Lausanne
Metro area · Switzerland · Pop. 474K
* C→Unicorn and Unicorn→Decacorn rates are derived from current counts (no founding-cohort data); the four mid-funnel rates use Dealroom's cohort tracking.
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Lausanne
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. 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.
Location comparison
How Lausanne stacks up
Compare Lausanne with peers from the same country (Switzerland) — switch between combined EV, 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 (#4).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zurich | $58.3B | 7.9× | 16 | $1.2B | 1,034 |
| 2 | Basel | $44.6B | 1.4× | 6 | $624.8M | 179 |
| 3 | Geneva | $23.2B | 5.7× | 4 | $111.6M | 250 |
| 4 | Lausanne | $21.1B | 4.1× | 5 | $1.1B | 435 |
| 5 | Winterthur | $227.2M | — | 0 | $12.2M | 26 |
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