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CoWorking Thurgau – your centrally located coworking space in Weinfelden

The CoWorking Thurgau association aims to promote a community of companies, creative minds, and other world changers. For this, the association started the coworking space in Weinfelden, which is particularly well-suited for startups. The already fully-equipped workspaces can be leased on a permanent or flexible basis and can be used individually or collectively around the […] more

Four of five startups survive the first year after being established

On average, four of five newly established startups are still active one year after being established. The survival rates vary heavily depending on the industry. While companies from the healthcare and social services sector have the highest chances of survival, culinary establishments have it the most difficult. Moreover, the size of a newly established company […] more

Marketing tech solution evenito raises CHF 1.7M in first round

The Zurich based marketing tech startup evenito, offering an all-in-one event management software, has raised CHF 1.7 million in its first financing round. The funds will fuel the companies growth and product expansion. Multiple private investors contributed to the round. The marketing tech platform evenito offers an integrated end-to-end solution used by event managers to […] more

The next generation of successful Swedish startups is already at the starting gates

Sweden offers startups an ideal breeding ground. This is demonstrated in the high concentration of internationally successful startups like Spotify, Klarna, Soundcloud or King.Now the next generation of companies should follow that could go far. Spotify, Klarna, Soundcloud or King: Right behind Silicon Valley, the concentration of unicorns – startups with a valuation of more […] more

Read the most popular nonfiction books in 15 minutes with Blinkist

Blinkist summarises the key points of the most popular nonfiction books in concise short texts called blinks. Thus, each nonfiction book can be “read” in 15 minutes. Whoever does not want to read, the short texts can also be listened to as audio tracks. This is how the Berlin-based startup has its finger on the […] more

500 million francs of new money for Swiss startups

Through the holographic technology from WayRay, information is displayed for drivers directly on the car windscreen. Unlike with conventional head-up displays, the information is projected onto the windscreen in such a way that for the driver it looks as though the information was projected directly onto the surrounding area. Alibaba, Porsche, and Hyundai recognised the […] more

Apply now! TIP Logistics Technology and Innovation Park 2020

As a young and innovative company, it is a challenge to find a successful entry into the market and to establish itself. We would like to support you on this way and have the perfect solution for it: The TIP – your chance! The VNL and Easyfairs will be organising a forum on innovation topics in […] more

Swiss Economic Award 2020 – Young entrepreneurs of the year wanted!

The Swiss Economic Award is the most important award for young entrepreneurs in Switzerland. Since 1999, the Swiss Economic Forum (SEF) annually honors outstanding entrepreneurial achievements in the categories “Services”, “Hightech/Biotech” and “Production/Trade”. The jury, headed by Monika Ribar, honors companies with innovative strength, creativity and great future potential. Eligible to participate are Swiss start-up […] more

Interview with Ivo Furrer, president of digitalswitzerland

digitalswitzerland wants to forge ahead with digitisation in Switzerland. More than 130 prominent members, such as ABB, BMW, Google, IBM, the Swiss Post or Swisscom, now belong to the landmark initiative. At the end of 2018, Ivo Furrer assumed the post as president of digitalswitzerland. We talked with him about digitalswitzerland and the digitisation. The […] more

Interview with Roberto Dal Corso, Business Growth Strategist

As a business growth strategist, Roberto Dal Corso advises companies and private individuals worldwide and can look back on many years of experience. On 8 October 2019 he will lead our course “Business Growth Strategy – For Business Owners, Leaders & Entrepreneurs” in Zurich. We met him for an interview. Mr Dal Corso, as founder […] more