VENTURE KICK
Venture Kick is a philanthropic three stage funding model initiated to support Swiss startups with enough funding to kick-start their entrepreneurial success. Startups can qualify to receive up to CHF 150,000 in start capital. After each stage, promising entrepreneurs are also offered professional guidance in developing their business through
FLOWBONE SA
flowbone SA: FLOWBONE is involved in the development and promotion of a revolutionary biomaterial for the minimal-invasive augmentation of fragile bones at high risk of fracture. FLOWBONE, follows a completely new treatment approach allowing fragilized bone to strengthen itself without impedi
LIBREC AG - VENTURE KICK LIBREC AG: We close the loop: LIBREC recycles lithium-ion car batteries and returns all components back to the manufacturing of new batteries. We pick-up batteries and cars, repair the batteries if possible, bring the good ones to a second life, or discharge, dismantle and recycle the batte ONTRACK DIAGNOSTICS
ONtrack Diagnostics: ONtrack Diagnostics is a medtech company focusing on the development of non-invasive assays for the screening, diagnosis and monitoring of oncological diseases. Our first product is a urine assay for the screening of prostate cancer. ONCOGENOMX AG
OncoGenomX AG: Half of all breast cancer (BC) patients receive a sub-optimal treatment. This considerable unmet need lies in the absence of means to identify the right drugs that will allow permanent disease control and improved life expectancy. Our Smart Cancer Diagnostics (SCD) solution is LOOP MEDICAL SA
Loop Medical SA: Loop medical is developing an easy and painless blood collection technology compatible with existing laboratory infrastructure. This venture is supported by Cerba Healthcare and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. ISOCHRONIC AG
Isochronic AG. Isochronic's CEO Melvin Haas as well as VP Software & Systems Albrecht Lindner, both from the EPFL, together with VP Hardware & Mechanics Pierre-Alain Buchs develop the next generation of industrial robots for pick & place applications. The unique robot kinematic developed by Isochronic promises to deliver higher throughput and
CHF 40,000 FOR STARTUPS DEVELOPING A WEBAPP TO BETTER DeepPsy and LIBREC win Venture Kick's second stage of financial and entrepreneurial support. Their projects help psychiatrists and hospitals lower the time until remission from their patient's depressive disorder, the car industry with a solution for collection and
LIBERTY MEDTECH SAGL Liberty MedTech Sagl: Liberty will solve a vital problem to all person affected with mobility problem with a simple revolutionary solution to: (SLA, Deuchenne, Tertaplegic, Ictus, stroke, etc..) the main purpose is to give them a full body rehabilitation controlled by expert in physiotherapy, they wil VENTURE KICK
Venture Kick is a philanthropic three stage funding model initiated to support Swiss startups with enough funding to kick-start their entrepreneurial success. Startups can qualify to receive up to CHF 150,000 in start capital. After each stage, promising entrepreneurs are also offered professional guidance in developing their business through
FLOWBONE SA
flowbone SA: FLOWBONE is involved in the development and promotion of a revolutionary biomaterial for the minimal-invasive augmentation of fragile bones at high risk of fracture. FLOWBONE, follows a completely new treatment approach allowing fragilized bone to strengthen itself without impedi
LIBREC AG - VENTURE KICK LIBREC AG: We close the loop: LIBREC recycles lithium-ion car batteries and returns all components back to the manufacturing of new batteries. We pick-up batteries and cars, repair the batteries if possible, bring the good ones to a second life, or discharge, dismantle and recycle the batte ONTRACK DIAGNOSTICS
ONtrack Diagnostics: ONtrack Diagnostics is a medtech company focusing on the development of non-invasive assays for the screening, diagnosis and monitoring of oncological diseases. Our first product is a urine assay for the screening of prostate cancer. ONCOGENOMX AG
OncoGenomX AG: Half of all breast cancer (BC) patients receive a sub-optimal treatment. This considerable unmet need lies in the absence of means to identify the right drugs that will allow permanent disease control and improved life expectancy. Our Smart Cancer Diagnostics (SCD) solution is LOOP MEDICAL SA
Loop Medical SA: Loop medical is developing an easy and painless blood collection technology compatible with existing laboratory infrastructure. This venture is supported by Cerba Healthcare and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. ISOCHRONIC AG
Isochronic AG. Isochronic's CEO Melvin Haas as well as VP Software & Systems Albrecht Lindner, both from the EPFL, together with VP Hardware & Mechanics Pierre-Alain Buchs develop the next generation of industrial robots for pick & place applications. The unique robot kinematic developed by Isochronic promises to deliver higher throughput and
CHF 40,000 FOR STARTUPS DEVELOPING A WEBAPP TO BETTER DeepPsy and LIBREC win Venture Kick's second stage of financial and entrepreneurial support. Their projects help psychiatrists and hospitals lower the time until remission from their patient's depressive disorder, the car industry with a solution for collection and
LIBERTY MEDTECH SAGL Liberty MedTech Sagl: Liberty will solve a vital problem to all person affected with mobility problem with a simple revolutionary solution to: (SLA, Deuchenne, Tertaplegic, Ictus, stroke, etc..) the main purpose is to give them a full body rehabilitation controlled by expert in physiotherapy, they wil 4I LABS - VENTURE KICK 4i Labs: At 4i labs, we generate functional diagnostics report to support tumour boards in clinical decision making by performing multiplexed molecular- and ex vivo drug response- profiling, and provide the research community with spatially resolved, ultra-high molecular information about VENTURE KICK
