Boldbrain Startup Challenge

🏆 Congratulations to all the winners of the seventh edition of our accelerator! InVirtuoLabs claimed first place, while SynthEnergy took second place and the coveted Audience Award. GraphSight earned third place, followed by Deutelio AG (4th) and FarmAid (5th). FarmAid also won the Hemargroup Award and the Fondazione AGIRE | Tecnopolo Ticino Award - a desk for one year at Tecnopolo Ticino, also awarded to ReSportApp and SynthEnergy. A big round of applause to all participants for making the 2024 edition a resounding success! Special thanks to our sponsors and partners for making this possible. Thank you to everyone who joined us in person and those who followed the event via live streaming. We look forward to welcoming you again at next year’s Award Ceremony on December 3rd, 2025! #Startup #Accelerator #BoldbrainCH #BoldbrainCH24 #TicinoAccelerator #AcceleratoreTicino #Innovation #TicinoInnovativo Fondazione AGIRE | Tecnopolo Ticino USI Startup Centre Repubblica e Cantone Ticino BancaStato Corriere del Ticino

🚀 NEWS FROM BOLDBRAIN ALUMNI 🚀 Another great achievement for Jaipur Robotics | Techstars '24 (#BoldbrainCH23): the startup has successfully closed an $800'000 Pre-Seed funding round! 🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/dEVa5pWh #Startup #Accelerator #BoldbrainCH #Innovation #TicinoInnovativo

🚀 NEWS FROM BOLDBRAIN ALUMNI 🚀 Great news from our #BoldbrainCH23 alumni Jaipur Robotics | Techstars '24 and Flycatcher, who have just secured financial and entrepreneurial support from Venture Kick! 🔹 Jaipur Robotics advances to the second stage, securing CHF 40'000 👉 https://lnkd.in/dgmvdRQs 🔹 Flycatcher enters the first stage, earning CHF 10'000 👉 https://lnkd.in/eYaUmPtm #Startup #Accelerator #BoldbrainCH #Innovation #TicinoInnovativo

Today, our Program Manager Barbara Pin is attending the Top 50 Selection Day of the W.A. De Vigier Stiftung Award, where two of our Boldbrain alumni, Jaipur Robotics | Techstars '24 and InVirtuoLabs, are pitching to secure a spot in the Top 15. We are proud to see our alumni among Switzerland’s most promising startups. Best of luck to them! 🍀 #Startup #Accelerator #BoldbrainCH #Innovation #TicinoInnovativo #Top50

🚀 NEWS FROM BOLDBRAIN ALUMNI 🚀 Two months ago, InVirtuoLabs was on stage at Palazzo dei Congressi, winning first prize at #BoldbrainCH24. Now, they’ve closed their first €2.85 million funding round, a major step forward in bringing their AI-powered drug discovery platform to life! 🔗 Find out more: https://lnkd.in/e_8duMEh #Startup #Accelerator #BoldbrainCH #Innovation #TicinoInnovativo Picture credit: Startupticker.ch

For Kara Ferrari – Entrepreneur and Andrea F., entrepreneurship is a family affair. When they co-founded DolcePack Packaging Machinery, their goal was clear: make packaging more sustainable through innovation. Despite launching their startup just one week before the COVID lockdown, they pushed forward, secured key partnerships, and took their technology global. We featured their story at the 2024 Award Ceremony, and now it’s available on YouTube! 🎥 Watch the video here: https://lnkd.in/eF-kM_U5 The video is in Italian, but English subtitles are available. #Startup #Accelerator #BoldbrainCH #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #SuccessStory #TicinoInnovativo Fondazione AGIRE | Tecnopolo Ticino USI Startup Centre

🚀 NEWS FROM BOLDBRAIN ALUMNI 🚀 Congratulations to our alumni Jaipur Robotics | Techstars '24 (#BoldbrainCH23) and InVirtuoLabs (#BoldbrainCH24) for making it to the Top 50 startups of the prestigious 2025 W.A. De Vigier Stiftung Award! 🎤 On February 25, they will pitch live at Selection Day to secure a spot in the Top 15. Watch the live stream on www.devigier.ch #Startup #Accelerator #BoldbrainCH #Innovation #TicinoInnovativo

Transforming an idea into a real, market-ready technology takes vision, determination, and the right support. For Gaia Turbine SA, a Boldbrain 2020 alumnus, it all began in Eritrea, where the challenge of unreliable electricity inspired a new way to harness the power of water. Their story was featured in our Boldbrain Alumni Success Stories during the 2024 Award Ceremony, and now you can watch it on YouTube! 🎥 Watch the video here: https://lnkd.in/dJ-KT7GU The video is in Italian, but English subtitles are available. #Startup #Accelerator #BoldbrainCH #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #SuccessStory #TicinoInnovativo Fondazione AGIRE | Tecnopolo Ticino USI Startup Centre Calogero A. Giorgia Pati

Every great startup journey starts with a vision. For I'm Back GmbH, it was about bringing analog cameras back to life with an innovative digital module. 📸 After participating in the first edition of our accelerator program and winning second prize, they kept on introducing new products and growing the business, even beyond photography. Check out their story in our new series “Beyond the finish line: Boldbrain Startup Challenge success stories”, which we premiered during our 2024 Award Ceremony. 🎥 Watch the video here: https://lnkd.in/dEAmXPa8 Please note: the video is in Italian, but English subtitles are available. #Startup #Accelerator #BoldbrainCH #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #SuccessStory #TicinoInnovativo Filippo Kenji Nishino Samuel Mello Medeiros Fondazione AGIRE | Tecnopolo Ticino USI Startup Centre

💡 Got an innovative startup? This is your chance! Our Network Partner >>venture>> Startup Competition is searching for early-stage startups ready to disrupt industries and make an impact. With up to CHF 150,000 in non-dilutive prizes, top-tier mentoring, and direct investor access, this is an opportunity you don’t want to miss. 📆 Deadline: February 27, 2025 👉 Apply now: www.venture.ch/participate #Startup #Innovation #Entrepreneurship