Find your co-founders.
Build your startup.
Shape your future.
Find co-founders with complementary skillsets.
Get hands-on experience as an entrepreneur.
Receive 1:1 coaching, expert mentorship, and support.
Receive funding for your entrepreneurial project - all whilst studying!
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What is Talent Kick?
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.
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The Talent Kick program not only helped us connect with the right people but was also the best possible support and preparation we could have gotten. We are really grateful for this!
Talent Kick Supports You With:
Hands-on Validation
Learning and validation through financial support of 5,000 CHF (non-dilutive funding) for the strongest teams to get into hands-on mode.
Network & Ecosystem
Connection to Switzerland's best support structures for entrepreneurs and startups.
Passionate & like-minded talents
Meet your co-founder from another Swiss university and build a strong interdisciplinary team.
Synergies with Studies
Support to leverage synergies with your master degree or PhD program.
Self-Development & Mentorship
Mentoring by experienced entrepreneurs and intensive personal leadership coaching.
As a selected member of the Talent Kick batch, you are granted free access to our program with a value of 20'000 chf per student, made possible by leading Swiss foundations.
390K
CHF Funding Awarded
to the Talent Kick Teams
17
Swiss Universities Represented
in Talent Kick Applications
121
Teams Formed during the Talent Kick Program
>30M
Money Raised by The
Talent Kick Teams
Why You Should Apply:
Are you a highly motivated PhD or Master's Student at a Swiss University who is driven by making a positive impact on the world?
Have you been exploring ideas for a while now and want to get serious about building your startup?
Are you a team player and aspiring leader with an entrepreneurial mindset, passion for innovation, and a "can do" attitude?
Do you have a deep understanding of a problem space or novel technology space that you've explored and believe you can make an impact in?
Then join our excellence program, find outstanding co-founders from complementary disciplines, and lay a stable foundation for a successful entrepreneurial career - all whilst studying!
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...
Strong desire to make an impact
Master & PhD Student in Switzerland/CH
Team player with leadership ability
Excellent academic track record
Entrepreneurial mindset with a deep understanding of a problem space or novel technology.