Hauptseite: CHF 150'000 um dein startup zu finanzieren. Kick Fund We empower Switzerland’s early-stage startups. If you convince the jury at stage 3, you unlock the opportunity to access an additional 850'000 in funding to boost your development and your fundraising. CUSTOMSURG WINS CHF 150,000 TO OPTIMIZE ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY Complex bone fractures lead to a significant decrease in quality of life and loss of productivity. CustomSurg turns current subjective clinical treatments into a biomechanical, data-driven process that makes surgeries more efficient through advanced planning and assistance services and will provide patient-specific implants. The Zurich-based medtech solution optimizes each bone fracture ALTOIDA AG - VENTURE KICK Altoida AG. As a predictive digital biomarker company, Altoida has developed technology using smart device sensors to measure cognition, function and motor skills. Our innovation is based on three major pillars: (1) Active Digital Biomarkers, (2) Artificial Intelligence and (3) Augmented Reality. Altoida Neuro Motor Index (NMI) is a FDA LIBERTY MEDTECH SAGL Liberty MedTech Sagl: Liberty will solve a vital problem to all person affected with mobility problem with a simple revolutionary solution to: (SLA, Deuchenne, Tertaplegic, Ictus, stroke, etc..) the main purpose is to give them a full body rehabilitation controlled by expert in physiotherapy, they wil ENAIRYS POWERTECH SA Enairys Powertech SA: Enairys Powertech develops innovative energy management and storage solutions based on compressed air thanks to its patented compressor/expander technologies. These clean and affordable solutions mainly aim at enhancing the exploitation of intermittent renewable energy sources li MEDIRIO SA (ACQUIRED) Medirio SA (acquired): Medirio is developing a new drug delivery system targeting the insulin pens market: a new unique product allowing diabetic patients to manage their insulin injections in an easier and discreet way . Each insulin dose will be administrated with BIOVERSYS GETS UP TO USD 15.34 MILLION CARB-X GRANT TO TOP 100 Swiss Startup Bioversys receives a second CARB-X award of up to USD 15.34 million for its BV300. CARB-X (Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator), led by Boston University, is a global non-profit partnership dedicated to supporting the early development of antibacterial R&D to address the rising threat of drug-resistant bacteria. We interviewed Marc ONWARD RAISES USD 32M TO FURTHER DEVELOP AND COMMERCIALIZE The round was led by Invest-NL, the Dutch impact investor, and Olympic Investments, the private investment arm of the Onassis Foundation. Several additional new investors and all of ONWARD’s existing investors also participated in the financing, including leading medical technology investors LSP, INKEF Capital, Gimv, and Wellington Partners. We interviewed Vincent Delattre, VP Business STARTUPS DEVELOPING AN API FOR SLEEP INERTIA, A PLATFORM Galventa, Inmodi, Kaspar&, Spirecut and Versics win Venture Kick's first stage of financial and entrepreneurial support. Their projects treat sleep inertia to adjust sleep-wake cycle, collect relevant information about the integrity of knees and evaluate certain musculoskeletal disorders or injuries, fill the missing possibility to easily build up wealth due to negative interest rates, allow VENTURE KICK
Venture Kick is a philanthropic three stage funding model initiated to support Swiss startups with enough funding to kick-start their entrepreneurial success. Startups can qualify to receive up to CHF 150,000 in start capital. After each stage, promising entrepreneurs are also offered professional guidance in developing their business through
LIBREC AG - VENTURE KICK LIBREC AG: We close the loop: LIBREC recycles lithium-ion car batteries and returns all components back to the manufacturing of new batteries. We pick-up batteries and cars, repair the batteries if possible, bring the good ones to a second life, or discharge, dismantle and recycle the batte FLOWBONE SA
flowbone SA: FLOWBONE is involved in the development and promotion of a revolutionary biomaterial for the minimal-invasive augmentation of fragile bones at high risk of fracture. FLOWBONE, follows a completely new treatment approach allowing fragilized bone to strengthen itself without impedi
ONTRACK DIAGNOSTICS
ONtrack Diagnostics: ONtrack Diagnostics is a medtech company focusing on the development of non-invasive assays for the screening, diagnosis and monitoring of oncological diseases. Our first product is a urine assay for the screening of prostate cancer. ONCOGENOMX AG
OncoGenomX AG: Half of all breast cancer (BC) patients receive a sub-optimal treatment. This considerable unmet need lies in the absence of means to identify the right drugs that will allow permanent disease control and improved life expectancy. Our Smart Cancer Diagnostics (SCD) solution is ISOCHRONIC AG
Isochronic AG. Isochronic's CEO Melvin Haas as well as VP Software & Systems Albrecht Lindner, both from the EPFL, together with VP Hardware & Mechanics Pierre-Alain Buchs develop the next generation of industrial robots for pick & place applications. The unique robot kinematic developed by Isochronic promises to deliver higher throughput and
LOOP MEDICAL SA
Loop Medical SA: Loop medical is developing an easy and painless blood collection technology compatible with existing laboratory infrastructure. This venture is supported by Cerba Healthcare and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. ALTOIDA AG - VENTURE KICK Altoida AG. As a predictive digital biomarker company, Altoida has developed technology using smart device sensors to measure cognition, function and motor skills. Our innovation is based on three major pillars: (1) Active Digital Biomarkers, (2) Artificial Intelligence and (3) Augmented Reality. Altoida Neuro Motor Index (NMI) is a FDA CHF 40,000 FOR STARTUPS DEVELOPING A WEBAPP TO BETTER DeepPsy and LIBREC win Venture Kick's second stage of financial and entrepreneurial support. Their projects help psychiatrists and hospitals lower the time until remission from their patient's depressive disorder, the car industry with a solution for collection and
