Venture Kick — Stage 1
Funds Swiss university spinout founders in an early pre-seed stage with a jury reviewed non-dilutive grant path.
Venture Kick Stage 1 is the entry stage of Switzerland's leading university spin-off competition, awarding a non-repayable grant of CHF 10,000 to startups affiliated with a Swiss academic institution or research centre. The Venture Kick Foundation describes the award as a non-repayable grant accompanied by a moral pledge to return in case of success — it carries no legal repayment obligation. Appl…
Highly innovative business ideas or Swiss academic research transferable to global markets. Sector-agnostic; historically skewed toward deep tech and university spin-offs.
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