Fast forward innovation
The Kickstart program focuses on innovation areas in which Switzerland has a competitive advantage. We work with scaleups, corporates and institutions that are developing, applying and searching for deep technologies in and around the following areas:
All our
verticals
Finance & Insurance
Based in one of the world’s leading financial cities, Kickstart is at the forefront of cutting-edge innovation in the finance and insurance sector.
Food &
Retail
Disruptive solutions tackling challenges in the Food and Retail sector to create positive impact on the current climate and health crises.
Health & Wellbeing
Innovative solutions that feed Switzerland's dynamic and rapidly developing startup landscape in the digital health sector.
Intrapreneur-
ship
We encourage, select and coach intrapreneurship teams of our partner companies to grow from prototype to a scaled solution.
New Work & Learning
Tackling the shifts that are influencing organizational work and the new cultures of learning by enabling innovative solutions and industry leaders for sustainable development.
Our
Experience
So far, we have facilitated over 310 publicly announced commercial partnerships, bringing added value to more than 500 organizations. Meanwhile, we’ve supported more than 450 startups from over 80 countries in scaling. Our alumni have raised over CHF 2.5 billion.
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