VENTURE KICK
Venture Kick is a philanthropic three stage funding model initiated to support Swiss startups with enough funding to kick-start their entrepreneurial success. Startups can qualify to receive up to CHF 150,000 in start capital. After each stage, promising entrepreneurs are also offered professional guidance in developing their business through
LIBREC AG - VENTURE KICK LIBREC AG: We close the loop: LIBREC recycles lithium-ion car batteries and returns all components back to the manufacturing of new batteries. We pick-up batteries and cars, repair the batteries if possible, bring the good ones to a second life, or discharge, dismantle and recycle the batte FLOWBONE SA
flowbone SA: FLOWBONE is involved in the development and promotion of a revolutionary biomaterial for the minimal-invasive augmentation of fragile bones at high risk of fracture. FLOWBONE, follows a completely new treatment approach allowing fragilized bone to strengthen itself without impedi
ONTRACK DIAGNOSTICS
ONtrack Diagnostics: ONtrack Diagnostics is a medtech company focusing on the development of non-invasive assays for the screening, diagnosis and monitoring of oncological diseases. Our first product is a urine assay for the screening of prostate cancer. ONCOGENOMX AG
OncoGenomX AG: Half of all breast cancer (BC) patients receive a sub-optimal treatment. This considerable unmet need lies in the absence of means to identify the right drugs that will allow permanent disease control and improved life expectancy. Our Smart Cancer Diagnostics (SCD) solution is ISOCHRONIC AG
Isochronic AG. Isochronic's CEO Melvin Haas as well as VP Software & Systems Albrecht Lindner, both from the EPFL, together with VP Hardware & Mechanics Pierre-Alain Buchs develop the next generation of industrial robots for pick & place applications. The unique robot kinematic developed by Isochronic promises to deliver higher throughput and
LOOP MEDICAL SA
Loop Medical SA: Loop medical is developing an easy and painless blood collection technology compatible with existing laboratory infrastructure. This venture is supported by Cerba Healthcare and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. ALTOIDA AG - VENTURE KICK Altoida AG. As a predictive digital biomarker company, Altoida has developed technology using smart device sensors to measure cognition, function and motor skills. Our innovation is based on three major pillars: (1) Active Digital Biomarkers, (2) Artificial Intelligence and (3) Augmented Reality. Altoida Neuro Motor Index (NMI) is a FDA CHF 40,000 FOR STARTUPS DEVELOPING A WEBAPP TO BETTER DeepPsy and LIBREC win Venture Kick's second stage of financial and entrepreneurial support. Their projects help psychiatrists and hospitals lower the time until remission from their patient's depressive disorder, the car industry with a solution for collection and
4I LABS - VENTURE KICK 4i Labs: At 4i labs, we generate functional diagnostics report to support tumour boards in clinical decision making by performing multiplexed molecular- and ex vivo drug response- profiling, and provide the research community with spatially resolved, ultra-high molecular information about VENTURE KICK
Hauptseite: CHF 150'000 um dein startup zu finanzieren. Kick Fund We empower Switzerland’s early-stage startups. If you convince the jury at stage 3, you unlock the opportunity to access an additional 850'000 in funding to boost your development and your fundraising. ALTOIDA AG - VENTURE KICK Altoida AG. As a predictive digital biomarker company, Altoida has developed technology using smart device sensors to measure cognition, function and motor skills. Our innovation is based on three major pillars: (1) Active Digital Biomarkers, (2) Artificial Intelligence and (3) Augmented Reality. Altoida Neuro Motor Index (NMI) is a FDA LIBERTY MEDTECH SAGL Liberty MedTech Sagl: Liberty will solve a vital problem to all person affected with mobility problem with a simple revolutionary solution to: (SLA, Deuchenne, Tertaplegic, Ictus, stroke, etc..) the main purpose is to give them a full body rehabilitation controlled by expert in physiotherapy, they wil DIMPORA AG - VENTURE KICK dimpora AG: dimpora has found and patented a novel way to manufacture waterproof and breathable membranes for outdoor clothing. The proposed material offers sustainable chemistry, seamless 3D assembly and high functionality, three of the most pressing issues of the clothing market.
ENAIRYS POWERTECH SA Enairys Powertech SA: Enairys Powertech develops innovative energy management and storage solutions based on compressed air thanks to its patented compressor/expander technologies. These clean and affordable solutions mainly aim at enhancing the exploitation of intermittent renewable energy sources li BIOVERSYS GETS UP TO USD 15.34 MILLION CARB-X GRANT TO TOP 100 Swiss Startup Bioversys receives a second CARB-X award of up to USD 15.34 million for its BV300. CARB-X (Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator), led by Boston University, is a global non-profit partnership dedicated to supporting the early development of antibacterial R&D to address the rising threat of drug-resistant bacteria. We interviewed Marc MEDIRIO SA (ACQUIRED) Medirio SA (acquired): Medirio is developing a new drug delivery system targeting the insulin pens market: a new unique product allowing diabetic patients to manage their insulin injections in an easier and discreet way . Each insulin dose will be administrated with ONWARD RAISES USD 32M TO FURTHER DEVELOP AND COMMERCIALIZE The round was led by Invest-NL, the Dutch impact investor, and Olympic Investments, the private investment arm of the Onassis Foundation. Several additional new investors and all of ONWARD’s existing investors also participated in the financing, including leading medical technology investors LSP, INKEF Capital, Gimv, and Wellington Partners. We interviewed Vincent Delattre, VP Business STARTUPS DEVELOPING AN API FOR SLEEP INERTIA, A PLATFORM Galventa, Inmodi, Kaspar&, Spirecut and Versics win Venture Kick's first stage of financial and entrepreneurial support. Their projects treat sleep inertia to adjust sleep-wake cycle, collect relevant information about the integrity of knees and evaluate certain musculoskeletal disorders or injuries, fill the missing possibility to easily build up wealth due to negative interest rates, allow VENTURE KICK
