Process
Scouting & Promotion
Run a targeted campaign across digital and partner networks to attract solutions to your challenge.
Reverse Pitch Event
Host an in-person event to present your challenge, meet founders, and build momentum.
Shortlisting
Support your team in evaluating applications and selecting the most suitable candidates.
Matching & Demo Day
Conduct interviews and pitches with the top 3–5 startups and your stakeholders.
Outcome
Challenge Awareness
Strong visibility in the startup ecosystem and among relevant innovators.
Curated Pipeline
20–30 applicants narrowed to 3–5 top solutions.
Founder Engagement
Direct interactions with founders during reverse pitch and interviews.
Actionable Next Steps
Recommendations for pilots, partnerships, or further exploration
References
Visa Innovation Programme

95 PoCs launched, 100+ partners engaged. A repeatable engine for startup collaboration across the region.

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Technology in competition mode: three challenges for fintechs

Author: Ergon Informatik AG

Fintech start-ups and top-performing athletes have a lot in common: their vision, their speed and their goal. They see new technologies as opportunities and drivers of innovation. However, the idea alone is not the deciding factor, but rather its robust implementation –particularly in the heavily regulated Swiss financial market.

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Innovation Challenge

Startup Challenges connect you with early-stage startups which have already developed prototypes and are willing to adapt them to your needs. 

They deliver solutions closer to market readiness, allowing you to experiment with real technologies, validate them against your problem, and identify the most promising teams for further collaboration.