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SUMMARY:>>venture>> The Starting Line
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DESCRIPTION: \nSix questions. Real jurors. Come find out if >>venture>> i
 s the right competition for your startup.\n\nApplications for the 2027 >>v
 enture>> competition open October 1\, and there's exactly one thing standi
 ng between you and the Top 200: six questions the jury will ask about your
  startup.\n\nThe Starting Line is where you find out how you'd answer them
 \, before it counts. And "starting line" means exactly that — whether yo
 u've got a team\, a prototype\, and early traction\, or just an idea you'v
 e been turning over in your head\, this event is built for you.\nCome lear
 n how the competition works\, how CHF 590\,000 in non-dilutive funding get
 s distributed\, and how you could walk away with up to CHF 150\,000\, ment
 oring\, and a consulting package from McKinsey & Company. If it feels like
  the right fit\, you can start your application that same evening\; our te
 am and expert mentors will be there to help you get going.\n\nWhat happens
  on the night\n\nOur jurors score alumni startups live\, out loud\, on the
  same six criteria that decide the 2027 competition: Innovation\, Team\, T
 echnology & Product\, Market\, Sustainability & Impact\, and Business. You
 'll watch real answers get real feedback: the good\, the underprepared\, a
 nd everything in between.\nThen it's your turn:\n\n	Writing room: sit down
  and draft your own answer to the most challenging of the six criteria\, w
 ith structure and prompts to work from\n	Clinics: small-group sessions wit
 h mentors who'll push back on your answers before you have to defend them 
 for real\n	Apéro: meet other founders\, the >>venture>> team\, and the pe
 ople who'll be reading your application\n\nWho should come\n\nAny founder\
 , co-founder\, or nonprofit lead thinking about applying to the 2027 compe
 tition. Early idea\, side project\, or a startup already shipping- all wel
 come. You don't need a finished business plan. You need to be innovative.\
 n\nAbout >>venture>>\nWe're celebrating 30 years of backing Switzerland's 
 boldest founders. Since 1997\, >>venture>> has run Switzerland's leading s
 tartup competition — a non-profit foundation co-organized by ETH Zurich\
 , McKinsey & Company\, Knecht Holding\, Innosuisse\, and EPFL. Free to ent
 er\, no equity taken\, always.\n\nDetails\n\n\n	EPFL\, MED Building\, Laus
 anne\n	5 October 2026\, doors open 6:00 PM\n	Free to attend\n	Bring: your 
 idea (however far along)\, a notebook/laptop\, and your toughest unanswere
 d question\n\n\nApplications are open between 1st October 1 and 30 Novembe
 r 2026. Submit by 31 October and you're automatically entered in a draw fo
 r an extra CHF 1\,000. Free to enter\, no equity taken\, up to CHF 150\,00
 0 in prizes. \n\nFor more information\, visit us at: www.venture.ch
LOCATION:MED Hall https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==MED%200%2094.22
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