Jury

After completing the program, you will present your company to a high-caliber jury—the key to new perspectives and a promising future for your project. Three to five people will be selected from our jury pool to evaluate your idea and provide you with helpful feedback.

Arijana Walcott

Investor | Founder and Managing Partner at DART Ventures

I am a specialist in venture capital.

Fabian Danko

Lecturer at UZH / ZHAW | Partner at Swiss Global Investment Group | CFO at Home of Innovation

I am a specialist in finance and corporate finance.

Alyssia Kugler

Managing Director Startup Nights | SEF.GROWTH Expertin

I am a specialist in startup promotion and networking in the Swiss startup scene.

Andrea Silberschmidt-Buhofer

General Partner and Board Member at EquityPitcher Ventures

I am a specialist in venture capital and corporate governance.

Michael John

Founder & Board Member at ipex AG | Business Angel

I am a specialist in business start-ups and investment strategies.

Thomas Giger

Former CEO Dipl. Ing. Fust | Owner of Inspiroo GmbH

I am a specialist in strategy consulting for startups and SMEs.

Raphael Tobler

President of Swiss Startup Association | Co-founder of Eduwo | Founder & Board Member of Home of Innovation

I am a specialist in community building.

Dr. Linard Barth

Head of the Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Academy (DEIA) at HWZ

I am a specialist in product-market fit and MVP.

Manfred Köhl

Investor | Business Angel | Startup Coach

I am a specialist in scaling and internationalizing B2B startups.

Stefan Meier

Business Angel | Partner soConsult

I am a specialist in software design, SaaS, and financing.

Benjamin Vidas

Co-founder of eduwo | Member of the board of the Entrepreneur Club Winterthur

I am a specialist in marketing and communication.

Alwin Meyer

CEO at swisspeers

I am a specialist in financing, direct lending, and FinTech.

Beni Winter

CIO & Co-Founder Scewo AG

I am a specialist in mobility and entrepreneurship.

Andreas Wilke

Manager Settlements & Startups at House of Winterthur

I am a specialist in business relocation and start-ups.

Dr. Petra Moog

Head of the Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, ZHAW SML

I am a specialist in innovation, entrepreneurship, and family businesses.

Unsere Investoren

Sparrow Ventures ist ein in Zürich ansässiger Venture-Builder Growth-Equity-Investor und eine eigenständige operative Tochtergesellschaft der Migros.Ihr Ziel ist es das mit einen wesentlichen Beitrag zum langfristigen Erfolg der gesamten Migros Gruppe zu leisten, indem es systematisch innovative Ideen in Unternehmen umsetzt und in Unternehmen in der Wachstumsphase investiert, die das Potenzial haben, in ihrer Kategorie führend zu werden.

Um die position in der Startup Szene zu verstärken hat die Mobiliar die VC Firma Lightbird gegründet. Lightbird investiert hauptsächlich in early stageStartups

Spicehaus Partners AG ist ein unabhängiger Schweizer Risikokapitalgeber, der sich vollständig im Besitz seiner Partner befindet. Wir konzentrieren uns auf Early-Stage-Unternehmen im Technologiesektor in der Schweiz.