After a week-long business development roadshow in Switzerland, 16 early-stage startups enrolled in the AIT Mexico program are preparing for their next Bootcamp in Latin America from June 24-28. The startups are exploring expansion opportunities for their solutions in the two markets.
Academia Industry Training (AIT) is an accelerator program organized by the Leading House for the Latin American Region and AMEXCID. Covering all expenses, the program consists of a training camp in Switzerland and a second training camp in Mexico, both giving selected startups the opportunity to learn how to internationalize into the emerging markets like Mexico. With around 22.5 million people in the metropolitan areas of Mexico City alone, the Latin American country offers an ideal test market for different solutions.
Following the one-week trip in Switzerland from May 27-31, the 2024 cohort will travel to Mexico for the second part of the program from June 24-28. Participating companies from Switzerland are:
Green-Biz | Laura Forero – AI-powered solution to provide companies with trusted and affordable ESG compliance.
Impanz | Nicolas Gasser – allows dentists to assess the stability of the dental implant ahead of surgery. The solution utilizes specially treated CT images to incorporate bone quality data, creating a fully automated simulation pipeline.
Threema.Work | Maria del Rosario – assistant manager that supports companies’ and public organizations in implementing a successful cybersecurity strategy.
Maven Health | Alexandre Aubert – non-invasive saliva-based testing solution to empower health care professionals in the prevention, monitoring and optimization of metabolic well-being.
Coskin | Andreas Kourouklis – develops safe energy transfer devices for therapeutic implants, with the first solution designed to tackle the burden of infections in patients with implanted pumps against heart failure.
80SBIO | Arka Banerjee – aims to provide faster, cheaper and syndromic disease tests that can be done by anyone.
AIPTO | Xian Zhang – is working on a brain cancer therapy using patient avatar and artificial intelligence.
Enhance-d | Sam Scott – built a platform to facilitate diabetes management and exercise by providing guidance, coaching and community.
The Swiss cohort is joined by their peers from Mexico, comprising Dan Cabral from XiA’H, Andrés Chapa de la Garza from Tierra Prieta, Jasmín Salazar from Oxtron, Edgar Nahum Rodriguez González from SAL Solar Aqua and Light, Yoas Saimon Ramirez from LANR, Andres Meiners from Namalab, Antonio Larios García de León from Avofi, Patricia Florencia from Pilou.
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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". 
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