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START Summit is coming up next week! —who’s going? Last year was one for the books at Openversum 😄—from an interview with Yann, to taking the Forbes stage for a Forbes 30 Under 30 conversation, to having our own stall thanks to MassChallenge Switzerland—talk about the full START experience! And wow, did we FEEL the ⚡electric energy⚡ that makes this summit a true powerhouse. One of the biggest highlights? Pitching our vision for bringing clean water through microentrepreneurship at the first-ever Swiss Sustainable Impact Award. But let me tell you—it was tough. Competing against startups I absolutely love (and founders whose stage presence was so good I almost asked to swap my pitch for an interpretive dance instead—looking at you, Aniruddhan, Ralph, Donato, Tomas 😆) was both a challenge and an honor. If you’re heading to START Summit this year—soak it all in, meet amazing founders, and cheer on the next wave of impact-driven entrepreneurs! I’ll be rooting for you from afar! 🚀 #STARTSummit #SwissSustainableImpactAward #ImpactEntrepreneurship 

🚀 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐈 👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eBW6vFXc As we just celebrated International Women’s Day, the conversation around #diversity, #innovation, and #leadership in #tech is more important than ever. That’s why we’re excited to host the second edition of Tech & Connect Lausanne on April 8, in partnership with Women in Tech® Switzerland! 🎉 This event will bring together MassChallenge experts, the Women in Tech #community, and top innovators to discuss fostering diversity and increasing #women's representation in tech. 🔹 𝙸𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚔𝚜: 💡 𝐑𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭 – Dr. Estie Alessandrini, Medical Doctor, Scientist, and Entrepreneur specialising in NeuroLeadership Development & Upskilling.   💡 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐦𝐬: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐃𝐄𝐈-𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 – Mara-Elsa Montoya, Chief Officer of Tech Ethics, Governance & Strategy at caieo. 🔹 𝙴𝚡𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚝 𝙿𝚊𝚗𝚎𝚕 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚞𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙰𝙸, 𝚒𝚗𝚗𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚞𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙: Carol Constant, Founder & CEO of WhomLab,  Clotilde Aubertin Jordan, Health innovation hub lead, Switzerland Women Leadership Initiative and STEM Leader at Haleon Consumer Healthcare. Dr. Estie Alessandrini, Medical Doctor, Scientist, and Entrepreneur specialising in NeuroLeadership Development & Upskilling.   Mara-Elsa M., Chief Officer of Tech Ethics, Governance & Strategy at caieo. 📍 Let’s keep the momentum from International Women’s Day going! Join us on April 8 to continue driving change and empowering women in tech. #IWD2025 #AI #Innovation #WomenInTech

🌍 Calling all Later-Stage Agrifood & Climate startups! Are you a startup that has raised over $2M and is generating annual revenue? Are you ready to scale up and make a bigger impact? This is for you! 🚀 Apply now for the Louis Dreyfus Company Climate Resilience Prize, awarding CHF 100k in non-dilutive cash to the most innovative startup driving #climate resilience in #food and #agriculture value chains. 🌱 📍 Info session: March 18, 2025 ⏳ Applications close: March 21, 2025 👉 Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/eGY-AZKr #Sustainability #ClimateInnovation #AgrifoodTech

🚀 Thank You to All Applicants! We’re thrilled to have received a record-breaking 1,502 applications from 119 countries! 🌍👏 Now, the real work begins. 🔎 Judging is underway! 400+ expert judges will provide 7,000+ evaluations to identify startups with the most promising #innovation and positive #impact. Next, we move to Round 2, where we’ll select 100+ #startups for our 4-month #acceleration program. 🚀 📢 Mark your calendars – we’ll announce our 10th cohort on May 28th! A huge thank you to our #judges for making this journey possible! 🙌

🚀 This is your moment! Be part of Europe’s largest early-stage startup event, powered by START Global! 📍 START Summit 2025 📅 March 20-21, 2025 | St. Gallen, Switzerland 🔹 4 stages packed with talks, panels & pitches 🔹 150+ inspiring speakers 🔹 7,000+ participants 🔹 30+ side events with Sequoia and more Why attend? 🌟 Connect with top #startups, #investors & #innovators 🌟 Gain insights from industry leaders 🌟 Join high-impact networking & exclusive side events 🎟 Get 30% off your ticket with the code MASSCHALLENGE30_2025. Don’t miss out—secure your spot now! 👉 https://lnkd.in/enT-cAyR

Join the World's Largest Equity-Free Accelerator! Our Network of Swiss Experts is made up of over 1,000 committed experts each year, closely working on evaluating and mentoring startups. 👉 Register now and select the 2025 Switzerland Early-stage Program. We will onboard you shortly after. https://lnkd.in/e_ri99nZ

🚀 Tech & Connect Lausanne: Empowering Women Through Innovation & AI As we're about to celebrate International Women’s Day, the conversation around #diversity, #innovation, and #leadership in tech is more important than ever. That’s why we’re excited to host the second edition of Tech & Connect Lausanne on April 8, in partnership with Women in Tech® Switzerland! 🎉 This event will bring together MassChallenge experts, the Women in Tech #community, and top innovators to discuss fostering diversity and increasing women's representation in tech. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Keep an eye out! We'll be sharing the details and speaker lineup.  You're going to love it! 📍Join us on April 8 to continue driving #change and empowering #women in #tech. Secure your spot now: https://lnkd.in/eBW6vFXc #IWD2025 #AI #WomenInTech

🤓 Last Day for Founders to join our Early-stage Accelerator! Submit your application (~1h) today before midnight UTC. 👉 https://lnkd.in/eBvYMhCR 🌟With 950 alumni, we’re the world’s largest equity-free #accelerator and support #startups from all sectors, that add value to society. Last year, we supported 118 startups from 37 countries. 🌍🚀 🌟 🌟 With International Women's Day tomorrow, we want to once again emphasize our commitment to reducing gender bias through meaningful actions and engaging content. #GenderBias #IWD2025 Looking Back at 2024: ✅ 50% of our new judges were #women ✅ 49% Finalists included at least 1 female co-founder Here's what some of our 2024 Finalists had to say👇

🚨 1 Day left—Extension to March 7th—Last opportunity! Early-stage Accelerator 2025 🚀🇨🇭🇬🇧—Equity free, #startup friendly 👉 Apply Now: https://lnkd.in/eBvYMhCR 🌍 Join a powerful network of 950+ alumni, 1,000+ experts, and 15+ global industry leaders. 🤓 Learn and grow with 60+ lectures and workshops designed to accelerate your success. 💰 Compete for cash and in-kind prizes—with a total prize pool of up to CHF 1M. 💚 No fees, no equity—just your commitment! The only cost is organizing your trip to Switzerland for two incredible boot camps in early July and September. 👇 Check out the 2024 Highlights!