The Canton of Fribourg supports entrepreneurship and the launch of new projects through numerous institutions and funds. Seed Capital Fribourg, Capital Risque Fribourg and Western Switzerland’s Loan Guarantee Cooperative (Cautionnement Romand) provide entrepreneurs with appropriate funding. In addition, companies that want to base their activities in the Canton can benefit from active support from the Fribourg Development Agency in accessing additional funding incentives within the Swiss market.
- Seed Capital Fribourg
- Capital Risque Fribourg
- Cautionnement romand
- Innosuisse
- Effort Fribourg Ltd
- Coreb
Funding to determine the viability of your project
The Seed Capital Fribourg Foundation grants loans called “Seed Capital” or “seed loans” to projects that are in the process of validating the technical and commercial viability of their idea. For example, the financing will enable project promoters to better define market needs by meeting potential client companies, to define product specifications and to produce a first prototype that will be used to effectively demonstrate that the idea has a real commercial potential.
Contact
Fondation Seed Capital Fribourg
c/o Fri Up
Passage du Cardinal 11
1700 Fribourg
T +41 26 425 45 00
info@seedcapital-fr.ch
www.seedcapital-fr.ch
Funding to get started
Capital Risque Fribourg is aimed at innovative companies that create jobs in the canton of Fribourg and develop products with high growth potential. Its intervention takes place mainly to support the acceleration phase of development, when the feasibility of the project is demonstrated, and the first sales have been made. Capital Risque Fribourg disposes of a capital of CHF 12,000,000 and takes limited minority shareholdings over time, up to a maximum amount of CHF 750,000 per company. This financing is provided by co-investing with other investors in financing rounds in the range of CHF 1 to 3 million.
Contact
Capital Risque Fribourg SA
Françoise Cudré-Mauroux
c/o Fribourg Development Agency
Pérolles 25
P.O. Box 1350
1701 Fribourg
T +41 26 304 14 00
info@capitalrisque-fr.ch
www.capitalrisque-fr.ch
Loan guarantee to secure access to bank credit in Western Switzerland
Cautionnement romand (Western Switzerland’s Loan Guarantee Cooperative) facilitates access to bank credit (operating loans or investment) in favor of independent and SMEs (except agriculture) who do not have the required equity nor sufficient guarantees, to achieve their project. The cooperative promotes economic development and job creation in the Cantons of Fribourg, Geneva, Neuchâtel, Valais and Vaud. It can commit to a credit amount of up to CHF 1,000,000.– satisfying a variety of needs (company creation, investment in machines and equipment, financing of inventory, etc.).
Contact
Cautionnement Fribourg
Pérolles 25
P.O. Box 1350
1701 Fribourg
T +41 26 323 10 20
fribourg@cautionnementromand.ch
www.cautionnementromand.ch
Swiss Innovation Agency
Finance your Applied Ra&D Innosuisse is the Swiss Innovation Promotion Agency. It is a federal entity under public law with a separate legal personality. Innosuisse’s role is to fund science-based innovation in the interests of industry and society with the aim of increasing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Switzerland. Innosuisse provides support in accordance with the subsidiarity principle: it only supports projects if the innovation could not be implemented and market potential would not be tapped into without funding. It gives SMEs in Switzerland easy access to the knowledge and resources of research institutions and particularly fund projects with a very high level of innovative potential. Innosuisse also also offers expert support in the form of individual coaching for start-ups and for people interested in setting up a company.
Contact
Innosuisse Swiss Innovation Agency
Einsteinstrasse 2
3003 Berne
T +41 58 461 61 61
info@innosuisse.ch
www.innosuisse.ch
Promotes the creation of new jobs in the city of Fribourg
Effort Fribourg grants loans in the form of microcredits up to CHF 30,000.00 to support the launch or development of commercial, craft or service projects and activities in the city of Fribourg. These loans are intended to enable the launch of activities for which it is generally difficult to obtain a bank loan. They must be used for the development of new business models, new processes or innovative products, even in companies that are already active. Effort Fribourg also supports the development of new projects by offering expert advice and follow-up throughout the loan period. For each project, you will benefit from the access to our local and professional network to accompany you towards success.
Contact
Effort Fribourg Ltd
Rue de l’Hôpital 2
1700 Fribourg
T +41 26 351 72 13
www.effort-fribourg.ch
The Regional Development Fund of the Broye Regional Community (Fonds de développement régional de la Communauté régionale de la Broye) aims to boost the regional economy by providing financial support to innovative projects that create jobs. With an annual budget of over 360,000 francs, the fund’s objective is to promote the Broye region in both Fribourg and Vaud regions by supporting projects focused on economic diversification. Beneficiaries can be private or public operators, and the financial support may come in the form of loans, non-repayable grants, or equity participation.
Supported projects must strengthen the regional economy, generate employment opportunities, and contribute to the region’s tourism, culture, environment, and overall economic development.
Contact
Communauté régionale de la Broye
Rue de Savoie 1
CP 84
1530 Payerne
+41 26 663 90 80
info@coreb.ch
https://coreb.ch/