Prizes

1st place
CHF 40'000
cash
  • CHF 52’000.– scholarship for an Executive Master in Business Administration USI
  • CHF 5’000.– voucher from Bar & Karrer
  • CHF 1’500.– coaching voucher from Connect Switzerland
  • CHF 1’500.– business consulting voucher from Fidinam
  • CHF 300.– voucher from IPI for an half-day assisted patent search
2nd place
CHF 30'000
cash
  • CHF 1’500.– coaching voucher from Connect Switzerland
  • CHF 1’000.– business consulting voucher from Fidinam
  • CHF 300.– voucher from IPI for an half-day assisted patent search
3rd place
CHF 20'000
cash
  • CHF 1’500.– coaching voucher from Connect Switzerland
  • CHF 300.– voucher from IPI for an half-day assisted patent search
4th place
CHF 10'000
cash
  • CHF 300.– voucher from IPI for an half-day assisted patent search
5th place
CHF 10'000
cash
  • CHF 300.– voucher from IPI for an half-day assisted patent search
Special award audience
CHF 10'000
cash
Special prize Hemargroup
20 hours of consultancy for the development of a prototype
Special prize Corriere del Ticino
Targeted and tailored marketing consultancy
Special prize Agire Foundation
3 desk stations for 1 year at Tecnopolo Ticino

PRIZES DETAILS

USI EMBA
The winning team will receive a scholarship worth 52’000 CHF to enroll one of its members in the Executive Master in Business Administration at USI.

Agire Foundation
Agire Foundation offers three of the finalist teams, selected according to specific criteria, a desk for one year at Tecnopolo Ticino, for a total value of 7’560 CHF.

Hemargroup
Hemargroup offers a special electronic prize consisting of 20 hours of consulting (2’700 CHF) to one worthy team. The winners selected will be the most promising startups among the finalists, who will most need advice, help, or “pushing” in the electronic field, starting from the optimization of their design to the first mass production of their prototype.

Corriere del Ticino
Corriere del Ticino hands out the special “Media Startup” prize, worth 6’000 CHF, to support one of the nominees with targeted and tailored marketing consultancy.

Fidinam
Fidinam is pleased to award the first-ranked startup with a 6-hour business consulting package worth 1’500 CHF and the second-ranked startup with a 4-hour package worth 1’000 CHF.

Bär & Karrer
The top-ranked team will benefit from a 12-hour package for legal advice.

Connect Switzerland
The first three ranked projects will be eligible for free coaching for the presentation of their project to potential investors, in the form of vouchers, value 1’500 CHF each.

IPI Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
To support innovators in the best possible way, IPI guarantees to the 10 finalist teams – decreed by the regional jury – under certain conditions, a half-day assisted patent search or other suitable services.

MassChallenge Switzerland
MCCH will grant the first 2 winners a fast track, consisting in direct access to the pitching selection phase (Second Judging Round) for its Program.

Swiss Economic Forum
Will grant to 5 Boldbrain alumni direct access to the second stage of the Swiss Economic Award.

Prizes list