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    October 26, 2018


    News from the Valley

    Dear reader

    Let’s be honest, the fascinating thing about Silicon Valley is not just the individual services and products, but the spirit that continually reinvents itself. Thus, the Valley is still a land of dreams for many Swiss start-ups. Startupticker editor-in-chief Stefan Kyora spent a week there in the company of a group of five start-ups. Read what struck him and how it went for the founders.

    At home, in addition to Digital Day, the continuing drought was the focus of interest. Coincidence or not, this week there was news from six projects that revolve around ecology and sustainability. Zurich-based Twingtech presented its flying wind power plant in the Jura; Share your BICAR agreed pilot projects with three Swiss cities; Umami’s microgreens, grown in a former bank vault, are now included in Migros’ product range; Vaud-based ecoRobotix won the first economic environmental prize; Swiss Impact Hubs announced the establishment of a circular economy incubator; and the first International Urban Innovation Hackathon will take place in Zurich at the end of November – it’s looking for solutions for a smart and sustainable city.

    Only one round of financing took place this week, but it had it all: renowned international investors provide Coople, formerly Staff Finder, with USD 21 million in growth capital. Sy&Se, a start-up from La-Chaux-de-Fonds, won Banque Cantonale
    Neuchâteloise’s Innovation Prize and will receive CHF 300,000. And, finally, Business Angels Switzerland (BAS) announced a change of president: Carole Ackermann has left after eight years and is replaced by Adrienne Perramond.

    Looking ahead, the first Swiss Digital Health Day will take place in Zurich next Tuesday. The event is organised by, among others, Venture Kick, Engagement Migros and digitalswitzerland.

    Have a relaxing weekend.

    Jost Dubacher
    Editor startupticker.ch

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    26.10.2018 14:30

    Hitting the right note in Silicon Valley

    Rovenso Meeting

    Individual meetings lie at the heart of the journey of the five winners of the Swisscom Startup Challenge. And Swiss entrepreneurs know how to use them.

    26.10.2018 13:46

    Innosuisse intensifies support for start-ups participating in trade fairs

    Swiss Pavilion

    The Swiss Innovation Agency Innosuisse has signed a multi-year framework agreement with Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE) in order to create a new internationalization offer for start-ups. Innosuisse has commissioned S-GE with the task of supporting Start-ups in their participation in international trade fairs.

    Tags: Innosuisse
    26.10.2018 12:51

    easyLET vereinfacht den Vermietungsprozess

    Vermieten

    Neues Projekt von bekannten Köpfen. Die Gründer des Fintechs LEND lancieren die Proptech-Plattform EasyLET. Promotionspartner ist homegate.ch, der grösste Immobilienmarkplatz der Schweiz.

    26.10.2018 11:11

    Sy&Se ravit le Prix BCN Innovation 2018

    Sy&Se ravit le Prix BCN Innovation 2018

    La start-up Sy&Se remporte le Prix BCN Innovation 2018. La Banque Cantonale Neuchâteloise a révélé son nom lors d’une conférence de presse tenue le 25 octobre 2018 à La Chaux-de-Fonds. Choisie parmi trois finalistes, la lauréate remporte la somme de CHF 300’000.–.

    26.10.2018 10:20

    Alver on the rise

    Alver on the rise

    Foodtech Alver will be increasing production volume after having sold out its first production stock. The Vaud based start-up is also busy in the R&D department, exploring new food forms with potential partners. Startupticker.ch had the opportunity to ask a few questions to its two co-founders, Majbritt Byskov-Bridges and Mine Uran.

    26.10.2018 08:53

    Bündner Jungunternehmerin 2018 heisst Heidi Laurent-Domenig

    Bündner Jungunternehmerin 2018 heisst Heidi Laurent-Domenig

    Beim Start-up-Duell des 6. Jungunternehmerforum Graubünden setzte sich zum ersten Mal eine Frau durch. Heidi Laurent-Domenig entwickelt zusammen mit ihrer Mutter eine Keramiklinie mit Engadiner Sgrafito-Motiven.

