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HSG Startup Community
The HSG Startup Community brings students, startups and spin-offs together. It aims at creating a network of entrepreneurial HSG students and alumni, sharing knowledge and inspiring interested students to start a career in entrepreneurship.
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HSG Student-Startup Matching
The HSG Student-Startup Matching aims at bringing existing startups and HSG students together.
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HSG Entrepreneurial Talents Program
The HSG Entrepreneurial Talents Program aims at supporting existing early-stage founders and their business ideas. At the end of the program, participating startups will have built a MVP and incorporated the company.
Coaching
Free coaching trough experienced mentors of the Center for Entrepreneurship
Events
Regular events bringing students, startups and spin-offs together
Network
Peer network of entrepreneurial students and alumni
Sign Up:
Application
- Fill out the form to become part of the Community and get informed about upcoming events
Requirements
- Current student of the University of St.Gallen
- Interest in entrepreneurship
Selection Criteria
- Anyone who fulfils the requirements
- No attendance requirements / expectations
Important Dates
- Application deadline: none
- Start: 2nd week of each semester
- Duration: one semester
- Events: 1 per week
Join Startups / Find Co-Founders at HSG
Have a look at these HSG students and alumni who have a strong startup idea, but are still searching for co-founder(s) with specific skills or knowhow.
Art-Glove (MedTech)
- Founder? Two technological co-founders
- Idea? Massage glove, which relieves the pain of suffering from a certain auto-immune disease
- Searching for? Business co-founder
- Location: Munich
- Contact Details: LinkedIn
Your idea/startup
Do not hesitate to contact us via the contact form below if you want to post your idea/startup here on our website.
Post Your Own Idea
Soma Rem (MedTech)
- Founder? Two UZH researchers
- Idea? Chronic pain management through embodied virtual avatars (VR)
- Searching for? Business co-founder
- Location: Zurich
- Contact Details: Website
Swiss-wide Services
We are co-organizers and partners of other events, programs and services that help you find co-founders, not only at HSG but also at other Swiss universities.
Events
(HSG / ETH /EPFL)
Innovator Speed Dating
These are our speed dating events organised by HSG, ETH & EPFL. Startups and students of all three universities can participate. Startups searching for co-founders / employees pitch their ideas and open positions before an individual networking session with interested students takes place.
Program
(Switzerland)
Talent Kick
Form an interdisciplinary co-founder team across the leading Swiss universities and
explore the entrepreneurial career path during your studies!
Platform
(Switzerland)
Joinup.ch
Startup@HSG is a supporter of Joinup, which is a new platform for startup jobs. Are you looking for a fulfilling job in a startup? Do you have a startup and are looking for highly qualified talents across Switzerland? Sign up now!
Your Benefits
Coaching
Free coaching trough experienced mentors of the Center for Entrepreneurship
Exclusive Network
Exclusive networking events with experts & investors from various backgrounds
Knowledge
Exclusive knowledge sessions with startup experts from various fields
Startup Offices
24/7 access to Startup offices in theHub
CHF 4000,-
Funding for individuals in the early seed stage: 4’000 CHF
Community
Membership in the HSG Entrepreneurial Talents Pool
How To Apply:
- Create a 3-minute pitch video
- Answer questions of the application form
- Follow file upload instructions in the form
There is a limited number of scholarships available. Based on your application, you will be selected for the HSG Entrepreneurial Talents Program.
1
Video
Max. 3-minute pitch as a video in which you can impress us personally
2
Application Form
Fill out the application form with basic information about your team and your business idea
3
File Upload
Follow the instructions in the application form to upload the video, CV(s), and a valid confirmation of matriculation for the respective semester of the (co-)founder studying at HSG
Requirements
- Current student of University of St.Gallen in founding team
- Idea is technology and/or knowledge-intensive
- Idea is in accordance with law/moral/ethical values
- Events are attended by at least one founding member
- Team/startup is still rather early-stage
- Attendance commitment to 80% of events
- Attendance of Kickoff event is mandator
Selection Criteria
- Team
- Entrepreneurial personalities
- Interdisciplinarity & diversity
- Motivation & commitment
- Business idea & market potential
- Problem (i.a. societal challenges addressed)
- Solution (i.a. innovativeness, sustainability, scalability)
Important Dates
- Application deadline for 2022 autumn cohort: 25.09.2022
- Announcement of the participants: 26.09.2022
- Kick-Off Event: 27.09.2022 (5 – 7 p.m.)
- Duration of program: one semester (semester week 2-10)
- Events: 1-2 per week (1.5 hours in the evening)
What Former Talents Say About The Program
Julius Janda, Founder
The Entrepreneurial Talents Program gave us an exciting opportunity to pitch to a variety of investors and receive valuable feedback. In session with industry experts throughout the program, we gained practical knowledge in legal and fundraising topics. Beyond improving skills, one-on-one coaching helped us reflect on our progress and evolve our ideas week to week
Peter Tinschert, Founder
We were three co-founders who were about to complete their PhDs at HSG and ETH. The entrepreneurial talents program was the ideal stepping stone from research to the startup world: funding to validate our MVP, pitch events to promote our startup and to receive feedback from investors, and 1-on-1 coaching sessions with experienced entrepreneurs to discuss and refine our business model.
Sarah Maria Nordt, Founder
To be awarded as an Entrepreneurial Talent is a great honour for us. It is not only about reputation, but we also benefit from being part of one of the most vivid and inspiring startup communities I know. For our startup SANOGE, being an Entrepreneurial Talent opens doors.
