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Venture Kick

Accelerator·Zurich, Switzerland·Up to CHF 150K per startup; CHF 103M deployed since 2007

Venture Kick is a Swiss philanthropic funding programme that supports early-stage startups emerging from universities through a structured three-stage model. Selected founders pitch to expert juries to win up to CHF 150,000 in seed funding, alongside mentorship and access to a network of over 200 entrepreneurs and investors. Since launching in 2007, Venture Kick has backed over 1,200 startup projects, creating more than 16,000 jobs. Stage 3 winners can access additional equity funding of up to CHF 850,000 through Kickfund.

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Flink

Robotics·Seed

Flink is an ETH Zurich spinout developing FlinkAI, software that transforms industrial robots into plug-and-play systems for material handling. Founded in 2023 by Moritz Geilinger, Simon Huber, and Stelian Coros, the company's AI-driven perception and physics-based execution engine enables robots to pack, unload, and sort any material within minutes without altering existing facilities. Flink has raised $4.57M in seed funding backed by Cambridge-based IQ Capital alongside Ellipsis Venture, Founderful, Material Ventures, and Venture Kick, and is expanding across European markets including the UK.