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START Lausanne
START Lausanne is a student association based at the UNIL-EPFL campus in Lausanne, Switzerland, focused on fostering entrepreneurship among students in the Lemanic region. It provides support for startup development through mentorship and various services.
Overview
What START Lausanne does
What START Lausanne is
START Lausanne is a student association based at the UNIL-EPFL campus in Lausanne, Switzerland, focused on fostering entrepreneurship among students in the Lemanic region. It provides support for startup development through mentorship and various services.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 8, 2026
Official channels
Find START Lausanne elsewhere
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Capability profile
START Lausanne as a community
Community overview
START Lausanne is a student association founded to enhance entrepreneurial spirit among students in the Lemanic region. It is based at the Université de Lausanne and focuses on helping students develop their entrepreneurial skills and launch startups.
Community focus
START Lausanne provides support for startup creation through various services, including team formation, pitch training, and business model classes. It operates within the START Network, which consists of 21 chapters across Europe, aiming to promote entrepreneurship among students.
Member value
Members gain access to a network of over 300 peers, participate in workshops, networking sessions, and competitions, and receive support in developing their entrepreneurial skills.
Membership
- Recorded members
- 300
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- December 10, 2025
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Students
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Pre-seed
- Regions
- Europe
Community activity
- Annual events
- 40
Events and activity
START Lausanne organizes over 40 events annually, including workshops, networking sessions, and competitions to foster entrepreneurship among students. Notable events include the Road To START Summit, where startups pitch their projects, and the Global Entrepreneurship Week, which features networking and discussions on entrepreneurship.
Common questions
What to know about START Lausanne
Upseed classifies START Lausanne under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 8, 2026
Known limits
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