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Position yourself as an innovation leader and
enable transparency in the Swiss startup ecosystem.

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Your Business Case

Reach & Target Audience

Direct access to Switzerland's top decision-makers via NZZ Media House. Over 2.5 million unique users per month, with a focus on C-level executives, investors, and founders.

Innovation Scouting

Access to structured data (aggregated). Screening by sector and maturity level. Deal flow generation through visibility.

Employer Branding

Präsenz im Umfeld von «Selection». Assoziation mit Innovation & Wachstum. Gezielte Ansprache von High Potentials.

Partnerschafts-Modelle

Two models for maximum flexibility and impact

Main Partner

Maximum visibility and strong positioning as an innovation leader

Year-round presence and status

  • Exclusive naming integration: “Startup Selection Switzerland presented by [Partner]”
  • Logo integration in all communication measures and on the landing page
  • Social media features (NZZ, Founders Hive, Startup Campus, Female Founders) +145,000 LinkedIn followers (once a month)
  • Newsletter (NZZ, Startup Campus, Female Founders) +132,000 subscribers (once a month)

Special NZZ

  • Classic print ad: 1/1 page 2 US. and 1/1 page sponsored content

Content

  • Sponsored content print: 1/1 page in the “Neue Zürcher Zeitung”
  • Sponsored content digital: Digital on nzz.ch

Event Night

  • Presence at the event, including stage: Panel participation and media coverage
  • Tickets: Participation in the event & networking

Partner network activation

  • Distribution across the networks of Founders Hive, Startup Campus, and Female Founders partners

Innovation scouting

  • Access to structured data (aggregated) Screening by sector & maturity level
  • Deal flow generation through visibility

Employer branding

Presence in the “Selection” environment
Association with innovation & growth
Targeted approach to high potentials

Award presenter Digital theme dossier

  • Mention and logo presence

Co-Partner

High visibility and community access

Year-round presence and status

  • Logo integration on landing page
  • Social media features (NZZ, Founders Hive, Startup Campus, Female Founders) +145,000 LinkedIn followers (once a month)
  • Newsletter (NZZ, Startup Campus, Female Founders) +132,000 subscribers (once a month)

NZZ Special

  • Classic print ad: 1/1 page in the special

Content

  • Sponsored print content: 1/1 page in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung
  • Sponsored digital content: Digital on nzz.ch

Event Night

  • Tickets: Participation in the event & networking

Brand Safety Guarantee

Strict separation of sponsorship and results

Partnership means visibility – not influence on rankings.
The evaluation methodology remains independent and transparent.

Independent evaluation

Criteria and weighting are publicly documented

Transparent methodology

Criteria and weighting are publicly documented

Credibility

NZZ and ZHAW guarantee editorial integrity

Become part of the initiative

Position yourself as an innovation leader and enable transparency
in the Swiss startup ecosystem.

Request partner information