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SWITZERLAND’S LEADING STARTUP COMPETITION

Want to turn your innovative startup idea into reality? 

Learn how >>venture>> can support you.

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Here are our 2024 >>venture>> Finalists!
Drumroll please: we are delighted to announce our official 60 finalists...
Thank you to our amazing Round 1 Jurors
A big shout-out to our incredible jurors for their time, expertise & evaluations
Applications for >>venture>> 2024 now closed
The 2024 entries are all in, check out our key dates to see what’s next…

Why should you join >>venture>>?

Ready to turn your innovative business or impact-driven idea into reality? Then you’re a perfect match for >>venture>>, an annual competition that supports early-stage startups.

Awarding over half a million Swiss francs, each year we open our competition and invite you to attend our workshops, make connections in the Swiss startup scene and access our coaching and mentor network.

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Prizes

Make your startup dreams a reality with up to CHF 150,000 in cash and a business consulting package from McKinsey & Company.

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Network

Connect with mentors and get expert feedback. Make valuable contacts that will shape your future and get your business off the ground.

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Visibility

Make connections in the Swiss startup scene and get access to investors and top business executives in Switzerland as well as media exposure.

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Assura

"Innovation and the capacity to give shape to new ideas drive progress and growth. It's because they are at the heart of << venture >> initiatives that we are so proud to be their partner. Energy, daring and collective intelligence expressed in this context are powerful catalysts. They enrich our own thoughts and inspire us to achieve constructive solutions to develop our activities in a way that makes our customers' lives easier."

Ruedi Bodenmann, CEO at Assura

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