BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//foundercal//foundercal.com//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Zurich founder events · foundercal REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT6H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT6H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-2595@foundercal.com DTSTAMP:20260623T160842Z DTSTART:20260619T070000Z DTEND:20260625T160000Z SUMMARY:Swiss Fintech Week 2026 LOCATION:Kongresshaus Zurich\, Gotthardstrasse 5\, 8002 Zurich DESCRIPTION:Switzerland's inaugural fintech week — a city-wide takeover b y Tenity and the FuW Forum that strings together eight integrated events a cross seven days. 1\,500+ attendees including the State Secretariat for In ternational Finance\, the Swiss banking incumbents (UBS\, Sygnum\, SIX)\, the regulated-crypto stack and the founders building it. Tracks span next- gen banking with AI\, tokenization and digital as\n\nDetails & RSVP: https ://foundercal.com/events/swiss-fintech-week-2026-2026-06-19 URL:https://foundercal.com/events/swiss-fintech-week-2026-2026-06-19 CATEGORIES:Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-2598@foundercal.com DTSTAMP:20260623T160842Z DTSTART:20260619T160000Z DTEND:20260621T160000Z SUMMARY:SwissHacks 2026 LOCATION:Zurich (venue announced to accepted hackers) DESCRIPTION:The 48-hour government-backed fintech hackathon that kicks off Swiss Fintech Week. Tracks: payments and FX\, on-chain credit and lending\ , and AI agents for finance\, with Ripple sponsoring an XRP Ledger challen ge. Travel reimbursed\, food and drinks covered for the weekend\, and the room is a sharp mix of students\, builders and seasoned engineers actually shipping against real bank and protocol prompt\n\nDetails & RSVP: https:/ /foundercal.com/events/swisshacks-2026-2026-06-19 URL:https://foundercal.com/events/swisshacks-2026-2026-06-19 CATEGORIES:Hackathon END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-2781@foundercal.com DTSTAMP:20260623T160842Z DTSTART:20260627T080000Z DTEND:20260627T103000Z SUMMARY:Founders Running Club :: Zurich LOCATION:Seebad Utoquai\, Utoquai 50\, 8008 Zürich\, Switzerland DESCRIPTION:Founders Running Club (FRC) brings founders\, investors\, tech\ , creative people and startup enthusiasts together for weekly easy runs an d networking. We like to be comfortable when we run and finish with coffee and conversations. Choose your pace or follow a pacer—pets\, friends\, family\, are welcome. 🗓️ Launched in San Francisco\, July 16\, 2022 🌍 Now in 55+ cities📅 Running + Networking events + Comm\n\nDetails & RSVP: https://foundercal.com/events/founders-running-club-zurich-EHterGg4 fHajXIZ URL:https://foundercal.com/events/founders-running-club-zurich-EHterGg4fHaj XIZ CATEGORIES:Meetup END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-2594@foundercal.com DTSTAMP:20260623T160842Z DTSTART:20260630T130000Z DTEND:20260630T181500Z SUMMARY:UPortunity ETH Demo Day LOCATION:ETH Main Building (HG)\, Rämistrasse 101\, 8092 Zurich DESCRIPTION:Demo day for cohort #2 of UPortunity\, ETH Zurich's official 12 -week pre-seed accelerator enabled by UBS. ETH-grad teams with working pro totypes — heavy on robotics\, AI\, deep tech and biotech spin-offs — p itch on the main HG stage and run booths for investors and the ETH entrepr eneurship community. The strongest single window into the deep-tech pipeli ne coming out of ETH this year\, and the room is \n\nDetails & RSVP: https ://foundercal.com/events/uportunity-eth-demo-day-2026-06-30 URL:https://foundercal.com/events/uportunity-eth-demo-day-2026-06-30 CATEGORIES:Demo Day END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-4194@foundercal.com DTSTAMP:20260620T210806Z DTSTART:20260701T163000Z DTEND:20260701T183000Z SUMMARY:Zurich | Claude Code for Scale: AI in Regulated Industries DESCRIPTION:Claude Code for Scale: AI in Regulated Industries Join us for C laude Code Zurich #2 — this one particularly relevant for CTOs and techn ology teams embedded within legacy companies and willing to take AI to the next level in their own organizations. Sign up with your professional ema il to increase your chance of being accepted. Timeline - 18:30 — Doors o pen & registration - Arnaud Delacour\, Claude \n\nDetails & RSVP: https:// foundercal.com/events/zurich-claude-code-for-scale-ai-in-regulated-industr ies-t6ICx7GHKO1hy78 URL:https://foundercal.com/events/zurich-claude-code-for-scale-ai-in-regula ted-industries-t6ICx7GHKO1hy78 CATEGORIES:Meetup END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-2600@foundercal.com DTSTAMP:20260623T160842Z DTSTART:20260909T150000Z DTEND:20260909T200000Z SUMMARY:TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award 2026 LOCATION:Zurich (venue announced closer to date) DESCRIPTION:The 16th edition of the Top100 