Venture Kick is a philanthropic three stage funding model initiated to support Swiss startups with enough funding to kick-start their entrepreneurial success. Startups can qualify to receive up to CHF 150,000 in start capital. After each stage, promising entrepreneurs are also offered professional guidance in developing their business through
4I LABS - VENTURE KICK 4i Labs: At 4i labs, we generate functional diagnostics report to support tumour boards in clinical decision making by performing multiplexed molecular- and ex vivo drug response- profiling, and provide the research community with spatially resolved, ultra-high molecular information about FLOWBONE SA
flowbone SA: FLOWBONE is involved in the development and promotion of a revolutionary biomaterial for the minimal-invasive augmentation of fragile bones at high risk of fracture. FLOWBONE, follows a completely new treatment approach allowing fragilized bone to strengthen itself without impedi
LIBREC AG - VENTURE KICK LIBREC AG: We close the loop: LIBREC recycles lithium-ion car batteries and returns all components back to the manufacturing of new batteries. We pick-up batteries and cars, repair the batteries if possible, bring the good ones to a second life, or discharge, dismantle and recycle the batte ONCOGENOMX AG
OncoGenomX AG: Half of all breast cancer (BC) patients receive a sub-optimal treatment. This considerable unmet need lies in the absence of means to identify the right drugs that will allow permanent disease control and improved life expectancy. Our Smart Cancer Diagnostics (SCD) solution is ONTRACK DIAGNOSTICS
ONtrack Diagnostics: ONtrack Diagnostics is a medtech company focusing on the development of non-invasive assays for the screening, diagnosis and monitoring of oncological diseases. Our first product is a urine assay for the screening of prostate cancer. BIONOMOUS SÀRL
Bionomous Sàrl: Bionomous aims at bringing to the market new solutions that combines innovative micro-engineering design and machine learning methods to automatically count, screen, sort and dispense miniature biological entities, in particular CHF 40,000 FOR STARTUPS DEVELOPING A WEBAPP TO BETTER DeepPsy and LIBREC win Venture Kick's second stage of financial and entrepreneurial support. Their projects help psychiatrists and hospitals lower the time until remission from their patient's depressive disorder, the car industry with a solution for collection and
XORLAB AG - VENTURE KICK xorlab AG: xorlab is a Swiss cybersecurity company providing specialized, machine-intelligent defense against highly engineered, sophisticated and targeted email attacks. Founded in 2015 and spun out of ETH’s Laboratory of Software Technology, xorlab VENTURE KICK
Venture Kick is a philanthropic three stage funding model initiated to support Swiss startups with enough funding to kick-start their entrepreneurial success. Startups can qualify to receive up to CHF 150,000 in start capital. After each stage, promising entrepreneurs are also offered professional guidance in developing their business through
4I LABS - VENTURE KICK 4i Labs: At 4i labs, we generate functional diagnostics report to support tumour boards in clinical decision making by performing multiplexed molecular- and ex vivo drug response- profiling, and provide the research community with spatially resolved, ultra-high molecular information about FLOWBONE SA
flowbone SA: FLOWBONE is involved in the development and promotion of a revolutionary biomaterial for the minimal-invasive augmentation of fragile bones at high risk of fracture. FLOWBONE, follows a completely new treatment approach allowing fragilized bone to strengthen itself without impedi
LIBREC AG - VENTURE KICK LIBREC AG: We close the loop: LIBREC recycles lithium-ion car batteries and returns all components back to the manufacturing of new batteries. We pick-up batteries and cars, repair the batteries if possible, bring the good ones to a second life, or discharge, dismantle and recycle the batte ONCOGENOMX AG
OncoGenomX AG: Half of all breast cancer (BC) patients receive a sub-optimal treatment. This considerable unmet need lies in the absence of means to identify the right drugs that will allow permanent disease control and improved life expectancy. Our Smart Cancer Diagnostics (SCD) solution is ONTRACK DIAGNOSTICS
ONtrack Diagnostics: ONtrack Diagnostics is a medtech company focusing on the development of non-invasive assays for the screening, diagnosis and monitoring of oncological diseases. Our first product is a urine assay for the screening of prostate cancer. BIONOMOUS SÀRL
Bionomous Sàrl: Bionomous aims at bringing to the market new solutions that combines innovative micro-engineering design and machine learning methods to automatically count, screen, sort and dispense miniature biological entities, in particular CHF 40,000 FOR STARTUPS DEVELOPING A WEBAPP TO BETTER DeepPsy and LIBREC win Venture Kick's second stage of financial and entrepreneurial support. Their projects help psychiatrists and hospitals lower the time until remission from their patient's depressive disorder, the car industry with a solution for collection and
XORLAB AG - VENTURE KICK xorlab AG: xorlab is a Swiss cybersecurity company providing specialized, machine-intelligent defense against highly engineered, sophisticated and targeted email attacks. Founded in 2015 and spun out of ETH’s Laboratory of Software Technology, xorlab APPLY TO VENTURE KICK A few more words about Getting the Kick. Venture Kick is a venture philantropic initiative: entrepreneurs are offered financing, exposure, credibility, boot camps and access to a top network.The first stage of CHF 10,000 is offered as a non-repayable grant, where the entrepreneurs make a moral pledge to return the money when they are successful.
