Fonds du Sport Vaudois

What Fonds du Sport Vaudois does

Fonds du Sport Vaudois is a public-benefit foundation headquartered in Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, mandated by the Federal Act on Gambling (LJAr, effective January 1, 2019) and regulated by the Vaud cantonal government to manage and redistribute the Vaudois share of Loterie Romande lottery proceeds dedicated to sport. The foundation supports associative, amateur, elite, and international sport across the canton, channeling funds to Vaudois athletes and parathletes, sports clubs, 37 recognized cantonal sports associations, municipalities, and sporting event organizers. It does not sell products or services; financial contributions and subsidies flow from lottery proceeds to beneficiaries rather than being charged to them.

The foundation's sole technical product is the Octopus online portal (octopus.ffsv.ch), through which all support requests must be submitted and tracked. The portal functions as a self-service application platform for individual athletes, clubs, associations, municipalities, and event organizers, serving as the single mandated distribution channel for the foundation's funding programs. Marketing and outreach are conducted through the foundation's website (ffsv.ch), LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and an email newsletter. The foundation is governed by a Foundation Council and a Secretariat, with 9 reported employees. Core partnerships include Loterie Romande as the sole funding source, Swiss Olympic as the gatekeeping national federation for eligibility, the cantonal Service de l'éducation physique et du sport (SEPS) for coordination on international-scale events, and the 37 recognized cantonal sports associations that serve as the distribution backbone for club-level funding.

The foundation's business model is structurally a pass-through grant distribution mechanism rather than a commercial enterprise. Annual activity reports have been published from 2022 through 2025, though specific revenue and disbursement figures are not publicly disclosed in the available data. Operating scope is strictly limited to the Canton of Vaud, with no disclosed geographic expansion, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no AI or machine learning capabilities documented in any product or process.

Name

Fonds du Sport Vaudois

Legal name

Fondation « Fonds du sport vaudois »

Website

https://ffsv.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fonds du Sport Vaudois is a Swiss public-benefit foundation that redistributes the Vaud canton share of Loterie Romande lottery proceeds to athletes, parathletes, sports clubs, cantonal associations, municipalities, and event organizers via its Octopus online portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Grant Foundation

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Lottery Beneficiary/Fund Administration & Grant Management Services (MPAEAFAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Philanthropic & Charitable Trust Services (FSAAANAI)

Keywords

• Sports foundation funding
• Lottery proceeds distribution
• Athlete grants subsidies
• Sports infrastructure funding
• Nonprofit sports support

Headquarters

HQ city

Le Mont-sur-Lausanne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fonds du Sport Vaudois is a nonprofit foundation that manages and redistributes the Canton of Vaud's share of annual Loterie Romande lottery profits dedicated to sport. It provides financial subsidies, grants, equipment funding, and bursaries to Vaudois athletes, parathletes, sports clubs, cantonal sports associations, municipalities, and sporting event organizers. All support requests are submitted and tracked via the foundation's Octopus online portal.

Product overview

Fonds du Sport Vaudois operates primarily through its Octopus digital platform, an electronic portal through which beneficiaries (athletes, clubs, sports associations, municipalities, and event organizers) submit and track financial support requests. The foundation redistributes the Vaud canton's share of annual Loterie Romande lottery profits to support sports at all levels - amateur, elite, and international.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Octopus: Online portal for submitting support requests and tracking applications

Products and services

• Octopus Portal

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Swiss OlympiccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss Olympic is the national sports federation that recognizes athletes, clubs, and associations. The foundation only supports entities affiliated with Swiss Olympic-registered federations. Athletes must hold Swiss Olympic Talent Cards for bursary eligibility.
• Loterie RomandecoreOthersThe sole source of funding for the foundation. Loterie Romande distributes annual lottery winnings, with the Vaudois share dedicated to sport and managed by this foundation per the regulatory framework.
• Service de l'éducation physique et du sport (SEPS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordination with SEPS is required for international-scale sporting events to ensure coherence and complementarity of support. SEPS also organizes the annual meeting of cantonal sports associations.
• 37 Cantonal Sports AssociationscoreOthersCurrently 37 cantonal sports associations are recognized by the foundation, representing different sports. Clubs must be affiliated with the relevant association to receive financial aid.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Canton de Vaud — Service de l'éducation physique et du sport (SEPS): Vaud cantonal sports authority that co-coordinates international-scale sports events with the foundation and oversees cantonal sports policy. Acts as a public-sector complement to the foundation's funding role.

Direct peers

• Plusport (Behindertensport Schweiz): Swiss umbrella organization for disability and adaptive sport. Comparable as a national-level body that channels support to parathletes, mirroring the adaptive-sport funding role the foundation plays at the cantonal level in Vaud.

Broad incumbents

• Fondation du Sport (France): French national sports support foundation that funds amateur clubs, athlete bursaries, and sports infrastructure. Comparable as a sports-focused grantmaking foundation operating at a larger national scale.
• Swiss Olympic: The national sports federation and umbrella organization for Swiss sport. While not a fund administrator, it is the national-level authority that recognizes federations and talent — the gating mechanism through which the foundation channels bursaries to elite athletes.

Regional players

• Loterie Romande: The regional lottery operator that channels lottery profits to the foundation. Operates in western Switzerland across cantons including Vaud, providing the foundation's sole funding source and parallel sports-support programs.
• Swisslos: The Swiss lottery operator serving German-speaking and Italian-speaking cantons. Functions analogously to Loterie Romande by distributing lottery proceeds to sport, culture, and social causes through regional partner foundations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/fondsdusportvaudois
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fonds-du-sport-vaudois
• Instagraminstagram.com/fondsdusportvaudois

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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