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AIT Startups
AIT Startups is an initiative that supports early-stage startups from Switzerland, Colombia, Brazil, and Mexico, focusing on transforming applied research into market applications and enhancing entrepreneurial skills.
Overview
What AIT Startups does
What AIT Startups is
AIT Startups is an initiative that supports early-stage startups from Switzerland, Colombia, Brazil, and Mexico, focusing on transforming applied research into market applications and enhancing entrepreneurial skills.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder and program host and community capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Accelerator
- Structured capabilities
- Funder · Program host · Community
- Last reviewed
- April 4, 2026
What Accelerator means
An accelerator is a structured, short-term program designed to speed up a startup's progress toward product-market fit, traction, fundraising, or scale.
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Capability profile
AIT Startups as a funder
Investment thesis
AIT Startups supports early-stage startups, particularly those emerging from academic research, by transforming high-level applied research into market applications.
Focus narrative
AIT Startups invests in and provides services to early-stage startups, particularly those emerging from academic research. The organization operates in the sectors of technology and innovation, with a focus on applied research and market applications.
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Accelerator
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Not published
Portfolio and track record
Portfolio context
Notable portfolio companies from various cohorts include: Mosan: A transportable dry toilet and ecological sanitation service for densely populated settlements. Rigi Tech: A drone technology company developing logistics vehicles for eco-friendly deliveries. Agrosustain: A company that develops natural solutions to prevent mold development on crops. The Trip Boutique: An AI-enabled travel planning service that creates custom travel plans. FenX: A company transforming mineral waste into sustainable insulation foams.
Capability profile
AIT Startups as a program host
Program thesis
AIT Startups supports startup talents from Switzerland, Colombia, Brazil, and Mexico in developing their entrepreneurial and business skills, focusing on transforming high-level applied research into market applications.
Focus narrative
AIT Startups invests in and provides services to early-stage startups, particularly those emerging from academic research. The organization operates in the sectors of technology and innovation, with a focus on applied research and market applications.
Value and support
AIT Startups offers mentorship, industry contacts, and support in clarifying intellectual property issues, along with fostering international networking and partnerships.
Terms and economics
- Indicative investment
- $10,000
Format and cadence
- Typical cohort
- 30 companies
Availability
- Application state
- Not published
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Accelerator
Alumni and track record
- Last recorded cohort
- June 28, 2024
Alumni context
Notable portfolio companies include Mosan, a transportable dry toilet service; Rigi Tech, a drone technology company; Agrosustain, which develops natural solutions for crops; The Trip Boutique, an AI-enabled travel planning service; and FenX, which transforms mineral waste into sustainable insulation foams.
Capability profile
AIT Startups as a community
Community overview
AIT Startups is an initiative that supports startup talents from Switzerland, Colombia, Brazil, and Mexico in developing their entrepreneurial and business skills. The organization focuses on transforming high-level applied research into market applications and assists participants in advancing their business plans, establishing industry contacts, clarifying intellectual property issues, and fostering international networking and partnerships.
Community focus
AIT Startups invests in and provides services to early-stage startups, particularly those emerging from academic research. The organization operates in the sectors of technology and innovation, with a focus on applied research and market applications. It primarily targets participants from Swiss universities, Universities of Applied Sciences, and research institutes, as well as centers of technological excellence.
Membership
- Pricing models
- fixed-tuition
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- cohort-based
- Commitment
- moderate
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- May 27, 2024
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Students
- Benefits
- mentorship, network-access, and grant-funding
- Program types
- accelerator and community
- Selection criteria
- application
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Regions
- Global
Community activity
Events and activity
AIT Startups hosts training camps in São Paulo and Florianópolis, Brazil, as well as in Switzerland. Upcoming training camps for AIT Mexico are scheduled for May 27-31, 2024, in Switzerland and June 24-28, 2024, in Mexico.
Notable members
Notable portfolio companies include Mosan, Rigi Tech, Agrosustain, The Trip Boutique, and FenX.
Common questions
What to know about AIT Startups
Upseed classifies AIT Startups under the Accelerator organization type. Its current public profile includes funder, program host, and community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 4, 2026
Known limits
Capability profiles appear only when a structured public profile also contains decision-useful role evidence. Terms and availability can change.
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