Circular Economy Incubator

The Circular Economy Transition (CET) Incubator enables teams and startups to prototype and develops solutions contributing to accelerating the transition toward a Circular Economy in Switzerland. Each edition of the program incubates 25+ startups Swiss-wide split among cohorts in Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Ticino and Zurich.

During the 12-weeks incubation program, the selected entrepreneurs will work on validating their business model and developing their minimum viable product (MVP). The program supports them through individual mentoring sessions with experienced coaches, a virtual "Lunch & Learn" and peer exchange format and access to the Swiss circular startup ecosystem and a pool of experts in the circular economy. In addition to the weekly online sessions, the offline elements of the program, such as pitching events or networking in coworking spaces, take place on-site at the Impact Hubs in Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Ticino and Zurich.

Criteria

• Founders work on the startup, project or idea for less than 2 years
• Startup doesn't generate any revenues for the moment
• Solution is / will be implemented in Switzerland