MassChallenge Switzerland Early-Stage Accelerator
MassChallenge Switzerland
Usually opens in November and February
Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.
GIVEN: zero-equity acceleration for early-stage Swiss and international startups, based in Renens (Lausanne region), with cash awards to top finishers in some editions. TAKEN: no equity, no fee.
You must co-fund 0%.
MassChallenge Switzerland
private · national
Deadline: annual_call — Annual early-stage cohort. Applications have typically opened in autumn/winter for a programme running in the first half of the following year.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Sectors: any, health, deeptech
- Stage: idea, pre_seed, seed
Early-stage teams, including pre-incorporation, able to take part in the Swiss programme.
Source. https://masschallenge.org/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked