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🚀 Fireside Chat at @gewgeneva
Why Use Apertus AI? How Open LLMs Empower Startup Innovation

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how startups innovate, compete, and grow. In this session, Dr. Prof. Martin Jaggi from @epflcampus will introduce Apertus, an open large language model that gives entrepreneurs transparency, flexibility, and full data control — unlike most proprietary AI tools.

Learn how open AI can help you innovate faster, smarter, and more responsibly — and find out how your startup could win CHF 50,000 through the >>venture>> Spotlight Award 2026 for integrating Apertus into its solution.

📅 Monday, November 17 | 10:00–11:00
📍 UNIMAIL, Room M1160 – Bd du Pont-d’Arve 40, Geneva

This month, >>venture>> is everywhere — from Winterthur to Geneva — bringing you cutting-edge insights, expert guidance, and networking moments to help you gear up for the 2026 >>venture>> competition.

📅 Here's what's happening in November:
• Startup Nights – Nov 6-7
• Global Entrepreneurship Week Geneva – Nov 17
• Intro to Intellectual Property – Nov 18
• Experts One-on-One – Nov 24
• Open Mic Night UZH – Nov 24

Don’t miss your chance to connect and learn!

And don't forget that you can always check our Events page to find details about upcoming events and access registration links. Link in bio.

🎤 Ready to own the stage, @uzh.ch? >>venture>> is coming to campus on November 24 for an exclusive Open Mic Night!

📍 Location: UZH, KAB-G-01 (Institute of Education), Kantonsschulstrasse 3, 8001 Zürich
🕔 Time: 17:00-19:00

An opportunity to:
✅ Practice your 90-second pitch
✅ Receive valuable feedback from experts
✅ Connect with the >>venture>> network — Switzerland’s leading startup competition offering nearly CHF 600,000, workshops, and top-tier coaching & mentoring

Can you clearly explain your startup in 90 seconds? If not (or even if you can 😉), this is your chance to master the art of answering "So, what do you do?" in a way that opens doors when it really counts.

Open to early-stage startups founded by UZH students, researchers, employees, and alumni.

⚠️ Places are limited — participation will be confirmed three weeks before the event.

👉 Save your spot now by following the link in bio.

@uzh.innovation

We weren’t lying when we said that November will be packed with exciting events! @startup_nights is coming, and >>venture>> will be there! 🌟

Join us on November 6–7, 2025, at the Eulachhallen in Winterthur, for one of Switzerland’s largest startup events — a two-day celebration of innovation, entrepreneurship, and networking.

Here’s why you won’t want to miss it:
✨ 8,500+ visitors from across the Swiss startup ecosystem
💡 150+ startups showcasing their ideas and solutions
🎤 Inspiring keynotes, panels, and workshops
🤝 Matchmaking sessions with investors, corporates, and founders

And of course — come visit the >>venture>> booth! We’ll be there to:
• Share how >>venture>> supports Swiss founders through funding, mentorship, and visibility
• Connect with aspiring entrepreneurs and innovative startups
• Meet past >>venture>> winners and learn where they are now

Whether you’re a founder, investor, or just passionate about startups — this is the place to be this November.

📍 Eulachhallen, Winterthur
📅 November 6–7, 2025
🎟️ Tickets & info in bio

🔒 Protect Your Intellectual Property 🔒

Worried about your brilliant ideas falling into the wrong hands? Let's make sure your innovations are safe!

Join us for a seminar hosted by the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, presented by Kamran Houshang Pour, a patent expert at the @ige_ipi. Learn what makes an invention patentable, how patents work, and how to navigate the patent application process.

🗓️ Date: Tuesday, November 18
🕕 Time: 13:30
📍 Location: Online via Zoom (Check your confirmation email for the link and password)

✚ Benefits:
✅ Small group setting
✅ Q&A with Kamran Houshang Pour
✅ Comprehensive insight into IP protection

🎟️ Register now by following the link in our bio.

Don't let pirates and others snatch your ideas! Be proactive, join the seminar, and fortify your IP approach. 💪

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Swiss startups need more women and foreign entrepreneurs

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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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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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