Kickstart Innovation runs twice a year in Zurich, with a published timeline from a Planning Sprint in September through Collaboration Sprints to a Closing Ceremony in November; no length in weeks is published. There is no investment or grant amount - the FAQ states the programme takes no equity and charges no fees, and its value is access to corporate partners, mentoring and pilot deals. Sectors span fintech, insurtech, security, foodtech, ecommerce, healthtech, edtech, hrtech and proptech.
This programme has notes explaining its undisclosed figures, available in the full dataset.
Every figure above is taken from these pages, published by the programme or its parent organisation.
Last verified 2026-09-05.