May 15, 2015
Startupticker rises to the next level
Dear reader
This year has already been very eventful for us, with Swiss Venture Capital Report published in a magazine format for the first time, the change of structure to a foundation and the filling of the foundation board with high-profile representatives of the start-up ecosystem from all over Switzerland. Now the website has had a fundamental redesign.
The aim of the relaunch is to further increase the value of our portal. Thus, startupticker.ch is now responsive with versions for wide screens, tablets and smartphones. You also have the option of creating a personal archive where you can store all news items that are of interest to you. We have improved the search options for articles under the new menu item Topics, and events can be found more easily thanks to various filters.
But this is not all: other functionalities are already being implemented and will come on line steadily from now on. The goal is to create a better overview, not only in view of the 5,000 articles in our archives, but also because the complexity of the Swiss start-up scene continues to grow.
This week, we reported on several new offerings: insurance group AXA is building a venture fund and will also start a start-up screening in Switzerland. The support of Swiss start-ups by swissnex India has proved itself and CTI Market Entry Camp India is now officially launched. Swiss Startup Factory has started a new incubator in Zurich, and MassChallenge is planning a Swiss branch.
Swiss start-ups have also reported surprising success again. SRF is set for action with its ‘SRF bewegt’ app, which was developed by a spin-off of ETH Zurich. And two start-ups from Lausanne won through in a field of 1,600 applicants and will now participate in the Pioneers Festival’s Investors Day in Vienna.
I would also like to highlight two events in the week after next for which you should register now. The Swiss NanoConvention takes place In Neuchatel on 27 and 28 May, with the CTI Micro-Nano Event on the second day. And the annual occasion of the Basel Inkubator and EVA will be held in Basel on 27 May.
Have an inspiring weekend.
Stefan Kyora
Managing Editor, startupticker.ch