Acceleration programs for startups
Do you want your innovative idea or your startup to really take off, be a top player and expand internationally? Take advantage of the opportunities offered by Venturelab, Venture Leaders, Venture Kick, the TOP 100 Swiss Startups and Innosuisse Start-up Training courses to bring your dream a step closer.
«Belong to the best Swiss start-ups thanks to the acceleration programs.»
Beat Schillig
IFJ founder & chairman of the board
Venturelab. World-class startups. Swiss made.
Together with successful founders, key academic and industry partners, Venturelab designs and operates programs to bring the best startup talents to the next level of development. Our core mission is to support entrepreneurs towards successful fundraising and business growth throughout the evolution of the company.
Get access to the best networks and the required body of knowledge and skills. Venturelab will get you ready for funding and support by those who understand your challenges: successful founders and industry experts from biotech to software.
Venturelab started with this mission in 2004. Ever since we have reviewed tens of thousands of business ideas and have trained thousands of startups. Last year 69 Venturelab alumni made it to the TOP 100 Swiss startups.
Venture Kick. Kick your startup idea to success.
Venture Kick was launched in 2007 with the vision to double the number of spin-offs at Swiss universities, to accelerate the time-to-market and to raise the attractiveness of these young companies to professional investors and industry partners. Selected members from a jury pool with more than 200 leading startup experts in Switzerland evaluate 25 startup projects of different stages every month on three sessions.
Venture Kick is a philantropic three-stage funding model initiated to support Swiss startups with enough funding to kick-start their entrepreneurial success.
Startups from Swiss universities can get more than 1 Million in cash plus support and great networks. It starts with a first kick of CHF 10,000 for a great idea. Ready to get you kick?
Innosuisse. Start-up Trainings.
We offer mission-based startup training, enabling entrepreneurs to execute their plan and bring their vision to reality. We – as investors, entrepreneurs and experts – are here to equip you with the tools to build a world class winning startup. Venturelab was commissioned by Innosuisse to execute the trainings in cities all over Switzerland.
Venture Leaders. Roadshows.
The Venture Leaders - the members of the Swiss National Startup Team - have a clear-cut goal. They envision themselves as global players and want to take the first step to their global expansion. The ten-day business development roadshows in the Silicon Valley, Boston, New York ad China are specifically structured to help them achieve this goal.
TOP 100. Swiss Startup Award.
Switzerland is the home of excellent startups. Each year, Venturelab launches the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award in cooperation with the Handelszeitung and PME Magazine. From over 100,000 young companies, the 100 most innovative and promising Swiss startups not older than 5 years are picked by top startup investors and experts.
PREMIUM PARTNERS
Attractive premium discounts
Helvetia supports start-ups with a premium discount up to 50% on individual insurance solutions.
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PostFinance start-up package
PostFinance gives you the tools to get started – Benefit from two years of free account management and discover additional offers that make your business life easier.
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Free months for new start-ups
Swisscom will cover your subscription costs for up to 6 months plus CHF 300.- credited to your Swisscom bill.
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