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MassChallenge Switzerland Early-Stage Accelerator

MassChallenge Switzerland

Status

Usually opens in November and February

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Closed

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
Not published

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%.

Funder

MassChallenge Switzerland

private · national

Deadline: One call a year — Annual early-stage cohort. Applications have typically opened in autumn/winter for a programme running in the first half of the following year.

Your odds
Not published

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.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Early-stage teams, including pre-incorporation, able to take part in the Swiss programme.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://masschallenge.org/ · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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