Kickstart

27/07/2023

🥁📣ANNOUNCEMENT ALERT: WELCOME ! 🥁📣

Meet Kickstart Innovation’s 2023 Cohort! 🎉🎊 We are thrilled to be welcoming 41 scaleups from 13 countries, including & to Switzerland in September. These scaleups include:

🍴🛒Food & Retail: mia GmbH, AssetFloow, Meala Foodtech, Viva la Faba, Cognitiwe AI, Advection Engineering & NuKoKo

🏗️🛞Smart Cities: Enerdrape, Preflet, Urbio, viboo, Uzufly, Granular Energy, roofSec GmbH, Plexigrid & Hypermeteo

🏛️📈Finance & Insurance: Atlas Metrics, Calvin Risk, Cyber Evolution, Cyberangels (SWG22), CyLock, DynamoFL, Holistic AI, JENTIS, Pelt8, Perx Technologies & QuSecure

🍎🦾Health & Wellbeing: Fimo Health , XUND, MiiCare, PIPRA AG , QuantActions, OptiChroniX & NALU

📚💻New Work & Learning: Aixa Digital Humans, Savvi, BrainE4 AG, Ada Growth, atwork, weThink, inc. & MuchSkills

A huge thank you to the 170+ judges who were involved in the final selection for this year’s program 💪🏼 Circular Economy and sustainability were at the forefront of the decision-making process - with 46% of the final pitches involved in CE, compared to 37% in 2022. ♻️ Next to that the top trends in technologies were , & .

Congratulations to all and let's 2023! 🚀

01/06/2023

Happy from us all at Kickstart Innovation! 🌈 We stand with you today and always, celebrating the vibrant diversity and love within our community. Let's continue to strive for equality and spread awareness of important issues affecting LGBTQ+ people everywhere. 🏳️‍🌈❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

31/05/2023

Today, the Kickies got together for one of our annual Kickstart Team Days. We are excited and inspired to work with our incredible partners and our extensive community of investors, advisors, experts & alumni to make a positive impact this upcoming year. 🙌🏼✨

We are equally inspired by all of the innovative and disruptive startup solutions we have seen from the 1000+ applications we have received so far. If you are a later-stage startup looking for to scale your venture, or if you have a startup in mind to nominate, you have 4 more days to apply 👉🏼 https://loom.ly/nlAET5E

Let's 2023! 🚀

30/05/2023

🥁📣 6 DAYS TO GO 🥁📣 until we close our 2023 open call!

We are in the final stages of accepting applications from later-stage tech startups ready to enter into innovative , & with leading , & in Switzerland, & beyond. 🚀💥

If this appeals to you and your business, apply by Sunday 4 June 👉🏼 https://lnkd.in/e7WRE6Bp

25/05/2023

You’ve heard about the launch of Switzerland’s first Circularity Gap Report earlier this year - however, have you wondered WHY Switzerland needs a roadmap for a circular economy? 🤔💡

Find out tomorrow at startup days in the 2:15 pm session: “Gap Report - How to transition Switzerland into Circular Economy” to deep dive into the political framework & conditions, educational system & younger generations, as well as the private economy. 🇨🇭🌿

14/02/2023

We are excited to partner with Etat de Vaud and Innovaud for an exclusive startup session on “How to make deals with Private and Public Organizations”. 💡

📍Beaulieu Circulaire, Lausanne
🗓️ Tuesday 7 March | 4:00-6:00pm CET

If you are a local 🇨🇭 or offering an innovative solution in 💻 Cybersecurity & TrustTech, 🍎 Food & Nutrition, 🧬HealthTech, ♻️ Renewable Energy & E-Mobility and are looking to apply your innovations within a corporate and/or public institution environment, this session is for you!

You can look forward to learning best practices and successful case studies, showcasing how to gain traction with big industry players through proofs of concept (PoCs), pilots, commercial projects, and investments. 🚀

In addition, we will also highlight the 2023 activities and initiatives of Kickstart Innovation, Canton de Vaud, and Innovaud and identify opportunities for how startups and partners can get involved and benefit. 💪🏼

Join us to learn, share, and network. Register your interest by 1 March 2023 here: https://lnkd.in/dUTpFewy

14/02/2023

TrustRelay, an alumnus of Kickstart's 2022 Intrapreneurship program, is officially incorporated! 🎊

Jorge Alvarado and Lukas Hohl, former Swisscom employees, founded the platform that enables corporates to collaborate on structured data in a privacy-preserving manner. They sat down with Fritz Seidel, Intrapreneurship Academy Expert at Kickstart, to discuss their journey so far, the motivation behind it, and what’s in store for them and their clients in this exclusive interview 👉🏼 https://lnkd.in/eCw27nS5

Congratulations, TrustRelay team! 🚀

Jorge Alvarado and Lukas Hohl, former Swisscom employees, founded the recently incorporated TrustRelay - a SaaS platform that enables corporates to collaborate on structured data in a privacy-preserving manner. TrustRelay is an alumnus of Kickstart's 2022 Intrapreneurship program via Swisscom, a Glo...

