Company details

HEADCOUNT

25-99

ORG TYPE

Startup

SECTOR

Technology & Digital

WEBSITE

http://www.creal.com/

About the company

CREAL is a Swiss augmented reality display company building a patented light-field display intended for AR glasses. CREAL describes the technology as projecting real optical depth so users can focus naturally, with less eye strain than fixed-focus AR displays. CREAL says the team is based at EPFL Innovation Park and includes engineers with backgrounds from projects at companies and institutions such as Intel, Magic Leap, CERN and EPFL. CREAL operates as CREAL SA in Ecublens, Switzerland.

Locations and presence

CREAL lists laboratories at EPFL Innovation Park in Ecublens (Lausanne area), Switzerland. Public profiles also position CREAL as Lausanne-based, with a single main hub rather than multiple offices.

Palpable Score

32.3

/ 100

CREAL provides almost no current public hiring surface area for graduates because the company says there are no open roles right now. With limited public detail on interview process, pay, benefits, and early-career outcomes, the score stays low even though the mission and technical environment could appeal to early-career engineers.

Pillar 1: Early-career access

Score

4.0

/ 20

The company states there are no open positions at the moment, which removes the most direct entry route for graduates.
CREAL does not list internships, working-student roles, or junior titles on the public site, so 0–3 year access is not visible.
The company offers a “share your interest” option by email, but that is not the same as recurring early-career hiring evidence.

Pillar 2: Hiring fairness and transparency

Score

9.0

/ 20

The company provides a clear contact route (email and phone) and explicitly says the company will get back promptly to expressions of interest.
CREAL does not publish an application flow (stages, timelines, or assessment format), so candidates cannot judge time burden or fairness up front.
The company’s public jobs area does not show active listings or role scope examples, limiting transparency about expectations.

Pillar 3: Learning and support

Score

8.0

/ 20

The company positions the work at the frontier of displays and XR, and locates the team at EPFL Innovation Park, which can support learning through proximity to research and engineering peers.
CREAL highlights a team with experience from organisations like Intel, Magic Leap, CERN and EPFL, which suggests potential for senior technical exposure, but CREAL does not describe coaching practices.
The company does not publish onboarding, mentoring, pairing, or review cadence details, so structured early-career support cannot be verified.

Pillar 4: Pay fairness and stability

Score

6.3

/ 20

The company does not publish salary ranges for any roles on the public site, so pay fairness is not checkable before applying.
CREAL does not list benefits (healthcare, pension, leave, relocation, learning budget) in a careers section, which limits confidence on stability for early-career hires.
The company is a venture-backed deep-tech startup, but public materials do not explain compensation components (bonus or equity) for junior employees.

Pillar 5: Early-career outcomes

Score

5.0

/ 20

The company has no public early-career outcome reporting (promotion examples, internship conversion, retention stats), so outcomes are largely unknown.
CREAL has very limited reliable third-party review coverage that clearly maps to this CREAL entity, so junior sentiment and progression patterns cannot be cross-checked.
The company’s LinkedIn footprint supports that CREAL operates as an established team, but it does not provide measurable early-career progression evidence on its own.