MassChallenge, the world’s largest start-up accelerator, is looking for Swiss start-ups

MassChallenge is a four-month start-up accelerator that supports high-impact, early-stage entrepreneurial projects with no strings attached. More than $1 million in cash is available to winning start-ups, and additional benefits include world-class mentorship and training, free office space, access to funding, legal advice, media attention and more than $10 million of in-kind support. MassChallenge is a non-profit organisation and does not take equity or place any restrictions on participating start-ups. Applications for 2015 are open to 1 April.

The Boston-based accelerator is open to start-ups from all sectors and from all parts of the world that want to achieve global market leadership. The start-ups should be young with less than $500,000 raised.

Amir Eldad, responsible for international expansion at MassChallenge, will be in Switzerland all next week, accompanied by two of his colleagues, Kara Shurmantine and Roman Kern. “We will run several info sessions in line with our increased activity in Switzerland”, Eldad told Startupticker.

Planned events:

HEG Fribourg, Start-up Accelerator meets HEG, 16 March, 5:15 PM, Auditorium 0.026 - Haute école de gestion Fribourg / Chemin du Musée 4, Fribourg

Fongit, Plan-les-Ouates: MassChallenge start-up accelerator @ Fongit, 18 March, 12:00 PM, Fongit

University of St. Gallen: Event in coorperation with YEC, 19 March

Tecnopolo Ticino, Manno: MassChallenge Info Session in Ticino, 20 March, 11:30 AM, Tecnopolo Ticino

The MassChallenge team is probably going to do another “Info Session” event in St. Gallen on the 19th as well. Maybe there will be one or two more. We will keep you updated.