A brand new initiative to support high-potential startups
PKB AddVenture Academy is an initiative created by the Swiss private banking group PKB Private Bank, in collaboration with the innovation boutique Match Strategies.
Our mission is to support and accelerate the development of high-potential startups, providing the tools and skills needed to build a solid foundation for long-term success.
PROGRAMME - PKB ADDVENTURE ACADEMY 2025
WORKING PLAN
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Thematic workshops for startups and investors, co-organized by Match Strategies and PKB Private Bank
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100 hours of strategic and operational support for each selected startup, provided by Match Strategies through tailored Venture Building activities
APPLICATIONS - 3rd edition, PKB ADDVENTURE ACADEMY 2025
PKB AddVenture Academy is open to three selected startups with headquarters or plans for operational expansion in Ticino. Interested startups can apply by submitting their project. An expert committee will evaluate the applications to ensure that only the most promising ideas take part in the program.
VALUE PROPOSITION
PKB AddVenture Academy is an exclusive programme that combines strategic resources, targeted experiences, and operational support to create lasting value for startups.
Through an intensive Venture Building activities, we help teams: enhancing ideas to cultivate innovation, consolidating team resilience, introducing a structured approach and appropriate working tools, improving the effectiveness of management and organisational activities, creating a solid basis for building a scalable and successful business, seizing opportunities from local, national and international ecosystems.
OUR SUCCESS STORIES - 1st and 2nd editions (2023, 2024)
