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Boldbrain Startup Challenge: these are the teams selected for the 2025 edition

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Institutional Communication Service

28 July 2025

An expert jury has selected the 20 projects that will participate in the 8th edition of the Ticino accelerator for innovative early-stage startup ideas.

The projects selected from the 141 applications received for the next edition of the programme represent different industry sectors including, ICT, Social Entrepreneurship/Education, Sport/Leisure/Tourism/Lifestyle, and have different maturity levels. Starting with the kick-off event scheduled for 28 August, the 20 teams will follow a challenging journey designed to provide them with the necessary tools to accelerate project development.

During the three-month programme, there will be six workshops, 30 hours of coaching with vertical experts for each startup and several community events. Only ten startups will make it to the final phase of the competition and have the opportunity to present their project to the public during the Final Award Ceremony on Wednesday, December 3rd, at the Palazzo dei Congressi in Lugano.

 

Here are the names of the selected startups (in alphabetical order):

  • AIceberg
  • ALBA
  • Carbon Dioxide Valorization
  • CC Cardio
  • Dialog Experience
  • Green Targets
  • METEORA
  • MethylX
  • OOVIE Studios
  • POWSH
  • Regenia
  • SciFind
  • SheSync
  • SwissVeritas
  • Tellus GreenTech
  • Travis Legal
  • urbansnitch
  • VocalHUM
  • WeSherpa
  • Windtracx

 

What is Boldbrain Startup Challenge?

Boldbrain is the Ticino accelerator for innovative early-stage startups, organised by Agire Foundation in collaboration with USI Startup Centre. Boldbrain Startup Challenge was designed to offer 20 entrepreneurs with innovative projects a three-month training path that helps them shape their projects and continue developing their business ideas. Promoted and supported by the Economic Division of the Canton of Ticino, with the important contribution of BancaStato, the program begins in September and closes in early December with the Award Ceremony. Finalists compete for cash and in-kind prizes totalling CHF210,000, thanks to the support of numerous sponsors.

 

For more information: www.boldbrain.ch

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