Swissnex Climate Collider

Launched in partnership with Swiss innovation agency Innosuisse, the program aims to build a transatlantic startup community and foster international collaboration in climate innovation.

Climate Collider is open to Swiss and American startups in the field of climatetech, defined as either climate mitigation or resilience technologies:

• Mitigation | Technologies that reduce CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions in all economic sectors, including electricity, buildings, transportation, food, agriculture, manufacturing, and more.
• Resilience | Technologies that prepare people, communities, and infrastructure for the impacts of climate change, including cooling systems, solutions against fires, floods, and other natural disasters, heat-resistant crops, and more.

Program Structure and Dates
Climate Collider is a three-part program bringing together 10 climatetech startups – five from Switzerland and five from the US. The program will take place from September 18 to October 13, 2023. The first part, held in New York City, is optional but highly encouraged. Swiss participants will also meet in Switzerland for an in-person introductory session. Swiss startups are eligible to receive a travel stipend for the full program or Part 3.

To be eligible for the program, startups must fulfill the following criteria:

• Climatetech solution
• Innovative idea with high market potential and scalability
• Headquartered in Switzerland or the US
• Was established not more than five years ago
• Swiss startups must be part of Innosuisse Startup Coaching (note that startups can apply in parallel to Climate Collider and Innosuisse’s Initial Coaching program)

*Please note* For Swiss startups, acceptance into the Climate Collider program is conditional on participation in Innosuisse Start-up Coaching. If you are not already enrolled in the Innosuisse Start-up Coaching program, please apply in parallel with your Climate Collider application. If you are not approved for Innosuisse Start-up Coaching by June 30, you will not be eligible to participate in Climate Collider.