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Silicon Valley accelerator Plug and Play has revealed the elite group of startups accepted into their Fall 2017 batches. Plug and Play only accepted 3% of the qualified startups that applied to this latest cohort. Two startups in the fintech programme are representing Switzerland.

Ten selected startups and SME have the opportunity to pitch to multinational enterprises such as RUAG, SAAB, MAN, Siemens, ABB, Sandvik and GE at an event in September in Neuchâtel. The goal is to generate new industrial partnerships and market oriented research projects with funding available from EUREKA/Eurostars.

Zum ersten Mal gibt es beim Top 100 Startup Award ein Public Voting. Derzeit führt TestingTime. Im Interview gibt CEO Reto Lämmler einen Einblick in das Marketing des Unternehmens und erklärt, wie die Content- und Inbound Marketing-Strategie für das Gewinnen neuer Kunden eingesetzt wird.

In the coming autumn startups, entrepreneurs, developers, and enthusiast have the opportunity to participate in either the 54-hour Startup weekend or 48-hour hackathon to develop new ideas for a selected theme. These events provide an opportunity to test ideas, get feedback and meet future co-workers. Registration is open.

Nestpick has presented findings of the Startup Cities Index 2017 as basis for individuals to make informed decisions about the best cities to settle in as a startup professional. Zurich ranks 7^th with the best score in safety followed by gender equality and healthcare quality.

EyeFitU, a shopping App that allows users to find their right sizes, continues to gain momentum. Since establishment the App has generated more than 230'000 downloads. Online shopping enthusiasts can look up clothes in their sizes from over 50 online stores in the UK, Germany, US and Switzerland. Isabelle Ohnemus CEO and founder provides more insights.

Gestartet ist Novamem mit Wasserfiltern für den Outdoor-Bereich. Nun geht das ETH-Spin-off mit einem neuen Produkt den milliardenschweren Markt für aufschraubbare Wasserfilter für den Homebereich an.

The EU has granted CHF 1.7 million to the new project called 3BrainScreen-, which complements a Swiss project of CHF 1.5 million and will be coordinated by 3Brain, the Swiss brain-computer company.

Nach einer gründlichen Marktrecherche hat das amerikanische IT Security Unternehmen Lynx Technology Partners LUCY-Server in sein Produktportfolio aufgenommen. Das Produkt des Schweizer Startups Lucy Phishing ermöglicht die Simulation von Cyberattacken.

Three Swiss startups have been nominated among the Top 16 finalists of the Digital Marketing Innovation World Cup. The finalists will pitch their ideas before the audience of more than 50’000 visitors at the 2017 dmexco trade fair in Cologne, Germany. The winner will be announced and crowned as the “Digital Marketing Hero”.