Venture Award Ceremony

Celebrating the winning entrepreneurs of Switzerland’s leading startup competition

Monday 13 September 2021 – 18:30 – 20:00 CEST – ETH Zürich, 101 Rämistrasse, 8092 Zürich

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Don’t miss the 2021 >>venture>> Award Ceremony celebrating the winning entrepreneurs of Switzerland’s leading startup competition.

The ranking of the top 3 winning entrepreneurs in each industry verticals will be announced: Finance & Insurance, Health & Nutrition, ICT, Industrials & Engineering and Retail &Consumer Services. In addition, Venture will crown the 2021 >>venture>> grand prize winner, selected by the >>venture>> Advisory Board on the same day, who will be taking home the coveted prize of CHF 150’000.

In collaboration with the media partner RTS, it will announce the recipient of the >>venture>> Audience Award, who will bring home CHF 10’000.

The President of the Swiss Confederation Guy Parmelin will be sharing his thoughts on innovation in Switzerland.

Doors will open at 6 PM. The Award Ceremony will start at 6.30 PM.

The entire event will be a COVID certified event. The COVID certificate, which you will need to exhibit before entering the venue, provides documentary evidence that you have had a COVID-19 vaccination, have had and recovered from the disease or have tested negative 24 hours before the event. Should you not be able to get hold of this document before the event, you will have the opportunity to take a COVID test on site. (in this case: please come early).

The use of masks will be mandatory.

The event is free, but registration is mandatory

 

Organiser of >>venture>> Award Ceremony 2021

>>venture>> is Switzerland’s leading and largest annual startup competition co-organized by ETH Zurich, McKinsey & Company, Knecht Holding, Innosuisse, and EPFL.  Established in 1997, it is governed by the non-profit >>venture>> foundation with the purpose of empowering entrepreneurs and fostering innovation across Switzerland. Participants can apply each year under one of the following five industry verticals: Finance & Insurance, Health & Nutrition, ICT, Industrials & Engineering, and Retail & Consumer Services. >>venture>> offers a total of CHF 510,000 in non-dilutive funds, mentorship and an extensive network of experts.  For more information, please visit www.venture.ch or contact [email protected].