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Our Memberships

At the Swiss Startup Association (SSA), we offer memberships tailored to startups, scaleups, investors, and enthusiasts. As a member, you’ll gain access to valuable resources, networking events, educational materials, and much more. Our membership options are designed to meet the needs of startups, scaleups, investors, and enthusiast looking to engage with the growing Swiss startup ecosystem. Explore our membership levels and join today to start enjoying the benefits:

Startup Membership
Scaleup Membership
Investor Membership
Enthusiast Membership

Startup Membership

As a Startup Member, you’ll access key resources, gain visibility, and connect with our community. The Swiss Startup Association offers the tools, knowledge, networking opportunities, and political advocacy to accelerate your growth and help you build and develop your startup under the best conditions.

Startup - Basic Membership
CHF 49.- yearly
  • Company profile listed and linked on the Website
  • Access to Startup Offers
  • Legal Consultation (30min free)
  • Access to our Investor List
  • Access to the Education Sessions Video Library
  • Invitation to our Networking and Education Session events

Sign up for Basic

Startup - Premium Membership
CHF 300.- * yearly
  • Company profile listed and linked on the Website
  • Access to Startup Offers
  • Legal Consultation (30 min free)
  • Access to our Investor List
  • Access to Legal Templates
  • Access to the Education Sessions Video Library
  • Priority invitations to all our events
  • Priority invitations to CTO/CFO/CRO dinners
  • Discounted prices for our Founders Dinners – big editions
  • Interview with exposure on the SSA Social Media channels (20k+ followers) and our Newsletter (6k+ subscribers).
  • Feature a Special Offer (if applicable) in the same channels.
  • More visible listing on the Website
  • Discount for the Startup Nights
  • Discount for the START Summit in St. Gallen
    Discounted ticket for the SSA Founders Day

Sign up for Premium

* For Startups with fewer than 50 employees

Scaleup Membership

With a Scaleup Membership, you’ll gain exclusive access to specialized events, network with industry leaders, and position your scaleup for even greater success. SSA is dedicated to helping you grow, expand your influence, and reach new goals.

Scaleup
CHF 999.- * yearly
  • All benefits listed for SSA premium members
  • Exclusive access to dedicated scaleup events
  • Access for the C-level/Management team of scaleup to dedicated relevant events (e.g. CRO dinners etc.)
  • Potential opportunity to participate as a guest speaker in an SSA event (Founders Day, Academy, Webinar, etc.)

Sign up for Scaleup

* For Scaleups with more than 50 employees

Investor Membership

With the Investor Membership you network with high-potential startups, increase your visibility within the Swiss startup ecosystem and unlock exclusive benefits.

Individual Investor Membership
CHF 300.- yearly
  • Get featured on SSA’s website, blog, newsletter (over 6.5K subscribers), and LinkedIn (20K followers), for example,
    • through Investor Membership Interview
    • or promotion of other material.
  • Possibility to participate in an online educational event, or engage in panel discussions, as a presenter, or keynote speaker at one of our well-attended events.
  • Exclusive invitations to the over 100 events planned in 2025, for example:
    • Founders Dinner – the Big one with over 100 attendees.
    • SSA Founders Day
  • Participation in the SSA Investor Hours

Join as an Individual Investor Member

Company Investor Membership
CHF 800.- yearly
  • Get featured on SSA’s website, blog, newsletter (over 6.5K subscribers), and LinkedIn (20K followers), for example,
    • through Investor Membership Interview
    • or promotion of other material.
  • Possibility to host an online educational event, or engage in panel discussions, as a presenter, or keynote speaker at our well-attended events.
  • Exclusive invitations to the over 100 events planned in 2025, for example:
    • Founders Dinner – the Big one with over 100 attendees,
    • SSA Founders Day
  • Participation in the SSA Investor Hours and other investor events.

Join as a Company Investor Member

Startup Enthusiast Membership

You are passionate about startups and the ecosystem, but you are currently neither a startup founder nor an investor (at least not yet).  Join us to become part of our community, support the Swiss startup ecosystem, and enjoy access to exclusive benefits.

Startup Enthusiast
CHF 49.- * yearly
  • Special Offers
  • Education Sessions Video Library
  • Invitations to a number of our networking and education events

Sign up for the Enthusiast category

* If you are neither a startup founder nor an investor

How to Join Us

We value your contribution as a member to help us continue working on improving the Swiss startup ecosystem. To become a member:

  • Choose your membership level or the enthusiastic category
  • Choose your payment method
  • Fill in the information

You will receive an email confirming your registration and providing a link with all your membership perks in one spot.

Thank you for believing in our mission!

Time for an upgrade?

Are you a Basic member but wish to receive all of the benefits that a Premium membership has to offer? You can select your preferred tier and upgrade your membership here.

Please note:

  • To join the Swiss Startup Association as a startup, your domicile should be Switzerland.
  • For the registrations made by September 30 of a year, the entire membership fee for one calendar year is due. For registrations taking place between October 1st and December 31 of a year, half of the annual membership fee is due. Statutes and Membership Regulations documents can be found here.
  • If you are an investor and would like to join us as a member, please sign up here.