What Stiftung meinplatz.ch does

Stiftung meinplatz.ch is a Swiss non-profit foundation (Stiftung) that operates the meinplatz.ch online directory platform, connecting adults with disabilities in Switzerland to institutional offerings in housing (Wohnen), work (Arbeiten) and daytime activities (Tagesstruktur). The platform was originally launched in 2017 by ARTISET Zürich and was transferred to the independently incorporated foundation in April 2022, co-founded by ARTISET Zürich and ARTISET (BV INSOS). It currently aggregates 2,242 active offerings from 530 cantonal-licensed institutions across 21 Swiss cantons and serves end users including adults with physical, cognitive, intellectual, sensory or psychological disabilities (IV beneficiaries), their family members, advisors, and referring cantonal authorities.

The platform is built as a web application on the October CMS framework, hosted on Infomaniak's Jelastic Cloud and designed, built and maintained by liip (Zurich). It is certified to WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards following testing by "Zugang für alle" between August 2022 and June 2023, supports sign-language explainer videos, and integrates Google Maps for location display, Google Analytics/Tag Manager for usage tracking, and YouTube for embedded video. The foundation also operates maplace.ch (French-language brand) and is developing mioposto.ch, an Italian-language version of the platform scheduled to go live in early 2026.

The business model is entirely public-sector funded: 21 cantonal offices (social welfare, disability and integration departments) co-finance the foundation and participate in a steering committee (Lenkungsausschuss) that governs development and budget. The platform is free for all seekers and providers, ad-free, and institutions are mandated by their cantonal authorities to publish offerings on it. The foundation is governed by a Stiftungsrat including representatives of ARTISET Zürich, insieme Suisse and Stiftung RGZ, and is operationally led by Geschäftsführerin Maya Graf-Seelhofer with regional coordinators for Western and Italian-speaking Switzerland.

Name

Stiftung meinplatz.ch

Legal name

Stiftung meinplatz.ch

Website

https://meinplatz.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stiftung meinplatz.ch is a Swiss non-profit foundation operating the meinplatz.ch online directory, which aggregates 2,242 disability-service offerings from 530 licensed institutions across 21 Swiss cantons. The platform is free for users and fully funded by participating cantonal governments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Services Directory

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Accessibility & Web/App Compliance (WCAG) (EDALAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Accessibility, Accommodations & Assistive Services (EDALAFAN)

Keywords

• Disability services directory
• Online offerings platform
• Nonprofit social services
• Accessible web directory
• Cantonal disability network

Headquarters

HQ city

Wangen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Cantonal government financing: The online platform is financed by participating cantonal offices (government bodies), ensuring the platform is free for all users and free of advertising. Cantons mandate and require their licensed institutions to publish offerings on the platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Stiftung meinplatz.ch operates the meinplatz.ch online platform, a barrier-free (WCAG 2.1 certified) nationwide directory for adults with disabilities in Switzerland to search and find institutional offerings in housing (Wohnen), work (Arbeiten), and daytime structure (Tagesstruktur). The platform aggregates 2,242 offerings from 530 licensed institutions across 21 Swiss cantons, with advanced filtering by location, disability type, housing form, and IVSE cross-cantonal financing status. The service is free for all users, ad-free, and fully financed by participating cantonal governments.

Product overview

Stiftung meinplatz.ch operates the meinplatz.ch online offerings platform as its primary product - a unified directory service that connects adults with disabilities in Switzerland to institutional offerings in housing, employment, and daytime structure care. The platform aggregates over 2,242 offerings from approximately 530 licensed institutions across 20 Swiss cantons. Supplementary products include a national consultation directory, a glossary of disability-sector terminology, and instructional guides. The foundation also operates maplace.ch and is developing mioposto.ch (Italian-language version) as part of a multilingual expansion strategy. The platform is free for users, financed by participating cantonal offices, and designed to be barrier-free per WCAG 2.1 standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• meinplatz.ch Online-Angebotsplattform (Online Offerings Platform) Comprehensive online directory for adults with disabilities in Switzerland to search and find institutional offerings in housing (Wohnen), work (Arbeiten), and daytime activities (Tagesstruktur); aggregates 2,242 offerings from 530 licensed institutions across 21 cantons with filtering by location, disability type, housing form, and work form; WCAG 2.1 certified barrier-free platform.
• Beratungsstellen-Verzeichnis (Consultation Directory) Directory of consultation and advisory services for people with disabilities, including national organizations such as Pro Infirmis, insieme, and Pro Mente Sana, plus regional services; helps seekers find personal counseling support alongside the offerings directory.
• Begriffserklärungen (Glossary) Educational resource explaining terminology used on the platform, including explanations of offerings, living arrangements, work forms, and financing mechanisms including the IVSE (Interkantonale Vereinbarung für Soziale Einrichtungen) inter-cantonal agreement.
• Anleitungen zur Internet-Seite (Website Guides) Instructional videos and guides showing users how to search for suitable offerings and adapt the website to their needs; also includes data-entry instructions for institutional providers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 530 institutions actively publishing offerings
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 21 Swiss cantonal officescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner21 Swiss cantonal offices (social welfare, disability, and integration departments) co-finance the platform, mandate their institutions to publish offerings, and participate in the steering committee (Lenkungsausschuss) that governs the platform's development and budget. Cantons include Zürich, Bern, Aargau, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, St. Gallen, and 15 others.
• liipcoreTechnology or IntegrationLiip (Zurich-based digital agency) is responsible for the design and technical implementation of meinplatz.ch, having built the platform on the October CMS framework.
• Begleitgruppe (Advisory Group)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Begleitgruppe is composed of self-advocates, relatives, disability organizations, and advisory bodies. They propose annual development improvements and review usability, understandability, and accessibility of the platform.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pro Infirmis: Switzerland's largest disability-services organization, providing counseling, advocacy, and support services. Comparable as a Swiss disability-services incumbent that overlaps with meinplatz.ch's advisory directory and could plausibly expand into listing services.
• Caritas Switzerland: Major Swiss social-services organization operating across housing, employment, and integration. Comparable as a Swiss social-services incumbent that publishes some offering directories and could build a competing platform.
• Inclusion Handicap: Swiss umbrella association of disability organizations engaged in policy advocacy and services. Comparable as a national-level disability-sector actor with potential to coordinate or absorb directory functions currently served by meinplatz.ch.

Emerging players

• Be My Eyes: App connecting blind and low-vision users with sighted volunteers and company representatives via live video. Comparable as a digital accessibility service for the disability community, with overlapping accessibility-first design philosophy but a real-time assistance model rather than directory.

Others

• insieme Suisse: Swiss umbrella organization for parents and supporters of people with intellectual disabilities; represented on the Stiftungsrat of meinplatz.ch. Comparable as an institutional stakeholder in Swiss disability services with overlapping beneficiary communities.

Direct peers

• Wheelmap.org: Open online directory mapping wheelchair-accessible places globally. Closely comparable directory/marketplace model for the disability community, focused on accessibility discovery, though Wheelmap targets physical locations rather than social-service offerings.
• AccessNow: Crowd-sourced accessibility mapping platform rating venues for disabled access worldwide. Directly comparable as a digital accessibility-discovery directory serving people with disabilities, though AccessNow is commercial and global rather than government-funded.

Regional players

• Spitex Switzerland: Swiss association of home-care service providers. Comparable in the Swiss disability/social-care sector with a directory of service offerings, though focused on home care rather than institutional housing and work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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