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Source: Futurae selected for StartJLM program on Startupticker

On Monday, the Swiss finals for the StartJLM program were held in Berne. Nine start-ups pitched to win a five-day immersive start-up program in Jerusalem.

Source: Refind offers 1 billion coins for free to drive growth on Startupticker

Social bookmarking service Refind is issuing 1 billion blockchain-based Relevance Coins (REC) to early users for free. At a later point, the startup will buy them back using its profits. Users will receive tokens based on actions that benefit the network. The goal of the world’s first token-based referral marketing and buyback program is to reach the first 10 million users.

Source: Zürcher Startzentrum liefert online Tipps für Gründerinnen und Gründer on Startupticker

Eine neue Internetplattform liefert wichtige Tipps zum Thema Selbstständigkeit. Das Kernstück des neuen Gründungstools ist eine Startbox mit einem flussdiagrammartigen Leitfaden, der Schritt für Schritt die verschiedenen Phasen – von der Gründung bis zur Aufnahme der Selbstständigkeit und darüber hinaus – erklärt und nützliche Informationen gratis zur Verfügung stellt.

Source: Lufthansa teams up with Swiss blockchain startup on Startupticker

Winding Tree’s decentralized B2B marketplace system enables companies to gain direct access to travel service providers’ offerings. The partnership allows the start-up to build and test travel apps with Europe’s largest airline. In addition, Lufthansa Group is participating in the presale of Winding Tree’s token sale. 

Source: Yelloh joins accelerator program in Finland on Startupticker

Swiss startup, Yelloh, has been selected to join the Startup Sauna 7-week acceleration program for seed-stage startups in Helsinki (Finland). Yelloh is a video online survey designed to help companies collect qualitative feedback from their customers and employees through video. Yelloh will benefit from the intensive program and coaching from more than 70 serial entrepreneurs, angel investors and VCs.

Source: Investis makes a strategic investment in Polytech Ventures Holding on Startupticker

Polytech Ventures is successfully advising two venture capital funds. A subsidiary of Polytech Ventures, FinTech Factory Sàrl, has been supporting Investis Group’s digitalisation strategy with its FUSION brand since November 2016. Investis Group is a leading residential property company in the Lake Geneva region and a national real estate services provider. 

Source: Companies and investors selected for third Swiss Fintech Pitch on Startupticker

The Swiss Fintech will connect entrepreneurs with investors, corporates, and media. 5 start-ups and four investors have now been select for the even taking place on 11 October at Landesmuseum Zurich. 

Source: Global innovation award for Timerepublik project on Startupticker

On Friday in Atlanta, USA, the Intesa Sanpaolo Group won the 2017 BAI Global Innovation Award in the Innovation in Human Capital category with TimeRepublik, a sharing economy project created for the Group’s employees. Intesa Sanpaolo is among the top banking groups in the euro zone.

Source: Von 0 auf eine Million in zwei Monaten on Startupticker

Kurz nach dem Start hat Devisenwerk mit seiner Plattform für den Kauf und Verkauf von Devisen den ersten Meilenstein erreicht. Das Team ist bereits auf zwölf Personen gewachsen. 

Source: Lish offers support to women-founded startups on Startupticker

Lish, a Swiss-based non-profit network created for female entrepreneurs and innovators developing innovative projects in Tech, Health, Media, and other relevant industries, has been launched. The organisation offers a platform support and increase visibility of female entrepreneurs through events, competitions and workshops. During the upcoming launch event, five female founders will pitch their ideas before the audience. Registration for pitching is now open.