A few ideas and resources on what's going in the US and Switzerland around entrepreneurship and innovation. Company news, new developments in public policies to create an entrepreneur-friendly ecosystem and links of interest to Swiss-based startups. For info, contact Pascal Marmier, advisor innovation and entrepreneurship at pmarmier@gmail.com
Learnt about Geneva Sound System via the Sillicon Valley Blog. Very interesting company with top notch quality technology:
posted by Pascal @ 3:43 PM
Things seem to be warming up for startups again. Amid all the talk about web 2.0 and new cool tech online products comes the news that startups find financing more easily. The surprising part from the article below is that it seems like even early stage companies can get access to some money. Read on at
posted by Pascal @ 4:00 PM
A nice acquisition for a Swiss-based hardware company.. and another example of US companies finding great values in Swiss high tech! Read the short story at:
posted by Pascal @ 9:01 AM
Read the article below on startups from the Valley that go global from the start. It's a very interesting model as it takes advantage of preexisting relationships to several major technology hubs. This is definitely along the lines of what we are planning to do with our network of Swiss Houses. Here is the article: MercuryNews.com | 12/18/2005 | Valley start-ups' cubicles thousands of miles apart
posted by Pascal @ 10:09 AM
From the article IPeria Secures $5 Million Round of Funding, VoIP Magazine Online explains that Friedli Corporate Finance invested in this Burlington-Based company.
posted by Pascal @ 6:17 PM
Another large round of VC financing for a Geneva-based Medtech company called Endosense. According to
posted by Pascal @ 4:48 PM
An impressive distinction for Christoph Faller of EPFL: he was recently recognized among ten lab talents in this article RED HERRING | Lab Talent: Christof Faller. Christoph works on a new surround format to enhance the quality of MP3 songs.
posted by Pascal @ 2:38 PM
Advising innovators and entrepreneurs with an interest in the Swiss-US transatlantic collaboration and networking opportunities.
