About

About

The canton's official body supporting start-ups and entrepreneurship.

Fri Up is the canton of Fribourg's hub for start-ups and business founders. Our primary mission: to support high-potential start-ups and help business creation in the canton of Fribourg.

About

Our mission

Guide, accelerate, help succeed

Fri Up works through business coaching and networking, with the aim of accelerating start-ups' development and increasing their chances of success. Start-ups base their business model on an innovation and show strong growth potential. Fri Up also guides business founders and entrepreneurs through the many tricky questions involved in setting up a company. Founders who contact us benefit from an advisory meeting and thematic workshops to help them get their business started.

The team

Varied backgrounds, in services and industry

Our coaches have hands-on experience of business models, financial plans and strategic development.

Governance

Board

The committee brings together the canton's institutional and economic players.

Official documents

Articles of association and activity reports

We never work alone

Fri Up is an entry point. The strength of the Fribourg system lies in how these players work together.

Seed Capital Fribourg Foundation

Convertible loans in the pre-seed and seed phases. Operational management by Fri Up.

Capital Risque Fribourg SA

Equity stakes and convertible loans in the growth phase.

Economic Development Agency (PromFR)

Non-repayable grants, support for jobs and R&D, tax relief.

Tech Transfer Uni and HES-SO

Commercialisation of research and technology transfer to companies.

Where to find us

Present across the canton

Fribourg — head office

Fri Up, Passage du Cardinal 11, 1700 FribourgOn the bluefactory site.

Murten

Fri Up, Freiburgstrasse 25, 3280 Murten

Bulle

Fri Up, c/o FPE, Rue de la Condémine 56, 1630 Bulle

Bossonnens

Fri Up, c/o ACV, Route d'Oron 6, 1615 Bossonnens

We also hold temporary drop-in sessions in several locations across the canton.

A project, a question?

The first meeting is free and without obligation, online or in one of our offices in the canton.