A 6-month program open for international startups
Program fees are offered to selected startups
STARTUP BENEFITS
Gain visibility to potential customers
Access to the Trust Valley ecosystem and its top-level partners
Get fundraising with the right investors
Exclusive coaching & mentoring sessions with a high-level experts
Synergies with corporate companies & academics
Strategy improvement through workshops & roadshows
TRUST, A CRITICAL NEED
Building and maintaining trust is a major challenge for tomorrow’s society and economy. Good news is innovative solutions do exist.
With a 6-month program, Tech4Trust aims to boost startups developing innovative solutions to tackle the major challenge of trust and make sure to connect the participants with the organizations addressing trust issues.
PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY
All startups developing innovative solutions to foster trust in our society are welcome to apply.
Priority will be given to startups:
Incorporated for less than 7 years
Already having a product ready to be sold.
In the phase of acquiring their first customers.
Committed to attend the program activities.
Expertise wanted
Threat Intelligence, Quantum security, Forensics, Neurotechnology, Industrial IoT, Critical Infrastructure, SCADA, Robotics, AI, Access Control, Cybersecurity, Authentication, Data Privacy, Blockchain, Anti-counterfeiting, Traceability, GDPR, Authenticity Verification, Cloud Security, Anonymized, Data Management, Edge Cloud, Digital self-determination.
Fields
Space, Smart Cities, Agritech-food, Health, Finance & Insurance, Mobility, Education, Industrial Sector, ICT
Timeline
- 5th of September: Application deadline
- End of September: Examination/review of each file – selection of participants –possible oral interview with Advisory Board
- 4th of October: Announcement of the selected startups
- October 2021 – March 2022: Acceleration program
- 6th of April: Closing ceremony
Any questions?
COMPETITION
To reward the best projects, selected partners are sponsoring special prizes at the end of the acceleration program to most promising start-ups selected by an Advisory Board
Winner: 30’000 CHF
2nd: 20’000 CHF
3rd: 10’000 CHF
And more to be revealed soon…!
SEASON 3 STARTUPS
ADVISORY BOARD 2021
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Lajla Aganovic
Logitech
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Anne Headon
UNIL
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Marc Barbezat
Canton of Vaud
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Vincent Bieri
Nexthink
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Leo Bolchanine
AdNovum
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Ubavka Cutile-Nikolova
VP at Barclays Private Bank
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Yan Borboën
PwC Switzerland
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Raphaël Conz
Canton de Vaud
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Olivier Crochat
C4DT, EPFL
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Stéphane Duguin
Cyberpeace Institute
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Philippe Emery
S-Gate
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Cédric Enzler
eXpert Solutions
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Antoine Geissbühler
Université de Genève
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Patrick Ghion
Police de Genève
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Bolko Hohaus
SICTIC (Swiss ICT Investor Club)
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Jean-Philippe Lallement
Foundation EPFL Innovation Park
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Dr. Vincent Lenders
Cyber-Defence Campus armasuisse
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Sylvain Jaccard
Switzerland Global Enterprise
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Gérard Le Roy
SICPA
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Frédéric Mauger
Sysmosoft
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Christophe Nicolas
Kudelski Group
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Nicholas Niggli
Republic and State of Geneva
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André Duvillard
Réseau national de sécurité
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Line Pillet
HES-SO Valais-Wallis
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Sylvain Pasini
HEIG-VD
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Patrice Perche
Fortinet
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Jean-Marc Rickli
GCSP, Geneva Centre for Security Policy
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Paul Such
Hacknowledge
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Dr. Mathieu Verbaere
ELCA
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Alain Couttolenc
Chief Development Officer, IPSOS
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Yohann Perron
Innovaud
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Guillaume Pahud
SGS
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Caroline Kokocinski
UNIL
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Francesca Bosco
CyberPeace Institute
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Christophe Bouillard
Chief Information Security Officer
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Olivier Busolini
SYGNUM
COACHES & MENTORS
TESTIMONIALS
« The Tech4Trust community has enabled us to forge successful strategic partnerships such as the one with Microsoft Azure. This partnership strengthens the security around patient data that is at the heart of the KimboCare initiative. We are feeling very proud and grateful for our time and experience with Tech4Trust. »
Franck Tiambo
« The Tech4Trust program allowed us to connect with the amazing local network of experts as well as, all together will other startups, present an incredible diverse offering. »
Harry Halpin
« The Tech4Trust program has been an incredible springboard for our young startup specialized in the field of data encryption in public clouds. We were able to exchange with remarkable coaches and above all benefit from an unparalleled visibility. The support of the canton of Vaud and the TrusValley has been a great help to start our developments and market our solutions to our first customers. »
Nagib Aouini
“We were very fortunate to have extremely qualified mentors who allowed us to better orient our strategy and thanks to which we were able to obtain really relevant information and recommendations which helped us to move forward. ”
Julian Naftule
« The program is an unique opportunity to meet high-motivated innovators and experienced folks with a security mindset. It provides a platform for visibility at the national level, with an appearance at the Swiss CyberSecurity Days. It does not get better than that. »
Laurent Balmelli
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Lennig Pedron
Director
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Bruno Descorps
Project Manager