SEIF - Driving Impact Innovation

16/06/2022

🎉 What a night! We had the pleasure to grant exceptional entrepreneurs with our , and are thrilled to announce the winners with you.

♻️ The SEIF Award for Responsible Innovation supported by UBS & Christian Maehr was granted to Ponera Group (Matthew Reali).

💡 The SEIF Award for Future Impact Trend supported by Julius Baer and Yves Robert-Charrue was granted to GROAM (Zuzana Sediva).

🌎 The SEIF Award for Scalable Solution supported by SEIF - Driving Impact Innovation & Linda Aerne was granted to Roslin Technologies (Ernst van Orsouw).

⚡Finally, the audience award went to Swistor and Clara Moldovan for the great pitch!

🚀 Massive congratulations to all winners, but also to Antefil Composite Tech, phelas, Beyond Leather Materials ApS, traceless materials, Composite Recycling & Pneumoscope for having made it this far in the competition - we are beyond proud to support such amazing entrepreneurs!

Special thank you to this year's expert panel and jury member
Our expert panel: Simone Riedel Riley, CFA, Alessandra Rojas, Philipp Ries, Sabine Kaiser & Donat Matthews, Tomas Brenner, Gregor Erismann, Myke Näf, and Michele Kellerhals.

Rewatch the event here:

Ceremony of the 2022 SEIF Awards.Live from Blue Lion's event space in Zürich.

16/05/2022

🎉. We are thrilled to announce the 10 finalists of the 2022! These startups were selected after a careful assessment and in-depth discussions on their impact and business dimensions.

Congratulations to all participating for their impressive pitches last week!

🚀. The :
GROAM - Zuzana Sediva
Pneumoscope - Alain Gervaix Matthias VANONI
Roslin Technologies - Ernst van Orsouw
traceless materials - Johanna Baare
Ponera Group - Matthew Reali
phelas - Leon Haupt
Beyond Leather Materials ApS - Mikael Eydt
Swistor - Clara Moldovan
Antefil Composite Tech - Christoph Schneeberger
Composite Recycling - Mitchell D. Anderson

Join us on June 15th to get more insight into the Tech for Impact ecosystem and book your tickets now: https://lnkd.in/d-UPsStA

Register to the dedicated LinkedIn event: https://lnkd.in/ejusZRAU 🚀

12/05/2022

👉🏼. Yesterday, 20 selected startups had the chance to pitch in front of a highly qualified jury. Congratulations to all participating startups for your impressive pitches!

We would also like to thank our jury, as well as our corporate partners Julius Baer and UBS for their dedication to this important step in the competition!

🚀. Stay tuned as we will announce the finalists next week!

Join us on June 15th to get more insight into the Tech for Impact ecosystem and book your tickets now: https://www.eventbrite.com/manage/events/334367521257/tickets

08/02/2022

We're always excited to hear from entrepreneurs after they won the . Today, we give the word to Clementine Chambon, CTO & Co-Founder at Oorja Development Solutions Limited, who tells us about their experience of the Awards and their challenges since the last months.

👀 Read the full interview: https://seif.org/en/2022/whats-new-since-the-awards-previous-winner-oorja/

✏️ Apply here for the 2022 edition: https://seif.org/en/awards/

02/02/2022

As we opened the call for the 12th edition of the , we take this opportunity to look back and think about what makes this program unique.

🎤. We gave the word to Daniel Dinizo, Co-founder and CEO of NaturLoop, who has been granted the Award for Responsible Business sponsored by PwC Switzerland.

👀 Read the full interview: https://seif.org/en/2022/whats-new-since-the-awards-previous-winner-naturloop/

✏️ Apply here: https://seif-org.formtitan.com/ftproject/seif-entrant-portal?registration_code=SEIF_Awards_2022&type_of_program=Awards

18/01/2022

📢 . Open Call for the SEIF Impact Academy Spring Cycle 2022!
👉 The SEIF Impact Academy is a coaching program targeting Swiss startups, but also European-based ones under certain conditions. Through this programme, impact driven entrepreneurs get the chance to have targeted support in crucial areas of the market entry and growth phase. The aim is to make each startup ready for impact investments through individual coaching, input sessions by experts and networking opportunities 🚀

➡️ More info and applications (before February, 22) : https://seif.org/en/impact-academy/

18/01/2022

👉🏼. Tech for Impact Awards 2022 : Meet the new jury members ! SEIF is happy to introduce you to Alessandra Rojas, Head of EPFL Tech4Impact. Welcome to the 12th edition of the 🏆 🎉

Get more info and apply here before March, 31 : https://seif.org/en/awards/

31/08/2021

⏰ Final call for impact entrepreneurs!

❗️Our unique coaching program is taking applications until tonight. This is your final chance to be matched with two expert coaches to grow, achieve your goals, and become impact investment ready.

🙌 What previous startups have to say:

“We are extremely grateful for the opportunity to participate in the program. Our coach fit was exceptional and extremely helpful in reaching our goal to be investment ready” - AMP IT SA

Learn more and apply here 👉 https://bit.ly/3rNzZqi

30/08/2021

📣 There’s 2 days left to apply for the Impact Academy Fall Cycle 2021!

Through individual expert coaching sessions, input sessions, and networking opportunities with your peers, this program helps you to grow your impact startup and become impact investment ready.

At the end of the program, you have the opportunity to pitch to your peers, impact investors and relevant stakeholders. We just had our closing pitch event for the previous cycle and we’re excited to tell you more about it soon!

Applications are open till tomorrow evening (31 August) and are targeting Swiss and European impact startups with a proof of concept! Learn more and apply here 👉 https://bit.ly/3rNzZqi

25/08/2021

💥 Are you a startup located in Linz or Vienna? Startup Live is here to help you scale faster and better! Join one of the 2-days pre-acceleration programs and receive all the tools to skyrocket your business:

✅1:1 mentoring sessions with the industry leaders,
✅pitch in front of the jury investors,
✅win access to the acceleration program from zero21 and become investment ready
✅get valuable feedback and connect with the top players in the startup ecosystem

👍You don’t have your startup yet? They still have a lot to offer for you too. Join the program as a talent, find your favorite startup team and contribute with your skills & know-how.

Apply now at 👉 www.startuplive.org/programs

24/08/2021

📣 There’s 1 week left to apply for the Impact Academy!

This five-month coaching program is designed to help your impact startup grow and become impact investment ready.

You have the opportunity to be paired with two expert coaches that will help you set and achieve your goals.

Applications are open for 1 more week and are targeting Swiss and European impact startups with a proof of concept! Learn more and apply here 👉 https://bit.ly/3rNzZqi

19/08/2021

SWISS-WIDE CALL FOR PROJECTS within the circular economy!

has launched the 3rd edition of the Incubator!

During the hybrid 12-week incubation program from October 2021 - January 2022, the selected entrepreneurs work on developing their minimum viable product (MVP) and validating their business model, with the support from advisors, experts and our network of impact investors.

The application deadline is September 10.

Learn more and apply now: https://www.cetransition.ch/en/circular-economy-incubator

Join the virtual info session on September 3: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/info-event-all-about-the-circular-economy-incubator-20212022-tickets-165271807425

Online lunch & exchange event to provide more details on the 3rd edition of the Circular Economy Incubator for all interested