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Venture Kick Foundation

Offers Venture Kick Foundation as a Swiss startup launch platform with staged grant and convertible growth support.

Switzerlandwww.venturekick.ch

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Annual funding—

Programs1

Active grants2

Total grants3

About

Venture Kick Foundation is a Swiss philanthropic foundation established in 2007 to back early-stage startups emerging from Swiss universities and research institutions. The foundation sits in the Kick Foundation structure and is co-funded by a consortium that includes Gebert Rüf Stiftung, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Hauser-Stiftung, Fondation Alcea, ESA BIC Switzerland, Swisscom, and Deeptech Nation Sw…

Programs & grants under this funder

Venture Kick

Funds Venture Kick with a staged model from proof grant to growth financing and mentor-backed market preparation for student startups.

3 grants

Venture Kick — Stage 1

Between cycles

— pool

Venture Kick — Stage 2

Open

— pool·Rolling submission

Venture Kick — Stage 3

Open

— pool·Rolling submission

Last verified: 1 Jun 2026Source: www.venturekick.ch