VENTURE KICK
Hauptseite: CHF 150'000 um dein startup zu finanzieren. Kick Fund We empower Switzerland’s early-stage startups. If you convince the jury at stage 3, you unlock the opportunity to access an additional 850'000 in funding to boost your development and your fundraising. LOOP MEDICAL SA
Loop Medical SA: Loop medical is developing an easy and painless blood collection technology compatible with existing laboratory infrastructure. This venture is supported by Cerba Healthcare and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. ISOCHRONIC AG
Isochronic AG. Isochronic's CEO Melvin Haas as well as VP Software & Systems Albrecht Lindner, both from the EPFL, together with VP Hardware & Mechanics Pierre-Alain Buchs develop the next generation of industrial robots for pick & place applications. The unique robot kinematic developed by Isochronic promises to deliver higher throughput and
LIBERTY MEDTECH SAGL Liberty MedTech Sagl: Liberty will solve a vital problem to all person affected with mobility problem with a simple revolutionary solution to: (SLA, Deuchenne, Tertaplegic, Ictus, stroke, etc..) the main purpose is to give them a full body rehabilitation controlled by expert in physiotherapy, they wil PIQUR THERAPEUTICS AG PIQUR Therapeutics AG: PIQUR is a Swiss clinical-stage pharmaceutical company incorporated in August 2011 as a spin-off of the University of Basel, focusing on the discovery and development of innovative anti-cancer drugs based on lipid kinase (PI3K) and mTOR inhibition. PIQUR’s pipeline originates fro CELLSPRING AG
CellSpring AG: An alarming 39% of women and men develop cancer at some point in their lives, and the number one factor determining survival is the timing of the diagnosis. Catching cancer early, when it is most curable, means testing at-risk patients before they even have symptoms. CellSpring ENAIRYS POWERTECH SA Enairys Powertech SA: Enairys Powertech develops innovative energy management and storage solutions based on compressed air thanks to its patented compressor/expander technologies. These clean and affordable solutions mainly aim at enhancing the exploitation of intermittent renewable energy sources li BIOVERSYS GETS UP TO USD 15.34 MILLION CARB-X GRANT TO TOP 100 Swiss Startup Bioversys receives a second CARB-X award of up to USD 15.34 million for its BV300. CARB-X (Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator), led by Boston University, is a global non-profit partnership dedicated to supporting the early development of antibacterial R&D to address the rising threat of drug-resistant bacteria. We interviewed Marc SWISS OCEAN TECH AG
Swiss Ocean Tech AG. Swiss Ocean Tech is a start-up with the purpose to create AnchorGuardian, the very first solution for Safe Anchoring for any ship / vessel. Thereby keeping crew and passengers safe, preventing damage to vessels and minimizing the environmental impact while anchoring. AnchorGuardian is a disruptive, patented technology and
VENTURE KICK
Venture Kick is a philanthropic three stage funding model initiated to support Swiss startups with enough funding to kick-start their entrepreneurial success. Startups can qualify to receive up to CHF 150,000 in start capital. After each stage, promising entrepreneurs are also offered professional guidance in developing their business through
4I LABS - VENTURE KICK 4i Labs: At 4i labs, we generate functional diagnostics report to support tumour boards in clinical decision making by performing multiplexed molecular- and ex vivo drug response- profiling, and provide the research community with spatially resolved, ultra-high molecular information about FLOWBONE SA
flowbone SA: FLOWBONE is involved in the development and promotion of a revolutionary biomaterial for the minimal-invasive augmentation of fragile bones at high risk of fracture. FLOWBONE, follows a completely new treatment approach allowing fragilized bone to ONCOGENOMX AG
OncoGenomX AG: Half of all breast cancer (BC) patients receive a sub-optimal treatment. This considerable unmet need lies in the absence of means to identify the right drugs that will allow permanent disease control and improved life expectancy. Our Smart Cancer Diagnostics (SCD) solution is LIBREC AG - VENTURE KICK LIBREC AG: We close the loop: LIBREC recycles lithium-ion car batteries and returns all components back to the manufacturing of new batteries. We pick-up batteries and cars, repair the batteries if possible, bring the good ones to a second life, or discharge, dismantle and recycle the batte ONTRACK DIAGNOSTICS
ONtrack Diagnostics: ONtrack Diagnostics is a medtech company focusing on the development of non-invasive assays for the screening, diagnosis and monitoring of oncological diseases. Our first product is a urine assay for the screening of prostate cancer. BIONOMOUS SÀRL
Bionomous Sàrl: Bionomous aims at bringing to the market new solutions that combines innovative micro-engineering design and machine learning methods to automatically count, screen, sort and dispense miniature biological entities, in particular CHF 40,000 FOR STARTUPS DEVELOPING A WEBAPP TO BETTER DeepPsy and LIBREC win Venture Kick's second stage of financial and entrepreneurial support. Their projects help psychiatrists and hospitals lower the time until remission from their patient's depressive disorder, the car industry with a solution for collection and
XORLAB AG - VENTURE KICK xorlab AG: xorlab is a Swiss cybersecurity company providing specialized, machine-intelligent defense against highly engineered, sophisticated and targeted email attacks. Founded in 2015 and spun out of ETH’s Laboratory of Software Technology, xorlab VENTURE KICK
She is now senior partner at A.Vaccani@Partners. In 2007, she co-founded BAS in the French part of Switzerland and lead it to be one of the main local players in the world of start-ups. She is a board member at SERV (www.serv-ch.com) and at two SME’s, is an elected Cantonal legislative representative since 2005 and investor in 8 start-ups.
