DemoSquare

Anticipate the future of legislation.

We help companies and advocacy organisations see what is coming and defend their positions. We believe access to information helps everyone make informed decisions and shape the future of our society.

The DemoSquare team on the office terrace in Prilly

From research lab to your inbox

DemoSquare started as research on how laws are made. Today it briefs public affairs teams in Switzerland and the European Union.

  1. Jul 2022

    Born from EPFL research

    Two machine learning PhDs win an EPFL Innogrant to make legislation predictable.

  2. 2023

    Founded and open to all

    Incorporated in June, Venture Kick stage 1 in September, open to the public in October.

  3. Aug 2024

    CHF 1.2M pre‑seed round

    Led by QBIT Capital, with High-Tech Gründerfonds, to cover more countries and more sources.

  4. 2025

    Launch in the European Union

    Built on what we learned in Switzerland, first with pilot clients across several industries.

  5. Feb 2026

    Partnership with Keystone-SDA

    Real-time political intelligence, beyond legislation.

  6. Mar 2026

    Partnership with Rapporteur

    An integrated EU affairs intelligence service with Rapporteur (ex-Euractiv).

  7. Jun 2026

    180,000 speeches, analysed

    Our research on whether Swiss politics is becoming more emotional.

The founding team

Two scientists who spent their PhDs modelling how laws are written, debated and voted.

Victor Kristof

Victor Kristof

Co-founder & CEO

Victor holds a PhD in machine learning from EPFL, the foundation of the platform’s predictive analytics. He previously launched Kickoff.ai, Climpact and Predikon.

Jérémie Rappaz

Jérémie Rappaz

Co-founder & CTO

Jérémie holds a PhD in machine learning from EPFL, the basis of the platform’s text analysis and monitoring. He previously launched NewsTeller and Browsable.

The whole team

Nicolas BiglerNicolas BiglerDeveloper
Stephane MassonnetStephane MassonnetDeveloper
Hugo SubtilHugo SubtilPublic Affairs
Jonathan LewinJonathan LewinGrowth
Aswin SureshAswin SureshResearch
Partners

Built with the newsrooms that cover politics

Keystone-SDASwiss national news agency
RapporteurEuropean Union affairs media (ex-Euractiv)
Backed and supported by

Investors and programmes behind us

  • Tech4Trust
  • FIT Digital
  • Venture Kick
  • Microsoft for Startups
  • EPFL
  • QBIT Capital
  • High-Tech Gründerfonds
Where we areUnlimitrust Campus, Prilly, Switzerland
Your dataHosted in Switzerland

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