Description
Boost My Startup Challenge is a competition open to Swiss startups active in the areas of construction, environment, energy, water, logistics, mobility or real-estate. It is organised by the UBS Growth Advisory, a competence centre for fast-growing companies, as well as WSP-BG Consulting Engineers, a leading engineering consultancy with numerous projects and customers in Switzerland and internationally.
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You are…
- A startup based in Switzerland
- Providing an innovative product or service in the one
of the following sectors : construction, environment,
energy, water, logistics, mobility or real-estate - Operating a data-driven business model
- Past proof-of-concept and have achieved
proof-ofmarket (through first revenues) - A startup with high-growth potential
We offer…
- An access to WSP-BG’s teams for an
objective-driven project or product co-development - An access to WSP-BG’s unique customer network, with
more than 2000 projects in parallel, offering a firstclass
springboard for startups - A support from UBS Growth Advisory, which has supported over 40 Swiss growth companies, by finding
the right investors for them or granting them credit
financing - Access to funding, either from the UBS Growth
Advisory services or from WSP-BG, upon proper matching
and long-term collaboration perspectives - Media visibility, print or digital
A third edition is coming in 2023, stay tuned!
About us
Boost My Startup Challenge is a Swiss startup challenge, born in 2021 from a common vision between UBS and WSP-BG Consulting Engineers, to put innovation at the heart of our economy and provide solutions to environmental and societal issues impacting engineering, construction, real estate, energy, logistics and mobility sectors.
Convinced that no single player will be able to meet today’s challenges alone, we have chosen to rely on collective intelligence and the creation of partnerships between organizations with different backgrounds and experience. With the Boost My Startup Challenge, we are creating an environment conducive to the development of new products and services in the engineering sector. WSP-BG and UBS bring their technical and financial expertise, as well as their customer and investor networks, to one or more startups, which in turn bring their ability to grasp digital services. It takes a good ecosystem to anchor innovative products in commercial reality. We are convinced that collaboration between established companies and startups will enable the sustainable development of approaches that meet the societal and environmental challenges of the coming decades!
BG Consulting Engineers, member of WSP, is engaged in the mobility, infrastructure, environment, water, building and energy sectors. The company employs 700 staff members in 24 offices, with its headquarters in Lausanne. BG benefits from a wide client base, 60% of which is from the public sector and 40% from the private and semi-public sector.
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“The startup challenge is one of our open innovation cornerstones. We offer a business development ecosystem to startups. We will support their growth, give access to our network and encourage the development of sustainable products adapted to the needs of our customers.”
UBS has supported over 40 Swiss growth companies, by finding the right investors for them or granting them credit financing. They have raised more than CHF 125 million of equity capital from investors and granted more than CHF 170 million in credit financing.
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“Networking is a critical skill for young entrepreneurs and vital for the success of their startup. It is a powerful tool in connecting with prospective customers and possible investors. Professional and active networking is so an important part of their business strategy.”
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Contact
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Media Center
The second edition has its winner!
Vaud-based startup, Uzufly’s workflow integrates the most recent and innovative photogrammetry, GIS and geospatial data processing solutions on the market. Continuous optimization of the processing chain is achieved through BigData, Cloud Processing and algorithmic tools. These innovative technologies enable the transformation of thousands of images into highly photorealistic Digital Twins, geo-referenced with an inch precision. A promising solution for urban planning and development.
And the 2021 winner is…
The Dübendorf (ZH)-based startup won the challenge with its software that allows energy planners to easily achieve ambitious sustainability goals for any type of site.
The program can be applied at the scale of a building, a district or even a city. Thanks to high-performance algorithms and the use of digital twins, the software can simulate the local energy production system, storage, import or export and energy consumption.
News & inspirations
Collaboration with Uzufly – Interview with Romain Kirchhoff
We had the pleasure of interviewing Romain Kirchhoff, CEO and Co-Founder of the winning start-up in the 2nd edition of the Boost My Startup Challenge. Uzufly is a young and dynamic start-up, active in 3D modelling by aerial photogrammetry.
To H2 or not to H2? A collaborative answer
Green hydrogen projects are an important asset in the race to zero emissions. A hypothetical case study explores the viability of green hydrogen projects in the actual market. BG Consulting Engineers SA (BG) and the startup Sympheny put together real-world experiences and high-tech solutions to assess the economic and environmental benefits of producing green hydrogen for heavy mobility in Switzerland.
The second edition has its winner!
The Boost My Startup Challenge was born out of a collaboration between BG Consulting Engineers and UBS and has attracted the interest of some twenty startups for the 2022 edition. On Thursday 6 October, five of them were selected to come and pitch their solutions to the members of the jury and to investors. And the winner is…
CleantechAlps, the gateway to clean technologies in western Switzerland
Network Partner of the Boost My Startup Challenge, it was an honor to conduct an interview with Eric Plan, Secretary General of CleantechAlps, a network that strives to position Western Switzerland as a recognized center of competence in the field of clean technologies. Let’s get to this interview: a true apology for creativity and cleantech.
Innovaud, a key player for Vaud startups
As a network partner for the Boost My Startup Challenge, we had the honor of conducting an interview with Patrick Barbey, Director of Innovaud. You most probably already know about the innovation and investment promotion agency for the canton of Vaud, but let us dive a little bit deeper into their activities and key role they are playing towards Vaud startups as well as SMEs and large companies.
Boost My Startup Challenge successfully facilitates networking between startups and investors
The 1st edition of the Boost My Startup Challenge in 2021 was a great success with over 30 registered startups and 40 entrepreneurs and investors participating at the presentation of the finalists. Boost My Startup Challenge is a startup...
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