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This is your moment!
🎲 You’ve got one week to apply to >>venture>> and enter our Early Bird draw!

💰One project will be randomly selected to receive CHF 1,000 in non-dilutive funding.

📅 All you need to do is upload your startup plan and submit your application by January 30, 2026!

We look forward to receiving your applications!
 All requirements are on venture.ch

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Lausanne, get ready for an immersive Patent Search Workshop! 💥

While Zurich gears up for next Thursday's session, we're thrilled to announce that Kamran Houshang Pour, patent expert and IP-trainer at the @ige_ipi (Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property), will also come to Lausanne on Thursday, February 5—in exactly 2 weeks!

🔍 Dive into the world of intellectual property at EPFL for a dynamic half-day event! Learn the subtleties of patent searching with hands-on guidance and get valuable insights.

📅 Date: Thursday, February 5, 2026
🕢 Time: 13:30
📍 Location: EPFL – Room AAC 0 08

More info and tickets by following the link in our bio.

Share this post, tag your friends, and spread the word! 📢

Ready to turn your innovative startup idea into a successful business? 🚀 The STARTUP CAMPUS Business Concept Course is now open for registration!

• 12-week acceleration program for early-stage startup ideas starting February 24, 2026
• Learn how to develop a scalable business model
• Create a convincing investor pitch
• Meet successful entrepreneurs and possible co-founders
• Connect with and pitch your startup in front of investors at the Ecosystem Event at the end of the course
• Compete to win the STARTUP CAMPUS Award, including cash and voucher prizes worth more than CHF 7,000.
• Participation is free of charge!

🔗 Apply to join the next course by February 10. [Link in bio]

Don't miss this opportunity to gain the knowledge, skills, and resources to build a successful startup!

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🚀 Thinking of turning your startup idea into reality?

The >>venture>> startup competition supports early-stage founders — and here’s the journey you’ll go through if you decide to participate:
✔️ Apply online for free
✔️ Get evaluated by expert jurors across 6 key criteria
✔️ Receive written feedback no matter the outcome
✔️ Access pitch training, mentoring & national visibility
✔️ Compete for CHF 150,000 in non-dilutive cash prizes

✨ New this year: the Spotlight Award, highlighting startups built with the Apertus LLM.

Great ideas can’t wait—and neither can the deadline.
🗓 Apply by February 25 at venture.ch

We can’t wait to discover your startup!

⏰ Our Early Bird deadline is approaching soon — and so is the final submission deadline!

Only two weeks left to take advantage of the Early Bird Offer and get a chance to win CHF 1,000 in non-dilutive funding. Getting in couldn't be simpler:
✔️ If you’ve already started your application, simply click “Submit” before the Early Bird deadline.
✔️ You’ll be automatically entered into the random draw—no extra steps required.
✔️ Your application doesn’t need to be fully completed yet. You can continue editing it after the Early Bird deadline and right up until the final submission deadline.

So why wait? Hit submit and secure your chance today 🚀

The Early Bird deadline is arriving too soon for you? Don’t worry — you can still apply for >>venture>> 2026 until February 25, 2026—but once that deadline passes, the opportunity is gone.

Start now so you don’t miss your chance to build something great in 2026. After all, wasn’t that one of your New Year’s resolutions? ✨

👉 Apply now at venture.ch and take the first step!

Learn how to make sure your idea does not infringe on someone else's intellectual property!

Join us for an interactive half-day event on intellectual property! Patent expert, Kamran Houshang Pour, from the @ige_ipi (Swiss Institute of Intellectual Property), will lead a workshop where you'll be able to conduct your own patent search.

📅 Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026
🕢 Time: 13:30
📍 Location: ETH Zurich – Room HG E 21

Please note that this workshop is NOT a requirement to participate in the >>venture>> competition and is offered solely as a valuable optional resource. Also, previous participation in the first part of the IP workshops is NOT a prerequisite to attend.

🎟️ Register now by following the link in our bio.

📆 Note: we will also hold the same workshop in Lausanne on February 5 for our friends located in Romandie. Stay tuned for more details!

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NEWS

Swiss startups need more women and foreign entrepreneurs

The startup journey begins with the search for disruption

Switzerland is not Silicon Valley: Swiss startups have more diverse expertise

Increasing supply chain transparency and consumer awareness through blockchain technology.

Biotech startup offers new hope for burn victims

Startup entrepreneurs need the resilience to execute ideas

Beauty industry startup benefits from competition process and McKinsey consulting package

Startup entrepreneurs need to think boldly

Characteristics of a winning startup business case

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