CLASSPASS RAISES $285 MILLION TO ACCELERATE INTERNATIONAL GROWTH AND SCALE CORPORATE PROGRAM
Photo courtesy of ClassPass ClassPass, the leading global fitness, and wellness marketplace, today announced the close of a $285 million Series E investment. The round, which was led by L Catterton and Apax Digital, with additional participation by existing investor Temasek,
A NEW APPROACH TO TREATING OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY
Gene network helps to turn white fat into beneficial calorie burning fat Photo courtesy of Technical University of Munich 1.9 billion people in the world are overweight. Of these, 650 million people are obese, which increases the risk of secondary diseases such
WESTHIVE CONSULTING: 130 PARTICIPANTS IN THE FIRST GROWTH HACKING SESSION
Westhive Consulting, the consulting unit of coworking provider Westhive, hosted the first Growth Hacking Session in Switzerland. Around 130 participants deepened their knowledge of growth hacking during a half-day event. The afternoon started with a hands-on session of the software provider
THE KNOWLEDGE CONFERENCE .A WORLD WITHOUT WORK.
We would like to draw your attention to the Digital Economic Forum 2019, which will take place on Thursday, 9 May 2019 in Zurich. It sheds light on questions and challenges of digitization with a strong reference to practice and
Visionaries connecting in the Alps with RedBull Amaphiko
Visions for the future: the first Red Bull Ampahiko Connect the Alps The goal of the Red Bull Amaphiko Connect the Alps was to come up with ideas for a more sustainable world. Last weekend marked the first time that 13 social
Ways of handling non-paying clients Interview with Danna Hoffmann
How would you describe the payment system in Switzerland? I know there are certain rules but I’m quite in the dark on what they are exactly. It is definitely very trust-based in Switzerland so you assume they (clients) will make their
Passionz Entrepreneurs Interview
“It’s better to give a half solution and already ask for feedback rather than wait for the perfect solution.” – Sophie Comte, co-founder, passionz.ch The Lausanne-based consultancy PassionZ assists entrepreneurs in the French-speaking part of Switzerland with developing their own business
Kitaclub Interview
“I had to grow out of my original IT-guy costume and learn totally different skills, mostly on-the-job” – Pierre Moret, co-founder, Kitaclub. Kitaclub.ch is an online platform with a Switzerland-wide directory of childcare centers and providers of child care. Through the platform