27 January 2027
08:30 – 13:30
Lorzensaal, Cham
Beyond Traditional Computing
Curated start-ups meet over 200 experts. Growth opportunities for start-ups and a pool of innovation for established companies.
In concise pitches, international start-ups showcase their products, visions and technologies. The audience comprises experts, C-level executives, R&D leads and many other key figures from specialist SMEs, international companies, research organisations and public authorities, as well as investors. This is followed by the Collaboration Talks: short, focused discussions between start-ups and experts as well as investors, in which expertise, curiosity and diverse perspectives come together.
Start-up applications are now open
only until 13 November 2026
The most promising innovations from the national and international start-up scene: centred on a key theme, live on stage.
Experts assess the key topic: What is ready for practical application, what comes next, and what can we achieve together?
Here you’ll find start-ups with prototypes and demos that you can try out for yourself. You can explore any questions you have and have in-depth discussions straight away.
The key: we match expertise with needs in advance. Every conversation holds potential for the future.
Guaranteed meetings between start-ups and top decision-makers from established companies. A unique opportunity for both sides.
Investors will meet start-ups that match their area of focus and stage of development. One-to-one meetings on site.
New computing paradigms are laying the foundations for the next wave of innovation: extending far beyond traditional IT and relevant to many sectors. They enable more powerful AI, complex simulations and data-intensive applications. At the same time, they open up entirely new forms of interaction between humans and machines.
Whether you’re a guest, a tfz member, a start-up, an investor or a partner: you’ll gain access to ideas, networking opportunities and prospects that are rarely available in this form.
For your projects and business areas, thanks to exclusive insights into how others are shaping the future.
Thanks to curated matchmaking, you’ll discover new ideas, opportunities and perspectives for yourself and your business.
"Beyond Traditional Computing" will bring about major changes across all sectors. Be among the first to discuss this topic.
Gives mobile robots ‘eyes’: using cameras and AI, they can find their way around warehouses and factories independently. Now acquired by ABB.
Grows new skin from a small skin sample for people with severe burns. Has raised over CHF 125 million.
Microrobots are being guided through blood vessels using a magnetic field, enabling specialists to treat a stroke remotely. EUR 12.5 million from the EIC.
The tfz’s curation process identifies potential at an early stage. Of the 48 start-ups selected to date, only 6 per cent have performed poorly. All the other start-ups have achieved considerable success. This is partly thanks to the opportunities provided by Start-Up Insights.
The Zug Technology Forum would like to extend its sincere thanks to the “tfz Enabler”, Zuger Kantonalbank, and the other sponsors of tfz Start-Up Insights 2027.