Lausanne
Metro area · Switzerland · Pop. 474K
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Lausanne
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into Lausanne-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Lausanne - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Lausanne
VC investment into Lausanne-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage. Live from the Dealroom Next Gen API.
Academia
Lausanne's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Lausanne.
Location comparison
How Lausanne stacks up
Compare Lausanne with peers from the same country (Switzerland) — switch between combined EV, 5-year EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Top cities in Switzerland ranked by combined EV. Lausanne's row is highlighted (#3).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | 5-yr EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zurich | $87.9B | 2.4× | 17 | $1.1B | 1,015 |
| 2 | Geneva | $24B | 5.9× | 4 | $245.3M | 250 |
| 3 | Lausanne | $22.4B | 4.3× | 7 | $1.1B | 433 |
| 4 | Basel | $18.4B | 5.3× | 6 | $621.8M | 174 |
| 5 | Winterthur | $227.2M | — | 0 | $12.2M | 26 |
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