Our Vision
We believe that Swiss universities provide a unique breeding ground to turn the most talented and driven students into global 21st century responsible entrepreneurial leaders that will bring science-based innovation and positive impact to our society.
Our Mission
Our mission is to bring the most outstanding talents together by leveraging Swiss universities to form interdisciplinary diverse teams and combine hands-on entrepreneurial experience with their studies.
50M+
Money Raised by The
Talent Kick Teams
19
Swiss Universities Represented
in Talent Kick Applications
121
Teams Formed during the Talent Kick Program
390K
CHF Funding Awarded
to the Talent Kick Teams
2
Locations in
Switzerland
Our Numbers
Executive Office & Team
Viviana Gropengiesser
CEO (On Maternity Leave)
Cecilia Molina
Deputy & Manager Switzerland
Gabriela Zaugg
Executive Assistant
Jason Taylor
Program Manager
Chiara Dragonetti
Social Media, Marketing,
and Events
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Eloise Martin
Design​
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Alessandra Marazzi
Head of Coaching
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Mita Guerra
Coaching Community
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Murray Brennan Elphick
Learning Designer
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Strategy Board
Pascale Vonmont
Director
Gebert Rüf Stiftung
Michael Hengartner
President
ETH Board
Roland Siegwart
Professor
ETH Zurich
Patricia Kopp
Education & Science
Ernst Göhner Stiftung
Sandra Tobler
Co Founder & CEO
Futura Technologies AG
Alex Ilic
Chairman & Executive Director
ETH AI Center
Our Scout Network
Mengjie Zhao
Scout and Co-founder
KIIO
Lausanne Area
Cristian Fortuna
Scout and Co-founder CAREBOTICS
Lausanne Area
Annaleah Kressig
Scout and Co-founder
ARTENA
St. Gallen Area
Marie Perrin
Scout and Co-founder
REEcover
Zurich / Luzern Area
Alexandre Binninger
Scout and Co-founder
Dimoverse
Zurich / Luzern Area
Lorena Herrera Castro
Scout and Co-founder
Belonging
Bern / Neuchâtel / Fribourg Area
Jannik Neumann
Scout and Co-founder Hephaistos
Basel Area
Steering Committee & Partners
Elgar Fleisch
Professor
ETH Zurich & HSG
Dietmar Grichnik
Director Institute of Technology Management HSG
Maria Luisa Fuchs
Program Integration
HSG
Maria Olivares
Program Integration
UZH
Sébastien Hug
Program Integration
Uni Bern
Anna-Elina Pekonen
Program Manager
University of Basel
Julien Levallois
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
University of Geneva
Emmanuelle Reuter
Innovation Management
University of Neuchâtel
Marc Gruber
Prof. of Entrepreneurship & Tech Commercialization EPFL
Marius Aeberli
Programs Lead, Vice-Presidency for Innovation EPFL
Maria Friedrich
Entrepreneurship Manager
ETH Zurich
Aleksandra Laska
Business Angel & Partner
Redalpine
Melanie Gabriel
Co-founder & former CMO of Yokoy / Co-founder of Follow the Gradient
Christof Roduner
Co Founder & CIO
Scandit
Ann-Lauriene Schumacher
Entrepreneurship Manager at ETH AI Center
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Dafina Kokollari
Innovation Manager at EHL Innovation Hub
Eliav Haskal
Innovation Manager,
University of Fribourg
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Samuele Morales
Incubator Coordinator, USC. Università della Svizzera italiana
Marisa Conzinu
Start-up Program Manager
HSLU
Lorenz Probst
Co-Leiter Entrepreneurship-Office BFH
