{"id":12154,"date":"2015-12-21T09:10:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T08:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.ggba.swiss\/worlds-biggest-start-up-accelerator-comes-to-switzerland\/"},"modified":"2023-07-04T13:39:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T11:39:33","slug":"worlds-biggest-start-up-accelerator-comes-to-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.ggba.swiss\/en\/worlds-biggest-start-up-accelerator-comes-to-switzerland\/","title":{"rendered":"World\u2019s biggest start-up accelerator comes to Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><b>MassChallenge, the largest-ever start-up accelerator, will develop a presence in the Lake Geneva region. <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Boston-based start-up accelerator <link http:>MassChallenge<\/link> has recently announced that it will expand its global accelerator network into Switzerland. According to a <link http:>press release<\/link>, the country was selected based on the strength of its ecosystem to support entrepreneurs, particularly in terms of access to innovative enterprises and expertise in many advanced areas of technology and manufacturing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">MassChallenge is currently present in Boston, London and Jerusalem. Based in the Lake Geneva region, the new accelerator will attract start-ups from the world over and grant them access to Switzerland\u2019s unique innovation culture and prowess in high technology. \u201cSwitzerland is a well-established leader for innovation and industry. Launching a new accelerator in Switzerland that is connected with our other global hubs will dramatically expand the open innovation, collaboration and entrepreneurial ecosystem in Switzerland, as well as greatly enhance the MassChallenge network in Europe\u201d, said founder and CEO John Harthorne.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Applications for the MassChallenge Switzerland 2016 program will open on February 10, 2016. The first program will start in June 2016 and run through October.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MassChallenge, the largest-ever start-up accelerator, will develop a presence in the Lake Geneva region. Boston-based start-up accelerator MassChallenge has recently announced that it will expand its global accelerator network into Switzerland. 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