The valuation of pre-revenue start-ups requires a specific data set with comparable transactions. Differences in qualitative factors such as team strength and market potential justify a deviation from the mean.

ETH spin-offs receive twice as much in funding when compared to EPFL spin-offs. This result revealed the assessment of the ETH and EPFL spin-offs founded in the Period 2017-2020.

Members of the research institutions of ETH and EPFL launched 176 spin-offs between the years 2017 and 2020. On an annual basis, ETH and EPFL launched 37 and 22 spin-offs, respectively, during the same period.