Venture Briefing Lugano
Date
Wednesday, 25. September 2024; 12:00 - 13:00, incl. Networking Lunch
Location
USI Startup Centre, East Campus, Via la Santa 1, Lugano-Viganello
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The Venture Briefing event series is designed to help students and scientists with an intent to pursue entrepreneurship take their first steps towards building a successful company.
The event features a keynote by:
Francesco Cecchini Manara, CEO & Co-Founder of Gondola Medical Technologies SA.
In 2011, Francesco and co-founder Stefano Tassin co-founded Gondola Medical Technologies, a Swiss MedTech company offering Gondola AMPS, a clinically-proven, side-effect free and non-invasive therapy to improve walking, empowering neurological patients to move better and live better.
Previously, Francesco had been manager, CFO and investor in several companies at international level, including a company listed at the Milan stock exchange.
Francesco holds a degree in Business and Economics from Bergamo University, Italy, and has attended post-graduate courses at the University of California at Berkeley, USA.
Francesco and his team have raised several million in equity financing and grants for Gondola Medical, as well as winning the recognition of the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award, and representing the Swiss startup delegations in Boston and China.
At our event, Francesco will talk about his startup and share details about the journey building a successful company. He will also help answer some of your questions during the Q&A session:
- How to become an entrepreneur?
- How to validate my idea?
- How to fund my idea?
- How to find help to bring my idea to life?
You will also be introduced to different support programs available to new entrepreneurs:
- Venture Kick (up to CHF 150,000 pre-seed capital for business development)
- InnoBooster (up to CHF 150,000 grant to accelerate market entry)
- First Ventures (up to CHF 150,000 financial support and tailored coaching program for University of Applied Science students)
We look forward to welcome you to the Venture Briefing event in Lugano!
Thank you to our partners for supporting our event:
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Our local partners:
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Get ready! Watch and get inspired:
Meet the founders of Gondola Medical
Meet other founders supported by Gebert-Rüf-Stiftung / Venture Kick
Register for free for the Venture Briefing:
The new Swiss Venture Capital Report was published on 26 January. It analyses 304 financing rounds closed in 2020 and includes further article such as an interview with Michael Hengartner, President of the ETH Board, and a list of Swiss "soonicorns". 
