About us | Greater Zurich Area

Greater Zurich Area Ltd. (GZA) is the official investment promotion agency of the economic region of Zurich, Switzerland. 

GZA helps international companies expand into Switzerland by providing free, tailor-made support - from evaluating locations and navigating taxes and regulations to connecting with key partners in business, academia, and government. We are a lean and global team of around 20 experts based in Zurich, New York, Boston, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.

Since our founding, we’ve helped more than 1,000 companies successfully establish a presence in Switzerland. 

Learn more: How we help, Our services, Success stories, Our team

We aim to ensure a sustainable quality of life and economic prosperity for future generations. Switzerland's small size, globalization, and digitalization require openness in business and science. We strive for the best talents and technologies, for capital, entrepreneurship, and networks.

With a long-term strategy, GZA identifies international companies with strong innovative capacity and high added value. These companies are connected with the right partners in the Greater Zurich ecosystem and supported in establishing a strategic presence in the region.

The successful setup of these companies strengthens Greater Zurich by creating jobs, generating tax revenue, driving innovation, boosting competitiveness, and increasing resilience in times of crisis.

Learn more: Public Private Partnership, Foundation Board, Board of Directors, Greater Zurich Ambassadors

The Greater Zurich Area combines world-class technology with Europe’s most stable business environment. As a global leader in innovation and talent attraction, and backed by Switzerland’s reliable and business-friendly framework, the region offers international companies significant added value for their strategic expansion into Europe. 

Geographically, the Greater Zurich Area includes nine cantons across the German- and Italian-speaking parts of Switzerland, along with the cities of Zurich and Winterthur. Each canton contributes distinct technological strengths, creating a diverse and complementary economic region that fuels innovation and growth.

Learn more: Why Greater Zurich Area, Public-private partnership, Technology sectors