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During the next 11-weeks, 41 selected startups in the Kickstart program will focus on improving their solutions with the goal of securing a partnership for a proof of concept with one or more corporates. Established deals will be announced at the closing ceremony in November.

In pursuit for further growth, three Swiss startups Aspivix, Biospectal and betterview are making strides in the United Kingdom, with obtaining certifications and launching their solutions in the market.

Thirteen early-stage startups have been selected for the Tenity Flagship Fintech Accelerator in Zurich. With six of the startups hailing from Switzerland, the startups will each receive an initial CHF 50k investment from the Tenity Incubation Fund II and a potential follow-on investment of up to CHF 250k.

The Swiss start-up scene made international headlines this week, thanks to spectacular news on the financing front. But it’s not only start-ups and investors that are known internationally, support programmes are too.

OxyPrem, the Zurich-based manufacturer of brain oxygen sensors for preterm-born children, has launched a funding campaign in collaboration with lifescience-specialized crowdinvesting platform Capital Cell. Close to EUR 1.5 million has already been invested or committed to the round.

The 2024 edition of the DayOne Health 4.0 accelerator has kicked off with 15 startups that are among others advancing clinical biomarkers, reinventing clinical trials or enhancing patient experience. Three Swiss startups joined the six-month program. The selected startups will now embark on phase 1 of the program to refine their business models and value…

Pelt8 hat einen neuen Chief Growth Officer, bei Uhoo wird ein Mitarbeiter Mitinhaber und Managing Partner und eine bekannte Gründerin übernimmt die Leistung von Urbansurf.

The Future of Health Grant (FoHG), a digital health innovation acceleration programme powered by CSS and the EPFL Innovation Park, just held its annual meeting, focusing on the theme of longevity. With a record 213 applications, multi-partner pilot projects enabling promising start-ups to test their solutions, and the addition of 4 influential partners…

Insgesamt 12 Unternehmen schafften es in das Finale des diesjährigen Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. Fünf von ihnen wurden nach 2010 gegründet.

In der sechsten Staffel der Höhle der Löwen treten 42 Startups an, um einen Deal mit den neun Löwen zu ergattern. Auf Investorenseite ist der IT-Unternehmer und Immobilieninvestor Tom Zimmermann neu dabei. Die Staffel ist ab 10. September jeden Dienstagabend auf 3+ zu sehen.