{"id":2554,"date":"2016-08-17T18:33:30","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T16:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.startups.ch\/en\/blog\/?p=2554"},"modified":"2016-08-17T18:33:30","modified_gmt":"2016-08-17T16:33:30","slug":"kickstart-accelerator-swiss-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.startups.ch\/en\/kickstart-accelerator-swiss-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Kickstart Accelerator wants to build Swiss Valley in Z\u00fcrich"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kickstart Accelerator a Start-Up support programme\u00a0started in Z\u00fcrich. Target of the workshop is to position Switzerland in a top position in the international Start-Up areas.<\/strong>
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Co-Opetition in the Branch<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Kickstart Accelerator is an initiative of DigitalZurich2025<\/a>\u00a0and lead by Impact Hub Z\u00fcrich<\/a>. It will bring promising ideas to Switzerland and increase the talent pool. International Start-Ups can benefit, because they can cooperate with\u00a0Swiss leading Corporates. This can help tremendously entering the Swiss market.<\/p>\n

Eric van der Kleij consults\u00a0Kickstart Accelerator\u00a0and sees the important advantage \u201eCo-Opetition\u201c<\/em>, because\u00a0leading Swiss Corporates will work closely together to push the Swiss market. That\u2019s why Swiss banks like\u00a0Credit Suisse or Axa Winterhtur as well as their competition are on board.<\/p>\n

Swiss Start-Ups in the Kickstart Accelorator Program<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This August 30 pre-selected Start-Ups participated at the Kickstart Accelerator Workshop in Z\u00fcrich. The Start-Ups are assigned to one of the following four categories: Food, Smart & Connected Machines, Fintech, Future & Emerging Technologies<\/strong>. \u00a0The following Swiss Start-Ups ended in the final selection:<\/p>\n