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A new initiative is helping strengthen the connection between Italian innovation and the Swiss ecosystem, creating concrete opportunities for cross-border collaboration.

Over the past few months, Kickstart Innovation has been pleased to support Mindstone in hosting a series of monthly AI Meetups in Zurich. Both organizations describe the meetup as a practical AI community format in Zurich focused on real-world applications.

We are proud to share that Kickstart Innovation has been recognized in the Financial Times ranking of Europe’s Leading Start-up Hubs 2026, developed in collaboration with Statista and Sifted. The 2026 edition highlights 180 start-up hubs across 25 European countries and was published in February 2026.

Artificial intelligence is reshaping industries worldwide, and scale-ups are looking for the right ecosystems to accelerate their growth. Among the many global hubs, Switzerland is fast emerging as a launchpad for AI innovation, combining world-class research, deeptech expertise, and strong industry demand.

Kickstart Innovation 2025 celebrates 10 years of innovation – reaching 400 deals marks a decade of impact

From preventive health to real-time deepfake detection: 36 start-ups - 95% AI-powered - are shaping Switzerland as an innovation hotspot

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing our lives – but how, exactly? What does it mean for our work, our education, our democracy, our everyday experience? And what does AI look like when it meets Swiss values? For Swiss {ai} Weeks, people and organizations are coming together as part of Switzerland’s largest AI movement to find answers to these questions.