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Location
Viaduktstrasse 93, 8005 Zürich, Switzerland
Zürich
Switzerland
Employees
Scale: 11-50
Estimated: 69
Engaged corporates
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5 years, 11 months agoCreating partnerships between high-growth startups and established organizations.
Kickstart is one of Europe's largest zero equity, multi-corporate ecosystem innovation platforms that runs a scale-up program for later-stage startups with a goal to accelerate deep tech innovation.
Science and engineering driven technologies have the potential to solve humanity’s biggest challenges. They require unprecedented collaboration between established organizations and the most audacious entrepreneurs out there. Thereby, Kickstart is committed to building an innovation ecosystem that brings high-growth startups, corporates, cities, foundations and universities together.
Each year Kickstart brings around 100 startups to Switzerland to collaborate with key players for proofs-of-concept, pilot projects and other innovation partnerships. The program provides exceptional access to the executives and decision-makers of Kickstart’s partners.
Being an initiative of Impact Hub Zürich and launched by digitalswitzerland in 2015, Kickstart runs 5 verticals (New Work & Learning, Finance & Insurance, Food & Retail, Smart Cities and Health & Wellbeing), an Intrapreneurship Academy and the Circular Economy Initiative.
FinTech, Food, Startups, Proof of Concept, EdTech, Deep Tech, Retail Tech, Corporates, Collaboration, HealthTech, Technology, Pilot Projects, Intrapreneurship, Circular Economy, Innovation Ecosystem, Smart City, and New Work
One of Europe's largest innovation platforms, Kickstart Innovation builds ecosystems with purpose. We empower organizations to accelerate sustainability and success through startup collaboration.
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Tech Nation Software Development | Tech Nation Software Development | Other 31 Dec 2023 | | |
Sequoia Capital Startup accelerator & VC, Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals | Sequoia Capital Startup accelerator & VC, Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals | Other 31 Dec 2023 | | |
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Contrarian Ventures Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals | Contrarian Ventures Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals | Other 14 Apr 2023 | | |
Deloitte Consulting, audit, Business Consulting and Services | Deloitte Consulting, audit, Business Consulting and Services | Other 31 May 2023 | | |
Agropôle Switzerland Food and Beverage Manufacturing | Agropôle Switzerland Food and Beverage Manufacturing | Other 18 Apr 2023 | |