Advisors and Experts play a crucial role in Kickstart. They are a key factor in supporting the starups with expertise, guidance, and advise.
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Advisors and Experts
Advisors
We think of advising as building a relationship with someone who accompanies and inspires a startup along its journey. Our Advisors have a track record as an entrepreneur and want to share their knowledge and experiences.
Experts
Kickstart Experts are individuals with in-depth knowledge related to either a specific industry, or specific topics, methodologies or technologies.
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Requirements
As a Kickstart Advisor...
You provide the startup with actionable advice and challenge him/her in a constructive way. You are genuinely motivated to work with entrepreneurs and give your best to support the development of the startup. You are a guide, who shares his/her knowledge and experience and who does not try to control, but acknowledges that the teams have to make their own decisions. You are a door-opener who connects with his/her networks when appropriate. You provide the startup with actionable advice and challenge him/her in a constructive way. Access to a wide network of other experts, advisors, investors, corporate partners, and many more.
As a Kickstart Expert
Experts engage with startups in 1 on 1 sessions (online or in person). It is up to every expert to decide on how much he/she wants to invest. As a reference figure he/she should be prepared to spend an average of 8 hours throughout the entire duration of the program for all startups. Experts are primarily motivated to work with the entrepreneurs, not to find clients in their startups for the expert’s own business.
What's in it for me?
- Exposure on our website and on our social media channels.
- Tickets to all major events and other workshop-style events.
- Ecosystem networking and recognition.
Selection
The selection for Advisors happens after the startups are selected based on relevance.
Kickstart
The Kickstart program focuses on innovation areas in which Switzerland has a competitive advantage. We are looking for startups that are developing and/or applying deep technologies in and around the areas of EdTech & New Work, FinTech & InsurTech, Food & Retail Tech, Smart City & Technology, HealthTech and Circular Economy as a cross focus area.
We are also accepting applications from intrapreneurship teams from the organisations of our partners. The main part of the program will be running at Kraftwerk in Zurich from September to November 2021.
OUR EXPERTS AND ADVISORS
Espronceda
Fondetec
Blackriver / Hitzberger
Freelance
Aureum
Baker Hughes
SIGNA
Speak4Impact
sustEnablers
Diabetes Center Berne
OSBeehives
UBS
CPB Healthcare Consulting
Aurora Alpha
DCC Coaching
Blue Horizon
P.L.A.N.
Google
Elsner Research and Consulting
red-stars.com data AG
Falcon Private Bank
Novawind
Franchise Development
Weatherford
KEGON Schweiz GmbH
Digitalswitzerland
senozon AG
VisualSense
you advance
SICTIC, Red Hat (IBM)
Blockchain Valley Ventures
Braingelist
Big Elephant Consulting
LA Click GmbH
Impact Hub Ticino
Rothschild & Co Bank
Freelance Data Scientist
IKEA Group
Independent Lawyer
Zukunftsregion Argovia
EMBARK.LAW Ltd.
FactSet
CNN Money Switzerland
Business Developer
CSA Engineering
Cognizant
Metadvice
Independent Consultant
Fair Warrior
AMAG Innovation & Venture LAB
March International Limited
WeCoCo
Xplain AG
Bain & Company
CUBE LABS
Uppersky
KG Labs
geeup
Innovation Manager
Compass Group (Schweiz) AG
Berner Fachhochschule
Baker McKenzie
Succeed - Booster for ambitious entrepreneurs
Impact Hub Ticino
Signium
Finance Expert, Risk Management and Regulation/Law
FHNW
Independant
proALPHA Schweiz AG
Digital Learning Lab
Petrushev Capital
Impact Hub
ELEKTRON
Swissgrid
Leicom
Netcentric
Schmidhalter | digital innovation
Remo Burkhard
Lovefield Wireless
Microsoft
Founder + Business Angel
e. innovation labs
evitive
EPFL
Swisscom
SEABRAND
Brand Essence AG
Mondelez
VI Partners
Max Havelaar Foundation
Creathor Venture
Swisscom
ba institute
Molecule Protocol
Swisscom
Siemens
VIRTUOSO Consulting
Sensalis
Nana, Skribble
Réseau Entreprendre® Suisse Romande
eBay
LEXIMPACT
yamo
Retro Brain R&D
IMD Business School
Zurich Insurance
AEVA Life Sciences
The Coca-Cola Company
Impact Hub Zürich
Google
Amt für Wirtschaft und Arbeit
One Hemisphere
Narwal PR
CE Transition
Nasa Harvest
Swisscom
Julius Bär
Two Spice
Leverage Experts
Barry Callebaut
Narwal PR
Cognizant
Health Tech Cluster Switzerland
Galileo International Impact Investing Centre
Sinkus Studio
Glowbase
Roche
Dentabene
Thinksafe
GRZ Technologies
Legend Holdings
ti&m
Partners Group
Vorwerk
Federal Office of Public Health
QualySense
MeraVera
Beekeeper
ING
COFOUNDING
Kvalho
Angel Investor
Allthings
Axino
evitive
Zenner Connect
Independent Advisor & Healthcare Expert
SwissLEAP
evitive
Crypto Valley Labs
InnoHub
Cando Image
Experify.io
WhiteFrame Ventures
Impact Hub Zürich
Village Power
Sextant
SIX Group
Wandyra
Avrios
Alexandre
Bastos
Givaudan
OLIVE & FRIENDS
Partner at btov Partners
Pyxis
Sparko VRC
HOPSYS
Verum Capital
OrientSwiss SA
Martello Technologies
Legend SA
Strenia Consulting
SwissCognitive - The Global AI Hub
Fortenova Grupa
Ardevia Software
Bearsons Consult
Mondelēz International
Muller Healthcare Consulting
walkerproject ag
SEBA Bank AG
The Cantillon
SV Group
OxnardConsult
Beekeeper
Takeda
EY
Akenza
Universitätsspital Zürich
Fortuny Consulting
Hocoma AG
Startup to Scaleup
zero
NetHope
Casino Interlaken
Oxygen at Work
Future Food Platform
Vifor Pharma
Sensirion
Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Independent Advisor
EC Group
Genesis Agribusiness Partners
oncorporatelearning
BMI Lab
Dalou
Panter
resilient
Citi Ventures
TempoCap
Kickstart Innovation
Solarify GmbH
FBP Real Estates
Klenico AG
Impact Hub Fellowship
Angel Investor
thirty3
Healthcare Ecosystem
ZIMT
Peak Spirit - Strategy Consulting