Apply by August 1st for priority review
Final deadline: applications close September 1st
Bring a startup to life in one semester:
from idea to validated concept
What you'll actually do
–Join or pitch an idea and form your team
–Talk to real users and validate your idea
–Build and test your solution every week
–Get feedback from founders and experts
–Pitch in front of investors
Program journey
1
Bootcamp
Meet participants and form your team
2
Build & test
Weekly sessions to validate your idea
3
Coaching
Personalized feedback
4
Pitch Day
First pitch experience
5
Demo Day
Present to a professional jury
What you'll walk away with
–A validated startup idea
–Real experience building in a team
–A pitch ready for investors
–Connections in the Swiss startup ecosystem
A hands-on, weekly rhythm
The program runs over one semester, with an introductory one-day Bootcamp, followed by one 4h evening session per week (5-9pm).
Each week, you:
–Talk to real users
–Test your assumptions
–Move forward with your team
It's designed to fit alongside your studies or work, while still creating real progress.
Who is it for
–Students, PhDs, researchers
–Curious builders: no idea? no problem, you can join a team!
–Future founders
Program partners
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Some of the startups built in the program
Déploya
Self-deployable robotic solution for façade installation
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KIIO
AI for industrial relationship mining
Reverso Therapeutics
Reversible therapeutics for safer anticoagulation
Phonemia
Freeing speech through human beatbox
Oviu
Health insights from routine observation
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