SIX Swiss Exchange - Venturelab

SIX provides and operates stable and efficient infrastructure for the Swiss and Spanish financial centers, thus ensuring access to the capital markets and the flow of information and money between financial market players. The company is owned by its users (more than 120 banks) with a workforce of 4,160 employees and a presence in 19 countries.

The Swiss Stock Exchange is currently the third largest in Europe, with a free float market capitalization of EUR 1.6 trillion (as per June 2024). Around 250 companies of all sizes and sectors, including small and mid-caps, family businesses and international giants benefit from being listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange. With its SME stock exchange segment called Sparks as well as services dedicated to SMEs, SIX Swiss Exchange helps to increase the visibility of these companies among investors in the market. Listed SMEs benefit from having greater flexibility in optimizing their ownership structure, broadening their financing options and gaining access to a broad investor base to raise equity-capital efficiently.

Many scale-ups are IPO-ready

As Swiss startups continue to grow and scale, accessing the public capital market becomes a critical milestone. Fabian Gerber, responsible for the Sparks IPO Academy at SIX, is at the forefront of this transition, helping scale-ups and fast-growing SMEs prepare for initial public offerings (IPOs). His role is crucial in demystifying the IPO process for Swiss startups, opening up new opportunities for these companies to tap into public capital and accelerate their growth trajectories. Read the full interview with Fabian Gerber.

IPO Readiness Workshops
Many success factors are critical to the viability and feasibility of an Initial Public Offering (IPO). The IPO Readiness Workshop provided insight into this complex topic, supported the handpicked scaleups with key resources and expert knowledge, and demonstrated the importance of a concise equity story.

Sparks IPO Academy
Fast-growing scaleups and established SMEs seeking capital can participate in the upcoming Sparks IPO Academy, a 6-month training program by SIX Swiss Exchange, developed in collaboration with leading capital market specialists in Switzerland. The next IPO Academy will start in November. Apply now for the next Sparks IPO Adacemy 2024/2025.