Sitem StartUp Club

Name

Sitem StartUp Club

Legal name

Verein Sitem Startup Club (SSC)

Website

https://ssc.swiss

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

MedTech Startup Accelerator

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Accelerators & Startup Programs (FSANAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate Strategic Partnership & Ecosystem Investment Arms (FSANAHAF), Corporate Venture Studios & Incubators (Build/launch ventures) (FSANAHAC)

Keywords

• MedTech startup accelerator
• Investor club services
• Coworking space memberships
• Medical device incubation
• Venture acceleration programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Bern

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Coworking Space Memberships: The Sitem MedTech HUB generates revenue through tiered coworking memberships including Active plans, New Work plans, Resident plans, Flex Desk, and Fix Desk options. Team offices are priced starting at CHF 990 (incl. 7.7% VAT). Meeting rooms and event spaces generate additional revenue with a 30% member discount.
2. Investor Club Memberships: The SSC operates as an investor club with Leading Partners and Institutional/Private Members paying membership fees. Partners receive exclusivity in their business sectors and early access to startups in the MedTech Booster program.
3. MedTech Booster Program (Free to Startups): The MedTech Booster Program is provided free of charge to startups; it is covered by SSC members. The program provides 6-12 months of support including business coaching, consulting hours, medical expertise access, investor pitching events, and workspace access.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Sitem StartUp Club (SSC) is a Swiss investor club and MedTech startup accelerator that runs two primary offerings: the MedTech Booster Program (MTB), a 6-12 month accelerator providing startups with regulatory guidance, IP protection, business coaching, medical expertise access, and investor pitching; and the Sitem MedTech HUB (SMH), a coworking space in Bern offering team offices, flex desks, fix desks, meeting rooms, and event rooms to MedTech startups. The program is provided free of charge to accepted startups, funded by SSC member investments, and no equity is taken from participating startups.

Product overview

Sitem StartUp Club is an investor club focused on MedTech startups, offering two primary programs: the MedTech Booster Program (MTB) as its core acceleration offering, and the Sitem MedTech Hub (SMH) as its coworking space infrastructure. The MTB provides startups with access to medical expertise from Inselspital, business coaching through be-advanced AG, expert consulting on regulatory and legal matters, and connections to investors via three annual pitching events. The SMH provides flexible workspace including team offices, coworking desks, and meeting facilities. Together, these offerings create a comprehensive support ecosystem for early-stage MedTech companies in Bern, Switzerland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MedTech Booster Program: The acceleration program offered by SSC, focusing on early-stage MedTech startups with comprehensive support including consulting, networking, and financing opportunities.
• Sitem MedTech HUB

Products and services

• MedTech Booster Program A tailor-made startup accelerator for early-stage MedTech startups providing comprehensive support including regulatory strategy, IP protection, product development guidance, market entry assistance, business coaching, 20 hours of expert consulting, investor access through pitching events, and medical expertise access. The program runs for 6 months initially with extension to 12 months, and is provided free of charge to accepted startups, funded by SSC member investments.
• Sitem MedTech HUB Coworking Space Modern coworking space exclusively for MedTech startups offering team offices (2-16 persons, starting at CHF 990 incl. 7.7% VAT), flex desks, fix desks, meeting rooms (4-10 people), an event room (up to 80 people), storage and parking space. Located at Weyermannsstrasse 36, 3008 Bern, with 24/7 access, meeting room credits, and access to community events and the MedTech expert network.
• SSC Investor Club Membership A membership-based investor club with two tiers: Leading Partners (Bekb, Guido Fluri Stiftung, KPT, Swisscom Ventures, Mobiliar, Straumann, CSL Behring, JJ Innovation, Siemens Healthineers, Genolier Innovation Hub, Pfister Holding) who receive sector exclusivity and early access to MedTech Booster startups; and Institutional & Private Members (Roche, ZKB, Ypsomed, etc.) who participate in the network. Members fund the free MedTech Booster Program and gain access to deal flow.
• Meeting and Event Room Bookings Bookable meeting rooms and event spaces at the Sitem MedTech HUB, available to both members and external bookers, with a 30% discount for HUB members on standard price list rates.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 40 startups graduated from the MedTech Booster Program since 2021, establishing Bern as a growing MedTech innovation cluster.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered leading partner, core and institutional & private member.

