Award

International Start-Up Award aims to become the first aggregator of national Start-Up events and create an international scene where Start-Ups from all over the world can compete under the eyes of international investors.

The main goal is to contribute to the evolution of the Swiss Startup ecosystem and stimulate and encourage the creation of innovative ideas for the benefit of tomorrow’s society.

It is promoted by the Italian Chamber of Commerce for Switzerland.

WHO CAN APPLY:

The participation to the International Start-Up Award is open to Start-Ups meeting below criteria:

1. Founded after January 1st, 2015.
2. Whose majority of the board members are either Swiss citizens, or citizens of one of the member countries of the AICC participating to the Award.
3. The Start-Up headquarter must be located in Switzerland, or in one of the member countries of the AICC participating to the Award.
4. Start-Ups that won the dedicated “IS-UP Pass” in a recognized contest. These Start-Ups will automatically access to the final phase.

HOW TO APPLY:

The registration to the International Start-Up Award can be done directly by contacting the Chamber of Commerce of the country for which the candidate is applying.

The list and contact of the participating Chambers of Commerce can be found below: