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Christian Koch, Student am Institut für Umweltingenieurwissenschaften an der ETH Zürich, ist Student Entrepeneur des Jahres. Ausgezeichnet wurde er für sein Unternehmen SelfPuris. Es entwickelt Wasserreinigungsgeräte, die ohne Chemikalien sowie wenig Energie und Wartung funktionieren.

New startups have joined Go Beyond’s investment portfolio. In 2017, the Go Beyond community completed 16 investments in startups and in itself. Two exits of Swiss startups were also realised.

Der Wettbewerb Swiss Challenge richtet sich an Kleinfirmen sowie Startups und dauert insgesamt acht Monate. Teilnehmende profitieren von Coachings durch Fachexperten, Networking-Anlässen und Workshops. Die Bewerbungsfrist läuft seit Anfang Jahr.

Hackathons and Startup Weekends aim to bring together like-minded individuals to create solutions and prototypes within 28-35 hours or 54 hours. Next year, too, brings diverse Hackathons and Startup Weekends for which interested individuals can already apply.

SICTIC is a business angel club aimed at uniting ICT start-ups with investors. This year the club has seen significant growth in all its activities. The number of SICTIC member grew to 171. They have invested in 17 start-ups that raised a total volume of CHF 20.1 million. Eight exits were registered.

The number of startups receiving funds from members of Business Angels Switzerland has more than doubled since last year. From only 7 startups in 2016, the number has grown to 16 during with a total of more than CHF 2.6 million in 2017.

Zurich-based start-up PriceHubble uses machine learning to offer various data-based real estate services, such as online real estate valuations. The company, founded in 2016, is concluding an A series financing round worth several million francs. Investors include Helvetia, Swiss Life and Swisscom.

Im Beisein von Regierungsrat Urs Hofmann wurden am StartUpForum Aargau sechs Jungunternehmen ausgezeichnet. Die Palette reichte vom Befragungsinstitut, das Virtual und Augmented Reality nutzt, bis zu Kinderbekleidung aus Bambus.

Tradeplus24 AG successfully closes an A-1 financing round led by SVC-Ltd, the venture capital investment vehicle owned by Credit Suisse and advised by Helvetica Capital AG. In addition Credit Suisse will offer Tradeplus24’s product to its customers. Tradeplus24 has created a SME/Mid-Market focused product that offers a new simple way for companies to lend...

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