    25.10.2018 17:50

    Swiss Digital Day celebrated all over Switzerland

    Swiss Digital Day celebrated all over Switzerland

    Switzerland celebrated today its second Digital Day, a fantastic opportunity for Swiss startups to make the buzz, meet the public and showcase their digital know-how in more than 80 free events across the country.    

    25.10.2018 15:17

    Transitioning towards a circular economy

    Circular model

    Impact Hubs in Switzerland have launched the CE Incubator program to support individuals with solutions that facilitate the transition towards a circular economy. The program offers 24 startups four months of acceleration to prototype and validate their solutions. Application deadline expires on 11 November.

    Tags: Call to Action
    25.10.2018 13:10

    21 Millionen US-Dollar für Coople

    Finanzierung

    Die On-Demand-Personalverleihplattform Coople ‒ früher Staff Finder ‒ setzt ihren Wachstumskurs fort. Die Investoren heissen One Peak Partners, Goldman Sachs Private Capital und Harbert European Growth Capital. Gründer Viktor Calabrò wird Executive Chairman.

    Tags: Investment
    25.10.2018 11:14

    Zielgruppe Mann

    Man's World

    Startups, die sich an Männer zwischen 30 und 60 wenden, haben noch bis am 5. November Zeit, ihre Unterlagen für die Man’s World GO! Start Up Challenge einzureichen. Dem Gewinner und drei Finalisten winken Sachpreise im Wert von 80 000 Franken.

    25.10.2018 09:49

    Gbanga awarded $150,000 for «Voltron: Cubes of Olkarion»

    Olkarion

    The Universal GameDev Challenge invited developers to design a PC game that leveraged one of five Universal-owned brands. Nearly 550 submissions were received worldwide. The winner is Zurich based studio Gbanga.

    Tags: Games, Global news, Global recognition
    25.10.2018 08:31

    GEW: Eine Woche im Zeichen des Unternehmertums

    Canvas Model

    Die Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) findet dieses Jahr vom 12. bis 18. November statt. Gründer und Gründerinnen sowie andere Interessierte treffen sich auf Veranstaltungen, in Workshops und Netzwerkanlässen in der ganzen Schweiz.

    Tags: Event
    24.10.2018 15:45

    Umweltpreis für ecoRobotix

    Umweltpreis für ecoRobotix

    Das Waadtländer Startup hat die erste vollständig autonome Maschine für die ökologische und wirtschaftliche Unkrautbekämpfung entwickelt. Dafür gewinnt ecoRobotix den zum ersten Mal vergebenen Umweltpreis der Wirtschaft. Er ist mit 20 000 Franken dotiert.

    Tags: Robotics
    24.10.2018 13:40

    Call for digital solutions for smart cities

    City

    The first International Urban Innovation Hackathon gives startups the opportunity to network with politics and administration and to discuss business development topics on smart cities. Registration is now open.

    Tags: Hackathon
    24.10.2018 11:36

    Meilenstein auf dem Weg zum fliegenden Kraftwerk

    Meilenstein auf dem Weg zum fliegenden Kraftwerk

    Die Zürcher TwingTec hat auf dem Chasseral ein neuartiges Windkraftwerk präsentiert. Es besteht aus einer vollautomatisch betriebenen Drohne, die Zugkraft in Strom wandelt.

    24.10.2018 10:15

    Cliris prête à industrialiser son système

    cliris

    Cliris SA annonce un accord majeur pour l'industrialisation de son nettoyeur automatique de lunettes avec la société SICT SA - Swiss Industrial Consulting & Technology SA. La solution développé par la start-up d'Yverdon suscite beaucoup d'intérêt à l'étranger.

    24.10.2018 08:30

    esurance lanciert Branchenlösung

    Küche

    Der digitale Versicherungsbroker esurance kooperiert mit GastroSuisse. Die beiden Partner bieten Wirten und Hoteliers über gastroversicherungen.ch einen kostengünstigen Versicherungsschutz an.

