Where Switzerland's Startup Ecosystem Connects.
No panels. No pitches. Just real conversations.
Hosted by Alex Sanchez
Founder & Community Lead
The Vision
Informal evenings.
Real connections.
Founders & Friends is the place where Swiss founders, engineers and venture capitalists gather — not to pitch, not to perform, but to talk honestly about what it actually takes to build a company in Switzerland.
Informal by design
Drinks, food, and conversations that flow naturally. Leave the slide decks at home.
The right rooms
Carefully curated mix of operators, technical founders and investors who actually write checks.
Built on trust
Members-only WhatsApp community. What's said over dinner stays in the room.
VCs & Raising Capital in Switzerland
Sit down with the people actually deploying capital in Switzerland. We'll talk about what it really takes to raise here — from pre-seed to Series A — and the unwritten rules nobody puts in a pitch deck.
Date
April 26, 2026
Location
Alegria Wollishofen
Agenda
- 18:30Welcome drinks & introductions
- 19:15Fireside chat with Swiss VCs
- 20:00Open Q&A and dinner
- 21:30Free-form networking
A room full of operators
Founders, engineers and the VCs they want to meet.
Join us
Save your seat at the table.
Drop your details and we'll add you to the WhatsApp community. You'll get the invite for April 26 plus all future events.
- Vetted, members-only community
- Direct line to other founders & VCs
- Always free to attend
The Vibe
Moments from the last event.
Real founders, real talks, real connections — at Alegria Wollishofen.
Welcome to Founders & Friends
Powerful presentations
Guest speakers
A full house
Built by founders, for founders.
Curated guests. Honest conversations.
Real conversations
On the road — START Summit, St. Gallen