Counted from the Ventranet database. Last change to one of these events: 6 October 2026.
Overview
- Events
- 33
- Organisers
- 24
- Free events
- 14 (42 %)
- Online events
- 7
- Cheapest ticket of paid events, median
- CHF 200
- New organisers
- 12
Sectors
The most common sector was Startups (13 events), followed by Finance (5) and AI (4). 4 events were not tied to one sector.
| Sector | Events | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Startups | 13 | 39 % |
| Finance | 5 | 15 % |
| AI | 4 | 12 % |
| Medtech | 2 | 6 % |
| Tech | 2 | 6 % |
| Engineering | 1 | 3 % |
| Fintech | 1 | 3 % |
| HR | 1 | 3 % |
| Leadership & Management | 1 | 3 % |
| Life Sciences | 1 | 3 % |
| Tourism | 1 | 3 % |
| No specific sector | 4 | 12 % |
Type and format
The most common type was Seminars (14 events), followed by Workshops (11) and Networking (7). 22 were in person, 7 online and 4 hybrid.
| Type | Events | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Seminars | 14 | 42 % |
| Workshops | 11 | 33 % |
| Networking | 7 | 21 % |
| Summit | 1 | 3 % |
| Format | Events | Share |
|---|---|---|
| In Person | 22 | 67 % |
| Online | 7 | 21 % |
| Hybrid | 4 | 12 % |
Prices
The cheapest ticket of the 19 paid events cost between CHF 15 and CHF 499, with a median of CHF 200.
| Entry | Events | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 14 | 42 % |
| Paid | 19 | 58 % |
- Cheapest ticket, lowest
- CHF 15
- Cheapest ticket, median
- CHF 200
- Cheapest ticket, highest
- CHF 499
Days and times
The busiest weekday was Tuesday (13 events), followed by Thursday (10) and Wednesday (6). No event started on a weekend. The most common start time was 09:00 (4 events). 13 started before noon and 11 at 17:00 or later.
| Weekday | Events | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 4 | 12 % |
| Tuesday | 13 | 39 % |
| Wednesday | 6 | 18 % |
| Thursday | 10 | 30 % |
| Friday | 0 | 0 % |
| Saturday | 0 | 0 % |
| Sunday | 0 | 0 % |
| Start | Events | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 08:00–08:59 | 2 | 6 % |
| 09:00–09:59 | 6 | 18 % |
| 10:00–10:59 | 1 | 3 % |
| 11:00–11:59 | 4 | 12 % |
| 12:00–12:59 | 2 | 6 % |
| 13:00–13:59 | 2 | 6 % |
| 14:00–14:59 | 2 | 6 % |
| 15:00–15:59 | 1 | 3 % |
| 16:00–16:59 | 2 | 6 % |
| 17:00–17:59 | 6 | 18 % |
| 18:00–18:59 | 4 | 12 % |
| 19:00–19:59 | 1 | 3 % |
Organisers
Venturelab had the most events (8). 7 organisers had more than one event. 17 organisers had one event each.
| Most events | Events |
|---|---|
| Venturelab | 8 |
| SICTIC | 4 |
| Swiss Banking Academy | 4 |
| Swiss Startup Association | 4 |
| EPFL Innovation Park | 3 |
New on Ventranet
12 organisers had their first event on Ventranet in this month.
- Asset Management Association Switzerland
- AWS
- Basel Area Business & Innovation
- CCI France Suisse
- EPFL Innovation Park
- LEXR
- Pulse Incubateur HES
- startup space
- Switzerland Innovation Park Biel/Bienne
- Universität Bern
- Walder Wyss
- Zürich Tourismus
How it is counted
Counted are the events listed on Ventranet whose first day falls in August 2026, by the date and time in Zurich. Events taken off the site are not counted. Only finished months with at least 10 events get a report.
Cities are the 20 city hubs the site sorts events into. An event in two sectors is counted in both, so the sector rows add up to 36, not 33. Prices are in Swiss francs, as the organisers state them; for each paid event, its cheapest ticket counts. An organiser is new in the month of its first event on Ventranet.
Earlier: July 2026. Later: September 2026. All reports · Upcoming events