Our bi-weekly digests, to keep you up to date on what’s happening during the Kickstart program, key successes, exciting news, announcements, and more. View this email in your browser (https://mailchi.mp/kickstart-innovation/keeping-up-with-kickstart-2023-digest1?e=a37f17cdef) Logo ** Keeping up with Kickstart: ------------------------------------------------------------ ** 2023 Program Takeoff! 🚀 ------------------------------------------------------------ Tuesday 19 September 2023 The time of year has come again where we are kicking off our bi-weekly digests for the next 10 weeks, to keep you up to date on what’s happening during the Kickstart program, key successes, exciting news, announcements, and more. Thank you for being part of this adventure! Last week, we welcomed 46 startups, scaleups & intrapreneurship teams from 13 countries (https://www.kickstart-innovation.com/post/startups-rely-on-ai-sustainability-for-new-partnerships) in the fields of Finance & Insurance, New Work & Learning, Health & Wellbeing, Food & Retail, Smart Cities & Intrapreneurship, to launch our 2023 program with the goal of creating innovative and sustainable collaborations with our partners. Here's a peek of what we go up to... ** Week #1 in a Nutshell 🥜 ------------------------------------------------------------ Day 1: Welcome & Advisor & Experts Aperó 🥂 On Monday, we were thrilled to welcome our 2023 scaleups & intrapreneurship teams from across the globe, all geared up to immerse in insightful meetings with industry partners, seasoned advisors, domain experts, and like-minded peers. Following the Welcome Session, a select group had the privilege to mingle at the Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley (https://www.linkedin.com/company/sfnv/) ’s “Valley After Hours” at Givaudan (https://www.givaudan.com/) - an evening full of networking opportunities, tastings, and immersive experiences, (including an onsite tour of Planted (https://ch.shop.eatplanted.com/) , Kickstart alumnus) with SFNV partners, investors, innovative startups, and industry maestros from the Swiss food tech ecosystem. The cherry on top? Our Advisors & Experts Networking Aperó in the evening, where synergies sparkled and ideas flowed over delightful conversations with our startups. Day 2: Opening Ceremony! 🎉 On Tuesday, Kraftwerk Zürich buzzed with energy as over 200 attendees – including our partners, investors, advisors, experts, and media – came together to set the tone for this year's 10-week program. From 46 riveting pitches by our scaleups & intrapreneurship teams to insightful fireside chats and alumni success stories, the evening was a testament to innovation and collaboration. A massive shoutout to our speakers: Andreas Lindau (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAA9zEG8BQHZh0hgvBq7WEQGYvzgfRRepEOA) , Andreea Prange (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAABSnqwB54ZAOn8-au974rJ8rozIGU4VkN4) , Christoph Birkholz (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAGQJ5wBp_Rvuv-34wLJkv84zbMRbvpUpjM) , Christoph Hunziker (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAABVJCH0Bs74x9gW2Y_MvVh-AOg6cTMCWlUk) , Tina Willibald (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAAdKM0B2_0VPsonKr-ieJVg7ax1JyCAzdM) , Adrian Giger (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAACcojdQBUi3RJZyDRPdi9klo2nrfPys-PT8) , Katka Letzing (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAADQcgsBxbI9CMeN8MahymI-Ejxda-kebGM) , Felix Stähli (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAG97cQBEyD42rD6ifZxU80Tj7_uI454Gfo) , Anna Rosenkranz (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAABJDji4Bj_g-jiF636D6n-uMOtIkeqFiGuE) , and Malcolm Gray (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAABMd-kBzzaFN3tjPq6JzIlOVM8jZ9oHySQ) , for their inspiring words, and to Lizan Kuster (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAABRafdEB1y99TJz9E7Tz0BmpJOHWJxRmopQ) for her expert moderation. Watch the 2023 Opening Ceremony Livestream here 🍿 (https://lnkd.in/ebJy994T) Day 3: Market Entry with SGE & Coop Meet & Greet 🇨🇭 On Wednesday, Sirpa Tsimal (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAABcNGgByoo-bpCo2ZvpSeSUYBkzTnZq05E) from Switzerland Global Enterprise (https://www.linkedin.com/company/switzerland-global-enterprise/) kicked