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Venturing Ecosystem

Collaborating with Swiss startups to help strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem

Venturing Ecosystem

Collaborating with Swiss startups to help strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem

The Venturing Ecosystem Initiative works with startups, scale-ups, and other high-growth, high-impact initiatives to help them direct leadership, create a strategy, build in customer-centricity, and construct a resilient organization that delivers to its customers, employees, and shareholders. Through our research and initiatives, we are committed to creating thriving entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Featured research and insights

The learnings we capture through our regular interactions with entrepreneurs inform our leading research and actionable insights.

In the GenAI race, who will prevail? Expert tips for backing the winners - IMD Business School
In the GenAI race, who will prevail? Expert tips for backing the winners

by Jim Pulcrano, I by IMD

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Rakuten’s CEO has repeatedly proven doubters wrong – and he’s at it again

by Jean-François Manzoni and Mickey Mikitani, I by IMD

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How to scale: 7 qualities of successful scale-up CEOs

by Jim Pulcrano, I by IMD

IMD names 30 winners of its annual startup competition

Now in its 25th year, the IMD Startup Competition gives MBA and EMBA students a valuable insight into entrepreneurship, while also helping promising young Swiss ventures to achieve success.

Academic articles

Read our latest academic publications, which are regularly published in the world’s leading business and management journals.

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Case studies

IMD professors and research fellows produce a number of case studies each year related to new ventures.

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