Standort- und Wirtschaftsförderung Furttal

What Standort- und Wirtschaftsförderung Furttal does

Standort- und Wirtschaftsförderung Furttal (SWFF) is a non-profit association (Verein) under Swiss law, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Regensdorf, Canton Zurich. It is jointly governed by the seven municipalities of the Furttal valley (Boppelsen, Buchs ZH, Dällikon, Dänikon, Hüttikon, Otelfingen, Regensdorf) and three local business associations (Gewerbeverein Furttal, Industrieverein Buchs & Umgebung, Unternehmerverein Regensdorf). The organization's mandate is to promote the Furttal region as a business location — supporting companies, startups, and investors with site-selection, commercial real estate matchmaking, networking events, and innovation-program referrals — while also enhancing regional quality of life for residents and the workforce.

SWFF's core products include the miis Furttal mobile and web app (a sport-and-leisure platform launched in Spring 2024 offering jogging, biking, hiking routes, cultural walks, events, and challenges), the Immobilien-Tool (a free commercial real estate and land listing platform), the Berufswahl-Parcours career orientation event, the annual Wirtschaftsforum Furttal, and its role as regional coordinator for a Swiss-first automated public transport pilot with SBB, Canton Zurich, Swiss Transit Lab, VBG, and Eurobus. The technology surface is light: standard content and listing platforms plus a passenger-facing consumer app, with no disclosed proprietary AI/ML stack.

Revenue is derived primarily from tiered annual membership fees paid by corporate (passive) members, ranging from CHF 200 (1-person company) to CHF 3,000 (>150 employees), with included tickets to the Wirtschaftsforum Furttal. Event participation fees (e.g., CHF 60-180 for the Zürcher KMU Innovationstag) and project-specific public funding (e.g., CHF 3.8 million from Canton Zurich for the automated public transport pilot) supplement the operating budget. Go-to-market is community-led: SWFF engages prospective members and relocating companies via direct outreach, its website, LinkedIn, email newsletter, and in-person events rather than paid acquisition channels.

Name

Standort- und Wirtschaftsförderung Furttal

Legal name

Verein Standort- und Wirtschaftsförderung Furttal

Website

https://standort-furttal.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Standort- und Wirtschaftsförderung Furttal is a Swiss non-profit association that promotes the Furttal valley in Canton Zurich as a business and residential location. It supports companies, startups, and investors through membership programs, networking events, a commercial real estate listing platform, and the miis Furttal leisure app, on behalf of seven member municipalities and three regional business associations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Regensdorf

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. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees from passive (corporate) members based on company size, ranging from CHF 200 (1 person) to CHF 3,000 (>150 persons), with included tickets to the annual Wirtschaftsforum Furttal event.
2. Real Estate Listing Services: Free commercial real estate listing platform for businesses seeking to locate in the Furttal region, connecting property owners with companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Standort- und Wirtschaftsförderung Furttal delivers regional economic development services for the seven municipalities of the Furttal valley in Canton Zurich, Switzerland. Its primary offerings are a tiered corporate membership program, networking and business events such as the annual Wirtschaftsforum Furttal and the Berufswahl-Parcours career orientation event, a free commercial real estate and building land listing platform (Immobilien-Tool), the miis Furttal sports and leisure mobile application, and regional innovation project facilitation including the automated public transport pilot with SBB and Canton Zurich.

Product overview

Standort- und Wirtschaftsförderung Furttal is a regional development organization (Verein) promoting the Furttal region as an attractive business and living location. The organization's offerings include: the miis Furttal App (a sport and leisure mobile application for residents and visitors), an Immobilien-Tool (real estate listing platform for commercial properties and land), and various event programs such as Berufswahl-Parcours. The organization facilitates networking between businesses, municipalities, and the public, while also supporting innovation initiatives like the automated public transport pilot project. The core offering is a combination of location promotion services, business networking events, and digital platforms supporting regional development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Membership Program (Passivmitgliedschaft) Tiered annual membership program for companies of all sizes, ranging from CHF 200 (1 person) to CHF 3,000 (>150 persons), providing networking access and included tickets to the annual Wirtschaftsforum Furttal. Membership is the organization's primary revenue stream and core engagement vehicle.
• miis Furttal App Sports and leisure mobile application and website for the Furttal region, available on the Apple App Store and Google Play, listing jogging, biking, hiking, cultural, and event activities for residents, employees, and visitors.
• Immobilien-Tool (Commercial Real Estate & Building Land Platform) Free self-serve digital listing platform for commercial real estate and building land in the Furttal region, connecting property owners with companies seeking to locate or expand in the area.
• Wirtschaftsforum Furttal Annual flagship business conference for the Furttal region bringing together entrepreneurs, regional stakeholders, and member companies for networking and knowledge exchange. Membership tiers include tickets to the forum.
• Berufswahl-Parcours (Career Orientation Event) Annual career orientation event where regional companies present their industries and apprenticeships to secondary school students, featuring over 40 professions and engaging 300+ students and their parents.
• Automated Public Transport Pilot Project (Automatisierter öV) Software-controlled autonomous vehicles with sensor-based environmental detection, monitored by a central control center, operating on regular roads as feeders to train stations without human drivers; a pilot project co-funded by SBB (CHF 1 million per year for up to five years) and Canton Zurich (initial CHF 3.8 million), implemented by Swiss Transit Lab.

