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Der Medienkonzern Tamedia beteiligt sich mit 20 Prozent an der Neuwagen-Fahrzeugplattform Gowago. Das Startup vereinfacht den Suchprozess und offeriert Leasingmöglichkeiten von verschiedenen Finanzdienstleistern. Über das Transaktionsvolumen machten die beiden Parteien keine Angaben.

Am Broadway haben die Tanzdrohnen der Schlieremer Verity Studios schon letzten Jahr Furore gemacht. Bald sind sie auch mit dem Zirkus Knie unterwegs.

As the main sponsor of the most prominent fun runs in Switzerland, Migros selected iRewind as technology provider. The video solution will be seamlessly integrated into Migros’ company website. iRewind concluded a three-year agreement.

Applications are open for the Blockchain Competition, Europe’s largest blockchain startup contest. The Competition this year will have two tracks, each with a top prize of $100 000.

Vergangene Woche ging in Zug das Finale der Blockchain Competition über die Bühne. Zwei der drei Finalisten kamen aus der Schweiz. Einer von ihnen ist LoyaltyCoin. Die Lösung des Startups wird bereits von mehreren Läden eingesetzt. 

Until July 30, 2017, teams and startups from around the world can register for the Blockchain Competition in the so-called Crypto Valley. The competition has attracted applications from as far away as Japan and India. Now several Swiss universities joined as science and research partners.

Felix Holzner und Philipp Paul, die beiden Gründer des Hightech-Startups SwissLitho, haben grosse Anteile ihres Unternehmens an Heidelberg Instruments Mikrotechnik verkauft. Der Standort Zürich soll erhalten bleiben.

F10 Incubator and Accelerator has announced the final selection of fifteen startups for Batch III of its P2 Prototype to Product Program. The selected projects come from 7 countries. 

Procivis, the company behind the Valid project, has entered a collaboration with Neo to incorporate NEO’s native digital identity layer, NeoID, for the development of Valid’s agnostic e-Identity layer. The startup has also confirmed NEO Council as a key strategic investor in Valid.

The first phase of the BaseLaunch Healthcare Accelerator program is now underway. 13 startups ranging from therapeutics and diagnostics to digital healthcare and medtech have been selected to work with industry experts to develop their business cases over the next three months. Several Swiss companies were selected.