Venture Kick
Investment Details
Investor Type
Venture Capital
Asset Class Focus
Venture Capital
Stage Focus
Pre-Seed, Seed
Geographical Focus
Switzerland
Industries Focus
- Technology
- Healthcare
- Energy
- Consumer Goods
- Media
- Education
- Agriculture
- FinTech
- Life Sciences
- Manufacturing
- Medtech
- Robotics
- Machine Learning
- Biotechnology
- ICT
- Cleantech
- Engineering
- Medical Device
Investment Size:
10,000 to 100,000 USD
Investor Details Founded: 2007
Venture Kick is a philanthropic initiative launched in 2007 with the vision to double the number of spin-offs from Swiss universities, accelerate their time-to-market, and enhance their appeal to professional investors and industry partners. The program offers a structured, nine-month process that provides up to CHF 150,000 in seed funding over three stages, along with comprehensive business development support. Winning startups can secure additional funding from Kickfund and an InnoBooster grant, further bolstering their growth prospects.
The selection process involves a jury of over 150 leading startup experts in Switzerland, evaluating 20 startup projects at different stages across three monthly sessions. This rigorous evaluation ensures that only the most promising ventures receive support. The program's focus on business development, combined with its structured approach, has led to the successful launch of numerous startups, many of which have attracted significant additional financing and created thousands of jobs.
Venture Kick operates as an independent organization with a governance structure designed for growth from the outset. It collaborates closely with all Swiss universities and relevant organizations in the field of high-tech entrepreneurship. Over its 17-year existence, the program has supported more than 1,111 startup projects, demonstrating its significant impact on the Swiss innovation ecosystem.
Requirements
- Business idea based on a scientific discipline and specific research results
- Employees and students from Swiss universities (ETH, university, university of applied sciences) are eligible to participate
- Company must not yet be founded and no risk capital may yet be available
- Innovative business ideas from Swiss universities
- High potential for market success
- Commitment to rapid growth and scalability
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Portfolio Companies
- InSphero
- Amal Therapeutics
- Bcomp
- L.E.S.S.
- YQuantum
- BTRY
- DeepJudge
- FireDrone
- Reshape Systems
- Humbrela
- Axy
- Cowa Thermal Solutions
- CellX Biosolutions
- Kidemis
- CustomSurg
- Recolony
- Almer Technologies
- Tethys Robotics
- Luya Foods
- Seprify
- Alithea
- Astra Therapeutics
- CellX
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