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Boost Your Business

Accelerator-Program

The support program for startups and innovative SMEs

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November 2026

Boost Your Business!

With Launch Control’s Boost Your Business accelerator program, you can make your startup or SME a success. Whether you’re coming from the Bring Your Idea to Life program, already have your own customers and investors for your business, or are even already in the scaling phase, this is the right environment to expand your network and successfully advance your startup.

Your springboard: Our support program

  • Access to the learning platform with topics related to entrepreneurship
  • Coaching sessions with (industry) experts
  • Final pitch before the jury, including dinner
  • only CHF 120/month (without coworking)
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How does it work

As part of our one-year program, you can expect exciting and educational experiences.

Kick-Off Session

Workshops

Groupcoachings

Individualcoachings

At the end of the program, you will have the opportunity to pitch your idea to a high-profile jury. Here, you can win not only a wildcard for Winti Ventures, but also coworking spaces at the Home of Innovation and an article in the startup magazine Founded.

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Terminplan

  • Mi, 12. November, 16.00 Uhr – Kickoff Session und Business Model Canvas mit Benjamin Vidas von eduwo
  • Mi, 12. November, 17.30 Uhr – Positionierung und Skalierung mit Laurent Decrue von Holycode
  • Di, 18. November, 12.00 Uhr – Ask me Anything Session mit Pascal Kaufmann von AlpineAI (online) 
  • Mi, 26. November, 17.00 Uhr – Gruppencoaching mit Marco Scanderbeg von AllWinnoC (online)
  • Di, 16. Dezember, 17.30 Uhr – Product-Market-Fit mit Dr. Linard Barth von der HWZ
  • Di, 27. Januar, 17.00 Uhr – Gruppencoaching mit Nicolas Dietiker von Success21 (online)
  • weitere Termine werden demnächst kommuniziert

Durchführungsort: Wenn nicht anders aufgeführt finden die Termine im Home of Innovation in Winterthur statt (Stadthausstr. 14). 

Nächste Termine: Die Termine für 2026 werden gemeinsam mit den Teilnehmenden und unseren Partnern festgelegt.

specialized modules

The individual specialist modules are conducted by proven experts. Each specialist module consists of a half-day or full-day workshop session on site.

The exact dates will be communicated shortly.

Strategy & Scaleup

Developing a business model, a vision, a mission, and a strategy.

October 2026

Product-Market-Fit

Development of an MVP and adaptation of the product to the market.

November 2026

Pitching

Pitch training with experts to give your startup the finishing touches for the final pitching session!

August 2027

Legal information

The most important legal issues that are essential for startups.

Juni 2027

Finance & Investors

Delve deeper into the topics of liquidity, budget planning, and financing rounds.

April 2027

Marketing & Sales


Defining target groups and channels and developing a marketing strategy.

Januar 2027

Organization & Employees

Recruitment and management of employees and development of a corporate culture.

Februar 2027

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What we expect from you

We expect you to show full commitment and be prepared to actively fulfill your tasks in order to progress. This includes, in particular, participating in workshops and group coaching sessions, as well as completing preparatory tasks.

We offer this popular program at an affordable price because we are interested in your success and therefore expect your commitment.

Boost your Business

Participation

We have space for a maximum of 15 “idea teams.” Therefore, we recommend applying early. We will review your application within a few days. You will then receive all further information and your login details for the learning platform. We look forward to hearing from you and your startup!

Start next batch:
November 2026

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What you will achieve

✔ clear positioning
✔ scalable business model
✔ structured growth strategy
✔ informed feedback from experts
✔ a concrete roadmap for the next steps

So profitierst du

Vielfältiges Programm

Workshops - Individuelle Coachings - Regelmässige Gruppencoachings - Zugang zur Lernplattform - 4-8 Einladungen pro Jahr zu verschiedenen Themen Events in der Region Winterthur vom Home of Innovation, Entrepreneur Club Winterthur, Digital Winterthur und weiteren Vereinen

Experts & Mentors

- Zugang zu unseren Coaches und Experten
- Business Modell Review
- Pitchdeck Review
- IT Support durch Noser Engineering AG (bis 3h pro Gruppe)
Und vieles mehr...

Community

- Zugang zu Home of Innovation und Entrepreneur Club Winterthur Netzwerk
- Einladung zum Galadinner Winterthur
- Einladung zum Founders Dinner Winterthur
- Einladung zu weiteren Netzwerk Events​

Innovation Space

Kostenlose Co-Working Möglichkeit im Home of Innovation
- Inklusive: Sitzungszimmer, Kaffee, Reinigung, Internet...
- Zusammenarbeit und Austausch mit anderen Startups
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Startup Nights

Wir bieten dir ein Teil des grössten und wichtigsten Startup Event der Schweiz zu sein.
- Erhalte für dich und dein Team einen Stand sowie kostenlose Tickets
- Das beste Team kann zudem auf der grossen Bühne vor mehr als 1'000 Personen sowie Investor*innen pitchen.
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Investoren

- Zugang zu unserem Investoren Pool
- Möglichkeit für einen persönlichen Termin mit einem Business Angel

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participation fees

With coworking: CHF170 per month

Without coworking: CHF120 per month

You receive a 50% discount for the second person from your startup.

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What others say about us

“My co-founder Michael and I were wondering whether we really needed a support program and stumbled across Launch Control by chance. Now we can say that participating was worth it 100 times over!”
Pauline Meyer, Co-Founder von Menteez
Pauline MeyerCo-Founder von Menteez
Launch Control helped us refine our business idea. It was structured, practical, and involved honest sparring. The exchange with coaches, other startups, and the jury was incredibly valuable. A real springboard for the next phase of growth!
Petra Kerner
Petra KernerCo-Founder Madvoxel AG
A support program that I can highly recommend. The workshop leaders are competent and straightforward, and know how to use their knowledge to fully address the participants' questions. In the group coaching sessions, I gained new perspectives that helped me and my startup move forward. Do it!
Florian Walther
Florian Walther Founder DeinCloudSchrank
The creators behind Launch Control were a great sparring partner for Flux in the beginning! They helped us secure a significant investment through their valuable relationships with investors.
Duga Hoti
Duga HotiFounder Flux Mobility AG
During the program, we gained essential knowledge that proved extremely valuable for the development of our startup. As winners of the batch, we were able to pitch to more than 1,000 visitors at the Startup Nights!
Philipp Brügger
Philipp BrüggerGründer Hacky
Launch Control is a very impressive program for entrepreneurs who want to make their ideas happen. I feel so blessed by the comprehensive and systematic sessions through the program, including peer coaching, expertise from guest speakers and connections in Switzerland. I can feel people from the program really wanted to help you to grow by heart. For me, it was not just a program. It’s like a home to entrepreneurs.
Tingquan Liu
Tingquan LiuFounder of TheraBuddy
The Accelerator provides you with the necessary toolkit to turn your idea into reality.
Johannes Hofer
Johannes HoferCo-Founder Steasy
Launch Control is the opportunity for your startup! The Home of Innovation is packed with successful founders who will take you and your startup to the next level.
Mirco Egloff
Mirco EgloffCo-Founder Loopi
Thanks to the large network of other founders and stakeholders, we were able to benefit greatly from Kinastic.
Michael Kubli
Michael KubliCo-Founder Kinastic
With the support of Launch Control, you too can get your startup off the ground!
Raphael Tobler
Raphael ToblerCo-Founder eduwo and VRP Home of Innovation

Go for it!

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