Venture Challenge #1: How to raise your first funds - an Entrepreneur's perspective

ABOUT Venture Challenge EPFL

Venture Challenge is a workshop series where you can meet successful entrepreneurs and hear about their experience and recommandations on a specific entrepreneurial topic.

These workshops adress students with an innovative startup idea or who are interested in entrepreneurship.

Attendance is limited so make sure to register here.

Program

Accelerate your startup project with the support of successful founders and industry leaders!

The series of three workshops is based on a mission and challenge approach to enhance the validation and execution of your business case. Our goal is to support the best startup talents in Switzerland in order to build world-class startups the fastest way possible.

Schedule: 3 workshops in total

Wednesday, 18.10.2023 - Venture Challenge #1: How to Raise your First Funds - an Entrepreneur's perspective

with: Margaux Peltier, CEO and co-founder of Enerdrape


Thursday, 26.10.2023 - Venture Challenge #2: How to Grow your startup Organically

with: Romain Kirchhoff, CEO and co-founder of Uzufly


Tuesday, 31.10.2023 -   Venture Challenge #3: How to Raise your First Funds - an Investor's perspective  

with: Frédéric Lauchenauer, Managing Partner at Norman Venture and President of Business Angels Switzerland



For the first workshop, we are delighted to welcome Margaux Peltier:

• Margaux Peltier is an engineer and scientific entrepreneur with an MSc in Civil Engineering and Sustainability from EPFL Lausanne. In 2018, she joined EPFL's Soil Mechanics Laboratory to further her research into integrated geo-energy systems. In 2021, she co-founded enerdrape, an EPFL start-up bringing to market the first non-invasive geothermal panel technology, simplifying access to shallow urban geothermal resources.

• Margaux has been recognized in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list and has received several grants and awards for her groundbreaking contributions to the enerdrape solution. Before embarking on the enerdrape adventure, she gained valuable experience working in engineering and architectural firms in Switzerland and Canada, while actively participating in various local and international building energy projects.

Apply if you have a nascent business idea, an early-stage or more advanced startup project. Students, doctoral candidates, postdocs or members of staff at EPFL, or any other Swiss university carrying an innovative startup project are more than welcome to join the program.

Should you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact Damien: damien.yvert@venturelab.swiss.

Participation is free but seats are limited to ensure qualitative exchanges.
 

Location of all workshops: EPFL Innovation Parc, Building C, Neptune room (1st floor)
Timing: 16:00 - approx. 17:30


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