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18. January 2021

The evolution of blockchain start-ups in Switzerland

What is the position of Swiss fintech start-ups specialising in digital ledger technology (DLT), or blockchain? We interview two industry experts. Swisscom has been publishing…

ski-fan.ch: Your fan video on the screen in the finish area

The world’s top skiers will soon be competing once again on the famous Chuenisbärgli and Lauberhorn pistes.As we all know, the enthusiastic crowd of fans…

Tips from start-up pros: how to make digital networking work for you

How can founders reach potential partners and customers when trade fairs and meetings have been cancelled? We asked start-up experts Jeremias Jurt and Mattia Piccoli…

Gruppenbild der SUP Challenge Gewinner 2019

Picking up speed in Silicon Valley

The five winners of the Swisscom StartUp Challenge 2019 are back from Silicon Valley. In our highlight video, they discuss their experiences and what they…

Silicon Valley: Tips from 3 experts

How do Swiss start-ups assert themselves in the technology heartland of Silicon Valley? Advice from three people who know: an investor, a senior manager in…

The winners of the Swisscom StartUp Challenge 2019

Swisscom StartUp Challenge 2019: the winners

This year’s Startup Challenge Final was held in the Braingym in Bern, on the 22nd of August. The top ten Tech-Startups that were selected amongst the 280 competitors were pitching…

Nanja Strecker, Swisscom StartUp Challenge jury member and Managing Director of ESA BIC Switzerland.

‘Swiss high-tech start-ups reach for the stars’

Nanja Strecker takes high-tech Swiss start-ups into the stratosphere with ESA’s Business Incubation Centre and is a member of the jury for the Swisscom StartUp…

‘Swiss fintech start-ups are world class’

Johs. Höhener has been publishing the Swisscom Fintech Start-up Map for the past six years. He is an expert on trends and developments in the…

‘Worlds collide when you’re building an ecosystem’

autoSense is one year old. How are the ratings for the app? What goes into finding a balance between product development and sales? Is it…

Swisscom StartUp Challenge 2019: 289 applications

What happens to the applications now?

The application phase of the Swisscom StartUp Challenge 2019 is now over. A total of 289 start-ups from all over Switzerland want to travel to…

‘Swiss fintech start-ups are world class’

2019: New challenges & milestones for our StartUp Challenge alumni

2018, with all its highs and lows, is over – our StartUp Challenge alumni Eugenia Balysheva (Dotphoton), Sandro Schmid (Aaaccell) and David Gugelmann (Exeon Analytics)…

The announcement of the PoC during the closing ceremony of the 2018 Kickstart Accelerator with Manuela Disch, Patrick Veenhoff (both from Swisscom) and Teachy founder Christian von Olnhausen (from left to right).

When everyone learns from each other

How is it possible to find and exchange knowledge in a large enterprise? That’s the question Swisscom is investigating with the start-up Teachy in a…

Max Eichenberger, participant at the HackZurich hackathon

Max the “hacker”

Sitting in front of a laptop and programming for nearly 40 hours straight: why would someone do that to themselves? Max Eichenberger is one of…

StartUp Challenge 2018: Off to Silicon Valley

The finalists of the Swisscom StartUp Challenge pitched their ideas in front of the Jury on Aug 14th. Watch the video to see how they…

Hack’n’Lead: The hackathon for women

It’s a hot Sunday in ewz Kraftwerk in Selnau: the second day of a two-day hackathon – but instead of an exhausted group of male…

Founder interview: ‘Car was my first word as a child’

The digital vehicle assistant Autosense has been live for 50 days. CEO Jaap Vossen spoke with us about obstacles, pride and jitters during the founding…

The perfect gaming smartphone

Business Talk

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The evolution of blockchain start-ups in Switzerland

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The winners of the StartUp Challenge 2020

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Five rituals for a successful next day

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Inbox Zero – we put tips to the test

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Inspiration for virtual team events

The StartUp Challenge jurors all agree: ‘Like everything in life – the more you put in, the more you get out.’

On 14 August, a ten-member jury will select five start-ups to travel to Silicon Valley with Swisscom and Venturelab for a one-week business accelerator programme.…

Pitching: Vivien Fuhrer, founder and CEO of Swiss start-up EZYcount.

An accelerated start in the start-up scene

Sixty start-ups pitched at Kickstart Accelerator’s bootcamp in Zurich in early July for a spot on the mentoring programme. Comments and impressions.

‘We are looking for determined individuals with something special!’

The 2018 Swisscom StartUp Challenge is up and running. More than 250 start-ups are vying for a spot in the business acceleration programme in Silicon…

Helping drones to see

Autonomous drones are mostly blind when in flight. But Manu Lubrano and his start-up Involi are now looking to change this – with a network…

“Signing a deal with three of the largest Swiss companies gave us a lot of credibility”

Janis Graubins, CEO of Notakey hit the jackpot of last year’s Kickstart Accelerator: He got to do a PoC not only with one but with…

Big Data for Big Impact: Improving quality of life

As we are enjoying summer, we are all frustrated when we plan to meet friends in the city centre and end up in a traffic…

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