top of page

Press and publications

Discover how Kickstart is making headlines. Follow up on our media coverage from top national and international outlets that have written about our programs, partnerships, and community. From innovation stories to startup success, explore how Kickstart’s impact is being recognized across the media landscape.

 

We offer over 500 ​articles and media mentions including ​Forbes, Guardian, Bloomberg, Financial Times, SRF, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Handelszeitung, Le Temps, RSI and over 100k website page visitors annually plus a social media reach of 3+ million annually across all channels.

Media mentions

5/9/25

Swiss {ai} Weeks: 160 eventi per un futuro digitale ed etico

4/9/25

EPFL: Apertus

3/9/25

Apertus: un modello linguistico multilingue, aperto e trasparente

3/9/25

Apertus: A fully open, transparent, multilingual language model

3/9/25

A fully open, transparent and multilingual Large Language Model

3/9/25

Apertus: Ein offenes, transparentes und mehrsprachiges Sprachmodell

2/9/25

Apertus: Ein vollständig offenes, transparentes und mehrsprachiges Sprachmodell

2/9/25

Apertus: un modèle de langage multilingue, ouvert et transparent

2/9/25

Al via le Swiss {ai} Weeks

2/9/25

Al via le Swiss {ai} Weeks

2/9/25

Swiss {ai} Weeks: Die Schweiz macht Künstliche Intelligenz erlebbar

2/9/25

Swiss {ai} Weeks starten in 24 Städten und holen KI in die Mitte der Gesellschaft

2/9/25

Apertus: Ein vollständig offenes, transparentes und mehrsprachiges Sprachmodell

2/9/25

Apertus: Fully Open, Transparent, Multilingual Language Model

24/7/25

B'ZEOS: When the Future of Packaging Grows Underwater

17/6/25

Panter AG verstärkt sich mit Hinderling Volkart-Co-Gründer Michael Volkart.

6/6/25

L’AI elvetica si fa comunità”: il racconto dei futuri protagonisti

4/6/25

Swiss {ai} Weeks: Über 55 Organisationen engagieren sich gemeinsam für die Zukunft der Künstlichen Intelligenz in der Schweiz

4/6/25

Swiss {ai} Weeks – 1. Sept. – 5. Okt. 2025

4/6/25

Swiss {ai} Weeks: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Switzerland

Selected publications

Startups Magazine UK

KICKSTART 2023: MORE THAN 40 NEW SUCCESS STORIES

Horizont.net

Diese Unternehmen und Start-ups finden bei Kickstart zusammen

Circularity Gap Report Switzerland

Switzerland is a trendsetter when it comes to environmental action: it has decarbonised its electricity sector and is among the world’s best recyclers of municipal solid waste. It also boasts ambitious climate targets, while the canton of Zurich has enshrined the circular economy in its constitution.

However, the country’s consumption is too high—surpassing what our planet can sustain. By transitioning to a circular economy, Switzerland can cut its material use by 33% and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 43%, shaping a truly sustainable system. The Circularity Gap Report Switzerland lights the way.

Swiss Angel Investors Handbook

The first comprehensive 101 of best practices for new angel investors in the Swiss startup ecosystem. Written by Thomas Dübendorfer, published by SICTIC and free to download! If you want to invest into a Swiss technology startup and you don’t know where to start, then this book is just perfect for you!

Ecosystem Innovation

In this book, Kickstart experts talk about the central aspects of ecosystem innovation. Here, we draw significantly from the experiences, best practices and failures of the Kickstart Program. However, you will also find articles beyond Kickstart inspired by corporates, startups, consultants and academia. Some articles are personal accounts, others are rigorously researched pieces.

Get in touch

Sara Fedele

PR and Communication Lead

01

/

04

bottom of page