As digitalswitzerland's flagship startup event, the Startup Days in Bern launched the 2023 #Biodiversity Digital Academy, showcasing the 10 startups selected by an expert jury as the most promising startups and scaleups that will drive innovative solutions and support the conservation of our biodiversity. In the following 6 months, participants will benefit from a variety of activities all aimed at creating synergies between industry experts and leading Swiss startups.
Program June - December 2023
Cohort Selection #Biodiversity Digital Academy
Mentoring
Match-Making of Startups and Experts
Coaching
Forum Event Sustainable Switzerland 12-13 September
Networking
Event Scale-Up Bootcamp Venture Labs 2 November
Workshops
Open Innovation White Paper Publication
Inspiration
Swiss Digital Days - Lighthouse Event 6 December
Webinars
Noah Conference 13-14 December
Funding
Enable digital biodiversity solutions to scale beyond proof-of-concept
Engage with a vibrant network committed to real impact in biodiversity
6-months academy begins in June and concludes in December
CyberTracker conservation is a non-profit Public Benefit Organisation that promotes the vision of a worldwide environmental monitoring network. https://cybertracker.org/
Inverto provides technology that allows scalable wetland restoration through the automated remote collection of samples to companies sponsoring climate and biodiversity impacts. https://www.inverto.tech/
Open Forest Protocol (OFP) is a scalable open platform that allows forest projects of any size to Measure, Report, and Verify (MRV) their forestation data. https://www.openforestprotocol.org/
Nomica is a novel blockchain-based platform that values previously untapped ecosystem services. https://www.nomica.io/
PORINI Solutions is a Swiss company building a bridge between innovative technology and conservation with a special focus on the DLT / blockchain. https://porini.foundation/
rrreefs is a startup dedicated to the preservation of our planet’s coral reef, offering reef regeneration as a service to businesses with ambitious targets for nature. https://www.rrreefs.com
SimplexDNA provides next-generation sequencing solutions for environmental monitoring, enabling biodiversity assessments with high accuracy and resolution. https://www.simplexdna.com/
Stream Ocean is changing the way we understand and assess changes in our oceans. https://www.streamocean.io/
THE ARK helps to accelerate your impact with its digital platform and gives investors access to biodiversity and nature conservation investment opportunities. It uses verified data sets to scale conservation efforts and ensures effectiveness of capital allocation and drives investment decisions. https://theark.co/
Xilva creates a global digital marketplace for forests - bringing transparency, ease and innovation to the deployment of capital. https://xilva.global
Sustainable Switzerland is the No. 1 thematic platform on sustainability in Switzerland. Together with our partners, key players in business and science, we bring relevant content and dialogue on sustainability to the agenda. Together, our shared mission is to accelerate the sustainable development in Switzerland. Solution-oriented, liberal and with strong partners as the driving force. Sustainable Switzerland is an initiative of NZZ.
www.sustainableswitzerland.ch
Martin Kathriner
Sustainability Strategist
martin.kathriner@digitalswitzerland.com
Phil Norris
Scaleup Enablement
phil@digitalswitzerland.com
Clara Wrede
Project Manager
clara@digitalswitzerland.com
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