Founder Pitch Night: When Your Career Starts With a Startup
Join ETH UPortunity and Swissnex for an evening of bold ideas, founder pitches, and peer exchange.
What happens when entrepreneurship becomes your first career?
This night kicks off with a conversation exploring entrepreneurship as a first career step: Why do some people choose to build a company instead of following a traditional career path, and what becomes more possible when you start early?
After a discussion between experienced founders and representatives from university accelerators, we’ll showcase seven first-time, early-stage founders from Switzerland’s leading technical university, ETH Zurich.
They are taking the leap to build their own companies and put their ideas in front of fellow founders and the wider San Francisco startup community.
Meet the founders behind:
Mano Games – Leveling up education for teenagers.
Frameway – AI-native video editing platform.
Robinreal – AI-powered real estate, from search to contract.
Softletics- Redefining Prosthetic Fit.
Cartorga- AI-powered enterprise visibility for leadership.
RAROG – Detection system for saving lives.
Perlin.bio – Chemical manufacturing w/ de novo designed enzymes.
The pitch night is part of the ETH UPortunity x Swissnex internationalization program, hosted by Entrepreneur First.
Speakers:
TBD
Program
6:00pm – Doors open
6:20pm – Panel Discussion
6:40pm – Startup Pitches
7:30pm – Peer Exchange
8:30pm – Doors close
About Swissnex in San Francisco
Swissnex in San Francisco is an initiative of the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI). Our vision at Swissnex in San Francisco is to connect tomorrow by empowering the next generation of innovators to collaborate and create futures where the planet and society thrive.
About Entrepreneurs First
Entrepreneurs First (EF) turns exceptional individuals into funded founders. Some might have an early idea, others may need a cofounder. What matters is their potential. We back these founders first, then give them a bridge to Silicon Valley. To date, their companies are worth > $16B.
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