Spin-offs / Start-ups
Company spin-offs from ETH are one direct and very effective form of technology and knowledge transfer that boost the innovative strength of Switzerland's economy. Academic spin-offs are, besides sale of licenses and partnerships with other companies, a third method of technology transfer.
It can be considered the most challenging type of commercialization as the technology, the market, and the company itself all must be developed from scratch. This is where the "ETH Transfer" office supports the highly motivated scientists in setting up their start-up enterprise with external partners.
Current listing of all official ETH spin-offs by ETH Entrepreneurship.
Acquisitions and IPOs of D-INFK spin-offs since 2000
Source: Industry and Knowledge Transfer
More spin-offs and companies founded by computer science staff, students and graduates from ETH Zurich
In addition to the official spin-offs from our department, many other start-up companies have been founded by one or more D-INFK staff, students, or graduates, either directly during or after their time at ETH Zurich, or sometimes years later. Until now, ETH Zurich has not had an official system for tracking these start-ups. Therefore, the following list is only an excerpt and by no means complete. Please let us know if your company is missing on this list. Send your information to by indicating company name, business purpose, founding year, website, name of founder(s) and their ETH D-INFK grade.
Download List with companies founded by computer science graduates from ETH Zurich (PDF, 133 KB)
More information
- ETH spin-offs A-Z
- ETH transfer: spin-off support
- ETH Pioneer Fellowships
- external page ETH Entrepreneur Club
- external page STARTUP CAMPUS: offerings
- external page Business tools: courses (in German)
- external page Venture: competition
- external page Venturelab: programmes for start-ups
- external page Gründen: information for founders in Greater Zurich (in German)
- external page Startzentrum: offerings for new founders (in German)
The latest articles about our spin-offs
“Visibility is crucial in the gaming industry”
From a semester project to an internationally successful video game series, ETH spin-off and development studio Indoor Astronaut has made its mark in the highly competitive gaming industry with 'Unrailed!'. Over recent years, the team has continued to develop its game concept, learning a great deal about the industry’s mechanisms along the way.
"I've noticed a great deal of openness towards AI tools in medicine": ETH spin-off supports detection of Endometriosis
Endometriosis is one of the most common gynecological diseases. The diagnosis of the sickness, however, can take years. The young ETH spin-off Scanvio wants to change that – with the help of an AI assistant.
Several D-INFK-affiliated ventures among Top 100 Swiss Startups 2025
The entrepreneurship supporter VentureLab has ranked the Top 100 Swiss StartUps of 2025. Six startups affiliated with D-INFK made it on the list. Congratulations to everyone included!