Venture Capital Switzerland 2024

Venture Capital 2024, Legal 500, Legalease

Switzerland’s venture capital scene saw a noticeable slowdown, with investment volumes dropping sharply—yet the ecosystem remains robust and adaptable. Startups typically gravitate toward stock corporations for their flexibility, particularly in handling share transfers, making them the favored legal structure for scaling businesses. Investors and founders rely on a well-established suite of documents to navigate deals, balancing confidentiality with legal transparency through instruments like the shareholders' agreement and the publicly filed articles of association. While regulatory frameworks such as the Swiss Financial Services Act impose requirements for public offerings, most venture capital transactions are strategically structured as private placements, keeping the market agile and investor-friendly.