• sitem-insel AGleading partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding organization of the SSC. sitem-insel is the Swiss Institute for Translational and Entrepreneurial Medicine, providing technical expertise, leadership (President of the Board), and the PPP framework for the accelerator. The vision of establishing Bern as a leading MedTech hub is built on sitem-insel's foundation.
• Inselspital (Bern University Hospital)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey founding partner providing access to medical and clinical experts from Inselspital. Startups in the MedTech Booster Program gain access to clinicians who share medical expertise and act as Key Opinion Leaders to support new developments.
• be-advanced AGcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBusiness coaching partner for the MedTech Booster Program. The SSC connects startups with be-advanced to participate in their programs or access their coaches for startup development support.
• University of BerncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding institution of the SSC. The University of Bern, along with the Bernese Government and Inselspital, agreed in March 2020 to establish a MedTech startup hub as part of an overall strategy to promote research, innovation, and startups.
• IT Pointinstitutional & private memberOthersInstitutional member of the SSC providing IT-related services or support to the startup ecosystem.
• Keller Schneiderinstitutional & private memberOthersInstitutional member of the SSC. Law firm providing legal expertise relevant to MedTech startups, including regulatory and IP matters.
• Anliklininstitutional & private memberOthersInstitutional member of the SSC operating in the medical/health sector, adding value to the MedTech startup community.
• Ypsomedinstitutional & private memberOthersInstitutional member of the SSC. Ypsomed is a Swiss pharmaceutical and injection systems company providing industry expertise relevant to MedTech drug delivery and device innovation.
• Mathys Medicalinstitutional & private memberOthersInstitutional member of the SSC. Mathys Medical is an orthopedics company providing industry expertise relevant to MedTech device innovation.
• Scherler AGinstitutional & private memberOthersInstitutional member of the SSC providing services relevant to the startup ecosystem.
• Campus SLBinstitutional & private memberOthersInstitutional member of the SSC, operating within the Bernese innovation ecosystem.
• Helblinginstitutional & private memberOthersInstitutional member of the SSC. Helbling is a Swiss engineering and consulting firm potentially providing technical expertise for MedTech product development.
• Confinisinstitutional & private memberOthersInstitutional member of the SSC providing consulting services relevant to MedTech regulatory affairs and compliance.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Direct peers

• Biopôle Lausanne: Biopôle is a Lausanne-based life sciences innovation campus combining coworking/lab space, startup support and an investor community for biotech, medtech and digital health startups — a directly comparable cluster operator targeting the same Swiss life sciences founder segment.
• MassChallenge Switzerland: MassChallenge runs equity-free accelerator programs (including a Swiss health vertical) that combine coworking, mentoring and investor matchmaking for early-stage startups. Its non-equity, sector-focused model closely mirrors SSC's MedTech Booster approach.
• DayOne Tech / DayOne Accelerator: DayOne is a Basel-based healthcare innovation hub and accelerator run by BaselArea.swiss. Like SSC, DayOne operates an accelerator program and investor connections for digital health and MedTech startups in Switzerland, making it the closest direct peer in the Swiss health-innovation ecosystem.
• Switzerland Innovation Park Innovaare: Innovaare is part of the Switzerland Innovation Park network focused on accelerator technology and medtech, providing coworking, startup programs and industry partnerships near major Swiss research institutions — directly comparable to SSC in structure and target founders.

Broad incumbents

• Swiss Medtech (Industry Association): Swiss Medtech is the leading Swiss medical technology industry association representing ~700 medtech companies. While broader and not an accelerator, it overlaps with SSC's mission of supporting the Swiss MedTech ecosystem and represents the same community of founders SSC serves.
• Plug and Play Tech Center: Plug and Play is a global startup accelerator and investor network running health-focused programs with corporate partners. Although much larger, its combination of corporate partnership model, vertical specialization and investor matchmaking is structurally analogous to SSC.
• Techstars Healthcare/Healthtech: Techstars runs multi-sector accelerator programs including dedicated healthcare cohorts, providing mentorship, investor access and coworking for early-stage startups. While not equity-free, it competes with SSC for the same pool of MedTech founders and investor mindshare.

Regional players

• Campus SLB (Switzerland Innovation Park Bern): Campus SLB is a Bern-based innovation and education campus and listed SSC partner. It provides coworking and startup support in the same regional ecosystem and shares potential member and partner overlap with SSC.

Emerging players

• Wyss Center Geneva: The Wyss Center is a Geneva-based neurotechnology and MedTech translation accelerator spun out of EPFL. It shares SSC's translational-medicine mission and supports early-stage MedTech startups with technical, clinical and business resources.
• Health Innovation Hub Switzerland: Health Innovation Hub Switzerland is a national initiative supporting digital health and MedTech innovation through ecosystem-building, events and connections between startups and the Swiss healthcare system. It overlaps with SSC's mission to connect founders with clinical and corporate stakeholders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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