EPFL Investor Day 2026

EPFL Investor Day returns for its fourth edition on Wednesday, 25 November 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the SwissTech Convention Center on the EPFL campus in Lausanne. Organised by EPFL's Vice Presidency for Innovation and Impact in partnership with UBS, and supported by the Canton of Vaud (Invest Vaud) and Swisscom Ventures, it is where Western Switzerland's deeptech pipeline meets capital.

More than 300 investors and 250 founders take part, active across AI, life sciences, robotics, sustainability, advanced engineering, quantum technologies, cybersecurity and space technologies. From pre-seed to Series A and beyond, the day is a structured platform to meet founders, discover emerging ventures and explore opportunities for investment and collaboration.

The morning is reserved for investors and founders by invitation: pitch sessions, curated one-to-one meetings, lab discovery tours and the startup village, with check-in from 8:45 a.m. The afternoon plenary from 4:00 p.m. is open to all, with keynotes and panel discussions followed by evening networking until 7:00 p.m. (public access code PlenaryID26).

Hosted by Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, President of EPFL, and Sabine Keller-Busse, President UBS Switzerland and President Personal & Corporate Banking at UBS.