Quantifiable outcome

• 300+ students and parents attend Berufswahl-Parcours career orientation event annually
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SBB (Swiss Federal Railways)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 November 2024SBB is co-funding the automated public transport pilot project in Furttal with CHF 1 million per year over a maximum five-year project duration. SBB contributes ÖV (public transport) expertise to ensure innovations in automated driving meet passenger needs and align with public transport requirements.
• Kanton ZürichcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 November 2024The Canton of Zurich provides initial funding of CHF 3.8 million for the automated public transport pilot project and positions itself as a driving force for future-oriented mobility with innovation and pioneering spirit in public transport. Volkswirtschaftsdirektorin Carmen Walker Späh leads this initiative.
• Swiss Transit Lab (STL)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSTL is a non-profit organization founded in 2019 and a leading competence network for developing and testing intelligent mobility solutions under real conditions. STL has been awarded the practical implementation of the pilot project and will oversee operations of the autonomous vehicle fleet.
• Verkehrsbetriebe Glattal (VBG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVBG provides operational and strategic support for the automated public transport pilot project in Furttal.
• EurobusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEurobus provides operational and strategic support for the automated public transport pilot project in Furttal.
• Standortförderungen Kanton ZürichcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe organization is a member of the Canton Zurich location promotion network, participating in coordinated regional economic development efforts.
• KMU & Innovation ZürichcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe organization connects local companies with the KMU & Innovation program offered by Canton Zurich, which provides free initial consultation meetings for innovation projects and support for companies with up to 250 employees.
• Zürcher Planungsgruppe Furttal (ZPF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZPF is the smallest planning region in Switzerland but enables highly innovative and citizen-oriented spatial planning. As a cross-municipal purpose association, ZPF represents regional interests and advocates for sensible development. ZPF is one of seven major planning groups in Greater Zurich area affiliated with the umbrella organization 'Regionalplanung Zürich und Umgebung RZU'.
• Wirtschaftsforum FurttalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual flagship business event organized in coordination with the organization, bringing together entrepreneurs and regional stakeholders.
• Standortförderung ZüriUnterlandminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIn February 2025, the organization launched its first cross-regional cooperation event on sustainability with Standortförderung ZüriUnterland and Wirtschaftsförderung Stadt Bülach.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Peers

• Wirtschaftsförderung Region Stuttgart GmbH (WRS): Regional economic-development agency for the Stuttgart region, jointly funded by municipalities and industry. Closely comparable international peer in mandate and public-private governance structure.

Broad incumbents

• Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE): Switzerland's official trade and investment promotion agency. Comparable mission of attracting and supporting companies locating to Switzerland, but operates nationally and internationally rather than at the sub-regional level.
• Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH: Public-private economic-development agency for the Berlin-Brandenburg region. International peer operating at a much larger metropolitan scale with the same core model: business-location promotion, networking, real-estate matchmaking, and innovation programs.
• Volkswirtschaftsdirektion des Kantons Bern: Cantonal economic directorate covering trade, regional development, tourism, and labor market for the canton of Bern. Comparable in mandate (regional economic promotion) but at much larger cantonal scale with broader policy portfolio.

Direct peers

• Wirtschaftsförderung Stadt Bülach: Municipal economic-development office in Bülach that co-launched SWFF's first cross-regional sustainability cooperation in February 2025. Comparable in operating model — municipal economic promotion serving companies in the Zurich Unterland.
• Greater Zurich Area Ltd: Public-private marketing organization that promotes the Greater Zurich economic area to companies, startups, and investors internationally. Closely comparable Swiss regional location-promotion model to SWFF, operating at a larger cantonal/multi-cantonal scale with a similar Verein-style governance.
• Standortförderung ZüriUnterland: Neighboring Swiss regional location-promotion body explicitly named as SWFF's first cross-regional cooperation partner (Feb 2025 sustainability event). Directly comparable in mandate, structure, and target audience.

Regional players

• Standortförderung Kanton Zürich: Cantonal economic-development body of which SWFF is an affiliated member. Provides the broader 'Standortförderungen Kanton Zürich' network that SWFF plugs into, including the KMU & Innovation Zürich program.
• Standortförderung Baselland: Cantonal economic-promotion body for Basel-Landschaft. Directly comparable Swiss sub-national location-promotion model operating in an adjacent metropolitan area.

Others

• Swiss Transit Lab (STL): Non-profit competence network awarded implementation of SWFF's automated public-transport pilot. Comparable as a Swiss innovation-focused non-profit and direct execution partner on SWFF's flagship project.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/standortfurttal
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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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