Startup Events

A glimpse of our
past events

Our Flagship Event

Founders Day

At the SSA Founders Day, 250 founders, investors, and partners of the SSA gathered at the Google Campus in Zurich. The event was filled with insightful keynote sessions, panel discussions, and opportunities for participants to engage in smaller deep-dive sessions.

In today’s fast-paced startup ecosystem, the value of networking cannot be overstated. It’s not just about exchanging LinkedIn connections; it’s about building relationships with like-minded individuals. That’s what Founders Day was all about.

We had the pleasure of welcoming an outstanding lineup of speakers, including: Thomas Dübendorfer/SICTIC, Pascal Bieri/Planted, Andy Schwarzenbach/BlackRiver, Matthias Schranner/Schranner Negotiation Institute, Enzo Wälchli/ANYbotics, Michael Baier/Wenger Vieli, Charles Vaslet/Emerald Ventures, Craig Cooper/Serpentine Ventures, Lauent Decrue/Holycode, Patrick Griss/Zühlke Ventues, Tim Ruffner/JOIN Solutions, Julian Liniger/Relai and many more.

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Founders Day 2024 Gallery

Founders Day 2025 Gallery

A glimpse of our Founders Dinners and Drinks

Founders Dinners

Founders Dinners or Founders Drinks offer the opportunity to meet like-minded startup founders in the Swiss startup ecosystem in a relaxed atmosphere across various locations in Switzerland, such as Zurich, St. Gallen, Basel, Bern, Lucerne, Lausanne, Lugano, Zug, Winterthur, and more.

Additionally, twice a year, we host big editions of the Founders Dinners, bringing together over 120 founders, investors, and SSA Partners for memorable evenings.

XMAS edition 2023 Gallery

SSA Summer Night 2024 Gallery

XMAS edition 2024 Gallery

SSA Summer Night 2025 Gallery

A glimpse of our in-person education sessions

Founders Academy

At these in-person education sessions, you have the opportunity to learn from industry experts and dive deep into various topics such as fundraising, taxation, intellectual property, talent acquisition, and much more.

The events take place at multiple locations across Switzerland and feature interactive workshops, keynote speeches, engaging panel discussions, and opportunities to ask all your questions. These sessions also offer the chance to connect with like-minded individuals, learn from different entrepreneurial journeys, and grow your network.

Founders Academies are free of charge for SSA Premium Members. Are you not a member yet? Register here. If you are a Basic member and want to upgrade, upgrade for the Premium Member here.

A glimpse of our online education sessions

Webinars

These online education sessions are a great way to gain new skills and ask questions to subject matter experts.

The recorded past webinars are available to SSA members in our Education Session Video Library. With over 40 videos and regular updates, covering startup essential topics such as: