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28 January 2026

Demo Day UPortunity - the ETH Start-up Accelerator

Welcome to the Demo Day of UPortunity - the ETH Start-up Accelerator

Join us for a day of innovation, creativity, and opportunity as the fellows of the first cohort of ETH's newly established start-up accelerator showcase their work. This is your chance to discover some of ETH’s most promising early-stage start-ups and connect with the entrepreneurs behind them.

Check out the program details, and get ready to be inspired by the next generation of changemakers!

Please register for the event by January 20, 2026. If registration is closed and you would still like to attend, please contact us at accelerator@ethz.ch.

Learn more about UPortunity here.

Agenda

09:00 - 09:45: Registration & Welcome Coffee

10:00 - 10:10: Welcome Note

10:10 - 10:40: Fireside Chat featuring Alain Chuard, Moderated by Silvan Krähenbühl

10:40 - 12:15: Accelerator Start-up Pitches

12:15 - 14:15: Networking Lunch and Start-up Exhibition Booths

Accelerator Start-ups

Cartorga Website

Cartorga

The Organizational Discovery Engine – De-risking your strategy by revealing hidden friction.

Hephaistos Website

Hephaistos

Chemical manufacturing with de novo designed enzymes.

Praxelo

AI-powered anamnesis booths for outpatient clinics.

RAROG Website

RAROG

Detection system for locating people in distress.

https://www.hi-robin.ai/

robin

AI-powered real estate, from search to contract.

https://www.manogames.com/en

Mano Games

Leveling up education for teenagers.

Softletics Website

Softletics

Redefining Prosthetic Fit.

Location

The Demo Day will take place at ETH Main Building (HG), Rämistrasse 101, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland.

We strongly encourage participants to use public transport to travel to the event, as parking at ETH is very limited.

Contact

Dr. Cornelia Walther-Egdmann, Lead UPortunity - the ETH Start-up Accelerator

cornelia.walther@sl.ethz.ch

Hosting Partners

UBS and ETH Zurich are proud to present jointly a significant platform for Swiss innovation and entrepreneurship. In 2022, ETH Zürich and UBS have launched a partnership to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in Switzerland.

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