Incubator Programme
One year of incubation · Lausanne region
Build your
venture where
sport decides.
For local and international start-ups that want to develop in the Lausanne region. One year of support and visibility for ventures based in, or expanding within, Switzerland.
- Programme length
- 1 year
- Areas of support
- 05
- Mentoring meetings
- 3 + 1
- Ecosystem introductions
- 03
- Coworking days
- 10
- Start-ups incubated
- 07
Supported by
What incubation means here
One year of incubation to support and showcase start-ups based in or expanding within Switzerland. Each venture gets exposure to our audience, time with mentors, introductions across the ThinkSport ecosystem, invitations to our SPOTlight events and access to our coworking space. Each entitlement below states exactly what is included, and on what terms.
01 — The package
What every incubated
start-up receives.
Five areas of support. Select one to see what is included and the conditions that apply.
Your venture appears where our audience already looks.
- Your start-up logo and a short description on the ThinkSport website.
- At least one mention in a ThinkSport quarterly newsletter and/or social media post.
Four hours with people who have built in sport before.
- Participants are entitled to three (3) mentoring meetings of one (1) hour each, plus a fourth session offered.
- Sessions must be scheduled in advance and are subject to mentor availability.
Unused mentoring sessions cannot be carried over beyond the programme duration. No refund or compensation will be granted if the Participant has not used these mentoring sessions.
Warm introductions, not a contact list.
- ThinkSport will facilitate up to three (3) introductions or connections to relevant members or partners of the ThinkSport ecosystem.
Connections may include, but are not limited to:
A seat in the room where the ecosystem meets.
- Invitations to ThinkSport SPOTlight events during the programme period.
- Participants may also receive invitations to other selected ThinkSport events.
THE SPOT is a separate event and is not included — a preferential rate is offered instead
These invitations do not include access to THE SPOT event, where a preferential rate is offered. Event participation may be subject to capacity limitations or additional conditions and may be modified or cancelled without liability.
A desk in the ThinkSport coworking space, when you need it.
- Participants are entitled to up to ten (10) days of access to the ThinkSport coworking space, provided on an “as available” basis and subject to internal policies and capacity constraints.
- Open
- Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm CET/CEST
- Closed
- Public holidays, and exceptionally at ThinkSport’s discretion
- Booking
- Prior reservation required
ThinkSport reserves the right to deny access if capacity limits are reached or if the office is closed. Coworking access is non-transferable and must be used within the programme duration.
The Participant remains solely responsible for all decisions taken.
Join the programme
Think you belong
in the next cohort?
Tell us what you are building and where you want to take it. The Innovation team will come back to you.
03 — Elsewhere at ThinkSport
Two other ways in.
Incubation is one route. Depending on your stage, one of these may fit you better.