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

🎉 Our vertical teams and partners have completed the startup selection for hashtag#Kickstart25! After reviewing 450+ late-stage scaleups...

Kickstart Intrapreneurship Program is back for 2025, offering teams from public and private organizations the chance to ideate, validate, test, and scale new products or services in a real-world environment.

Kickstart Innovation is a co-initiator of the Swiss {ai} Weeks. This initiative brings together our extensive startup ecosystem with Switzerland's largest AI initiative, and we believe it represents a significant step forward for AI innovation in the country.

As part of our Open Innovation Program, we showcase the journeys of our participants and alumni. Today, we’re highlighting Kern Tec, a pioneering food tech company dedicated to transforming the way we think about waste, by turning discarded fruit pits into valuable, sustainable ingredients.

Science, business, and society are combining their efforts: with the launch of Swiss {ai} Weeks, a national movement for Artificial Intelligence is beginning

Startups from around the world have the opportunity to accelerate their growth by participating in the 9-week Kickstart Innovation Program, which will take place in Switzerland starting in September 2025

As part of our Open Innovation Program, we showcase the journeys of our participants and Alumni. Today, we’re highlighting Thryve, a pioneering health tech company dedicated to transforming preventive healthcare through wearable technology.

The Kickstart Innovation Program is opening its  application phase for the tenth time

In recent years, Switzerland has witnessed a remarkable surge in female entrepreneurship. Despite this, significant disparities persist.

The world of work is undergoing fundamental change.

In an era where global collaboration is key to innovation and economic growth, Switzerland and Egypt are forging stronger business ties.

Today, we shine the spotlight on YData, a company transforming the data and AI landscape with their innovative synthetic data solutions.

In the coming weeks, we will spotlight the journeys of various participants in Kickstart’s program. In our first feature, we highlight Lixea

TOP 100 Swiss Startups, a recognition that not only highlights individual achievement, but also reflects broader developments in the Swiss innovation landscape

Over six weeks, more than 170 experts selected 41 international startups for the 11-week Kickstart Innovation program in Switzerland

Our current food system is far from sustainable. Adapting nutrition and consumption is an essential prerequisite for achieving the SDGs.

The digital platform Smart Nudges Mobility was developed by Nudgd, a Swedish startup.

A partnership between Coop and Kern Tec: introducing Apricot Kernel Milk to the Swiss market, now available at Coop stores.

“Cooperating with Sanitas was a fantastic experience. The team was helpful, easy to collaborate with and solution-oriented, with their...

Jorge Alvarado and Lukas Hohl, former Swisscom employees, founded the recently incorporated TrustRelay - a SaaS platform that enables...