Grant · Schlieren, Zurich, Switzerland
Three-stage funding for research-based startups from Swiss universities, decided by investor juries. Stage 1 is a CHF 10,000 grant; later stages add CHF 40,000 and CHF 100,000 as convertible loans.
Rolling applications Run by Kick Foundation (operated by Venturelab)
Verified 19 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages
Three stages over about nine months; at each stage roughly half of the presenting teams are funded (eight projects pitch at each stage 1 session and five receive CHF 10,000). The stage 1 grant may only cover business development costs, not incorporation capital or founder salaries. A rejected project cannot present again.
Applications are accepted at any time.
Usual timing: Applications are accepted at any time; jury sessions take place several times a year and Venture Kick sets the dates for each stage.
InSphero, Amal Therapeutics, Bcomp, L.E.S.S.
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