W.A. DE VIGIER FOUNDATION

❗❗ Tomorrow is the day ❗❗ 50 startups. One day. All pitching live. devigier.ch | Tomorrow | 9 AM – 4 PM CET Clear your morning. Block your afternoon. You'll want to see this. 😃 #SwissStartups #Innovation #StartupCompetition #Entrepreneurship

🚀 Meet the Top 50 Startups of 2026 On March 3 @ 9 AM CET, our Top 50 #SwissStartups will take the stage to pitch their vision — all in 1 high-energy day. Mark your calendar to watch via livestream! Investor, founder, or ecosystem builder — this is a day you won’t want to miss!

❗❗ LAST CALL ❗❗ Today is the final day to apply for the W.A. de Vigier Award! #SwissStartups, this is your chance to win CHF 120K in non-dilutive funding and put your startup on the map. 👉 Apply now at devigier.ch — don’t let this opportunity pass you by!

As the year comes to a close, we want to say thank you for your dedication to strengthening Switzerland’s #startup community. Your support & collaboration make innovation possible. We wish you joyful holidays and look forward to supporting impactful ventures together in 2026! ✨

Here's why other #SwissStartups applied for a W.A. de Vigier award: 💰 CHF 120 000 cash prize – no strings attached 👀 Visibility in front of a sterling audience 🤝 Access to a powerful network 🛜 Livestream of the Top 50 Selection Day 👉 Apply now at devigier.ch

🏆 In 2023, Voltiris & CEO Nicolas Weber won a #devigier Award. ☀️ Since then they’ve grown from 4 to 25 people, raised CHF 4.8 M & completed a dozen solar projects with top EU producers. ✨ Proud to back impactful #SwissStartups! 👉 Apply for the 2026 Awards by Jan 5.

🚀 Swiss startups,listen up! Applications for the W.A. de Vigier Award 2026 are open. Pitch your idea live & online and compete for 1 of up to 5 prizes of CHF 120 000. Apply now 👉 devigier.ch #deVigier #StartupCompetition

🎉 Big smiles, big plans! Our 6 W.A. de Vigier Award winners are feeling the joy! 🏆 CHF 120 000 each to boost bold young founders early on. 🤩 We’re proud to support these visionary entrepreneurs as they build impactful companies out of 🇨🇭! @AxmedRx @PAVESpace

🤩 A record-breaking moment for our foundation — the highest total prize pool in our history! ✨ The energy & inspiration from Wednesday’s Award Ceremony are hard to put into words, but this clip captures a glimpse of the magic. 💛 A big thank you to everyone who joined us!

WINNER 6: Clee Medical SA is our next #devigier Award winner! Congratulations to Matthew Lapinski and his team! #Neurotech #BrainSurgery @Fongit1 @venturekick

WINNER 5: Edwige Guinet is our next #devigier Award winner! Congratulations to her and her team at Visienco AG! #LabAutomation #Organoids @innosuisse @venturekick

WINNER 4: And the next W.A. #devigier Award goes to Emmanuel Akpakwu, CEO of @Axmed_RX! Congratulations to him and his team! #HealthEquity

WINNER 3: Congratulations to CellX Biosolutions and CEO Estelle Clerc for winning a coveted #devigier Award! @innosuisse @venturekick

WINNER 2: Congratulations to Freddy Hunziker and New Roots AG! The #VeganDairy startup wins a #devigier Award!

WINNER 1: PAVE Space SA wins a #devigier Award! Congratulations, Julie Böhning and team! #InOrbitServicing #Gruyere

The final pitch is by Matthew Lapinski, CEO of Clee Medical SA. His company advances precision and efficiency in neurosurgical interventions. #Neurotech #BrainSurgery #MedTech #AIinHealthcare

Meet Julie Böhning! Her startup @PAVESpace is dubbed the “Space Handyman” for improving space mobility through orbital logistics by deploying autonomous, mobile spacecraft. #InOrbitServicing #Space #Innovation #Aerospace

Meet Bilal Fares, CEO of Azure Cell Therapies. His company’s mission is to defeat #Parkinson’s by transplanting lab-grown neurons into patients’ brains. #CellTherapy #Biotech

Welcome, Moritz Geilinger, CEO of Flink Robotics AG. Flink uses AI-powered #robotics to automate warehouse tasks, helping industries overcome labor shortages, cut costs, and speed up deliveries. #AutonomousSystems #cobots

Now, let’s meet Estelle Clerc. Her startup, CellX Biosolutions AG, harnesses the power of bacteria to break down even the most persistent chemical pollutants. #PFAS #Biotech #Sustainability