Startup Nights and UBS Present Impact Tech Award

Winterthur/Zurich – Startup Nights and UBS will be awarding the 6. and November 7, the Impact Tech Award for the first time. The award honors start-ups that create sustainable or social added value in addition to commercial success and is endowed with a total of 30,000 Swiss francs.

(CONNECT) Startup Nights, organizer of what it claims is Switzerland's largest start-up event, is launching the Impact Tech Award in partnership with UBS, as detailed in a press release from Startup Nights. The organizer is the Entrepreneur Club Winterthur. The award ceremony will take place as part of Startup Nights 2025 on 6. and November 7 in Winterthur. Three start-ups will be awarded CHF 10,000 each.

The Impact Tech Award is aimed at start-ups that were founded after 2020, are headquartered in Switzerland, consist of a team of three to 20 employees and already have an early product version (MVP) and initial funding. Start-ups that meet these criteria can compete in one of three categories: Impact Tech, Deep Tech and Health Tech.

The prize is awarded to start-ups that create measurable social or sustainable added value in addition to commercial success, Startup Nights informs. Expected business areas include cleantech, the circular economy, greentech, social innovation and renewable energies

Companies that make it through the first selection round will be invited to present their products at the November 6 in front of a jury of experts. The best presentations qualify for the final on November 7, which will be decided by online voting. ce/yes

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