MassChallenge Switzerland

Since 2016 MassChallenge Switzerland has been a leader in helping startups across Europe grow their businesses. Annually we accelerate 90 early stage startups taking no equity or fees. We seek startups from all industries: from using AI to improve procurement to developing alternative proteins.

As of 2019 we had accelerated 298 startups, who had raised over CHF 120M in funding.

Program Benefits

Unrivaled access to 15+ global corporate partners, totalling over CHF 250 billion in revenue
World class mentoring from 550+ experts and tailored programming in the spirit of a startup school
Free office space and the chance to win up to CHF 1 million in non-dilutive cash prizes and several other in-kind awards
Switzerland-specific support for entrepreneurs such as competitive regulations and tax system, easy access to the EU market, and strong trade links
Proven model: more than 65% of Finalists raise funds during or immediately after the program

Timeline

Applications Open

29 January 2020

Early Bird Application Deadline

12 February 2020

Applications Close

11 March 2020

Judging

February - May 2020

Finalist Announcement

28 May 2020

Accelerator Program

June - October 2020

MassChallenge Switzerland Awards

October 2020

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Featured Startups

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2019 Switzerland Gold Winner

Planted

Food, Beverages & Restaurants

2016 Switzerland Diamond Winner

Versantis

Healthcare

2018 Switzerland Diamond Winner

Scailyte AG

Diagnostics

2017 Switzerland Diamond Winner

TasteHit

Internet & Web

Switzerland Team

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Matt Lashmar

Managing Director

Matt joined MassChallenge in March 2019 as he has a passion for helping Entrepreneurs bring their ideas to fruition. He’s a qualified Coach and combines this with his extensive commercial experience. In a past life Matt worked at Procter & Gamble managing both a country and region, leading marketing, sales & commercial management across consumer focused and B2B businesses in developed and developing markets in Europe, and Asia.

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