Realize innovative ideas
CTI Start-up enables entrepreneurs to realize their innovative idea professionally.
In a process of three phases, over forty experienced coaches guide start-up companies on their way to enter the market successfully and attract financing. At the end of the coaching process, the most promising start-up companies have the opportunity to receive the prestigious CTI Start-up ’Label’. In addition, the companies benefit from the wide CTI Start-up network of industry experts, experienced entrepreneurs, business angels, venture capitalists and has access to foundations such as de Vigier, STI, FIT, Gebert, Rüf, etc.
Until today, CTI Start-up reviewed more than 1 800 projects, and awarded over 200 start-up enterprises with the CTI Start-up Label. Over 85% of these companies are still in business and some have shown remarkable growth, which is a sign that CTI Start-up guides them to sustainable success.
CTI also promotes the culture of entrepreneurship at universities, teaching hospitals, technical institutes as well as universities of applied sciences. CTI Entrepreneurship offers workshops to students on how to bring innovation to the market.
CTI Start-up Flyer to download
(for the application form please go to the page "Conditions + Application" in the menue bar on the left)
| CTI Start-up was initiated by the Swiss Confederation's Innovation Promotion Agency CTI in 1996. |  |
CTI also promotes market-oriented R&D projects that are executed jointly between start-ups and academic institutions with the objective of encouraging use of their R&D resources. These partners receive the supporting funds.
