Start-ups and spin-offs
Emerging from the universities or the Vaud innovation scene: a site that explains the technology to non-specialists, English-first, for customers, investors and talent.
Your website in Lausanne
and on the Riviera.
SMEs, start-ups, service companies: in Lausanne and along the Vaud Riviera, we design bespoke, fast, multilingual websites built to generate enquiries and rank well across French-speaking Switzerland.
Across Lake Geneva.
Lausanne combines a dense innovation ecosystem, driven by its universities and start-ups, with many international sports organisations and a network of SMEs working throughout the canton of Vaud.
A start-up needs a site that presents its innovation clearly to customers, investors and new hires, often in English. A Vaud SME wants a polished site that brings in enquiries. On the Riviera, from Vevey to Montreux, hotels and tourism add an international clientele.
The studio sits right opposite, in Thonon: the lake lies between us, but CGN boats link the two shores and remote working does the rest.
Who we work with in Lausanne.
A city of universities, start-ups and sports bodies, and a Riviera built around hospitality.
Vaud SMEs
Service firms, construction, industry, retail: a polished site that ranks well across the canton and brings in contact requests.
Sports bodies and associations
Federations, events, clubs: clear, multilingual, accessible information, with content that is easy to keep up to date.
Riviera hospitality and tourism
Hotels, restaurants and activities from Vevey to Montreux: direct booking, practical information and several languages.
What we do.
For start-ups, SMEs and venues along the Riviera.
Start-up website
Present an innovation in a few screens, in French and English, for your customers, investors and future team members.
Website for a Vaud SME
A polished, fast site that ranks well across the canton and generates contact requests.
Riviera tourism website
Hotels, restaurants and activities from Vevey to Montreux: practical information, booking, several languages.
SEO in French-speaking Switzerland
Pages and a Google profile designed for Lausanne and the towns of Vaud.
What your clients search on Google.
- web agency Lausanne
- start-up website Lausanne
- website design Vevey
- restaurant Montreux
- fiduciary Lausanne
- website design Lausanne
Explaining an innovation.
Fibres, technologies, applications: on The LYCRA Company’s B2B site, a technical offer becomes readable for non-specialists. That is exactly the exercise facing a Lausanne start-up. Slide to compare the wireframe and the delivered site.
What to know about a Vaud website.
Our advice to businesses in Lausanne and along the Riviera.
Explaining technology without jargon
Lausanne start-ups are often born from cutting-edge research. The risk: a site written for scientific peers that a buyer or investor cannot follow. We start from the problem solved, the user and the proof, and only then the technology. A wireframe lets you validate that order before any design, and the English version is planned alongside the French one.
Getting found in French-speaking Switzerland
On google.ch, local results favour businesses that clearly name Lausanne, Renens, Morges or Vevey and have a complete Google profile. For a provider based elsewhere in the canton, dedicated pages for the communes served, with precise terms, are essential. Vocabulary matters too: people search for “fiduciaire” rather than “expert-comptable”, “régie” rather than “agence immobilière”.
nFADP and trust
Vaud businesses pay close attention to data protection since the nFADP came into force. A site that loads dozens of third-party services without saying so sends the wrong signal. We limit those tools, favour analytics without excessive tracking and prepare the information to present to visitors; legal sign-off stays with your adviser.
WordPress, Webflow or a coded site?
Most Lausanne web agencies work with WordPress, often paired with WooCommerce or Odoo: a sound choice for a catalogue or an online shop. For an SME or start-up site that must stay fast, multilingual and easy to keep alive, we code the site from scratch in Next.js, with no theme and no plugins to update. Whoever you hire, ask who maintains the site after launch, who owns the code and how you will edit your own copy.
Getting quoted by AI assistants
Your future clients in Vaud no longer search only on google.ch: they also put their questions to ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google’s AI-generated answers. To be picked up in those answers, a page has to answer in its very first sentence, clearly name the business, the city and the service, and say the same thing as your Google profile and Swiss directories such as search.ch or local.ch. We structure every page that way, structured data included, from the wireframe stage.
