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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 lead, create a strategy, build in customer-centricity, and construct a resilient organization that delivers to its customers, employees, and shareholders. Through our research, programs and relationships, we are committed to creating thriving entrepreneurial ecosystems.  The annual IMD Startup Competition supports up to 30 startups per year.  The IMD/Innovaud LeadiNNg to Scaleup program helps “scaleup hopefuls” navigate this difficult step.  The Venture Capital Asset Management program introduces the world of VC to investors, family offices, fund managers and entrepreneurs.  IMD’s relationship with DeepTech Nation supports Switzerland’s attractiveness for technology investors.

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
In the GenAI race, who will prevail? Expert tips for backing the winners

by Jim Pulcrano, I by IMD

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

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

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

by Jim Pulcrano, I by IMD

IMD names 29 winners of its annual startup competition

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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