The TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award 2021: celebrates Switzerland’s most promising startups

The 11th edition of the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award celebrated Switzerland’s best startups: Planted Foods (1st), CUTISS (2nd), and 9T Labs (3rd) were the top picks of the expert jury. A selected audience of startups, investors, and key partners of the TOP 100 were present at the event, held at the newly renovated startup space in Schlieren. The award show was also live-streamed for a global audience. The 11th edition of the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award was organized by Venturelab and facilitated by its presenting partners Credit Suisse and Swiss Venture Club.

Within a decade, the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award has become a benchmark in Switzerland’s startup ecosystem. The award show connects the most promising Swiss startup CEOs with Swiss and international investors, executives, and journalists. What started with a first publication of the ranking in 2011 has turned into a comprehensive collection of events and activities, including an invitation-only Award Night, the Investor Summit that allows handpicked TOP 100 startups to pitch to selected Swiss and international investors, regional pitch events organized together with presenting partner Credit Suisse, the scale-up ranking. The TOP 100 Swiss Startups magazine covers all these events and news with editorial content in German, French, English, Chinese, and for the first time in 2021 also in Japanese.

"The last year has not been easy, but the Swiss startup ecosystem has shown that it is resilient and thrives under pressure. Celebrating the TOP 100 is celebrating all entrepreneurs in these turbulent times," said Jordi Montserrat, managing partner at Venturelab. “We are starting the second decade of the TOP 100 Swiss Startups not only with a new location but also with a wide range of innovations that will positively impact our lives and strengthen Switzerland’s position as a global leader in innovation and entrepreneurship."

The evening’s two keynote speakers illustrated the strength of the Swiss startup ecosystem and highlighted the potential of the TOP 100 startups: Ulf Grawunder is the founder and CEO of Basel-based NBE Therapeutics, a TOP 100 Startup that was acquired by Boehringer Ingelheim for EUR 1.18 billion in December 2020. Fabien Jordan is the co-founder and CEO of TOP 100 Startup Astrocast, a Lausanne-based company that did an IPO in August. “NBE Therapeutics and Astrocast recently made headlines, during a pandemic that was challenging for many, and we are excited that they share their experiences with the TOP 100 entrepreneurs, investors, and partners," said Stefan Steiner, co-managing director of Venturelab and TOP 100 director. "Having such role models and a strong ecosystem to learn from is critical to continue to transform world-class innovation made in Switzerland."

 

Direct links about the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award 2021:

- TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award ranking 2021
- TOP 100 Scale up ranking 2021
- TOP 100 Swiss Startup Magazines 2021
- TOP 100 Public Voting 2021
- TOP 100 jury members
- TOP 100 Swiss Investor Summit 2021
- Social media posts with #TOP100SSU on Linkedin, Twitter and Instagram

Media Coverage
German
SRF Börse: Interview of Stefan Steiner, TOP 100 Director
HandelZeitung: Planted Food zum besten Startup der Schweiz gewählt
Blick: Das sind die besten Start-ups der Schweiz
Tagblatt: Vegi-Fleisch und Haut-Technologie: Zürcher Firmen räumen bei Start-up Award ab
Tagblatt: Zwei Ostschweizer unter den «Top 100 Swiss Startups»
Tagblatt: Mit Good News ins Wochenende: Diese sieben Nachrichten haben vergangene Woche für gute Laune gesorgt
Tagblatt: Ein St.Galler Start-up schafft es in die Tech-Nationalmannschaft
Wirtschaftszeit: Der TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award 2021 ehrt die besten startups der Schweiz
Wirtschaftszeit: Die innnovativsten Startups der Schweiz: 11. TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award am 8. September 2021
20 Minuten: Das sind die originellsten Start-ups der Schweiz
Netzwoche: Das sind die Gewinner der Top 100 Swiss Start-up Awards
Netzwoche: Diese zehn Start-ups vertreten Schweizer Deeptech
Computerworld.ch: Planted Foods zum innovativsten Start-up der Schweiz gekürt
Luzerner Zeitung: Swiss Startup Award 2021: Das sind die besten Zentralschweizer Jungunternehmen
Luzerner Zeitung: Vegi-Fleisch und Haut-Technologie: Zürcher Firmen räumen bei Start-up Award ab
Aargauer Zeitung: Vegi-Fleisch und Haut-Technologie: Zürcher Firmen räumen bei Start-up Award ab
punkt4: Wirtschaftsraum Zürich beheimatet die besten Start-ups
punkt4: Cutiss gehört zu den besten Start-ups der Schweiz
punkt4: Venturelab holt Deeptech in Nationalmannschaft
punk4: Wahl zum besten Start-up läuft
organisator.ch: Die 100 besten Startups 2021: 3 vielversprechende Preisträger
Wirtschaftsraumzuerich: Wirtschaftsraum Zürich beheimatet die besten Start-ups
Liechstensteiner Vaterland: Zwei Ostschweizer unter den «Top 100 Swiss Startups»
Zürich Kantonalbank blog: Guter Riecher bei innovativen Start-ups
Credit Suisse blog: 100 Swiss start-ups with great market potential
Falstaff: Vegan-Label Planted gewinnt Start-Up-Auszeichung
Moneycab: Der TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award 2021 ehrt die vielversprechendsten Startups der Schweiz
ZO-AvU: Mit Veggie-Fleisch auf den ersten Platz
Paul Scherrer Institute blog: Swiss startup Award 2021: Araris ranks TOP 11!

English
swissinfo.ch: Swiss start-ups thrive despite pandemic 
swiss.tech: TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award 2021 celebrates Switzerland's most promising startups
imd.org: IMD talent on show at Switzerland's flagship event for startups
fintechnews.ch: 15 Fintech and Proptech Startups That Bagged the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award
startupticker.ch: TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award celebrates Switzerland’s most promising startups

French
agefi.com: Plus que deux start-up romandes dans les dix meilleures de Suisse
agefi.com: Les start-up genevoises se retrouvent très loin des meilleures suisses
pme.ch: Votez pour votre start-up préférée!
Le Nouvelliste: Start-up: 4 sociétés valaisannes dans le top 100
The Ark: Top 100 des start-up suisses : le Valais se positionne en 4ème place !

Japanese
Jetro blog: Announced 100 Best Startups, Leading Plant-Derived Meat Developer
The Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan (SCCIJ) blog: Top 100 Swiss startups chosen