20/01/2023

Thank you to all of the collaborators and speakers who made the “Circularity Gap: Meeting societal needs & preserving global resources” event at a great success. 🙌🏼

In partnership with Impact Hub Switzerland, Deloitte, Circle Economy, Circular Economy Switzerland & InTent, important and insightful discussions took place regarding different aspects of the Circular Economy. 🚀

Right now, the global economy is now only 7.2% circular. Switzerland has the necessary resources, technology, policy, and regulation support to build a consistent ecosystem for developing a circular economy. However, to scale the transition to a circular economy, purpose-driven between the public and private sectors is essential. 💡

Kickstart is proud to work with partners, investors, scaleups, and experts who are champions of collaboration, and work together to build and solutions for the future. 💪🏼

Don’t forget to save the date - 20 March - for the official launch of the Switzerland Circular Economy Report. 🇨🇭🌿 For now, you can find the Global Circularity Gap Report here: https://www.circularity-gap.world/2023 🌎

18/01/2023

We are looking forward to our event, "Circularity Gap: Meeting societal needs & preserving global resources" at Davos today in the from 12:00-2:00pm! 🚀

We have a full & exciting agenda planned with inspiring speakers covering pressing topics, including:

An overview of the Circularity Gap Report project locally & globally 🌍 with Martijn Lopes Cardozo, CEO of Circle Economy & Carlo Giardinetti, Sustainability Lead at Deloitte Switzerland

A keynote on CE’s situation in Switzerland 💡from Adèle Thorens Goumaz, Councillor of the States

Panel I - Build a Circular Built Environment ♻️ hosted by Joy Jadam, Sustainability Manager at Deloitte Switzerland with:
🎤 Magali Anderson, Chief Sustainability & Innovation Officer at Holcim Switzerland
🎤 Johannes Tiefenthaler, Co-CEO & Founder at neustark
🎤 Sonja Gehrig, Senior Project Manager of Circular Economy & Consumption, Sustainable Procurement at Stadt Zürich
🎤 Anita Eckardt, Executive Committee at Implenia
🎤 Damir Kusar, Head Group Innovation at Axpo Group

Panel II - Nurture a Circular Food System and beyond 🍎 hosted by Katka Letzing, CEO & Co-Founder at Kickstart Innovation with:
🎤 Christina Senn-Jakobsen, Executive Director at Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley
🎤 Jeannette Morath, Founder & CEO at reCIRCLE AG
🎤 Matthias Oppliger, Director at ocean material®
🎤 Paula Guerra, Director Procurement Central Europe at Mondelēz International
🎤 Lynda Mansson, Director General at MAVA Foundation

Panel III - Financing of Circular Systems 💰 hosted by Felix Stähli, Co-Founder of Impact Hub Geneva & Impact Hub Lausanne with:
🎤 Patrick Odier, Chairman of the BoD at Bank Lombard Odier & Co Ltd
🎤 Alice Dal Fuoco, Head of Innovation at PostFinance
🎤 James Crawshaw, Senior Impact Manager at Inyova Impact Investing

Introduction to Circularity Gap Report Switzerland & Swiss Roadmap announcement from Kathrin Fuchs, Senior Program Manager at Circular Economy Switzerland 🎯

Although the session is invite-only & at capacity, we would like to invite you to join us virtually by scanning the QR code below or clicking here 👉🏼 https://lnkd.in/e934WkiW

InTent

20/12/2022

🎄Season's Greetings & Happy Holidays to one and all, from the Kickstart Innovation Team 🎉

Thank you for being part of our journey this year. ‘Keep up with Kickstart’ by subscribing to our newsletter and stay informed of the latest news, announcements, and events 👉🏼 https://www.subscribepage.com/kickstartsub

Let’s in 2023! 🎊

14/12/2022

To wrap up 2022, InsurTech Map is excited to announce the addition of 14 startups to the platform, joining over 200 InsurTechs representing the DACH region. A warm welcome to Automation Hero, Inc, Baobab, EDUBAO, Embea, Garentii, MyGutachter GmbH, SureIn & Vinlivt Business from Germany 🇩🇪and 3rd-eyes analytics AG, Coinnect, dacadoo, DGTAL, grape & ZenOwn from Switzerland 🇨🇭.

In addition, we were thrilled to see 6️⃣ startups from Austria, Switzerland, and Germany selected for FinTech Global's InsurTech100 list of the world’s most innovative InsurTech companies in 2022 🌎. Shoutout to bsurance from 🇦🇹, CelsiusPro, dacadoo, DGTAL & Riskwolf 🐺 from 🇨🇭, and Scanbot SDK from 🇩🇪. Congratulations! 👏🏼

You can learn more about our new additions, success stories from startups on the InsurTech Map as well as a recap of 2022 industry trends on our blog, here 👉🏼 https://lnkd.in/e4UBcKq2

To join this incredible community or nominate an InsurTech startup, head to https://lnkd.in/eZncZx2B 🚀

We are very excited to share with you the next Insurtech Map discoveries for 2023. Stay tuned! 🔔

The InsurTech Map Team - Kickstart, F10 FinTech Incubator & Accelerator Generali Switzerland

12/12/2022

🥁🎉 YOU DID IT! 🚀🌍

5️⃣5️⃣ deals announced. Thank you to our partners, scaleups, and community network that helped us !

Read all about the impressive achievements of our scaleups, intrapreneurship teams, and partners here 👉🏼 https://lnkd.in/eDszPCXG

To recap…
🥁 52 scaleups & intrapreneurship teams from over 16 countries 🌍
🥁 55 Deals in 2022 as PoCs and Commercial Projects 🤝
🥁 270+ Deals made since 2016 🚀
🥁 150+ Advisors and Experts 🧠
🥁 80+ countries globally engaged 🌐
🥁 400+ negotiations 💬
🥁 1,500+ participants engaged 🙌🏼
🥁 100+ events and workshops around Switzerland & Austria 🇨🇭🇦🇹
🥁 100+ speakers engaged 🎤

AXA Switzerland Coop Swisscom La Mobilière PostFinance ETH Zürich CSS Gesundheitspartnerin Stadt Zürich Credit Suisse Sanitas Krankenversicherung Universitätsspital Zürich Axpo Impact Hub Switzerland Etat de Vaud Ringier AG South Pole Atos Wien Energie MAVA Foundation École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Hirslanden Institute for Management Development IMD and more. 🙌🏼