Kickstart Innovation
www.kickstart-innovation.comKickstart focuses on innovation areas where Switzerland has competitive advantage across five key verticals: Finance & Insurance, Food & Retail, Health & Wellbeing, New Work & Learning, and Smart Cities. The organization works with scaleups, corporates, and institutions developing and applying deep technologies in these sectors.
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Kickstart takes an ‘open innovation approach’ to help organizations succeed at becoming more sustainable and inventive by accelerating collaboration between established corporates and well-positioned startups. Rather than traditional venture capital investment, Kickstart operates as an innovation ecosystem builder that facilitates commercial partnerships and proof-of-concepts between startups and corporate partners, with no equity taken from participating startups.
What Sets Them Apart
- Zero equity model - takes no equity from startups, unlike traditional VCs
- Ecosystem orchestration focus rather than direct investment
- Facilitation of commercial partnerships and proof-of-concepts as primary outcome
- Access to C-level executives and decision-makers from partner organizations
- Vertical-specific approach aligned with Switzerland's competitive advantages
- International scope - supported 490+ startups from 80+ countries
- Strong track record - 340+ commercial partnerships, CHF 2.8B raised by alumni
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