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Swissnex Startup Bootcamp

Are you ready to explore the US market and get support from Swissnex for your next big step? Join us for our one of our Startup Bootcamps in San Francisco.

Swissnex Startup Bootcamp

Explore the US Market

With over a decade of experience accelerating the international success of companies such as Mindmaze, faceshift, and Ava, Swissnex is equipped to support Swiss startups at various stages of their journey.

 

We offer 2-week Startup Bootcamps with toolbox sessions, fireside chats, networking events, a demo night and more. This unique opportunity gives startups strategic advice to internationalize, visibility and a home base to succeed in the US.

Swissnex in San Francisco offers various Bootcamps in 2023 with a focus on different topics:
Feb 27–March 10, 2023: Cleantech
April 17—28, 2023: Cybersecurity, Data and Privacy
June 18–30, 2023: Food, Health & Well-Being
September 18–29, 2023: Open for all applications (no topic, overlap with Techcrunch Disrupt in San Francisco)

 

Important: Applying startups need to be in the Innosuisse Coaching Program.

 

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  • Interview with Matteo Panzavolta from Authena

    As part of the May 2022 Swissnex Bootcamp, we interviewed the startups that both traveled to San Francisco or participated from Switzerland. Hear from CEO Matteo Panzavolta about his startup Authena that makes the world a more transparent, connected & authentic place by providing the first Authenticity and Traceability as a Service (IoT & blockchain-based) platform which protects the product itself and sets a new way of communication between manufacturers and consumers.

  • Interview with Yu Zhang from Fitworld

    As part of the May 2022 Swissnex Bootcamp, we interviewed the startups that both traveled to San Francisco or participated from Switzerland. Hear from Founder Yu Zhang about his startup Fitworld, a "Plug & Play" device and software making live production a breeze for the gym industry.

  • Interview with Matthias Kribbel from TP24

    As part of the May 2022 Swissnex Bootcamp, we interviewed the startups that both traveled to San Francisco or participated from Switzerland. Hear from CCO and Co-Founder Matthias Kribbel about his startup TP24. The Zürich based FinTech startup has offices in Switzerland, Australia, the UK and Netherlands.

    Their ambition is to be the world’s leading business credit provider, offering a range of asset-backed lending solutions powered by their credit engine: a fully automated technology platform with multiple data points and underpinned by AI.

  • Interview with Caroline Matteucci from Cryfe

    As part of the May 2022 Swissnex Bootcamp, we interviewed the startups that both traveled to San Francisco or participated from Switzerland. Hear from CEO Caroline Matteucci about her startup Cryfe, an AI-powered software used to analyze authentic behavior.

  • Interview with Jingwen Shi from GDB Space

    As part of the May 2022 Swissnex Bootcamp, we interviewed the startups that both traveled to San Francisco or participated from Switzerland. Hear from CEO Jingwen Shi about her startup GDB Space. ​​GDBspace uses AI-technology to help drug discovery programs increase success rate, decrease risk, reduce time and cost.

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    Interview with Catarina and Andreas from Dagsmejan

    As part of the May 2022 Swissnex Bootcamp, we interviewed the startups that both traveled to San Francisco or participated from Switzerland. Hear from Co-Founders Catarina and Andreas about their startup Dagsmejan, an innovative high-tex brand with the mission to improve sleep quality and thereby life quality by means of a new kind of functional sleepwear catering to people’s physiological sleep needs.

  • Interview with Antoine Herzog from Parithera

    As part of the May 2022 Swissnex Bootcamp, we interviewed the startups that both traveled to San Francisco or participated from Switzerland. Hear from CEO Antoine Herzog about his startup Parithera. Parithera’s goal is to save lives by providing a minimally invasive diagnostic which analyses cancer treatments’ resistance and allows clinicians to adjust treatment regimen.

  • Interview with Ozren Dragic from Strong Network

    As part of the May 2022 Swissnex Bootcamp, we interviewed the startups that both traveled to San Francisco or participated from Switzerland. Hear from Co-Founder Ozren Dragic about his startup Strong Network that has built a platform to accelerate code development using Cloud IDEs, software containers and secure Web browsing so organizations can empower their developers to work from anywhere while keeping their source code, data and credentials secure.

    The platform allows organizations to reduce the cost of IT infrastructure for coding while strengthening their security posture.

  • Interview with Jiri Komarek from MapTiler

    As part of the May 2022 Swissnex Bootcamp, we interviewed the startups that both traveled to San Francisco or participated from Switzerland. Hear from Co-Founder Jiri Komarek about his startup MapTiler that provides maps for web and mobile developers.

Startup Bootcamp Fall 2022

The last edition of our Startup Bootcamp took place from September 26 – October 7, 2022.

The Demo Day took place on October 4, 2022: More information

Fall 2022 Bootcamp Startups

    Galventa

    Galventa's first patented product called B・SYNC ON is the world’s first clinically proven wake-up supplement. Getting up in the morning has never been easier.

    KITRO

    KITRO harnesses the power of AI to simplify food waste management for commercial kitchens.

    Modulos

    Modulos offers a low-code Data-Centric AI platform for ethical and trustworthy AI with a unique approach to fairness, simplifying efforts to comply with regulations.

    Money Masters

    Money Masters is an Edtech Platform that makes financial education fun and accessible.

    nobank

    nobank builds a smart wallet to make crypto, DeFi, NFTs and Web3 more accessible.

    Prognolite

    Prognolite is the No.1 AI-planning & analysis software for the hospitality industry.

    Smartest

    Smartest is an AI-powered SaaS tool helping teachers and students to create and deliver personalized, interactive exercises and lessons from any material in seconds.

    Veezoo

    Veezoo is a search-based self service analytics tool that enables every user to extract insights from their database, irrespective of their technical skills.
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