NI Swiss Startup Program

Overview – The goal of the Startup Program

Most innovative break-throughs in science and technology have been developed by small, entrepreneurial technology companies.
To foster their efforts, National Instruments Switzerland introduced a program designed to provide significant sponsorship for
Swiss companies planning to use National Instruments technology (Graphical System Design) to develop their complex industrial
or scientific systems. The goal of this program is to accelerate the competitive market readyness for those companies and
therefore increase their chance of success and fast market adoption.

If you are looking for electrical engineering, software engineering or other engineering know-how, National Instruments
can serve as a perfect partner to assist you finding the right hardware and software products, ideal partners and professional training.

If you would like more information please send your request to startup.switzerland@ni.com.

What are the benefits of the graphical system design technology?

The NI graphical system design approach is offering many benefits and provides a smooth transition path from the early design and prototyping phase to high volume production as your business grows:

Faster time to market for your product

Faster business acceleration due to rapid functional prototyping and higher market acceptance

Highly flexible software and hardware product platforms let you implement market feedback quickly

Mature, reliable industrial products certified for worldwide use (www.ni.com/certification)

High performance due to the use of latest PC, embedded and silicone technology

Seamlessly integrated hardware and software

Open software and hardware that can be customized easily and leaves room for future requirements

Long-term availability of hardware and software

Various application development environments (LabVIEW (graphical ADE), LabWindows/CVI (C based ADE), Measurement Studio (.NET based ADE))

Worldwide service and support network

More than 30,000 companies are successfully using the NI platform for a wide range of applications: » ni.com/solutions

NI products are widely used by original equipment manufacturers: » ni.com/oem.

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What are the program benefits?

The following benefits apply to members of the NI Swiss Startup Program:

• Free development software
• Free training courses (www.ni.com/training)
• Professional Systems Engineering and Premium Support
• Discount on NI-hardware
• Access to the worldwide NI partner and customer network
• Web marketing support
• Get visibility
• Members will have the opportunity to be included in press releases as well as having their solution featured on the NI website.

The typical value of such a package is around CHF 25’000.- to CHF 35’000.-.

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Who is eligible?

In order to be eligible, you must be developing an innovative product based on NI software tools and NI hardwareplatforms. Also, your company should:

• be privately-owned
• be less than three years on the market
• have a total annual revenue <1 million US$.

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How to apply?

To apply for the NI Swiss Startup Program, please fill in the following application form and provide a brief description about your business idea and the products of your company.

 Application Form

If National Instruments decides to pursue your application further, you will be invited to present your idea at National Instruments Switzerland. Based on this presentation a final decision will be made. It is upon National Instruments decision whether or not the company is eligiable for the program. You will be rated based on the following criterias:

• business plan
• team setup
• achievements until now
• match to NI technology
• special factors

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Who do I contact with more questions?

If you would like more information please send your request to startup.switzerland@ni.com

National Instruments Switzerland Corp.
Austin, Zweigniederlassung Ennetbaden
Sonnenbergstr. 53
CH-5408 Ennetbaden

Tel. : +41(0) 56 200 51 51
Tel. : +41(0) 21 320 51 51 (Büro Lausanne)
E-Mail: ni.switzerland@ni.com
Fax : +41(0) 56 200 51 55

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