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Venture Kick

Swiss philanthropic funding model helping university spin-offs and startups get started

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About Venture Kick

Venture Kick is a philanthropic, three-stage funding model for Swiss startups. It launched in 2007 with the aim of doubling the number of spin-offs from Swiss universities and getting them to market faster.

What Venture Kick offers

  • Staged funding — startups can qualify for start capital after each of three stages.
  • Jury sessions — a pool of over 200 startup experts evaluates 21 projects at four sessions each month.
  • Kickers camps — two-day camps offering professional guidance and network access.

Who it works with

Venture Kick works with startup teams in Switzerland. It reports supporting more than 900 projects since 2007.

Key facts

  • Launched: 2007
  • Country: Switzerland
  • Projects supported: 900+

Profile written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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