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How can finance have an impact on sustainable development?
Talk from our series "Sustainability is better business" by Mathilde Sohet of Inyova Impact Investing - How can finance have an impact on...
Oct 14, 2021


Drive for Innovation: 51 Scaleups & Intra-Team Finalists will Develop Innovative Collaborations
Fostering entrepreneurial partnerships for a tech-led future. Kickstart will advance the innovation ecosystem with 51 high growth...
Jul 27, 2021


Kickstart launches next round as a deal maker for companies and scaleups
MEDIA RELEASE Large organizations push innovation through startup collaboration in Switzerland DeepTech and digitalization serve as...
Apr 15, 2021


Launch of the First Interactive InsurTech Map
Showcasing more than 140 InsurTechs in order to better connect the ecosystem, increase its visibility and empower stronger collaboration....
Mar 23, 2021


Kickstart pushes innovation engine in Switzerland even in the crisis with 48 new partnerships
Announcement of 48 Proofs of Concepts at the official Closing Ceremony COVID-19 drives companies to accelerate the transition to digital...
Nov 9, 2020


Application for the 3rd Swiss Market Entry Bootcamp starts
The Swiss Market Entry Bootcamp, an initiative of digitalswitzerland operated by Kickstart, offers startups a deep dive into the Swiss...
Aug 5, 2020


Innovation Hub Switzerland: 51 Startups Bringing Solutions for the future
MEDIA RELEASE From digital personalized learning and gamified digital therapeutics to authentication enabled by facial recognition as...
Jul 22, 2020


Circular Economy Interview with HEXAGRO - Accessible Urban-Vertical Farming
“Nature is a circular system that can provide abundance for everyone in a sustainable way. Hexagro develops its business and solutions...
Jun 25, 2020


Healthcare innovation now - how Roche is keeping the patients at the centre
Anne Nijs, Rare Conditions Transformation Leader at Roche, talks about her motivation to bring the best minds together to transform the...
May 26, 2020


Unlocking Coffee’s Health Potential with KAFFE BUENO
“Being founded in the early days of the Circular Economy (CE) movement, Kaffe Bueno is built upon fundamental CE values and it is...
May 25, 2020


Why Switzerland is the right place to invest in healthcare innovation
Have you ever asked yourself how you can win a Nobel prize? You should invent something that is of great benefit to humanity and changes...
May 7, 2020


Key success factors for startup performance
In 2020 Kickstart is stepping into its fifth year, bringing a new batch of entrepreneurs to Switzerland and fostering ecosystem...
May 7, 2020


Smarter Cities and New technologies take on the pandemic
During recent coronavirus times we look towards innovation to find solutions to emerging issues. Some KICKSTART Alumni have developed...
Apr 30, 2020


Kickstart HealthTech alumni startups have built solutions overnight to take on COVID-19
The effects of Corona Virus have undoubtedly touched each and every one of us — some more gravely than others. Beyond the spread of the...
Apr 20, 2020


Established organizations and tech startups are shaping the future
In its fifth year, Kickstart’s initiative for later-stage tech startups takes a fresh look at the Circular Economy and expands into the...
Apr 6, 2020


Re-shaping The Food System Through Entrepreneurship: The Time Is Now
I have often argued over the last few years that there is no better time than now for breakthrough innovation in FoodTech and AgriTech,...
Feb 20, 2020


Major push for the Swiss Innovation Ecosystem: 40 new partnerships announced
MEDIA RELEASE Kickstart announces the results of its 2019 program: 40 innovations in Cybersecurity, EdTech & Learning, FinTech, Food &...
Nov 8, 2019


“Start with Why” with Kickstart Advisor Oliver Durrer
Every year, Kickstart works together with a wide network of top-class advisors and experts, who support our startups and scale-ups with...
Nov 6, 2019


Book Launch: Ecosystem Innovation
In our complex, hyper-connected, technology-driven world, we need to work together across industries and sectors like never before....
Nov 1, 2019


Improving Cybersecurity – how sovereign can Switzerland be?
Much of the essential data for a functioning digital society is controlled by a handful of global corporations. The majority of hardware...
Oct 3, 2019


Collaborating beyond boundaries, striving for innovation and growth
It’s for the fourth time that promising startups from Switzerland and all over the world have settled at the innovation space Kraftwerk...
Sep 30, 2019


These 57 startups and innovation teams will grow their business in Switzerland this year
The Swiss innovation platform Kickstart has selected 48 growth companies from 17 countries to participate in this year's edition, for the...
Jul 25, 2019


Accelerate your HealthTech Startup in Switzerland
Patient monitoring through artificial intelligence, 3D-printed medical products, and wearables to track health and lifestyle – it’s these...
May 9, 2019


Smart Switzerland – Are we (still) on track?
Today, Swiss cities rank very high when quality of living, personal security and attractiveness for doing business are considered as...
Apr 30, 2019
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