Like 1111 likes ‘We are looking for determined individuals with something special!’ The 2018 Swisscom StartUp Challenge is up and running. More than 250 start-ups are vying for a spot in the business acceleration programme in Silicon…
Like 3131 likes Helping drones to see Autonomous drones are mostly blind when in flight. But Manu Lubrano and his start-up Involi are now looking to change this – with a network…
Like 1111 likes “Signing a deal with three of the largest Swiss companies gave us a lot of credibility” Janis Graubins, CEO of Notakey hit the jackpot of last year’s Kickstart Accelerator: He got to do a PoC not only with one but with…
Like 1111 likes Big Data for Big Impact: Improving quality of life As we are enjoying summer, we are all frustrated when we plan to meet friends in the city centre and end up in a traffic…
Like 1111 likes How to sell your startup: Plan your exit right from the start Selling a startup doesn’t just happen out of the blue – great startup exits are oftentimes well prepared for and guided by strong advisors. Finding…
Like 1616 likes StartUp Challenge 2018: 238 Startups Have Applied 238 startups have applied for our Swisscom StartUp Challenge 2018! In order to illustrate some of the key characteristics of our applicants, we summarized their…
Like 77 likes 8 Smart-City Start-ups and 1 Intrapreneur team will join the Kickstart Accelerator in September This year’s Kickstart Accelerator boot camp took place in beautiful Zurich and Swisscom, as a partner of the Smart City acceleration program, is happy to…
Like 1313 likes «Running a start-up is a marathon» A year is a long time in the life of a start-up. There is not much opportunity for reflection, but the ability to adapt to…
Like 77 likes EcoRobotix, AlgoTrader and 1Drop Diagnostics: the last business year in brief Although they work in completely different fields, Aurélien Demaurex (ecoRobotix), Andy Flury (AlgoTrader) and Luc Gervais (1Drop Diagnostics) had one thing in common in 2017:…
Like 77 likes «Focusing on efficiency at an early stage helped us with scaling» They originally wanted to create a dating app for ETH students, but now their communication platform for non-desktop workers is being used in over 100…
Like 99 likes 8 Smart-City Start-ups and 1 Intrapreneur team will join the Kickstart Accelerator in September This year’s Kickstart Accelerator boot camp took place in beautiful Zurich and Swisscom, as a partner of the Smart City acceleration program, is happy to…
Like 1313 likes «Think business with Penny Schiffer» Part 1: SME Sales To develop a scalable sales model for your own business, you need to know what kind of customers you’re dealing with. There are three main…
Like 77 likes “Switzerland stands out because of its originality of content and the quality of its Virtual Reality productions” For two months, the Apelab startup presented its products at the first Startup Zone to be opened at the Swisscom Shop in Zug, where customers…
Like 33 likes Working together to shape the City of the Future Eleven weeks, eight start-ups, one vision: smart cities. Working together with cities and companies, the Kickstart Accelerator finalists tested concepts that will improve quality of life…
Like 55 likes Intrapreneurship vs. Startup Scouting – Do we want to make or buy Corporate Innovation? In my role as Head of Startup Initiatives at Swisscom I am not only responsible to scout the “right” startups for the different business units…
