Venture Kick
Venture Kick (Swiss foundations)
Up to CHF 150,000 of start capital in three stages (CHF 10,000 grant, then convertible loans)
Three-stage, nine-month jury-based funding programme for Swiss university spin-offs and highly innovative ideas, with CHF 10,000 as a grant at stage 1, CHF 40,000 and CHF 100,000 as 5% convertible loans at stages 2 and 3, plus a possible additional CHF 150,000 research grant from Gebert Rüf Stiftung.
- Eligibility
- You or a co-founder are currently or were (within 6 months) affiliated with a Swiss academic institution; you will establish the company and create jobs in Switzerland; you have not launched the company yet (or have no employees or revenue) and have no professional investor funding.
- Available in
Switzerland
- Details
- Tiers, how to apply, what to watch out for and sources are free with an account.