VENTURE KICK
Venture Kick is a philanthropic three stage funding model initiated to support Swiss startups with enough funding to kick-start their entrepreneurial success. Startups can qualify to receive up to CHF 150,000 in start capital. After each stage, promising entrepreneurs are also offered professional guidance in developing their business through
4I LABS - VENTURE KICK 4i Labs: At 4i labs, we generate functional diagnostics report to support tumour boards in clinical decision making by performing multiplexed molecular- and ex vivo drug response- profiling, and provide the research community with spatially resolved, ultra-high molecular information about FLOWBONE SA
flowbone SA: FLOWBONE is involved in the development and promotion of a revolutionary biomaterial for the minimal-invasive augmentation of fragile bones at high risk of fracture. FLOWBONE, follows a completely new treatment approach allowing fragilized bone to ONCOGENOMX AG
OncoGenomX AG: Half of all breast cancer (BC) patients receive a sub-optimal treatment. This considerable unmet need lies in the absence of means to identify the right drugs that will allow permanent disease control and improved life expectancy. Our Smart Cancer Diagnostics (SCD) solution is LIBREC AG - VENTURE KICK LIBREC AG: We close the loop: LIBREC recycles lithium-ion car batteries and returns all components back to the manufacturing of new batteries. We pick-up batteries and cars, repair the batteries if possible, bring the good ones to a second life, or discharge, dismantle and recycle the batte ONTRACK DIAGNOSTICS
ONtrack Diagnostics: ONtrack Diagnostics is a medtech company focusing on the development of non-invasive assays for the screening, diagnosis and monitoring of oncological diseases. Our first product is a urine assay for the screening of prostate cancer. BIONOMOUS SÀRL
Bionomous Sàrl: Bionomous aims at bringing to the market new solutions that combines innovative micro-engineering design and machine learning methods to automatically count, screen, sort and dispense miniature biological entities, in particular CHF 40,000 FOR STARTUPS DEVELOPING A WEBAPP TO BETTER DeepPsy and LIBREC win Venture Kick's second stage of financial and entrepreneurial support. Their projects help psychiatrists and hospitals lower the time until remission from their patient's depressive disorder, the car industry with a solution for collection and
XORLAB AG - VENTURE KICK xorlab AG: xorlab is a Swiss cybersecurity company providing specialized, machine-intelligent defense against highly engineered, sophisticated and targeted email attacks. Founded in 2015 and spun out of ETH’s Laboratory of Software Technology, xorlab VENTURE KICK
She is now senior partner at A.Vaccani@Partners. In 2007, she co-founded BAS in the French part of Switzerland and lead it to be one of the main local players in the world of start-ups. She is a board member at SERV (www.serv-ch.com) and at two SME’s, is an elected Cantonal legislative representative since 2005 and investor in 8 start-ups.
APPLY TO VENTURE KICK A few more words about Getting the Kick. Venture Kick is a venture philantropic initiative: entrepreneurs are offered financing, exposure, credibility, boot camps and access to a top network.The first stage of CHF 10,000 is offered as a non-repayable grant, where the entrepreneurs make a moral pledge to return the money when they are successful.
LOOP MEDICAL SA
Loop Medical SA: Loop medical is developing an easy and painless blood collection technology compatible with existing laboratory infrastructure. This venture is supported by Cerba Healthcare and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. ISOCHRONIC AG
Isochronic AG. Isochronic's CEO Melvin Haas as well as VP Software & Systems Albrecht Lindner, both from the EPFL, together with VP Hardware & Mechanics Pierre-Alain Buchs develop the next generation of industrial robots for pick & place applications. The unique robot kinematic developed by Isochronic promises to deliver higher throughput and
NANOGENCE SA
Nanogence SA : Nanogence: It signifies the combination of nanotechnology with intelligence. An EPFL spin-off, nanogence with its disruptive innovation aims in creating Novel Material Solutions. We take part in the production, research, development, LIBERTY MEDTECH SAGL Liberty MedTech Sagl: Liberty will solve a vital problem to all person affected with mobility problem with a simple revolutionary solution to: (SLA, Deuchenne, Tertaplegic, Ictus, stroke, etc..) the main purpose is to give them a full body rehabilitation controlled by expert in physiotherapy, they wil SWISS OCEAN TECH AG
Swiss Ocean Tech AG. Swiss Ocean Tech is a start-up with the purpose to create AnchorGuardian, the very first solution for Safe Anchoring for any ship / vessel. Thereby keeping crew and passengers safe, preventing damage to vessels and minimizing the environmental impact while anchoring. AnchorGuardian is a disruptive, patented technology and
PIQUR THERAPEUTICS AG PIQUR Therapeutics AG: PIQUR is a Swiss clinical-stage pharmaceutical company incorporated in August 2011 as a spin-off of the University of Basel, focusing on the discovery and development of innovative anti-cancer drugs based on lipid kinase (PI3K) and mTOR inhibition. PIQUR’s pipeline originates fro ENAIRYS POWERTECH SA Enairys Powertech SA: Enairys Powertech develops innovative energy management and storage solutions based on compressed air thanks to its patented compressor/expander technologies. These clean and affordable solutions mainly aim at enhancing the exploitation of intermittent renewable energy sources li MATIS AND VERSICS EACH WIN CHF 40,000 IN VENTURE KICK’S Two startups win Venture Kick’s second stage of financial and entrepreneurial support: Lausanne-based MATIS develops an innovative infrared camera against artworks forgery, and Zurich-based Versics enables the data traffic growth of the next decade. AGROSUSTAIN SA
AgroSustain SA: AgroSustain, a Swiss-based startup, a spin-off from the University of Lausanne, founded in May 2018 by Olga and Sylvain Dubey. AgroSustain develops highly effective, biological fungicides and biological coatings to protect fruits VENTURE KICK
Kick your startup idea to success. Venture Kick is a philanthropic three stage funding model initiated to support Swiss startups with enough funding to kick-start their entrepreneurial success. Startups can qualify to receive up to CHF 150,000 in start capital. After each stage, promising entrepreneurs are also offered professional guidance in developing their business through the 2-day LIBREC AG - VENTURE KICK LIBREC AG: We close the loop: LIBREC recycles lithium-ion car batteries and returns all components back to the manufacturing of new batteries. We pick-up batteries and cars, repair the batteries if possible, bring the good ones to a second life, or discharge, dismantle and recycle the batte 4I LABS - VENTURE KICK 4i Labs: At 4i labs, we generate functional diagnostics report to support tumour boards in clinical decision making by performing multiplexed molecular- and ex vivo drug response- profiling, and provide the research community with spatially resolved, ultra-high molecular information about FLOWBONE SA
flowbone SA: FLOWBONE is involved in the development and promotion of a revolutionary biomaterial for the minimal-invasive augmentation of fragile bones at high risk of fracture. FLOWBONE, follows a completely new treatment approach allowing fragilized bone to ONCOGENOMX AG
OncoGenomX AG: Half of all breast cancer (BC) patients receive a sub-optimal treatment. This considerable unmet need lies in the absence of means to identify the right drugs that will allow permanent disease control and improved life expectancy. Our Smart Cancer Diagnostics (SCD) solution is LOOP MEDICAL SA
Loop Medical SA: Loop medical is developing an easy and painless blood collection technology compatible with existing laboratory infrastructure. This venture is supported by Cerba Healthcare and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. XORLAB AG - VENTURE KICK xorlab AG: xorlab is a Swiss cybersecurity company providing specialized, machine-intelligent defense against highly engineered, sophisticated and targeted email attacks. Founded in 2015 and spun out of ETH’s Laboratory of Software Technology, xorlab DIMPORA AG - VENTURE KICK dimpora AG: dimpora has found and patented a novel way to manufacture waterproof and breathable membranes for outdoor clothing. The proposed material offers sustainable chemistry, seamless 3D assembly and high functionality, three of the most pressing issues of the clothing market.
