Vision & Purpose
Space4Security is the first Swiss Startup Program to support Entrepreneurs entering and navigating in the national and international security and defense market. The program addresses current and future challenges for national security by using dual-use space technologies.
Space4Security as a non-profit organization, we want to strengthen the position of Switzerland as a tech hub for national security purposes.
Initiated by the competence centre of the Swiss Armed Forces as a contribution to the evolution and growth of the Swiss space ecosystem, the program's mission is:
1. Supporting Startups in their creation and development into the security and defense Market.
2. Building a dedicated ecosystem to support startups developing their business and their technology in the security and defense Market.
3. Strengthening the industrial tissue and positioning Switzerland as a Tech Hub for Security and Defense Technologies.
The program proposes an incubation and an accelerator program. The first one helps entrepreneurs build their business and technology regarding specific market requirements and second supports with the goal to accelerate the market entry with a market ready solution.
Started in 2025, this year will be a pilot to showcase to potential partners and candidates what value the program can create and how it should be structured. So, we fixed 2 main tasks for this year:
execute a light accelerator program by coaching 4 candidates and connecting them to the ecosystem
Build up the ecosystem around the program and link them all to one mission. Strengthening Switzerland sovereignty
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