Startup support
Supporting local startups
Are you about to launch your own startup or have an innovative business idea? Do you want to make the Basel Area the home base of your startup?
At Basel Area Startup Support, we will help you navigate in our startup ecosystem and provide initial support.
Get access to a network of domain experts and partners that can support you in tackling strategic challenges.
Your benefits

Bespoke support
Define your business case step by step with experts chosen for their domain expertise

Tailored for high-tech solutions
Meet specialists who empower your high-tech vision with extensive industry experience

Instant advice
A wealth of wisdom, skills and experiences at your fingertips, just a call away

Thriving network
Tap into Basel’s renowned business ecosystem

Just get started
No jury, no selection, no hassle, no bureaucracy

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Our partners
We collaborate with strategic partners that support our startups on their entrepreneurial journey.
Our partners are leading experts in legal, regulatory, sustainability assessments, strategic guidance, taxes, accounting, finance, IT-architecture, development, HR, insurances, pension, data protection, cyber security and more.
If you are interested to work with the brightest minds and enable them to reach their ambitious goals, then get in touch.







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Additional resources & help
Founders courses
This program of seminars and workshops in collaboration with IFJ Institut für Jungunternehmen and Startup Academy helps those planning to start a company.
Support Material
Get informed about the legal requirements and steps in starting a business. Download our GRÜNDEN magazine for helpful tips.
Seminars and workshops/resources
This series is aimed exclusively at start-ups and high-tech SMEs with concrete innovation projects and provides in-depth examination of various business issues, such creating a business plan, funding, product development, pricing and intellectual property, as well as marketing and communications.
Entrepreneurship for the Basel Area
We aim to capture all the entrepreneurial potential and talent in society, encourage it to try new things and create an inspiring environment for entrepreneurs. To this end, we are working together with local and regional partners that foster and improve the entrepreneurial culture in our wider region. To remain on the successful journey our Basel region has been on, we are in need of a continuous pool of talented entrepreneurs with fresh ideas.
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