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Uzufly Sàrl: According to McKinsey research, the construction industry is currently one of the least digitized industries, just after agriculture & hunting. Today, architect and engineering companies lack visualization tools to share construction projects with key stakeholders and they rely o CHF 40,000 FOR STARTUPS DEVELOPING A WEBAPP TO BETTER DeepPsy and LIBREC win Venture Kick's second stage of financial and entrepreneurial support. Their projects help psychiatrists and hospitals lower the time until remission from their patient's depressive disorder, the car industry with a solution for collection and
VENTURE KICK
Kick your startup idea to success. Venture Kick is a philanthropic three stage funding model initiated to support Swiss startups with enough funding to kick-start their entrepreneurial success. Startups can qualify to receive up to CHF 150,000 in start capital. After each stage, promising entrepreneurs are also offered professional guidance in developing their business through the 2-day LIBREC AG - VENTURE KICK LIBREC AG: We close the loop: LIBREC recycles lithium-ion car batteries and returns all components back to the manufacturing of new batteries. We pick-up batteries and cars, repair the batteries if possible, bring the good ones to a second life, or discharge, dismantle and recycle the batte 4I LABS - VENTURE KICK 4i Labs: At 4i labs, we generate functional diagnostics report to support tumour boards in clinical decision making by performing multiplexed molecular- and ex vivo drug response- profiling, and provide the research community with spatially resolved, ultra-high molecular information about FLOWBONE SA
flowbone SA: FLOWBONE is involved in the development and promotion of a revolutionary biomaterial for the minimal-invasive augmentation of fragile bones at high risk of fracture. FLOWBONE, follows a completely new treatment approach allowing fragilized bone to ONCOGENOMX AG
OncoGenomX AG: Half of all breast cancer (BC) patients receive a sub-optimal treatment. This considerable unmet need lies in the absence of means to identify the right drugs that will allow permanent disease control and improved life expectancy. Our Smart Cancer Diagnostics (SCD) solution is LOOP MEDICAL SA
Loop Medical SA: Loop medical is developing an easy and painless blood collection technology compatible with existing laboratory infrastructure. This venture is supported by Cerba Healthcare and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. XORLAB AG - VENTURE KICK xorlab AG: xorlab is a Swiss cybersecurity company providing specialized, machine-intelligent defense against highly engineered, sophisticated and targeted email attacks. Founded in 2015 and spun out of ETH’s Laboratory of Software Technology, xorlab DIMPORA AG - VENTURE KICK dimpora AG: dimpora has found and patented a novel way to manufacture waterproof and breathable membranes for outdoor clothing. The proposed material offers sustainable chemistry, seamless 3D assembly and high functionality, three of the most pressing issues of the clothing market.
