Prizes

The winners of the xplor Startup Competition will be invited to present their innovations at their own booth in the xplor Startup Village on the Powertage 2021 and to present their ideas in the Speakers' Corner.

Public Tender

Any startup that meets the following criteria can take part in the xplor Startup Competition free of charge until 25 January 2021:

• The start-up company based in Switzerland must have been founded within the last 7 years or be about to be founded.
• The business idea must be innovative and address a market-relevant need of the energy sector.
• It must be concepts, products, best practices or solutions that represent an integrated overall solution and make a sustainable contribution to the energy industry. The prerequisite is that the submitted project has at least already been tested in practice.
• There should be a potential for extraordinary growth.
• The business idea presented must fit into the Powertage portfolio.
  
  

Public Voting

Public voting for the qualified start-ups starts in March 2021. The winner of the public voting can participate directly on the Powertage / xplor Startup Village.

Jury Selection

National jury members decide which further 9 startups will take part on the Powertage 2021 and present their innovations and ideas at their own booth in the xplor Startup Village and in the Speakers' Corner. The jury members evaluate the participants according to the documents submitted directly by them:


The jury evaluates the participants and their projects according to the following criteria:

• Innovation
• Market relevance
• Sustainability
• Growth potential

The 9 start-ups that best meet these criteria will be nominated for the Powertage 2021. The jury's decision is binding and cannot be contested. Applications can be rejected without stating a reason.

We are pleased to welcome to the jury:

• Dr. Christina Marchand, ZHAW, Research assistant at the Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
• Dr. Christian Schaffner, ETH Zürich, Executive Director Energie Science Center 
• Marianne Zünd, Swiss Federal Office of Energy, Head of Media and Political Affairs
• Jochen Horn, ABB, Product Marketing Director 
• Pol Budmiger, Innosuisse, Startup Coach
• Beni Riedi, smart-me, Sales- und Marketing Manager
• Andreas Eggimann, MCH Messe Schweiz AG, Chief Digital & Innovation Officer