    23.10.2018 16:58

    USD 250 million for an app’s design

    By: Stefan Kyora
    Palo Alto

    On the first day of their journey, the winners of the Swisscom Startup Challenge learn a lot about the success factors and pitfalls in Silicon Valley. And the start-up meetings begin with investors, potential partners and competitors.

    23.10.2018 16:05

    Aus dem Tresor in die Migros-Regale

    Umami

    Das Start-Up Umami produziert in einem ehemaligen Tresorraum an der Bahnhofstrasse früh geerntete Gemüse und Kräuter, sogenannte Microgreens. Seit heute werden sie auch von der Genossenschaft Migros Zürich vertrieben.

    Tags: Agritech, Food
    23.10.2018 13:48

    E-Mobile für den individuellen Nahverkehr

    Bycar

    Share your BICAR steht für eine platzsparende, CO2-freie Mobilitätslösung auf der letzten Meile. Die Gründer Hans-Jörg Dennig und Adrian Burri haben mit drei Schweizer Städten Kooperationsvereinbarungen abgeschlossen. Pilotprojekte mit weiteren europäischen Städten sind im Gespräch.

    23.10.2018 11:50

    ProtonVPN and Mozilla Firefox advocate for internet privacy

    ProtonVPN and Mozilla Firefox advocate for internet privacy

    Over one million internet users worldwide surf the internet safely using ProtonVPN. The startup has now joined forces with Mozilla to make the Firefox web browser more secure for Mozilla’s 300 million users.

    Tags: Partnering
    23.10.2018 09:22

    KI-gestützte Authentisierung für digitale Identitäten

    KI-gestützte Authentisierung für digitale Identitäten

    Der E-Government-Spezialist Procivis und der Authentisierungs-Spezialist Futurae haben eine Partnerschaft bekanntgegeben. Durch den Einsatz von Futurae's Multi-Faktor-Authentisierung soll die Identitätsplattform eID+ einfacher und sicherer werden.

    23.10.2018 08:59

    BAS bids farewell to Carole Ackerman and welcomes new president

    The Business Angels Switzerland (BAS) committee announces Adrienne Perramond as the new President. Perramond succeeds Carole Ackermann who led the association for after 8 years. Additionally, Johann Schlieper takes over the vice-presidency seat in Zürich.

    Tags: Angel Investors, People
    22.10.2018 16:50

    Daphne Technology obtains FIT seed loan of CHF 100’000

    Daphne Technology obtains FIT seed loan of CHF 100’000

    Daphne Technology obtained a seed loan of CHF 100’000 from the FIT. The EPFL cleantech spin-off develops an innovative solution to help the maritime commercial industry meet international pollutants emissions’ guidelines. More: the technology transforms pollutants into fertilizer.

    22.10.2018 15:50

    Getting to an MVP in fast gear

    By: Ritah Ayebare Nyakato
    Unicorn Labs team at work

    Transforming an idea into a prototype can take up to several months: with Unicorn labs, the process is accomplished in less than 48 hours. The organization has already transformed seventeen ideas into a working minimal viable product (MVP). 

    22.10.2018 13:00

    LakeDiamond ICO powered by Swissquote

    LakeDiamond ICO powered by Swissquote

    EPFL spin-off LakeDiamond, a global leader in the production of lab-grown diamonds for high-tech industrial applications, has launched an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) to increase its production capacities. Powered by Swissquote, LakeDiamond’s ICO is the first ever to be powered by an established banking group in Switzerland.

    Tags: Blockchain, Global news
    22.10.2018 10:15

    …Kontrolle ist viel besser

    …Kontrolle ist viel besser

    Bei der Abrechnung der Mietnebenkosten treffen Immobilienprofis auf Laien. Bisher war man als Mieter reichlich hilflos. Um das zu ändern, haben der Jurist Gianni Giger und der Digitalexperte Severin Fischer die Plattform NebenkostenPro.ch aufgeschaltet.

    22.10.2018 08:50

    Supporters put start-ups in the spotlight

    TV show

    Recently several support organisations have started new series with startup profiles and startup stories. A closer reading is worthwile.

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