A studio on the opposite shore
Lake Geneva separates Thonon from Lausanne, but CGN boats make the crossing and most exchanges happen by video call. We come to Lausanne for the workshops that matter. For you, that means a single point of contact, the studio’s founder, and clear timelines: 10–15 days for a showcase site, 3–6 weeks for a company website.
Which provider for a Vaud website?
Three ways of getting a website built that you will come across in Lausanne, compared on what matters over time.
| Criterion | Brutux Studio | WordPress web agency | Independent freelancer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting point | Wireframe of messages and journeys, approved before design | A theme is chosen, then the content is adapted | Depends on the profile and the brief |
| Technology | Custom-coded Next.js site, no plugins | WordPress, often with WooCommerce or Odoo | WordPress, Webflow or an online builder |
| Languages | Separate pages per language, planned into the structure | Translation plugin added to the theme | Depends on the freelancer’s skills |
| After launch | No plugins to update; changes on request | Maintenance contract for updates | Availability varies |
| Beyond the website | UX, SaaS and AI with the same contact | Often Google Ads, e-commerce and social media | Usually a single discipline |
Where we work.
Lausanne is just across Lake Geneva: Brutux Studio works with clients in Vaud, meeting in person for the key stages and working remotely day to day.
- Lausanne
- Renens
- Pully
- Morges
- Vevey
- Montreux
- Yverdon-les-Bains
Frequently asked questions.
Web agency Lausanne: answers to the questions we are asked.
Do you work with companies in Vaud?
Yes: Lausanne and the Riviera are part of our area, in person or remotely.
How long does it take to build a website in Lausanne?
A full start-up or SME website takes 3–6 weeks depending on content and languages. A simpler showcase site goes live in 10–15 days.
Can you build an English website for our start-up?
Yes: many Lausanne start-ups address an international audience first. The site can be in English, with a French version if needed.
Can the site be in German too?
Yes. To reach German-speaking Switzerland, a German version with its own pages and keywords is often worthwhile. Translations are reviewed by you or your translator.
Can you design our software product as well?
Yes: we design and build B2B SaaS products, from discovery to development, over 2–6 months in 6-week cycles. See our SaaS agency page for Lausanne.
Do you build e-commerce sites?
Large online shops are not our speciality. For a start-up or SME selling online, we design the presentation website and can audit the UX of the existing checkout journey.
Are you a Swiss web agency?
No: Brutux Studio is a French company based in Thonon-les-Bains, directly opposite Lausanne. We work with businesses in Vaud and across French-speaking Switzerland, in person or remotely.
How do meetings work?
Follow-up happens by video call, and important workshops take place in Lausanne: from Thonon or Évian, we cross the lake by boat.
Do you take the nFADP into account?
Yes: privacy-respecting analytics tools, forms limited to what is necessary and clear information for your visitors. Legal validation remains a matter for your adviser.
How do I choose a web agency in Lausanne?
Look at three things: the method (are structure and messaging validated before design?), what happens after launch (maintenance, code ownership, updates) and how SEO is built in from the start. Also ask to meet the person who will actually do the work: at Brutux Studio, that is the founder.
Can you redesign our current WordPress site?
Yes. We start from an inventory of existing pages and URLs, prepare a 301 redirect plan and rebuild the site in custom code, so you keep the rankings you have earned. Our website redesign page explains the approach.
How do we show up in ChatGPT or Google answers for Lausanne?
Nobody can guarantee it. You can, however, stack the odds in your favour: pages that answer your clients’ questions directly, a business named alongside its city and services, structured data, and identical details on your site, your Google profile and Swiss directories.
(Let’s work together)
Let’s talk about your project.
30 minutes to talk about your project, in Thonon or by video call. I’ll tell you honestly what will make the difference.
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