This year’s edition of the RiseUp Summit, organized by Female Founders, offered space for networking and exciting sessions. In the final pitch round, the start-ups breathe medical with its “UpLeap” training app for doctors and the food start-up tasty spready with its jam from the squeeze bag won the race.
Several hundred founders and guests made their way to the Google building next to Zurich's main train station for the RiseUp Summit 2024. Around 300 female founders and interested parties of all genders were able to attend panel discussions or entertaining sessions on a wide range of topics. There was also plenty of opportunity for networking and bilateral exchange. The event was organized for the second time by Female Founders, together with the Impact Hub Zurich and Startup Campus.
The successful event was rounded off by a strong pitch competition. Eight start-ups founded by women presented their business ideas to the audience and the jury. This then decided the ranking. First place went to the startup breathe medical, co-founded by Leonie Korn, born in 2023. With its UpLeap app, doctors around the world can complete compact training blocks directly at their workplace. The aim is to train practical skills with the equipment and materials actually available on site. The Zurich-based ETH spin-off recently launched its MVP and already has its first partners on board, such as the University Hospital Zurich and the SDC.
The jury voted tasty spready into second place. The food start-up co-founded by Anita Limacher was also founded last year and packs fruity spreads in a squeeze bag without adding sugar. They sell their product "Gofitüre" via their webshop.
The other pitch participants were Miyara (headquartered in India), Arklem AI (still in stealth mode), bloem (not yet founded), Go Healthy, Nettle Circle and ZenBooking (not yet founded).
(Fabienne Roos)
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