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qCella has been awarded CHF 1 million in non-dilutive funding from Innosuisse through the Startup Innovation Project. This 24-month grant will accelerate the scaling of our copper-cellulose hybrid fiber production, support the transition to roll-to-roll manufacturing processes with key partners, and enable integration of our heating technology into a customer product for real-world testing. This…
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qCella, a spinoff from ETH Zurich, announces the successful completion of its CHF 1.3 million pre-seed funding round. This funding will accelerate the development of the company’s breakthrough heating technology, enabling testing in customers’ products by the end of 2025 and supporting team expansion. Participating investors in the financing round are organizations including Kick Foundation…
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qCella was exhibitor at the ETH Industry Day 2024 within the framework of Open-i at the Zurich Convention Center. The ETH Industry Day @ Open-i 2024, held on November 21–22, united academia and industry to delve into emerging technologies. The event featured dynamic speed presentations, innovative project showcases, and an exhibition where ETH researchers and…
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qCella had the opportunity to pitch in front of esteemed business angels and experienced VCs at the Winti Ventures 2024 event. Winti Ventures was established to support early-stage startups and connect them with potential investors. Twice a year, Winti Ventures hosts an event that provides selected startups with the opportunity to pitch their product innovations.…
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qCella is pleased to announce that we have been selected to participate in the DeepTech Alliance Advanced Manufacturing Program 2024. CEO and Co-Founder Murielle Schreck presented our innovative heating technology to over 10 leading corporations at the kick-off event at UnternehmerTUM in Munich. Through various 1:1 discussions, we established valuable connections and are looking forward…
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qCella is proud to announce that we have been recognized as one of the 41 newcomers in the prestigious TOP 100 Swiss Startup Awards for 2024. In our first year of participation, we secured the 91st position, a significant achievement in a highly competitive field. Organized by Venturelab since 2011, the TOP 100 Swiss Startup…
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qCella’s CEO and co-founder Murielle Schreck had the pleasure of being a guest in the Swisspreneur Podcast (Ep. 374). Listen to the episode below.
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qCella’s CEO and co-founder Murielle Schreck had the great opportunity to pitch at the Investor Summit Bodensee at the Zeppelin University in Friedrichshafen in front of not only investors but also representatives of important industries for qCella in Germany.
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qCella had the great opportunity to pitch a the qCella at 408th Dinner Pitch Meeting of the Business Angels Switzerland at the Hotel de la Paix in Lausanne.
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qCella’s CEO and co-founder Murielle Schreck had the great opportunity to pitch at the Plug and Play Friday Pitch Session with focus on Smart Tech.
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qCella is one of the winners of the prestigious IMD Startup Competition, marking it as one of the 29 outstanding Swiss startups recognized for their innovation and potential impact on various industries. As one of the winning startups, qCella will receive support from IMD’s Executive MBA participants as part of their entrepreneurial projects. The IMD…
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qCella has emerged as the winnter of Talent Pitch 2023, thanks to an outstanding pitch delivered by our CEO, Murielle Schreck. The esteemed jury, featuring René Braun, Bettina Hein, and Dr. Torben Antretter, played a crucial role in evaluating the pitches, and we extend our appreciation for their valuable insights. A lively moderation by Christoph…
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qCella will pitch to investors at the SICTIC Investors Day at ETH AI Center in Zurich on December 5th, 2023. The event promises an evening filled with interesting pitches, insightful keynotes, and ample networking opportunities for investors and entrepreneurs alike. Attendees can look forward to gaining valuable insights from keynote speakers, including Alex Ilic, Co-Founder and…
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The RUNWAY Startup Incubator hosted the event, “Startup Stories: Meet the Founders” and invited Murielle Schreck, Co-Founder and CEO, to present qCella to students of ZHAW. The event took place at the Technopark in Winterthur provide a great atmosphere and allowed attendees to connected with like-minded individuals, forming valuable networks that could potentially shape the…
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We are thrilled to announce that qCella won the prestigious Audience Award at the Investor Summit Liechtenstein. Heartfelt gratitude goes to Switzerland Global Enterprise for sponsoring the prize. The Investor Summit Liechtenstein was a resounding success, offering a well-organized platform for networking and collaboration. qCella extends its gratitude to all those who have supported and…
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Murielle Schreck, Co-Founder and CEO presented qCella to the American Swiss Foundation’s Young Leader Class of 2023.
