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Greater Zurich Area: Where tech invests.

Connecting businesses to opportunities and ecosystems in Switzerland

The Greater Zurich Area is where world-class technology meets Swiss reliability. As the global leader in innovation and talent attraction paired with Switzerland’s business-friendly, stable, and reliable environment, Greater Zurich offers international companies real added value and peace of mind for their strategic expansion. 

fDi Report 2025: Europe's top business location

fDi Report 2025: Europe's top business location

The fDi European Cities and Regions of the Future 2025 report has once again ranked Greater Zurich among the best locations for business expansion. 

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TikTok is coming to Greater Zurich

TikTok is coming to Greater Zurich

TikTok has officially founded a subsidiary in Zurich. With this move, the ByteDance-owned company strengthens its presence in the region and highlights Greater Zurich’s growing importance as a hub for innovation and technology.

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TikTok Greater Zurich AI Map

Settling your business is easy. Making a difference is extraordinary.

We create added value for the Greater Zurich Area and Switzerland by attracting forward-looking companies.
Greater Zurich Area AG (GZA) - Our mission

Locations don't build relationships, people do

Work with us - it's different!

Everyone finds facts and figures, even ChatGPT. We bring you the unexpected. We connect you to the game-changers and groundbreakers in the Greater Zurich Area. We are the navigators of the innovation ecosystem who guide interested companies like yours through Greater Zurich's ecosystem. 

We are Greater Zurich Area Ltd. (GZA), the official investment promotion agency of the economic region of Zurich, Switzerland. Our services are complimentary for expanding businesses.

Investment promotion - is it all about risk-taking? 

For us, investment promotion goes beyond managing risks; it’s about creating opportunities for people and supporting sustainable growth for the planet. In line with these values, we offer you the convenience of exploring our prime business location from anywhere in the world - virtually or in person.

Here’s how we help expanding companies like yours: 

  • Introductions to key players in industry, academia, and government 
  • Guidance on regulatory frameworks, taxes, labor markets, and company setup 
  • Tailored fact-finding visits, including office or co-working space tours

Meet with one of our expansion experts and discover how Greater Zurich can accelerate your company.  

Investing in Zurich was the best decision we've ever made.
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Eric Schmidt - former CEO of Alphabet (Google) in "Schweiz am Wochenende", 2016

Meet with an expansion expert

Our services are free of charge and include:

  • Introduction to key contacts in industry, academia, and government
  • Advice on regulatory framework, taxes, labor, market, and setting up a company
  • Custom-made fact-finding visits, including office and co-working space