Claudio Marforio

Project Europe aims to drive European innovation. It does not follow any existing political movements and will remain independent of political parties and ideologies. A core pillar of Project Europe is to encourage the next generation to take greater risks and make entrepreneurship a worthwhile endeavour in Europe. Project Europe Founders can move their businesses outside of Europe, or build a remote organisation across continents; our aim is to nurture the creation of tech companies with European roots. The vision for Project Europe is that it becomes an independent organisation promoting entrepreneurship at the grassroots level with more founders and partners contributing for future cohorts.

The Venture Kick philanthropic initiative provides up to CHF 150,000 in seed funding to Swiss startups and offers a well-structured entrepreneurial path toward building a winning business. Startups pitch to expert juries at three stages to obtain funding and gain direct feedback and access to an international network of 200 successful entrepreneurs and investors. Winners of Venture Kick are eligible for a CHF 850,000 investment from the Kickfund and an InnoBooster grant of an additional CHF 150,000. Since its launch in 2007, Venture Kick has supported 1,234+ Swiss startup projects with CHF100+ million. Thanks to financial support, coaching and networking with investors, this initiative has led to the emergence of 980+ incorporated startups and the creation of 16,100+ jobs. Venture Kick counts a portfolio of 730 active high-tech companies and 99 exits. Venture Kick alumni companies have attracted a total of CHF 10+ billion and represent 66 companies ranked in the latest Top100 Swiss Startups. In 2025, Venture Kick paid out 8.3 million Swiss francs to startup projects from Swiss universities to bring science-based innovations to global markets. The Venture Kick Foundation is supported by Gebert Rüf Stiftung, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Hauser-Stiftung, Fondation ALCEA, André Hoffmann, Hansjörg Wyss, Martin Haefner, Fondation ProTechno, ESA BIC Switzerland, Swisscom, Lichtsteiner Fondation, and Deep Tech Nation Switzerland. Apply now: https://www.venturekick.ch/apply

Imagine You Know (IYK) is a founder-led venture fund investing in Europe’s next generation of sovereign tech — cybersecurity, fintech, and AI. We back early-stage teams building the digital backbone of Europe’s future. We’ve built deep tech startups from scratch, closed million-euro enterprise deals, and scaled secure infrastructure used by millions. Embedded in Europe’s top research and founder networks, we’re often brought in before a deck exists. We invest starting from Seed — and stay close, supporting founders hands-on across architecture, go-to-market, hiring, and compliance.

Project Europe aims to drive European innovation. It does not follow any existing political movements and will remain independent of political parties and ideologies. A core pillar of Project Europe is to encourage the next generation to take greater risks and make entrepreneurship a worthwhile endeavour in Europe. Project Europe Founders can move their businesses outside of Europe, or build a remote organisation across continents; our aim is to nurture the creation of tech companies with European roots. The vision for Project Europe is that it becomes an independent organisation promoting entrepreneurship at the grassroots level with more founders and partners contributing for future cohorts.

Empowering secure futures, Futurae pioneers innovative authentication, transaction and fraud prevention for a safer digital world Our mission is to increase the security of users online. We know that authentication and transaction confirmation can add value beyond a mere security guarantee. Our platform delivers that promise across industries: flawless customer experiences, real-time decision making, fraud prevention and customers insights analysis.