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The Tech for Impact Awards is all about empowering entrepreneurs. It highlights their dedication towards leveraging technology to create a significant, long-lasting positive impact on society and the environment. Yesterday was an intense day, as it marked a serious step in the competition: 20 startups (among nearly 140 applications Europe-wide!) pitched to an audience of nine experienced minds: our dedicated jury. This initiative is powered by UBS and Julius Baer and we are happy to partner with them for so many years now. 🥁 Ten of these startups will soon be announced as finalists 🥁 Niatsu sallea Treeless Pack AIDONIC Carewell Jade Autism irmos technologies AG Unbound Potential Yuon Control AG Companion.energy Emissium ESG Explorer Verretex UP Catalyst KUORI Atelier Riforma Spare Energy CompPair Technologies Ltd. VoltR Keep yourselves updated on the finalists and winners and save your spot for the Awards Ceremony on November 21 st: https://lnkd.in/dT8QKN-n

Meet the startups from the Bluelion Acceleration Program: biodiversityX 🌳 Please welcome Tessa Franzen and Camila Ferraz to the Bluelion community, where they're ready to empower enterprise with real-time nature analytics. biodiversityX provides faster, traceable, and cost-effective forest metrics. They are disrupting ground measurements with phone-only data collection, powered by satellite data and AI, providing decision-ready SaaS for carbon markets, infrastructure projects and supply chains. 📱 Explore biodiversityX and other Startups at our Demo Day on December 5th, where the Fall Batch will showcase their innovative solutions and insights. Reserve your spot: https://lnkd.in/dhJg49az #community #bluelion #startups #accelerator #zurich #events #demoday #entrepreneurship #climattech #netzero

🌟 Reminder for all Digital Health Enthusiasts and Startups 🌟 We’re excited to invite you once again to join us for the upcoming Demo Day. In less than a month, we’ll highlight some of Switzerland's most promising Digital Health startups. In collaboration with Swiss Healthcare Startups, we’re putting a special focus on innovation in healthcare. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to support and engage with the future of health tech! 🧠 Join us and witness groundbreaking pitches, network with health tech leaders and explore potential collaborations. 📅 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: November 27, 2024 📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Bluelion, Josefstrasse 219, Zurich 🎟️ 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀: Entrance is free for Bluelion & SHS members, you’ll receive an access code by email. For everyone else, get your ticket here > https://lnkd.in/eQGJV8eG 💡Reminder for Startups: Are you a Digital Health startup interested to pitch on our stage? Apply now by November 15 and showcase your idea! https://lnkd.in/ej-kP4Kx We are super excited to team up with Swiss Healthcare Startups, thank you Diana Hardie for our collaboration. We can't wait to see you there! #DigitalHealth #Bluelion #Innovation #Networking #Switzerland #SHS #SwissHealth #StartUps

💰sallea secures USD 2.6M in their first pre-seed round! 💰 We are very proud to see one of the startups from the #KlimUp program raise USD 2.6M for its 3D scaffold for cell-cultivated meat in their first pre-seed round, led by Founderful, with participation from Kost Capital.👏 Sallea develops edible scaffolds that enable the cultivation of highly structured meat and fish cuts, such as whole cuts. Their technology offers sustainable alternatives to conventional livestock farming, addressing ecological and ethical concerns by creating meat products that match traditional cuts in taste, texture, and nutritional value. 🌱 A big congratulations to Nicole Kleger, Simona F., Anna Bünter, and the entire sallea team on this memorable achievement! Watching them work relentlessly to shape the future of protein and find a more sustainable, cruelty-free alternative for meat and fish products is incredibly impressive. We are excited to see them grow! 🚀 Learn more about sallea here: https://sallea.ch/ #cellularagriculture #cultivatedmeat #foodtech #femalefounders #innovation #startup #Switzerland #ETH #scaffolding #climatetech

🚀 Leadership development through startup engagement 🚀 Bluelion supports corporates in empowering employees to foster a culture of innovation and to promote idea generation, by creating an environment where employees feel #empowered to experiment and take calculated risks. UBS has been a trusted partner of the Impact Academy for a decade now. Curdin Duschletta is Head Social Impact & Philanthropy at UBS. For him, it remains "an ideal match". Curdin shares, "It's a win-win situation: Entrepreneurs benefit from the professional support and networks of our volunteers, while the coaches gain insights into an innovative sector and delve deeply into topics like Impact Management and Impact Finance." Curious about how to leverage #corporatevolunteering towards creating long-lasting #impact? Don’t hesitate to get in touch!

𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼 𝗗𝗮𝘆: 𝗖𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗘𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀. 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 🌟 Four times a year, we invite our Bluelion community to come together to showcase the most promising startups on a demo day. This time, we’re teaming up with Swiss Healthcare Startups to put a spotlight on Digital Health startups in Switzerland! 🧠 Join us and Swiss Healthcare Startups on 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰, for an inspiring evening featuring 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱’𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀. Watch groundbreaking pitches, network with health tech leaders, and explore potential collaborations. 📅 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: November 27, 2024 📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Bluelion, Josefstrasse 219, Zurich 🎟️ 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀: Entrance is free for Bluelion & SHS members, you’ll receive an access code by email. For everyone else, get your ticket here > https://lnkd.in/eQGJV8eG 💡𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀: Are you a Digital Health startup interested to pitch on our stage? Apply to pitch by November 15 and showcase your idea https://lnkd.in/ej-kP4Kx We are super excited to team up with Swiss Healthcare Startups, thank you Diana Hardie for our collaboration. See you there! #DigitalHealth #Bluelion #Innovation #Networking #Switzerland #shs #swisshealthcarestartups #startups #healthcare #collaboration

🚀 Excited to announce the kickoff of the 9th batch of the Bluelion Acceleration Program! Over the next 10 weeks, we’ll be accelerating 8 handpicked pre-seed tech startups, tackling the most important topics like building and sustaining a strong co-founder team, strengthen the value proposition and refining the go2market strategy. Welcome biodiversityX, Citus, House of Charts, Inveel, Kuafu, Lobby, Optiverse, and TALPA Inspection to the Bluelion community.🥳 With a packed program ahead, we can’t wait to dive in and work intensively with these promising startups. Curious about the results? Join us for the Demo Day and see their progress firsthand! 👉 Link in the description

Today, we hosted passionate founders of our Impact Academy to tackle a crucial topic: Define and Quantify Impact Problems. Thanks to Cara Tobin and her extensive experience in the field, and to the diverse perspectives of the founders, we had an enriching morning! Thank you Benjamin L. Bühler, Murielle Schreck, Jinjin Yu and Eric Pinto-Figueroa for joining. We can't wait to learn more about leveraging impact KPIs in investor discussions 📈 💸 🌍

Next week is Switzerland’s largest AI conference – the AI+X Summit 2024! 🌐 Over 3,000 innovators, researchers, and industry leaders will come together for two days of insightful discussions about the future of AI. The event features a wide range of tracks and workshops covering topics like Generative AI, Responsible AI, AI in Finance, Human-Centric Computing and many more. This is a unique opportunity to connect, learn, and collaborate with the brightest minds in AI while experiencing live demonstrations of groundbreaking AI technologies firsthand. 👥🧠 🎟️ Special offer for the Bluelion community: Use the code COMMUNITY20 for an exclusive 20% discount on your ticket! Don't miss this chance to be part of the AI revolution. Get your tickets here: https://www.plusx.ai/ ETH AI Center University of Zurich ZHAW School of Engineering

Let's welcome the Fall 2024 cohort of the Bluelion Acceleration program! 🤜 🤛 After an intensive selection phase, we are thrilled to announce the final participants for the next edition of our acclaimed Acceleration Program. Please welcome biodiversityX, Citus, House of Charts, Inveel, Kuafu, Lobby, Optiverse, and TALPA Inspection to the Bluelion community. 🥳 Get ready to follow their journey over the next 10 weeks as these visionary teams make waves in their industries. And don’t forget—save the date! On December 5th, you’ll get the chance to see them in action at our highly anticipated Demo Day. Follow this link to learn more 👉🏼 https://lnkd.in/dhJg49az We can't wait to support these startups on their next big entrepreneurial adventure! 🚀 #Acceleration #Program #Tech #Startups #Zurich #Innovation #Bluelion