Innosuisse China Camp is a joint initiative between Innosuisse and Swissnex in China, offering a rare and unique opportunity for Swiss entrepreneurs to broaden their Chinese market.
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We help innovators and entrepreneurs find collaborations, projects or fresh ideas and prepare Swiss startups for their first steps in China.
The 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions (AMNC 2023) of the World Economic Forum took place from June 27-29 in Tianjin, China. Swiss entrepreneurs and the Swissnex team in China joined discussions and workshops featuring the latest trends and technologies, to connect with the global community of leaders and innovators.
In collaboration with Innosuisse, Swissnex in China invites Swiss startups to join our China Energy & Environment Launchpad in 2023. Take a deep dive into China’s dynamic innovation ecosystem where we help you build your local knowledge, foster your industry stakeholder relations, develop game-changing partnerships, and accelerate your global impact.
China has the manufacturing capability and an ultra-large-scale domestic market that offers Swiss deeptech startups a very particular set of opportunities. The sheer size of its population and the propensity toward new technologies would make any innovative companies excited just to think about how many changes they could bring about if they made it into China.
The protection of intellectual property (IP) is regularly mentioned as one of the main concerns for Swiss startups looking to enter the Chinese market. In the following discussion between Ms. Simin Yang from Swissnex in China and Ms. Haifeng Wang, IP protection specialist at a local IP law firm, Ms. Wang emphasizes that IP protection is something Swiss startups need to think about when expanding their business into China, but it does not need to be an impediment that prevents market expansion. Learn more about the procedures, options and strategy in the interview below and don’t hesitate to reach out to the respective experts.
Tailored market research
Business matchmaking
Public visibility
IP & legal consultancy
Fundraising opportunity
Join our swisstech Pavilion in October at Tech G - a major tech expo in Asia. Deep dive into the China innovation ecosystem and connect with the marketplace, experts and partners.
Six Swiss startups were presented with Great Tech Awards at Shanghai International Consumer Electronics Show (Tech G). Flyability, F&P Robotics, holo|one, Oxyle, STOR-H and SynSense were recognised for their breakthroughs in drone technology, robotics, AR/VR, green technology and neuromorphic intelligence.
With the new swisstech China series opening the doors to the entire tech ecosystem, swisstech pavilion stood out with outstanding performance in a hybrid format at the Consumer Technology & Innovation Show (CTIS) at Shanghai New International Expo Centre.
Continuing the tradition of swisstech startup pitching in the framework of the Consumer Electronic Show CES ASIA, the SwissTech Pitchinar 2020, a pitching competition in webinar format, was launched as a world-premiere on June 10, 2020.
For the 2018 edition of the premier event for the consumer technology industry in China and Asia, 3 out of the 7 startups of the swissnex China Swiss Startup Pavilion exceeded all expectations by walking away with 4 prizes.
Ten world-class fintech startups showcase their technology, products and solutions to potential partners and investors in the Greater Bay Area and explore the fintech ecosystem.
The Swiss national startup team composed of ten Swiss deeptech startups, are selected with the chance to engage with Chinese investors, mentors, experts and potential business partners to pitch their ideas and raise funds.
Ten selected top Swiss fintech startups arrived on Sunday, November 3 in Hong Kong to kick-off their week-long program of meetings with potential investors and partners, workshops and discussions.
The return of Venture Leaders to China, with its pitching roadshow and taking part in several high-level events across 6 megacities in China!
10 disruptive startups from Switzerland to connect with China over a 10-day roadshow across 5 cities: Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing, and Tianjin.
This year’s edition of venture leaders stood once again in the spotlight of 10 innovative Swiss entrepreneurs.
This highly competitive program has been successfully implemented in Boston for more than 10 years and is now making its first entry into the Chinese market this year.
“Thanks to Swissnex Market Validation Camp, we have gained valuable insights into the Chinese market, the price level, and relevant stakeholders. The support we received from the professional team has helped us tremendously in developing a strategy that will substantially increase a successful market launch in the near future.”
Fabian Graf Co-Founder & CEO / Faitron“Proud to be representing Venture Leaders and Switzerland at the World Economic Forum in Dalian, China, thanks to the work we do at Beekeeper empowering and digitalizing the non-desk workforce. Excited to meet other global leaders and share ideas/experiences on how to make an impact in this world”
Daniel Sztutwojner CCO & Co-Founder / Beekeeper“CES was a great opportunity for us to confront our app to the Chinese market […]. I have now several meetings scheduled for the next days to come. I may even push back my flight to Switzerland!”
Alexis Steinmann CEO / Tomplay“Swissnex in China offers second-to-none connection between your company and Chinese market. Professional team and high value platform assure you would understand the market fast and build up your presence locally in no time.”
Xiaolin Briod-Wang General Manager Big China, Flyability SA“Swissnex in China has been giving us tremendous support for our market entry during the last year. Their team is very dynamic and responsive, with a strong willingness to help us progress. This support is key to launch our business activities in China and get a better understanding of the ecosystem.”
Laurent Coulot CEO and co-founder, Insolight“We had the chance to pitch outdoors in the Embassy Garden in front of a large audience (I think the pictures speak for themselves). The audience was hand-selected and personally invited. Never have I ever seen such a high-level audience of relevant contacts at an event. I was contacted by several interested investors and potential partners. It was a blast.”
Simon Bachmann CEO at IDUN Technologies“This 10-day trip here in China helped us to see the different possibilities offered to us to enter the market early. We have a lot of different prospects that we now must follow up. We have had 5-6 meetings already with people we met at the pitching events.”
Dominik Trost Founder & Marketing Manager at Holo |One”The baggage that we bring back from China is certainly heavier than at the beginning, on a human level, of knowledge and experience.”
Yannick Kopp COO & Business Development Lead at Loriot"The China market validation camp opens a new horizon for ShadeMe to understand the substantial potential of the Chinese market. It also helped ShadeMe connect with potential customers and exposure in the local media, which is quite beneficial as a starting point."
Yujie Wu CEO, ShadeMe"The entry camp helped us to interview local clients, have a deeper understanding of the local production/market, and achieve a pilot study with them. The camp organizer developed a plan based on our marketing needs, making our exploration more efficient to reach the milestones. The China Entry Camp is really a starting point for ShadeMe in this giant market: connecting with local customers, learning local marketing strategy, and establishing influences."
Yujie Wu CEO, ShadeMe"The Chinese market is a huge opportunity for SwissDeCode. It is not easy to get information online, especially in English, so participation in the camp was very relevant to get insider information and connections. Simin Yang(Chia Camp manager) has done a fantastic business development and business intelligence job. I highly recommend it, and thank you for all your efforts! Thank you very much for your valuable information and willingness to help us understand the requirements to enter the market."
Dr. Gianpaolo Rando CTO & Co-Founder, SwissDeCode"The camp was interesting and helped us understand the complexities of entering the Chinese market, and given that we were looking for market validation, it was helpful for us to attend."
Diana Hernández Product Development & Marketing Director, Nectariss Sarl"The camp organizers were well-tuned to our specific stage and needs without much background. We were well supported. More camps, more locations."
Daniel Protz Founder & CEO, FlavorWiki"Simin(China Camp manager) was a great supporter of Agrosustain and provided us with strong support by opening her network."
Olga Dubey CEO, AgroSustainStartup Manage
To explore how we can assist your Swiss startup with entering the China market, please contact our startup manager, Felicia Wang.