Albert Koechlin Foundation awards Central Switzerland Startup Prize
Lucerne - The Albert Koechlin Foundation has awarded the Central Switzerland Startup Prize for the second time. The overall winner is Moodtalk AG. The other winners were Adventurly GmbH, Evolut Bau GmbH, Arrhenius AG, Mycostrat GmbH, Raptrac AG, Unit Records GmbH, Cornelia Bamert from Nettle Circle, and Karina von dem Berge from Arrhenius.
The winners of the Central Switzerland Startup Prize have been announced after the award was presented for the second time following 2022 by the Lucerne-based Albert Koechlin Foundation (AKS). According to a statement, the top prize of 100,000 Swiss francs was awarded to Moodtalk AG from Attinghausen in the Swiss canton of Uri. The company has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant that helps measure collaboration in organizations.
Two startups took home prizes in the growth phase category, with each receiving 50,000 Swiss francs. These are Adventurly GmbH from Stans and Evolut Bau GmbH from Ebikon in the Swiss canton of Lucerne. In the early phase category, four startups were honoured: Arrhenius AG from Horw in the Swiss canton of Lucerne, Mycostrat GmbH from Emmenbrücke, also in the canton of Lucerne, Raptrac AG from Bauen in the canton of Uri, and Unit Records GmbH from Willisau, again in the canton of Lucerne. Each has won 30,000 Swiss francs. The same amount will also go to Cornelia Bamert from Nettle Circle AG in Oberkirch in the canton of Lucerne and Karina von dem Berge from Arrhenius, who was awarded in the female founders category.
With the award, AKS aims to «contribute to enhancing Central Switzerland’s attractiveness as a business location», according to the statement. «Today, we are celebrating people who create something new with courage, ideas, and perseverance – and that is exactly what we want to support,» said AKS Vice President Nicole Lüthy in her speech at the award ceremony on 4 November.
