Venture Challenge at ETH Zurich
Date
27. Oktober - 30. November 2023 (6 workshops in total); 17:30-19:30
Location
At: ETH Student Project House, Clausiusstrasse 16, 8006 Zürich
Register
Accelerate your startup project with the support of successful founders and industry leaders!
The series of six workshops is based on a mission and challenge approach to enhance the validation and execution of your business case. Our goal is to support the best startup talents in Switzerland in order to build world-class startups the fastest way possible.
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Apply if you have an innovative startup project and the ambition to conquer the world. Student, doctoral candidate, postdoc or member of staff at ETH Zurich, or any other Swiss university carrying a solid high-tech startup project are also more than welcome to join the program, please don't hesitate to contact Raffael: raffael.kellner@venturelab.ch.
The Venture Challenge workshops will:
- Inspire your entrepreneurial journey
- Shape your entrepreneurial proposal
- Start networking in the Swiss startup ecosystem
At: ETH Student Project House, Clausiusstrasse 16, 8006 Zürich
Time: 17:30 - approx. 19:30
Schedule
Friday, 27.10.2023 - Venture Challenge #1: The story of your startup - How to start your company
- Failure and best practices
- The story of the entrepreneurial journey
with: Deana Mohr, Co-Founder & CEO of MUVON Therapeutics
Wednesday, 1.11.2023 - Venture Challenge #2: What it takes to build a dream team
- How to get cofounders onboard
- How to approach the first hirings
- Scaling the team properly
with: David Christen, Co-Founder & CMO of quitt
Thursday, 9.11.2023 - Venture Challenge #3: Sales for startups
- How to do sales for startups
- Distribution channels
- Close the deal
with: Dominik Tarolli, Director Smart Cities at Esri, Co-Founder & COO of Procedural
Thursday, 16.11.2023 - Venture Challenge #4: Raise the first investment
- Accessing investors
- Get ready for the funding process
- Close the investment
with: Philip Kneis, VC at Redalpine
Thursday, 23.11.2023 - Venture Challenge #5: Financing strategies and negotiating deal terms for your financing round
- Process and stages of the financing rounds
- Common/Preferred Equity Financings
- Legal Structure of a Term Sheet
with: Thierry Barbey, Partner at Kellerhals Carrard
Thursday, 30.11.2023 - Venture Challenge #6: How to do the perfect pitch and feedback session
- Create an investor-ready pitch deck
- Pitch training
- Feedback session
with: Olga Peters, Incubation and Startup Engagement Manager at ABB, Co-Founder & CFO of QualySense
Want to know more what it's like to join the Venture Challenge? Read here about the students' experiences of the last year.
Note: all sessions take place on campus at ETH Student Project House, starting at 17:30. Content will be delivered for 90 minutes, with enough time for Q&A and networking after. For reasons of confidentiality, we do not allow recording of the discussions.
Participation is free but seats are limited! If you want to participate, apply as soon as possible!
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