Key Takeaways
- • Crypto Valley Association launches "Made in Crypto Valley," a direct investment initiative enabling the Swiss blockchain ecosystem to fund early-stage ventures and next-generation founders within the region.
- • Initiative targets emerging founders and high-potential early-stage startups, providing access to capital, expertise, networks, and ecosystem support beyond traditional visibility and introductions.
- • Program orchestrated by Crypto Valley Association with co-leadership from Benedek Orban and Evgeny Bazarov's Startup & Venture Working Group, supported by the CVA Board.
- • Startup applications are now open with defined eligibility criteria and timeline; the initiative also welcomes investor and established ecosystem partner participation.
- • Program reflects strategic focus on nurturing homegrown talent within Switzerland's largest global blockchain and distributed ledger ecosystem, which maintains international connections across London, Singapore, Silicon Valley, and New York.
Summary
Crypto Valley Association has formally launched "Made in Crypto Valley," a startup investment initiative designed to channel capital and resources directly into early-stage ventures and emerging founders operating within the Swiss blockchain ecosystem. The program represents a coordinated effort by the regional innovation hub to transition from providing visibility and networking opportunities to delivering substantive access to funding, technical expertise, and ecosystem support for the next generation of blockchain entrepreneurs.
The initiative positions itself as a mechanism through which established companies, investors, and pioneers within Crypto Valley make direct equity investments in promising early-stage ventures. According to the announcement, the program emphasizes that "the next generation needs more than visibility, applause and introductions. It needs access to capital, expertise, networks and an ecosystem willing to stand behind it." This framing suggests recognition of a funding gap or support deficiency for pre-Series A and seed-stage companies within the region.
Leadership for the initiative includes Benedek Orban and Evgeny Bazarov, co-founders working under the Startup & Venture Working Group umbrella, with backing from the Crypto Valley Association Board. The program has already opened applications to qualifying startups, with published eligibility criteria and a defined timeline available on the initiative's website. The association is simultaneously recruiting institutional investors and established ecosystem partners to participate in the funding syndicate.
Crypto Valley itself operates as the world's largest blockchain and distributed ledger ecosystem based in Switzerland, with established connectivity to international innovation hubs including London, Singapore, Silicon Valley, and New York. The Made in Crypto Valley initiative reflects a broader strategic commitment to retain entrepreneurial talent and capital deployment within the region while strengthening intra-ecosystem relationships between founders, institutional capital, and established market participants.
The initiative positions itself as a mechanism through which established companies, investors, and pioneers within Crypto Valley make direct equity investments in promising early-stage ventures. According to the announcement, the program emphasizes that "the next generation needs more than visibility, applause and introductions. It needs access to capital, expertise, networks and an ecosystem willing to stand behind it." This framing suggests recognition of a funding gap or support deficiency for pre-Series A and seed-stage companies within the region.
Leadership for the initiative includes Benedek Orban and Evgeny Bazarov, co-founders working under the Startup & Venture Working Group umbrella, with backing from the Crypto Valley Association Board. The program has already opened applications to qualifying startups, with published eligibility criteria and a defined timeline available on the initiative's website. The association is simultaneously recruiting institutional investors and established ecosystem partners to participate in the funding syndicate.
Crypto Valley itself operates as the world's largest blockchain and distributed ledger ecosystem based in Switzerland, with established connectivity to international innovation hubs including London, Singapore, Silicon Valley, and New York. The Made in Crypto Valley initiative reflects a broader strategic commitment to retain entrepreneurial talent and capital deployment within the region while strengthening intra-ecosystem relationships between founders, institutional capital, and established market participants.
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