AI and automation agency for Switzerland

Kernel Lab is a development studio based in Annecy, 45 minutes from Geneva. For Swiss businesses, we design AI agents, voice agents, automations and the applications that host them, in line with the nFADP.

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studio
annecy, 45 min from geneva
since
2021
meetings
in french-speaking switzerland or by video call
languages
french and english
framework
nfadp and gdpr

01 ~ our approach

A studio just across the border.

Much of our work already involves Switzerland: an insurance comparison service for a broker in French-speaking Switzerland is in development at the studio, and our track record includes a Swiss online perfumery. From Annecy, Geneva and Lausanne are close by: we come to see you for the key stages, and the project moves forward remotely in between.

Working with a Swiss business also means respecting its framework: the new Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP), in force since 1 September 2023, payments in Swiss francs, and customers who expect to be served in French, English or German. We take this into account from the design stage.

02 ~ what we do

Our expertise, for businesses in Switzerland.

Artificial intelligence first, and all the development around it. Each area of expertise has its own detailed page.

03 ~ your sector

What AI changes, sector by sector.

A few practical uses for Swiss businesses. Every project starts from your tools and your priorities.

  • Finance and insurance

    Private banks, wealth managers, brokers and insurers: a sector where every exchange with a client must be accurate, traceable and confidential.

    • A comparison service or client area that prepares offers from the client’s data, reviewed by your advisers.
    • Incoming documents (ID, contracts, statements) read, sorted and checked before processing.
    • Reminders, renewals and periodic reports prepared automatically.

  • Watchmaking and precision industry

    From Geneva to the Jura, manufacturers and subcontractors work with short runs, tight deadlines and extensive documentation.

    • Quote requests and the drawings attached to emails summarised and prepared for pricing.
    • An agent that answers retailers about lead times, stock and after-sales service.
    • A dashboard that brings together orders, production and deliveries, fed by your existing software.

  • E-commerce

    A multilingual clientele, payments in francs and euros, deliveries on both sides of the border.

    • Product sheets and translations written from your data, reviewed before publication.
    • An assistant on your shop that answers questions in the customer’s language, day and night.
    • Orders, stock and invoices flowing between the shop, accounting and logistics.

  • Tourism and hospitality

    Hotels, resorts and leisure activities welcome an international clientele, with strong seasonal peaks.

    • A voice agent that takes bookings and answers questions, in several languages and at any hour.
    • Replies to reviews and messages prepared in the customer’s language, approved in one click.
    • Confirmations, reminders and schedules sent without lifting a finger.
  1. [1] New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP), Swiss Confederation SME portal
  2. [2] States recognised by Switzerland as providing adequate data protection (Federal Office of Justice)

04 ~ our work

Projects that speak to your region.

05 ~ how we work

Working together, from Annecy.

06 ~ frequently asked questions

Questions from businesses in Switzerland.

The most frequent ones are here. For everything else, Kern, our AI assistant, answers you straight away.

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Yes. We already run projects for Swiss clients. Contracts, invoicing and follow-up are handled remotely, with meetings in French-speaking Switzerland when the project calls for it.

Yes. Switzerland’s new data protection act applies as soon as you process data about people in Switzerland. We take it into account from the design stage: data limited to what is needed, information for the people concerned, choice of hosting and providers.

In France by default, a country Switzerland recognises as providing adequate data protection. We discuss it with you during scoping, depending on your sector and your obligations.

Yes, remotely and in English. Meetings at your premises are easier in French-speaking Switzerland, but we travel when the project calls for it.

With an initial conversation about your business and your tools. We then come back with an analysis and a proposal for how we can support you, starting with what will save the most time.