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qCella will pitch to investors at the qCella at the Startfeld & SICTIC Investors Day at the Innovationspark Ost in St.Gallen on November 7th, 2023. Finde more information and register here: https://innovationspark-ost.ch/event/investors-day/
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qCella is one of eight high-profile startups selected from over 70 applications to pitch at the Investor Summit Liechtenstein. CEO and Co-Founder Murielle Schreck will pitch on November 21, 2023.
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The official incorporation is an important step towards our goal of building a great company and of making sure that qCella’s heating mats will be in as many electric vehicle and wearable heating products as possible.
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qCella was selected as one of the finalist in this year’s Gründerpitch, on the HSG Alumni Deutschlandkonferenz in Stuttgart, Oct 12 – 14th. Registration for the HSG Alumni Deutschlandkonferenz 12-15th of October in Stuttgart are still possible: Link
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qCella is proud to be part of a dynamic high-tech startup cohort. For more details, check out the full press release on VentureKick’s website. VentureKick Press Release
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Find our co-founding team on September 6, 2023 at the booth of ETH Entrepreneurship to learn all about how we (re)shape the heating of products like car seats, clothing and shoes. See you soon at ETH Hönggerberg! 🚀
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The full article can be found at the link below:
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qCella presented its innovative heating mats at the booth of ETH Zurich at the Swiss Textiles Innovation Day at EMPA in Dübendorf.
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qCella will be supported by the prestigious Gebert Rüf Stiftung (GRS) and its support program InnoBooster (CHF 150’000) over the next 12 months to make the qCella heating mats market-entry ready. Find the project description here. „Gebert Rüf Stiftung supports university-based, high-potential businesses from the Venture Kick program with the aim of substantially accelerating their market entry.“ Gebert…
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Thank you ETH Entrepreneurship for featuring qCella and part of its team in the new marketing campaign for the Pioneer Fellowship Deep-Tech Acceleration Program of ETH Zürich. What an honor! Our co-founding team benefits immensely from the great support provided by the team behind the fellowship, ETH Entrepreneurship, the ETH Foundation as well as our amazing coach.
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The qCella team won The Boost, which was organized by the ETH Entrepreneur Club and the ETH Juniors. The prize money will be used to incorporate qCella as an AG. We also took the opportunity to introduce the complete co-founding team of qCella for the first time: Murielle Schreck, Fabian Schmid and Weyde Lin.
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qCella was at the startup days in Bern on May, 25, 2023! Murielle Schreck and Fabian Schmid presented our paper-thin and homogeneously heating mats at the ETH Entrepreneurship booth and told people all about how we (re)shape heating of products like heated car seats, clothing and shoes.
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Murielle Schreck of qCella attended the START Summit 2023 in St. Gallen, Europe’s leading student-run startup conference by START Global!
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qCelle receives CHF 40’000 and advances to the next stage of Venture Kick. qCella’s profile on the Venture Kick website: https://www.venturekick.ch/qcella
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Two of qCella’s co-founders (Fabian Schmid and Murielle Schreck) received the ETH Zürich Pioneer Fellowship. The support of CHF 150’000 goes into the further development of our next generation heating solutions for textiles and more.
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qCelle receives CHF 10’000 and advances to the next stage of Venture Kick. qCella’s profile on the Venture Kick website: https://www.venturekick.ch/qcella
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“The BRIDGE funding programme is a cooperation between Innosuisse – Schweizerische Agentur für Innovationsförderung and the SNSF Swiss National Science Foundation.” The Bridge Proof of Concept will partially fund qCella for the next 12 months. It will cover salaries and expenses directly related to the execution of the project up to a maximum of 130’000 Swiss francs…
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qCella won the polyPITCH organized by Telejob ETH.
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qCella was at the Startup Nights in Winterthur 2022. We pitched during the Early Stage Pitching Session, which led to several follow-up meetings and many 1:1 meetings on site. It was a great success!