THE AWARD FOR ITALIAN TECH STARTUPS IN THE SWISS ECOSYSTEM

Showcase your innovation venture

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Prizes

Campus Biotech - 4.30 pm

12 November 2024
in Geneva

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Italian Chamber of Commerce for Switzerland

THE STARTUP FINALISTS

Finance & Insurance

Billd

Digitize receipts and free yourself and your business from the cost of paper rolls.
Billd

Napoli – https://billd.it/

Lokky

Personalized, fast, digital insurance for small businesses, professionals, and freelancers.

Milano – https://www.lokky.it/

Mopso

Elevate your Anti-Money Laundering and financial crime detection systems to the next level.
Mopso

Milano – https://www.mopso.eu/

Health & Nutrition

InSimili

Recreate the human body microenvironment in vitro, enabling better pre-clinical decisions and reducing in vivo testing for safer, more efficient therapy development.
InSimili

Bologna – https://www.insimili.com/

Mynerva

Innovative neurostimulating medical device to reduce chronic pain and to restore the sense of touch in patients suffering from diabetic neuropathy.
Minerva

Zurich – https://www.wysszurich.ch/projects/mynerva

Synendos Therapeutics

Neuroscience company developing potentially breakthrough safe and effective therapies for neuropsychiatric disorders.

Basel – https://www.synendos.com/

ICT & Consumer Services

Equixly

AI-driven platform detecting API vulnerabilities and providing actionable feedback for rapid and effective security enhancements.

Equixly

Firenze – https://equixly.com/

Planeto

Accelerating the energy transition by digitalising the design of sustainable district heating and cooling (DHC) networks in buildings and cities.
Planeto

Genève – https://planeto-energy.ch/

The PAAC

Transforming fashion into a service that allows people to express themselves through an unlimited wardrobe.

The PAAC

Caserta – https://www.thepaac.com/

Industrials & Engineering

Bi-Rex

Transforming agricultural waste through a sustainable process into cellulose, bioplastics, and advanced textiles.
Bi-Rex

Milano – https://www.bi-rex.net/

Effetto Venturi

Design and production of lightweight, safe robotic water buoys that precisely hold their position and are remotely controlled.
effetto venturi

Genève and Ticino – https://gipsybuoy.ch/

Hiro Robotics

Transforming e-waste from an environmental burden into a valuable resource through industrial robotics and artificial intelligence.
Hiro Robotics

Genova – https://www.hirorobotics.com/

WHY PARTICIPATE?

Your startup will benefit of a unique opportunity to showcase its innovative ventures, attract potential investors, and foster strategic partnership with leading Swiss and International companies.
Italian Tech Startups will be introduced to the expertise of the local ecosystem and the network of Italian business community, to accelerate through the Swiss market.

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ELIGIBILITY

Are you interested in participating? Check if your startup fits in the following criteria:
  • Your startup has started its activities within the last five years.
  • Your startup must be based in Italy or in Switzerland with at least one Italian founder.
  • Your startup should demonstrate high growth and innovation potential in its sector.
  • Your product/service Technology Readiness Level (TRL) is no less than 4 for projects in the health sector (pharma & biotech, or medtech), and no less than 6 for all other sectors. (TRL reference here)
  • Your startup should not be a subsidiary of an already established company.
Learn more about the criteria and the requirements to apply

The five verticals:

If eligible, your startup will be categorized into one of the following preliminary four verticals:

  • Insurtech sponsored by Allianz.
  • Retail & Consumer Services.
  • Digital trust & Security.
  • Health & Nutrition.
  • ICT

WHAT DO YOU GET?

ALL APPLICANTS
  1. Assessment with valuable feedback from a jury of experts
  2. Visibility toward to the jury
SELECTED
  1. Coaching support to better present themselves to the audience and final jury.
  2. Pitching in front of an esteemed jury of industry’s experts and investors.
  3. Networking with relevant companies and partner organizations belonging to their industry vertical – foreseeing further collaborations.
WINNERS
  1. FONGIT Prize (worth CHF20’000) that includes:
    • Legal and administrative support
    • Hosting at FONGIT for 6 months
    • Consideration for long-term support by FONGIT
  2. Allianz Prize
    • Direct access to the top management to explore potential collaborations
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PRIZES

TIMELINE

1. Launch of the project
February 2024 in Switzerland
2. Startup Application Period
01 February - 18 July, 2024
3. Jury startup evaluation period:
21 July - 31 August 31, 2024
4. Final Event:
12 November 2024 in Geneva - Campus Biotech - 4.30 pm

READY TO GO?

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PROGRAM

4:30 pm
Registration opens & Welcome Coffee
5:30 pm
Welcome
5:45 pm
Startup Pitches & Instant voting
6:30 pm
Interlude
6:45 pm
Startup Pitches & Instant voting
7:30 pm
Final Voting
7:45 pm
Swiss Italian Startup Award Ceremony & Conclusion
8:00 pm
Networking Apéritif Dinner
10:00 pm
Event Closing

PARTNERS

Geneva Chamber of Commerce Industry and Services
Italian Trade Agency
Swiss Chamber
INNOVUP
Regione Sardegna
CCIA Chieti Pescara

SPONSORS

Confinis
enilivesuisse
forvis mazars

UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF

Ambasciata d'Italia in Svizzera
Consolato Italiano a Ginevra

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