Venture Leaders Fintech: call for applications

In the first venture leaders tour to New York, participating Swiss startups brought back a broad range of experiences from the exchange with peers and experts in the fintech sector. While they learnt about the New York fintech ecosystem, they built a solid network and gained market exposure. During the trip, the startups also pitched to investors and experts, and acquired hands-on business development skills.

Following the success of the first trip, Venturelab has now launched the second edition of the venture leaders Fintech program to bring ten selected Swiss fintech startups, which are ready for global expansion, to New York from September 16 - 22, 2018. The five day program will allow startups to accelerate their learning curve, explore and learn first-hand about the New York financial market and entrepreneurial scene, meet with investors key foreign players and potential customers.

Other activities on the program include;

• Private pitching and feedback sessions with top Fintech investors
• Public pitching and networking events with investors and industry leaders from the NYC area
• Review and discussions with experts about the US market penetration, financing strategies, internationalization and more
• Social networking events with US startups
• Support for personal business development activities during the entire stay
• Arrival in Switzerland, September 17th, 2017

Eligible to participate are founding and managing members of Fintech based Swiss startups who are ready to grow their business in the US with international investors, as well as build a global Fintech startup (all financial related industries, fintech, insurtech, etc.).

The registratiion deadline closes on May 6th.