Venturelab celebrates Swiss National Startup Team 2024

Schlieren ZH – Venturelab celebrated the end of the Venture Leaders 2024 program with a closing ceremony at the Schlieren startup space. At roadshows in Sillicon Valley, Boston, Barcelona and Munich, future global players in the biotech, medtech, cleantech and fintech sectors made contacts with investors.

(CONNECT) Venturelab and the Venture Leaders of 2024 took stock at a closing ceremony in the startup space in Schlieren. Ten young companies from each sector were selected to present themselves to potential investors at a roadshow abroad organized by Venturelab: the Venture Leaders Technology were in Silicon Valley, the Venture Leaders Biotech and Medtech in Boston, and the Venture Leaders Mobile in Barcelona. The Cleanteach Roadshow took place in Munich, the Fintech Roadshow in London.

According to a press release, all Venture Leaders of the current Swiss National Startup Team received a diploma in recognition of being among the most promising innovators in the Swiss start-up ecosystem in 2024. At the event, they also discussed their experiences, capital procurement, market opportunities, product orientation, cultural differences and technical strategies.

For example, "the technology program has been instrumental in refining our approach," says Stefano Grassi, CEO of Gilytics. David Klein Cerrejon, CEO of OBaris, reports that his biotech company has rethought its business plan based on feedback from investors. "The Venture Leaders program offers great added value by preparing us for direct contact with investors," says SolidWatts CEO Markus Aicheler. Leroy Bächtold, CEO of CrowdTransfer, and his team are "now in negotiations with some of the investors we met during the program".

Venturelab has been bringing entrepreneurs onto the global stage since 2006, summarizes Jordi Montserrat, Managing Partner of Venturelab. "The success of our alumni underlines the crucial role of structured support and international presence in enabling Swiss start-ups to grow beyond national borders." ce/mm

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