Report on Company Foundations September 2021: Startup figures on the rise again
In September 2021, 3631 new companies were founded in Switzerland. The number of startups thus increased by 12.07% compared to the previous month. In comparison with September of the previous year, however, the number of newly founded startups fell by 4.14%.
Startup figures on the rise again
With a total of 3631 company foundations, the number of newly founded startups rose again slightly last month. Compared to August 2021, the number of new companies increased by 391 startups (+12.07%). The foundation figures of September 2020, however, could not quite be reached with a deficit of 157 startups (-4.14%). In the individual language regions, the situation looks similar. In comparison with the previous month, the number of company foundations in German-speaking Switzerland increased by 160 startups (+7.20%), in French-speaking Switzerland by 206 startups (+23.25) and in Ticino by 25 startups (+19.08%). Compared to the previous year, the number of startups in German-speaking Switzerland fell by 155 (-6.11%) and in Ticino by 19 (-10.86%). The French-speaking part of Switzerland, however, recorded an increase of 17 startups (+1.58%).
Mixed results both compared to August 2021 …
A look at the foundation figures in the individual cantons shows a mixed picture. Compared to the previous month, the number of company foundations increased in the foundation-strong cantons of Aargau (+46 startups or +24.08%), Berne (+43 startups or +17.41%), Lucerne (+58 startups or +45.31%), St.Gallen (+20 startups or +11.24%), Ticino (+25 startups or +19.08%) and Vaud (+68 startups or +21.66%). On the other hand, Geneva (-1 startup or -0.34%), Zug (-56 startups or -23.14%) and Zurich (-9 startups or -1.44%) recorded a decrease. Furthermore, the number of startups fell in the cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden (-3 startups or -14.29%), Basel-Landschaft (-3 startups or -2.97%), Graubünden (-8 startups or -11.59%) and Schaffhausen (-7 startups or -17.95%).
… as well as to September 2020
A comparison with the previous year displays a similar image. The cantons of Aargau (+3 startups or +1.28), Lucerne (+33 startups or +21.57) and Vaud (+26 startups +16.88%), all of which have strong startup activity, recorded an increase. On the other hand, the number of startups fell in the cantons of Berne (-31 startups or -9.66%), Geneva (-43 startups or -12.65%), St.Gallen (-2 startups or -1.00%), Ticino (-19 startups or -10.86%), Zug (-12 startups or -6.06%) and Zurich (-98 startups or -13.76%). In addition, the cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden (-5 startups or -21.74%), Basel-Landschaft (-18 startups or -15.52%), Basel-Stadt (-8 startups or -7. 77%), Graubünden (-5 start-ups or -7.58%), Nidwalden (-5 start-ups or -20.83%), Solothurn (-11 startups or -11.34%) and Thurgau (-20 startups or -16.95%) recorded a decrease.
| Change compared to the previous month (absolute) | Change compared to the previous year (absolute) | Change compared to the previous month (relative) | Change compared to the previous year (relative) | |
| AG | 46 | 3 | 24.08% | 1.28% |
| AI | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 28.57% |
| AR | -3 | -5 | -14.29% | -21.74% |
| BE | 43 | -31 | 17.41% | -9.66% |
| BL | -3 | -18 | -2.97% | -15.52% |
| BS | 11 | -8 | 13.10% | -7.77% |
| FR | 52 | 11 | 58.43% | 8.46% |
| GE | -1 | -43 | -0.34% | -12.65% |
| GL | 3 | 2 | 20.00% | 12.50% |
| GR | -8 | -5 | -11.59% | -7.58% |
| JU | 21 | 1 | 175.00% | 3.13% |
| LU | 58 | 33 | 45.31% | 21.57% |
| NE | 21 | 1 | 55.26% | 1.72% |
| NW | 1 | -5 | 5.56% | -20.83% |
| OW | 7 | 3 | 70.00% | 21.43% |
| SG | 20 | -2 | 11.24% | -1.00% |
| SH | -7 | 7 | -17.95% | 28.00% |
| SO | 15 | -11 | 21.13% | -11.34% |
| SZ | 37 | 5 | 50.68% | 4.76% |
| TG | 4 | -20 | 4.26% | -16.95% |
| TI | 25 | -19 | 19.08% | -10.86% |
| UR | 1 | 5 | 10.00% | 83.33% |
| VD | 68 | 21 | 21.66% | 5.82% |
| VS | 45 | 26 | 33.33% | 16.88% |
| ZG | -56 | -12 | -23.14% | -6.06% |
| ZH | -9 | -98 | -1.44% | -13.76% |
| CH | 391 | -157 | 12.07% | -4.14% |
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