off the day with insights into market entry to Switzerland, providing invaluable guidance for international scaleups seeking to establish a presence here. In the afternoon, a group of our 2023 cohort traveled to launchlabs Switzerland (https://www.linkedin.com/company/launchlabs-basel/) in Basel for a Meet & Greet with our Global Partner, Coop (https://www.linkedin.com/company/coop_2/) . In the company of Coop's domain experts, Adrian Giger (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAACcojdQBUi3RJZyDRPdi9klo2nrfPys-PT8) , Marcel Weber (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAACmDOBUBkZ-AiwOD4UnqNvBGI2eSiJiv-V8) , Martin Mendelin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAD6vQCQBga3Ib_4tTEm1MT0wzJ5hAEyPo80) , Mario Rümmler (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAmosywBAfCiOcYsqRn3JYdPpavvpzphtmY) , Marc Christen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAACy8jQB6z6nqRrOVZM5TvCnpzfdwBrmbUo) & Samuel Libis (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAxuUJABCHOHZHpf1O5aWb4htiVbQFD7Bp0) , the startups were led through some of the successfully developed POCs they have had with our alumni, as well as an overview of our longstanding partnership and wider achievements. Day 4: Kickstart Executive Dinner 2023 ✨ Thursday saw the exclusive Kickstart Executive Dinner 2023 at Kraftwerk Zürich (https://www.linkedin.com/company/kraftwerkzuerich/) , with our CEO & Co-Founder Katka Letzing (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAADQcgsBxbI9CMeN8MahymI-Ejxda-kebGM) at the helm. This annual event connects the CEOs & executives of Switzerland's leading institutions such as Sanitas (https://www.linkedin.com/company/sanitas-krankenversicherung/) , PostFinance (https://www.linkedin.com/company/postfinance/) , AXA Switzerland (https://www.linkedin.com/company/axaswitzerland/) , Swisscom (https://www.linkedin.com/company/swisscom/) , ETH Zürich (https://www.linkedin.com/company/eth-zurich/) , La Mobilière (https://www.linkedin.com/company/die-mobiliar/) , Stadt Zürich (https://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/) , MSD Switzerland (https://www.linkedin.com/company/msdswitzerland/) , Generali (https://www.linkedin.com/company/generali/) , Amazon Web Services (AWS) (https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon-web-services/) , UBS (https://www.linkedin.com/company/ubs/) and more, with the c-level executives of our local and global scaleups and intrapreneurship teams. Special thanks to Anna Schindler (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAABP7eABClz9hgaQkDTI1m3DHm8Xw3LZvTM) , Director of Urban Development at Stadt Zürich (https://www.linkedin.com/company/stadt-z%C3%BCrich/) , Michael Beitl (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAACRq_DkBgfNcXbCv_pXJlR4nmRW09a4if48) , Founder at Kern Tec (https://www.linkedin.com/company/kern-tec/) , Andreas Schönenberger, CEO at Sanitas (https://www.linkedin.com/company/sanitas-krankenversicherung/) , and Malcolm Gray (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAABMd-kBzzaFN3tjPq6JzIlOVM8jZ9oHySQ) , Co-Founder at Libryo (https://www.linkedin.com/company/libryo/) , for joining us on stage throughout the delicious 3-course vegan meal to share their innovation insights & company journeys and Kickstart experiences. Notably, our dinner showcased ingredients from our Food & Retail alumni: Planted (https://www.linkedin.com/company/plantedfoods/) , New Roots AG (https://www.linkedin.com/company/new-roots-ag/) , and Kern Tec (https://www.linkedin.com/company/kern-tec/) . ** Next up…🗓️ ------------------------------------------------------------ Tuesday 19 September - Kickstart Executive Dinner, Lausanne - Invite only Wednesday 20 September - RiseUp Summit, Zürich - Register (http://riseupsummit.ch/) here Wednesday 27 September - Digital Health Day 2023, Zürich - Register here (https://swisshealthcarestartups.com/en/our-events/digital-health-day) Wednesday 27 September - True Founder Stories with Founder Institute, Zürich - Register here (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/true-founder-stories-co-hosted-by-founder-institute-switzerland-tickets-686529597507?aff=oddtdtcreator) Many thanks and wishing you a great week ahead! 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