Business Concept – Semester Program (Sept–Dec)

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Date 01.08.2026
Hour 11:0012:00
Category Deadline
Event Language English

Applications are open for Business Concept, the entrepreneurship training program delivered in collaboration with Venturelab. This semester‑long course offers weekly evening sessions on campus, led by experienced entrepreneurs. Participants learn how to structure, test, and develop a startup project, whether based on their own idea or by joining a team.

What you'll actually do

  • Join or pitch an idea and form your team
  • Talk to real users and validate your idea
  • Build and test your solution every week
  • Get feedback from founders and experts
  • Pitch in front of investors
Program journey
  • Bootcamp: meet participants & form your team
  • Build & test: weekly sessions to validate your idea
  • Coaching: personalized feedback
  • Pitch Day: first pitch experience
  • Demo Day: present to investors
What you'll walk away with
  • A validated startup idea
  • Real experience building in a team
  • A pitch ready for investors
  • Connections in the Swiss startup ecosystem
A hands-on, weekly rythm. The program runs over 10 weeks, with one evening session per week.
Each week, you talk to real users, test your assumptions and move forward with your teamIt's designed to fit alongsite your studies, while still creating real progress.

Who is it for
  • Students, PhDs, researchers
  • Curious builders: no idea? no problem, you can join a team!
  • Future founders
NOTE: EPFL students can earn 4 ECTS upon completion of the program

Apply until 1st August 2026 

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Practical information

  • Informed public
  • Registration required

Organizer

  • Venturelab

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