Arcadia
Bacteria that convert demolition and mining waste into useful materials.
Crion
Platform connecting mountain professionals with potential clients.
DolcePack
Machine for packaging products in flexible, recyclable pouches.
InkVivo
Combines natural biomaterials and 3D printing for innovative drug development.
JobSeeker
A platform for finding summer jobs and teaching young people workplace basics.
QualityChain
QR codes revealing the story and values of agri-food producers.
SafeDogBox
Kennel with advanced features to protect dogs in case of accidents.
Skills: Business Strategy, Leadership / Team, Marketing & Sales, Pitching
Industries: Consulting & Services, ICT / Software & Data Engineering
Skills: Business Strategy, Market Analysis, Operations / Supply Chain, Value Chain, Value Proposition & Business Model Design
Industries: Agritech / Foodtech, Consumer Products & Services, ICT / Software & Data Engineering
Skills: Business Strategy, Finance, Market Analysis, Pitching, Value Proposition & Business Model Design
Industries: Consulting & Services, Fintech / Insurance Tech
Skills: Business Strategy, Finance, Leadership & Team, Pitching, Value Chain, Value Proposition & Business Model Design
Industries: Fintech / Insurance Tech, ICT / Software & Data Engineering, Medtech
Skills: Business Strategy, Finance, Market Analysis, Operations / Supply Chain, Value Chain
Industries: Agritech / Foodtech, Energy & Cleantech, Sport / Leisure / Tourism / Lifestyle
Skills: Business Strategy, Marketing & Sales, Pitching, Value Chain, Value Proposition & Business Model Design
Industries: Consulting & Services, Electronic & Mechanical Engineering, Energy & Cleantech
Skills: Business Strategy, Finance, Market Analysis, Pitching, Value Proposition & Business Model Design
Industries: Energy & Cleantec, Fintech / Insurance Tech, Medtech
Skills: Business Strategy, Market Analysis, Marketing & Sales, Pitching, Value Proposition & Business Model Design
Industries: Agritech / Foodtech, Consumer Products & Services, Sport / Leisure / Tourism / Lifestyle
Skills: Business Strategy, Finance, Leadership / Team, Pitching, Value Proposition & Business Model Design
Industries: Electronic & Mechanical Engineering, Fintech / Insurance Tech, ICT / Software & Data Engineering
Skills: Business Strategy, Leadership & Team, Marketing & Sales, Value Chain, Value Proposition & Business Model Design
Industries: Bio / Pharma, Energy & Cleantech, Life Science (IT, Diagnostic, Data)
Skills: Business Strategy, Engineering, Marketing & Sales, Pitching, Value Proposition & Business Model Design
Industries: Energy & Cleantech, ICT / Software & Data Engineering, Life Science (IT, Diagnostic, Data)
Skills: Business Strategy, Engineering, Intellectual Property, Operations / Supply Chain, Pitching
Industries: Consumer Products & Services, Electronic & Mechanical Engineering, ICT / Software & Data Engineering
Skills: Business Strategy, Leadership / Team, Market Analysis, Marketing & Sales, Value Proposition & Business Model Design
Industries: Consumer Products & Services, Social Entrepreneurship / Education, Sport / Leisure / Tourism / Lifestyle
Skills: Business Strategy, Finance, Market Analysis, Marketing & Sales, Value Proposition & Business Model Design
Industries: Consulting & Services, Consumer Products & Services, Fintech / Insurance Tech
Skills: Business Strategy, Finance, Market Analysis, Operations / Supply Chain, Value Proposition & Business Model Design
Industries: Electronic & Mechanical Engineering, Energy & Cleantech, Medtech
Skills: Business Strategy, Engineering, Market Analysis, Pitching, Value Proposition & Business Model Design
Industries: Consulting & Services, Energy & Cleantech, ICT / Software & Data Engineering
Skills: Business Strategy, Engineering, Leadership & Team, Marketing & Sales
Industries: ICT / Software & Data Engineering
Skills: Business Strategy, Finance, Leadership & Team, Marketing & Sales, Pitching
Industries: Fintech / Insurance Tech, ICT / Software & Data Engineering, Life Science (IT, Diagnostic, Data)
Skills: Business Strategy, Market Analysis, Marketing & Sales, Pitching, Value Proposition & Business Model Design
Industries: Consumer Products & Services, Fintech / Insurance Tech, Sport / Leisure / Tourism / Lifestyle
Skills: Business Strategy, Marketing & Sales, Pitching
Industries: Consulting & Services, Consumer Products & Services
Regional Jury
Swiss ICT Investor Club (SICTIC) connects investors with Swiss seed and early stage startups in the ICT sector. SICTIC is a nonprofit association that has a strong investor community and organizes matchmaking of startups and investors online and at pitching events.