Swiss Startup Award — Venturel ab's annual ranking\, voted by a jury of 100 leading investors and startup experts\, paired with a full-day Investor Summit and an invite-only Inves tor Dinner. The award night itself is the highest-density gathering of nam ed Swiss seed and growth investors in the calendar\, so it functions as mu ch as a deal-flow event as a ceremony. Useful \n\nDetails & RSVP: https:// foundercal.com/events/top-100-swiss-startup-award-2026-2026-09-09 URL:https://foundercal.com/events/top-100-swiss-startup-award-2026-2026-09- 09 CATEGORIES:Pitch END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-2593@foundercal.com DTSTAMP:20260623T160842Z DTSTART:20260929T070000Z DTEND:20260930T160000Z SUMMARY:CV Summit 2026 LOCATION:Kongresshaus Zurich\, Gotthardstrasse 5\, 8002 Zurich DESCRIPTION:CV Labs' annual two-day summit at Kongresshaus — billed as Sw itzerland's largest blockchain\, AI and digital-assets conference. 3\,000+ attendees on four stages\, 250 speakers\, and 1\,000m² of exhibition\; p resenting partner Franklin Templeton plus the regulated-crypto stack that put Zug on the map. Allocator tickets are free for investors and family of fices on application\, which keeps the room genuine\n\nDetails & RSVP: htt ps://foundercal.com/events/cv-summit-2026-2026-09-29 URL:https://foundercal.com/events/cv-summit-2026-2026-09-29 CATEGORIES:Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-2599@foundercal.com DTSTAMP:20260623T160842Z DTSTART:20261001T070000Z DTEND:20261001T170000Z SUMMARY:AI+X Summit 2026 LOCATION:StageOne Event & Convention Hall\, Elias-Canetti-Strasse 146\, 805 0 Zurich-Oerlikon DESCRIPTION:The sixth edition and flagship event of the Zurich AI Festival\ , jointly run by the ETH AI Center\, ZHAW and UZH.ai. 2\,000+ attendees\, 150+ speakers\, 65+ exhibitors and 50+ sessions across keynotes\, applied AI tracks\, hands-on workshops and a startup expo. Mix of researchers\, fo unders building on frontier models\, and the Swiss AI investor crowd. The clearest one-day signal of where Swiss-academic AI\n\nDetails & RSVP: http s://foundercal.com/events/ai-x-summit-2026-2026-10-01 URL:https://foundercal.com/events/ai-x-summit-2026-2026-10-01 CATEGORIES:Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-874@foundercal.com DTSTAMP:20260623T160842Z DTSTART:20261103T090000Z DTEND:20261103T180000Z SUMMARY:LAUNCH 2026 LOCATION:ETH HG\, Rämistrasse 101\, 8006 Zürich\, Switzerland DESCRIPTION:About Launch ​LAUNCH is Switzerland’s flagship gathering fo r founders\, investors\, and innovators. Powered by the ETH Entrepreneur C lub and SICTIC\, the 2026 edition unites: - ​2 200+ entrepreneurial mind s - ​300+ impact-driven investors - ​70+ breakthrough startups ​Expe ct a full-day experience of inspiration\, skill-building\, and high-impact networking. ​Highlights - ​Main Stage: Hear visionary fou\n\nDetails & RSVP: https://foundercal.com/events/launch-2026-NyKkxV8BDjmgQW1 URL:https://foundercal.com/events/launch-2026-NyKkxV8BDjmgQW1 CATEGORIES:Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-2597@foundercal.com DTSTAMP:20260623T160842Z DTSTART:20261103T090000Z DTEND:20261103T170000Z SUMMARY:LAUNCH 2026 by ETH Entrepreneur Club LOCATION:ETH Main Building (HG)\, Rämistrasse 101\, 8092 Zurich DESCRIPTION:The flagship one-day startup festival of the ETH Entrepreneur C lub — Europe's most active student-run founder organization — hosted a cross the ETH main building. 2\,700+ attendees\, 70+ exhibiting ETH and Sw iss startups\, 200+ investors\, dedicated dealflow zones\, workshops and m ain-stage talks. If you want a fast read on the next wave of ETH spin-offs and to bump into the Swiss seed crowd (Founderful\n\nDetails & RSVP: http s://foundercal.com/events/launch-2026-by-eth-entrepreneur-club-2026-11-03 URL:https://foundercal.com/events/launch-2026-by-eth-entrepreneur-club-2026 -11-03 CATEGORIES:Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-875@foundercal.com DTSTAMP:20260623T160842Z DTSTART:20261103T150000Z DTEND:20261103T180000Z SUMMARY:LAUNCH - Startup Pitching Competition LOCATION:ETH HG\, Rämistrasse 101\, 8006 Zürich\, Switzerland DESCRIPTION:Pitch. Win. Launch. The Launch 2026 Startup Pitching Competitio n brings together top early-stage startups in a curated\, multi-stage sele ction - ending with a live finale on stage at ETH Zürich. Finalists pitch in front of investors\, founders\, and industry leaders on November 3rd\, competing for prizes worth over CHF 20\,000+\, visibility\, and real mome ntum. Spots are capped at 40 - first come\, first \n\nDetails & RSVP: http s://foundercal.com/events/launch-startup-pitching-competition-Dtx2kIHHMpQH Se7 URL:https://foundercal.com/events/launch-startup-pitching-competition-Dtx2k IHHMpQHSe7 CATEGORIES:Pitch END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR