Hoop helps founders, fiduciaries, law firms, and corporate teams incorporate Swiss companies through a fully digital process. From choosing the legal form and preparing the documents to digital identification, electronic signature, capital deposit, and submission to the commercial register, every step can be managed online.
Looking to start a business in Lausanne? Lausanne and the canton of Vaud offer a strong innovation environment shaped by technology, research, life sciences, and the Lake Geneva startup ecosystem. With Hoop, you can keep the incorporation process digital while your company is established in the canton of Vaud.
Incorporate your Swiss company in Lausanne
Lausanne is a strong base for founders building knowledge-based, digital, research-driven, or service-oriented companies. Its proximity to EPFL, the wider Vaud economy, and the Lake Geneva region makes it attractive for startups and professional service businesses.
Whether you are founding a new company yourself or managing the incorporation for a client, Hoop gives you a clear online process for the most common Swiss legal forms: sole proprietorship, LLC, and Ltd.
How Hoop supports company incorporation in Vaud
With Hoop, the incorporation process is handled digitally from start to finish. You enter the company details online, verify the founders’ identities digitally, sign the incorporation documents with a legally valid electronic signature and open the capital deposit account digitally when available.
Hoop coordinates the notarial step and submits the signed documents to the commercial register of the relevant canton. Once the incorporation has been processed, you are informed immediately and can access the documents in your digital archive.
Why create your company with Hoop?
Hoop is built for efficient Swiss company incorporations. The platform reduces paperwork, avoids unnecessary in-person appointments, and gives founders and professionals a faster way to move from preparation to registration.
Key advantages:
- Digital process from document creation to signature
- Support for sole proprietorships, LLCs, and Ltds
- Digital identification and legally valid electronic signatures
- Capital deposit account options through integrated partners
- Coordination with the notary and the commercial register
- Secure Swiss document storage
Start your company in Lausanne with a digital Swiss incorporation process
If you want to create a company in Lausanne, Hoop helps you move faster with a structured, digital workflow. Start your incorporation online and manage the key steps in one place.
Contact details of the Lausanne Commercial Register (updated in 06.2026):
Office name
Cantonal Commercial Register Office of the Canton of Vaud
Address
Rue Grenade 38, P.O. Box 198, 1510 Moudon
Email
info.rc@vd.ch
Commercial register office responsible for Lausanne
Companies domiciled in Lausanne are registered with the Registre du commerce du canton de Vaud. Hoop files your application electronically – no printed forms, no appearance in person.
- Office: Registre du commerce du canton de Vaud
- Address: Rue Grenade 38, Case postale 198, 1510 Moudon
- Phone: +41 21 557 81 21
- E-mail: info.rc@vd.ch
Contact details for all Swiss commercial register offices are in our overview of commercial register offices.
What is specific about incorporating in Lausanne
Notarisation
In the canton of Vaud, notarial deeds are drawn up by independent notaries. Hoop works with partner notaries who carry out the notarisation and prepares the documents in French; the cantonal commercial register office in Moudon is responsible for companies domiciled in Lausanne.
Location
Lausanne and the Lake Geneva region form one of Switzerland's most innovative areas: EPFL, UNIL, the CHUV university hospital, biotech and medtech, and the headquarters of international sports federations. The Vaud commercial register handles filings for the whole canton.
Fees
Commercial register fees are uniform across Switzerland and set by the federal fee ordinance (GebV-HReg). On top come the costs of notarisation, which vary by canton and notary – Hoop shows them transparently before you incorporate.
Frequently asked questions about incorporating in Lausanne
Do I have to appear in person at the commercial register office?
No. The application is filed electronically and signed with a qualified electronic signature. The notarisation required for a GmbH or AG is carried out by Hoop's partner notaries – you do not need to find a notary yourself.
How long does registration in Lausanne take?
Once the file is complete, registration usually follows within a few working days, and publication in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce (SOGC) is automatic. Delays almost always stem from incomplete documents – exactly what Hoop's guided process prevents.
Can I incorporate a company domiciled in Lausanne without living there?
Yes. The company's registered office must be in the canton of Vaud with a domicile address in the municipality; where the founders live does not matter. At least one person with signatory power must be resident in Switzerland.