The SUPSI Management and Entrepreneurship Skills Center was established with the desire to offer support to area companies, organizations and institutions in addressing the increasingly complex challenges posed by an ever-changing reference environment.</br
USI's Executive MBA is an international program with an innovative content and format: one transformative weekend per month plus one day online. It focuses on digital transformation, change and sustainability and offers personalized career development services.
Sketchin is a strategic design studio working globally to anticipate the experience of the future. Founded in Switzerland in 2006, today it interprets the latest technologies to drive digital transformation, evolve new businesses, anticipate the human experience and create sustainable value over time.
The Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Services of the Canton of Ticino, an umbrella association of the Ticino economy, is a privileged interlocutor of the federal and cantonal authorities, fosters the activities of businesses through a series of concrete initiatives in various fields, and provides information and training to its members.
IBI is a highly innovative Swiss biomedical company focused on the research, development, and production of medical devices for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Through its integrated development, engineering and manufacturing capabilities, IBI has patented technologies that have enabled it to offer innovative, cutting-edge products and services in the field of bone regeneration.
A worldwide business partner that supports clients in developing IT solutions and business operations consulting, offering a broad portfolio of professional services and customized products to support operational processes and systems with expertise such as: planning and control optimization, training, testing, process automation design and integration, reporting and business intelligence, billing systems, and contract lifecycle management.
National Jury
Startup INVEST is a private nonprofit organization founded in May 2003 and the leading funding platform for Swiss deep tech startups. Its mission is the professionalization of the Swiss investment ecosystem (Business Angels, Venture Capital, Corporate Ventures).
With international multidisciplinary experience, BG&P provides individual services to support its clients in achieving their business goals.
BAS - Business Angels Switzerland - has been the leading business angel network in Switzerland for over twenty years.over twenty years, with offices in French-speaking Switzerland and Zurich. BAS organizes 20 events and60 startup presentations per year. These events lead to more than 10 investments per year. Our membersand startups appreciate the friendly atmosphere of our events.
NLS Pharmaceutics is a Swiss clinical-stage pharmaceutical company listed on NASDAQ. Our research and development is based on a strong scientific understanding of neurobehavioral and neurocognitive disorders. We develop innovative treatments for central nervous system (CNS), rare, and/or neurodegenerative diseases.
The Gebert Rüf Stiftung was founded by entrepreneur Heinrich Gebert as a foundation for science and innovation with the aim of strengthening "Switzerland as an economic and living space." With an annual budget of 15 million francs, it promotes entrepreneurial science, innovation and education projects throughout Switzerland.
The activities of the Office for Economic Development (USE) focus on three macro-themes - promotion of entrepreneurship and innovation, development of the tourism sector, and repositioning of peripheral regions - and aim to foster lasting and sustainable economic growth that enhances the territorial peculiarities and the network of academic and business excellence in our territory.
BancaStato is the bank of reference in Ticino. It promotes the economic development of the Canton and offers Ticinese people the opportunity to invest their savings in a safe and profitable way. The Bank supports hundreds of Ticino companies, associations and organizations engaged in sports, cultural, charitable and research activities.
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