Eligibility requirements

• The company (SA or Sàrl) is established and registered in the Commercial Register in French-speaking Switzerland. It is not subject to any legal proceedings and complies with labour legislation.
  
• The company is developing a project involving innovative technology that has a high likelihood of technical and economic feasibility.
  
• The project must be carried out in collaboration (notably as part of an Innosuisse project) or originate (as a spin-off) from an IER/Innosuisse.
  
• The Tech Seed loan is granted when the company commences operations (approximately 0 to 12 months after incorporation, as evidenced by the date of registration in the Commercial Register). 
  
• With the exception of products requiring lengthy development and offering very high potential (medtech, biotech, semiconductors, etc.), the project must, in principle, have received initial market validation (pilot project, etc.) and the market access strategy must be defined.
  
• The company must demonstrate the potential to create around ten jobs in French-speaking Switzerland.
  

Selection criteria

The Selection Committee examines the following criteria, amongst others:

• the personality, qualifications and personal commitment of the candidate and/or the project team;
  
• the innovative nature and technological value of the project;
  
• economic potential;
  
• potential for job creation in French-speaking Switzerland;
  
• environmental and societal impact;
  
• overall impression (including ethics and respect for diversity).