Build the company
you've been told
to wait for.
Six months of mentoring, investor access, and €0 equity — for 20 female founders per cohort, ready to scale across Switzerland and Poland.
Applications open Q2 2026 · Register interest now
Is IDEAS Women for you?
Five criteria. Ten seconds.
Three pillars. Six months. Two countries.
Investment Readiness Accelerator
A structured 6-month track that takes you from idea to investor-ready — pitch coaching, financial modelling, data room preparation, and warm introductions to active early-stage investors in CH and PL.
- Pitch coaching & financial modelling workshops
- 100+ hours of personalised mentoring
- Investor showcase & warm intros — no equity taken
- Demo Day with CH & PL investors
Investor–Founder Workshops
Live workshops bringing together investors and founders from both countries — structured deal-flow sessions, panel discussions, and facilitated 1:1 meetings designed to create real connections, not just networking.
- Curated investor panels from CH & PL ecosystems
- Structured 1:1 founder–investor meetings
- Deal-flow sessions & pitch feedback rounds
- Peer founder community — cross-border network
Hear from our founders
Real pitches. Real founders. See what it looks like to build with IDEAS Women.
Amp It
Notrixx
Finch
Bilateral Matching Platform
A purpose-built platform connecting female founders with investors, mentors, and peers across Switzerland and Poland — smart matching by industry, stage, and challenge, with the goal of establishing lasting bilateral exchange between the two ecosystems.
- Smart matching by industry, stage & challenge
- 10 workshops in CH & PL with 250+ participants
- Cross-border market-entry sprints CH↔PL
- Free OER courses in EN, DE & PL
Switzerland meets Poland
ZHAW + Impact Hub Zürich
20 startups · Winterthur & Zürich · Demo Day Zürich Q3 2026. Access to Swiss investors, deep-tech ecosystem, and EU market entry pathways.
SGH + Faktorama Warsaw
20 startups · Warsaw · Demo Day Warsaw Q3 2026. Access to CEE investor network, scaling capital, and cross-border growth support.
Four phases, 36 months
Research & mapping
Understanding barriers through interviews, surveys, and focus groups across CH and PL ecosystems.
Open educational resources
Multilingual curriculum covering business modelling, fundraising, and internationalisation.
Binational accelerator
Intensive programme with mentoring, masterclasses, and investor access for 40 selected startups.
AI-powered platform
Intelligent matchmaking connecting founders with mentors, investors, and peers. GDPR/DSG-compliant, open-source.
The AI matching platform launches Q4 2026 — researcher-built, GDPR/DSG-compliant, and open-source from day one. It connects founders with mentors and investors based on industry, stage, and specific growth challenges.
Read about the research behind it →Register interest — applications open Q2 2026.
Whether you're a founder looking to scale (all sectors — tech and non-tech) or a mentor wanting to give back, there's a place for you in our ecosystem.