Applications are open for Venture Leaders China Roadshow 2019

The entrepreneurs selected for the Swiss National Startup Team see their startups as future global players and want to take their first step towards international expansion. Venture Leaders China 2019 is the business development program specifically structured to help such visionary entrepreneurs achieve their goals.

Apply now to be part of Venture Leaders China 2019

Application deadline: 12.03.2019

This intense, ten-day roadshow offers ten entrepreneurs an accelerated learning curve. If selected, you'll strengthen your network through your exchanges with peers on the team, gain exposure to the Chinese market from local experts and receive feedback and hands-on business development advice from investors.

For the past 18 years, Swiss National Startup Teams have traveled to Silicon Valley, Boston, New York and China, diving into the exciting entrepreneurial scenes at each of the different hubs. Venturelab has helped more than 360 entrepreneurs fulfill their vision of successful expansion for their startups. Previous participants now lead some of Switzerland's best startups:

Ava, Bestmile,Climeworks, Flyability, Lunaphore, Piavita,
L.E.S.S., InSphero, Get Your Guide.

Venture Leaders China 2019

Become a member of Venture Leaders China 2019 – the Swiss National Startup Team. Only the top 10 selected startups will have the unique chance to experience this intense 1-week business development program (value of CHF 10,000). A unique and exclusive opportunity to meet top-notch investors and industry leaders in China. Participants travel to Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and Hong Kong where they attend a unique entrepreneurial and business development program.

Venture Leaders China 2019 is co-organised by Venturelab and swissnex China, and supported by: digitalswitzerland, EPF Lausanne, ETH Zurich, Gebert Rüf Stiftung, Canton Vaud, VISCHER, and Canton Zurich.

• "VL China manages to give entrepreneurs in 10 days a full glimpse at one of the most amazing, quickly moving markets of the world. The contacts and entry points established by VL really are necessary to get a hot start in China. I recommend this program as essential for your expansion course to China." Marc Gitzinger, co-founderof BioVersys, Venture Leaders China 2016 (Switch off drug resistance against antibiotics)
• "We established contacts with several potential partners and clients during the trip, which were followed by more in-depth discussions and negotiations. We are also now in the process of scaling up the production of a key high-value added building block with a Swiss-Chinese partner." Thomas Fressard, CEO of SpiroChem, Venture Leaders China 2015 (Molecules for accelerated drug discovery)
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  "Venture Leaders is one of its kind program that has been instrumental in helping us reach out to potential investors and potential business partners in mainland China, Hong Kong and Asia. These contacts led to having them join our Series A, which is an great asset for our future development. The organization and network organized by Venturelab and Swissnex China for this roadshow were just world class."  Rajwinder Lehal, co-founder and CTO of CellestiaBiotech, Venture Leaders China 2018 (Targeted anti-cancer therapy)
• "If you need the supplier, if you need the customer, if you want align with the latest technology, come to venture leader China." Xiaolin Briod-Wang, General Manager APAC of Flyability, Venture Leaders China 2017 (Drones for indoor use)

Apply now to be part of the Venture Leaders China 2019
Application deadline: 12.03.2019

Leverage your selection for Venture Leaders China for a double impact roadshow and apply for a booth in the Swiss Startup pavilion at CES Asia, organized by Swissnex China in partnership with Venturelab.