Top 100 Swiss Start-up Award

Each year, startup.ch launches the TOP 100 STARTUP AWARD in cooperation with the Handelszeitung and PME Magazine. From over 100.000 young companies, the 100 most innovative and promising Swiss startups are picked by 100 top startup experts. In addition an audience award is given to the startup with the most votes from the general public.

The TOP 100 Public Voting runs parallel to the expert jury ranking and highlights outstanding Swiss startups that will be celebrated onstage on award night. The 10 winning startups will be also announced in the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Magazine 2023. In order to highlight the broad spectrum of entrepreneurial talent in Switzerland, the TOP 100 Public Voting awards one winner for each of 10 sectors: Biotech, Cleantech, Engineering, Fintech, Foodtech, ICT, Medtech, Proptech, Robotics, and Security. 
All Swiss startups listed on startup.ch and founded after January 1st, 2018 are eligible for your vote.

3 simple steps to participate in the TOP 100 Public Voting 

• Visit www.startup.ch for a list of all participating startups.  
• Choose your winning startup and click on the gold "Vote now" button on the startup's profile.  
• Sign in with your LinkedIn account. Each user has one vote only. 
• Deadline for the Public Voting: 23 July

Criteria

The 100 jury members are free to select any startup which is not older than five years. It is not possible to apply for the Top 100 however start-ups who want to be noticed should maintain their profile on startup.ch