$100k startup investment guaranteed for 1+ projects related to ETH Zurich

Information & Terms

ETH100k is a startup pitching competition for projects related to ETH Zurich, with a guaranteed investment in at least 1 project by September 2025.

Timeline:

1. ⏰ Application Deadline: September 14, 23:59 CET

2. 🧑‍💻 Finalists Interviews: September 24, 17:00 - 21:00 CET (📍Virtual, invite via Zoom)

3. 🥳 Winner Announcement: September 25, 17:00 CET

Investment Terms:

1. $100k investment on a SAFE

2. $4M post-money cap
   

​More information & application (by Sep 14, 2025): https://forms.gle/B3avaP6CY3Sm5Yfx8

Organization & Judges

ETH100k is organized by Boost VC & Earthling VC, in collaboration with entrepreneurial scientist communities Sciencepreneurship Zurich & Telejob AVETH. Boost & Earthling are very active deep tech investors and have already made 4 ETH investments since 2024 (nunu.ai, Ogment, Loki, Harbor). They also have several massive decacorns in their portfolio, including Coinbase & Colossal Biosciences — a portfolio one would figuratively kill for to join!

Judges:

• Jan Schnyder (CEO, nunu.ai)

• ​Gus Domel, PhD (Principal, Boost VC)​

• Arian Ghashghai (Managing Partner, Earthling VC)

• ​Emily Yu (Investor, Boost VC)