We have warned, now it is also written in numbers: A frightening number of startup entrepreneurs want to move away from the Canton of Zurich. Why is the strongest region of Switzerland so reckless with its future growth?

In den Medien und der Politik schlägt die Startup-Besteuerung grosse Wellen: Die bürgerlichen Parteien erzeugen mit politischen Mitteln Druck auf Zürcher Regierungsrat Ernst Stocker, Jungunternehmer überlegen sich ernsthaft einen Wegzug aus dem Kanton Zürich und die Medien beklagen die Zukunftsfähigkeit des Standort Zürichs.

Ausgerechnet ein Telekomunternehmen – die Swisscom – schafft, was Banken bisher versäumt haben: Ein potenter Invesmentfond mit einem wahren finanziellem Spielraum für Fintech-Startups. Damit verfährt die Swisscom nach dem Google-Prinzip. Anstatt die verwandte Branche ins Boot zu holen, steigt sie selber in einen neuen Markt ein.

Sharing a car became normal - but sharing a seat in an airplane with strangers? Exactly this is a new approach of the Swiss startup MyAirSeat. The German startup platform Deutsche Startups hold an interview with the two founders.

Swiss Startup Association is the voice for startups in Switzerland! This time we need your voice for the second European Startup Monitor (‪#‎ESM16). With this survez the Swiss startup scene comes on the European map! The survey takes only a few minutes and there are great prizes to be won. We are thankful for your participation!

Staff Finder, the just-in-Time recruitment services from Switzerland continues growing. Despite these successes, founder Viktor Calabrò is currently in London and is considering whether to relocate his company to the British capital because of tax issues. He himself had to move from Zürich to Wollerau SZ.

On May 9, the ETH has awarded its EC Award to startups. There, entrepreneurs could pitch their idea in front of a carefully selected jury of enterpreneurs, investors and professors. The overall winner of the evening was the healthcare startup Immunas.

The Swiss Startup Association (SSA) went to Berlin last week to visit re:publica, one of the biggest conferences on internet and society. The Global Innovation Gathering (GIG) is a sub-conference developed by re:publica They especially represent people from Asia, Africa and Latin America. On a panel, we discussed policy frameworks for startups in these regions.