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Juror & Mentor Resource Hub

Welcome to the juror and mentor resource hub!

Whether you are serving as a juror or mentor, these resources are designed to help you navigate your role efficiently and consistently, ensuring that all participants receive fair and constructive feedback. Please review the documents and timelines carefully, and return to this page whenever you need a quick reference.

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About >>venture>>

Learn about the >>venture>> foundation, its mission, governance, and competition process, and explore how it supports Swiss innovation and entrepreneurship.

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Key Dates for Jury 1

Stay on top of the events in the competition. The document contains links to add the events directly to your diary.

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Two-Phase Process of Jury 1

Refresh your understanding of the two-phase jury process created to improve efficiency and focus on top-quality startup cases.

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Evaluation Criteria at a Glance

This one-page document provides a birds-eye overview of the competition's evaluation criteria

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Evaluation Criteria & Ratings Breakdown

Explore this two-page guide for a detailed look at the competition's criteria and how to rate each one.

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Navigating Award Force

A quick video tutorial on how to navigate through the platform that allows you to access and evaluate startups.

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Evaluating Repeat Applications

Past participants who did not win may reapply if eligible. In such cases, you might be asked to reassess a startup you previously evaluated to track their progress. We’ll email you their earlier plan so you can compare submissions and offer feedback on their growth. Your insights help highlight both the project’s potential and the team’s development.

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Using AI

AI is permitted only if logged into your venture google account. Read this for all the info.

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Updating your online profile

Fill in this form to let us know of changes to your name, profile pic, job title or short bio. For questions or changes concerning your vertical, please contact us at katja.oswald@venture.ch. For your reference, please find the overview of subcategories per vertical here

Questions?

You have read through the documents, but still have a question about your role or the >>venture>> competition in general? Just click on the button below to send us an email with your question and we will get back to you as quickly as possible.

Recommend a Juror/Mentor

 

If you know someone with a strong grasp of business planning, an eye for innovative ideas, and familiarity with the startup ecosystem, we encourage you to put their name forward. 

Typically, >>venture>> jurors and mentors are seasoned entrepreneurs, investors or industry experts who possess a combination of the following experience and knowledge:

Experience

  • Founded own startup and exited or grew to maturity

  •  Led a small business

  • Senior position in large corporation / consultancy

  • Early stage investor

Knowledge

  • Deep business administration, entrepreneurship, technical and / or functional knowledge, broad view on projects

  • Deep industry expertise

  • Knowledge of Swiss / international startup scene

  • Extensive Swiss / international network

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