The 2025 edition of Switzerland’s startup competition, >>venture>>, has officially announced the winners across six verticals, including Finance and Insurance, following final presentations before the >>venture>> Advisory Board.

The updated rankings were revealed during the Award Ceremony on June 23.

First Place

UpGrid is a Climate fintech and energy community platform, enabling communities & SMEs to finance, own, and benefit from local renewable energy projects.

Second Place

Terensis has developed a global grain supply forecast, enabling precise calculation of price risks for the agrifood chain.

Third Place

An all-in-one renewable energy platform for profitable sustainability: Businesses connecting with solar owners with the option to renting fractions of solar plants, cutting emissions and costs (Scope 2).

The competition culminated in a final pitch session, followed by an official Award Ceremony where the Grand Prize Winner was named.

At stake was a total of CHF 150,000 for the Grand Prize, awarded to one standout startup across all verticals.

Category winners received CHF 50,000 (first place), CHF 20,000 (second place), and CHF 10,000 (third place).

Additionally, all first-place winners were awarded a business consulting package from McKinsey & Company.

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