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WHY SHOULD YOU APPLY ?
Join our excellence program and find outstanding co-founders from other disciplines to lay a stable foundation for your entrepreneurial career during your studies.
Talent Kick is a highly selective, cross-university program that will help you find an interdisciplinary co-founder team and together get hands-on experience in the entrepreneurial career path during your studies. At Talent Kick, you are enabled to form a stable team and a strong bond with your co-founders, develop a direction, and validate first ideas hands-on. During the entire journey, you will receive 1:1 personal coaching, get a broad overview, and deep immersion into the Swiss start-up ecosystem. We will support you in broadening your network, navigating the ecosystem to prolong your runway, and finding synergies.
If you show great momentum, you will convince first supporters and receive first funding.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Sep 2023
Application
Portal Opening
Nov 2023
Application
Deadline
Dec - Jan 2024
Test, Pitching session and Interview for selected applicants
Jan 2024
Final
Confirmation
Feb 2024
Program start for the Spring 2024 Cohort
WHO CAN APPLY ?
If you are thinking about becoming an entrepreneur, but you do not have the perfect team or idea yet, Talent Kick is for you!
We are looking for the best entrepreneurial talents in Switzerland...
Excellent academic track record
Team player with leadership ability
Master or PhD Student

Entrepreneurial mindset
Strong desire to make an impact
Do you have the potential to become the next successful entrepreneur?
JOIN OUR NEXT COHORT
Are you interested in learning more about Talent Kick and want to be notified when the application portal reopens?
Before Talent Kick the entrepreneurial world was so far away and starting a company was a huge obstacle to take. Talent Kick took away the boundaries. I got in touch with the ecosystem and understand much better how startups work. My dream of founding my own company now is much closer.
HOW TO PREPARE FOR TALENT KICK ?
Get to know yourself, your values and what drives you
Be proactive and create opportunities for yourself and others
Test your assumptions by talking to as many people as possible
Be ready to invest energy in your entrepreneurial journey
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