?? Reflecting on a Remarkable 2023 at MassChallenge Switzerland!
MassChallenge Switzerland
Accelerating high impact startups in collaboration with 20+ Corporate Partners & 400+ independent experts.
Gratitude fills our hearts as we close an extraordinary year of empowering incredible #startups.
Check our Impact Report here:
??Here are some compelling numbers:
? 1220 Applications – A record! => 110 Finalists (check the detailed list )
? 52% of Finalists with 1 or more female co-founders (up from 42% last year)
? 37 Swiss startups (compared to 21 last year)
Curious about the impact? Dive into the stellar outcomes of the 2023 Early-Stage Accelerator in our Awards Ceremony results ????https://masschallenge.org/news/masschallenge_switzerland_awards_2023/
Success Stories from our 2023 cohort:
Seprify , LiveGrow Bio , and SeaStock each won 100K+ during our Awards Ceremony
Seprify , our Grand Winner 2023, secures CHF 2 Million grant to revolutionize industries with cellulose white pigments.
biped.ai secures CHF 1.2 Million to transform mobility for the visually impaired.
UP Catalyst , secures €4 million in funding to reduce Europe’s reliance on Chinese carbon materials. More on their blog .
Holloid is nominated as Austria's best industry startup 2023 !
CLIMATENZA Solar won the 1st Prize at COP28 during the IRINA NewGen Rising Stars Award 2023
Saathi Pads was part of the UpLink - World Economic Forum and their solution is featured here .
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PEROVSKIA SOLAR AG won the Swiss Excellence Product Awards!! Check the article here (DE)
GeoPard Agriculture partners with 约翰迪尔 ! Check out the services they offer to farmers .
The Mushroom Meat Co. nominated 3 times in the World Plant-based Innovation Awards 2023: Shortlist
Ailuna was one of the only 5 companies chosen to pitch for the Cleantech Venture Day in London.
biped.ai is part of the Venture Leaders Medtech 2023
Biosimo Chemicals , Openversum , and PEROVSKIA SOLAR AG won respectively the >>venture>> Startup Competition Grand Prize, First Place in NPO Track, and 2nd Place in Industrials and Engineering. Check here !
Right at the start of our program, GAMAYA secured CHF 12 million to expand its Crop Intelligence Solutions in collaboration with its partners, bringing its total funding to CHF 20 million. ????
We feature more content from our ecosystem and Alumni in our Community Newsletter. Next news out tomorrow! Register now .
Looking ahead to 2024:
?? Merging "Sustainable Industry" and "Climate Solutions" into a powerhouse Track.
?? Continuing the journey towards more diversity on judging panels.
???? Supporting #women #founders with valuable content.
?? Accelerating the next 100 promising international startups across all sectors.
?? Strengthening our commitment to #sustainability and #foodtech.
Here's to another year with you, of innovation, impact, and unstoppable growth! ??
#MCCH24 #innovation #startupjourney
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