Boldbrain Startup Challenge: twenty projects selected for the seventh edition

An expert jury has selected the 20 projects that will participate in the 2024 edition of the Ticino accelerator for innovative early-stage startup ideas.

The projects selected from the 95 applications received for the next edition of the programme represent different industry sectors including ICT, Medtech, Energy/Cleantech, Fintech/Insurance Tech, and have different maturity levels. Starting with the launch event scheduled for 29 August, the 20 teams will follow a challenging journey designed to provide them with the necessary tools to accelerate project development.

During the three-month programme, there will be five workshops, 30 hours of coaching with vertical experts for each startup and several community events. Only ten startups will make it to the final phase of the competition and have the opportunity to present their project to the public during the Final Award Ceremony on 4 December at the Palazzo dei Congressi in Lugano.

Among the selected projects, there are several teams with USI students, alumni, researchers and professors. In addition, one of the startups is currently in the selection phase at the USI Startup Centre incubator, while a project promoter attended the "Business Concept" course, commissioned by Innosuisse and organised by USI and SUPSI.

Here are the names of the selected startups (in alphabetical order):

• ABUPET
• Aiones
• Betterfly.Space
• Breezing
• Digital Fashion Academy
• Digitalize in a Snap
• FarmAid
• Fusion Energy with the Polomac
• GraphSight
• HISOLab – MagRun & Medical Solutions Portfolio
• In Virtuo Laboratories
• InfinityGen
• Leather Tracking Tool
• Lungs Life Jacket Telemedicine
• Musivo
• OffiX – The third place
• ReSportApp: Amateur Sports Reimagined
• SheSync
• SynthEnergy
• UNLOCKEDU

What is Boldbrain Startup Challenge?

Boldbrain is the Ticino accelerator for innovative early-stage startups, organised by Agire Foundation in collaboration with USI Startup Centre. Boldbrain Startup Challenge was designed to offer 20 entrepreneurs with innovative projects a three-month training path that helps them shape their projects and continue developing their business ideas. Promoted and supported by the Economic Division of the Canton of Ticino, with the important contribution of BancaStato, the program begins in September and closes in early December with the Award Ceremony. Finalists compete for cash prizes totalling CHF120,000 and in-kind prizes for a total value of over CHF80,000, thanks to the support of numerous sponsors.

For more information: www.boldbrain.ch