UZUFLY SÀRL
Uzufly Sàrl: According to McKinsey research, the construction industry is currently one of the least digitized industries, just after agriculture & hunting. Today, architect and engineering companies lack visualization tools to share construction projects with key stakeholders and they rely o CHF 40,000 FOR STARTUPS DEVELOPING A WEBAPP TO BETTER DeepPsy and LIBREC win Venture Kick's second stage of financial and entrepreneurial support. Their projects help psychiatrists and hospitals lower the time until remission from their patient's depressive disorder, the car industry with a solution for collection and
AGROSUSTAIN SA
AgroSustain SA: AgroSustain, a Swiss-based startup, a spin-off from the University of Lausanne, founded in May 2018 by Olga and Sylvain Dubey. AgroSustain develops highly effective, biological fungicides and biological coatings to protect fruits VENTURE KICK
Get funded by Venture Kick. In 2021, Venture Kick has 5,500,000 francs to invest in 163 "kicks" for high potential entrepreneurs. The funding starts before company incorporation and can increase to 150,000 francs, over three stages during a nine-month period. ONTRACK DIAGNOSTICS
ONtrack Diagnostics: ONtrack Diagnostics is a medtech company focusing on the development of non-invasive assays for the screening, diagnosis and monitoring of oncological diseases. Our first product is a urine assay for the screening of prostate cancer. ISOCHRONIC AG
Isochronic AG: Isochronic: Next Generation Industrial Robots - Isochronic's CEO Melvin Haas as well as VP Software & Systems Albrecht Lindner, both from the EPFL, together with VP Hardware & Mechanics Pierre-Alain Buchs develop the next generation of industrial robots for pick & place appli LIBERTY MEDTECH SAGL Liberty MedTech Sagl: Liberty will solve a vital problem to all person affected with mobility problem with a simple revolutionary solution to: (SLA, Deuchenne, Tertaplegic, Ictus, stroke, etc..) the main purpose is to give them a full body rehabilitation controlled by expert in physiotherapy, they wil MATIS AND VERSICS EACH WIN CHF 40,000 IN VENTURE KICK’S Two startups win Venture Kick’s second stage of financial and entrepreneurial support: Lausanne-based MATIS develops an innovative infrared camera against artworks forgery, and Zurich-based Versics enables the data traffic growth of the next decade. STARTUPS EMPOWERING RETAILERS WITH AI, DEVELOPING MOTOR Five startups each won CHF 10,000 in Venture Kick’s first stage of financial and entrepreneurial support: AI Retailer Systems provides a checkout-free retail experience, AkroSports optimizes motor-actuated fitness, Bionter revolutionizing analytical testing to improve people’s health, Datacie provides first-class tailored data, and VISENSE enhances the monitoring of machine incidents. CELLSPRING AG
CellSpring AG: An alarming 39% of women and men develop cancer at some point in their lives, and the number one factor determining survival is the timing of the diagnosis. Catching cancer early, when it is most curable, means testing at-risk patients before they even have symptoms. CellSpring CHF 40,000 FOR STARTUPS DEVELOPING A WEBAPP TO BETTER DeepPsy and LIBREC win Venture Kick's second stage of financial and entrepreneurial support. Their projects help psychiatrists and hospitals lower the time until remission from their patient's depressive disorder, the car industry with a solution for collection and
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Hauptseite: CHF 150'000 um dein startup zu finanzieren. Vincent Favrat is a Swiss serial entrepreneur and business angel. Vincent founded the ScaleUp Factory, which finances future European Scale-ups (seed and pre-series A).
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Venture Kick was launched in 2007 with the vision to double the number of spin-offs from Swiss universities, to accelerate their speed-to-market and to raise the attractiveness of these young companies among professional investors and industry partners. Selected members from a jury pool with more than 150 leading startup experts in Switzerland evaluate 20 startup projects
at different stages at three sessions every month .
675 startup projects supported 29,250,000 francs start capital from Venture Kick 7,000 active jobs created 3,500,000,000 francs raised by supported startups 73% survival rate
46% have women in founding team Since 2007, Venture Kick has supported 675 startup projects with CHF 29,250,000. Today they have attracted a cumulated 3,500,000,000 of investment and creating 7,000 active jobs, 73% being still alive. Get the details and highlights of 2019 in Venture Kick's annual report KICK YOUR STARTUP IDEA TO SUCCESS Venture Kick is a philanthropic three stage funding model initiated to support Swiss startups with enough funding to kick-start their entrepreneurial success. Startups can qualify to receive up to CHF 150,000 in start capital. After each stage, promising entrepreneurs are also offered professional guidance in developing their business through the 2-day kickers camps and connection to an incredible network.
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”Venture Kick laid the foundation for our customer and market focus before we even founded the company.” Jan Lichtenberg More about InSphero
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"Venture Kick was there to give me the kick at the right time financially as well as through the kickers camps. This program is amongst the best program for startups in Switzerland.” Madiha Derouazi
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REALLOOK AG (SELFNATION) ”Venture Kick gave us the self-confidence to bring an awesome product to market. Without Venture Kick we probably had not reached our goals that fast!” Michael Berli More about RealLook
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Meet the supported startups VENTURE KICK NEWS
* Zippsafe Closes a CHF 3 Million Round to Expand Sales in Germany, Optimize Production and Finance Large Scale Projects * ELDICO Scientific AG Raises More Than CHF 1.5 Million to Boost Product Development
* TOP 100 Swiss Startup Altoida Secures Investment From Hikma Ventures to Drive Better Clinical Outcomes For Brain Disease * Startups Developing Eggsorter for Labs, Force Sensing Solution for Robots and Ultra-Advanced Chargers Each Win CHF 40,000 * Startups Reducing the Cost of Transcriptomics Studies, Monitioring Continously Glucose, Creating Photon-Counting Arrays and Converting Sunlight into Fuel Each win ChF 10,000 GO TO NEWSROOM
THOUGHTS ON VENTURE KICK MICHAEL SIDLER, REDALPINE Since its inception, Venture Kick has been a cornerstone in the support of high-tech startups in Switzerland. Any entrepreneur aiming at success should go through this program and get kicked! DR. PASCALE VONMONT, GEBERT RÜF STIFTUNG Venture Kick closes a key gap in the innovation chain by early identification and promotion of high-risk, highpotential business ideas in order to create the markets of the future. The highly respected promotion channels guarantee national and international visibility for the startups. ROGER WÜTHRICH-HASENBÖHLER, SWISSCOM All successful startups in Switzerland have come out of the tough Venture Kick process. Venture Kick is the most important startup initiative and we’re proud to support this unique private program. *
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"Venture Kick helped Bcomp to firmly establish itself in the sports- and leisure markets as a foundation for further growth.” Christian Fischer
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A PHILANTHROPIC INITIATIVE OF A PRIVATE CONSORTIUM Turning scientific innovation into entrepreneurial activity and job creation is the basis of societal and economical prosperity. In the very early stages, startups bear very high risks that are neither carried by public money nor by private investors. Supporting seed stage startups fills a crucial gap and is therefore purely philanthropic.
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