Axa - Bluelion - A Foundation for Entrepreneurs

The Company

Around two million customers trust in AXA’s expertise in personal, property, liability, legal protection and life insurance as well as healthcare and occupational benefits insurance. AXA creates freedom for customers beyond financial security, enabling a carefree life – with simple, digital processes and innovative products and services around important areas of life such as mobility, living or entrepreneurship.

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The Company

Around two million customers trust in AXA’s expertise in personal, property, liability, legal protection and life insurance as well as healthcare and occupational benefits insurance. AXA creates freedom for customers beyond financial security, enabling a carefree life – with simple, digital processes and innovative products and services around important areas of life such as mobility, living or entrepreneurship.

The Company

Around two million customers trust in AXA’s expertise in personal, property, liability, legal protection and life insurance as well as healthcare and occupational benefits insurance. AXA creates freedom for customers beyond financial security, enabling a carefree life – with simple, digital processes and innovative products and services around important areas of life such as mobility, living or entrepreneurship.

The Company

Around two million customers trust in AXA’s expertise in personal, property, liability, legal protection and life insurance as well as healthcare and occupational benefits insurance. AXA creates freedom for customers beyond financial security, enabling a carefree life – with simple, digital processes and innovative products and services around important areas of life such as mobility, living or entrepreneurship.

The Call: Net Zero Solutions for SMEs

The global climate targets are ambitious but achievable – provided that not only governments but also the private sector do their part. Large companies are already doing a lot to achieve the 1.5-degree target. SMEs are the economic backbone of Switzerland and still have comparatively few competencies of their own. That is why our partner AXA is scouting for promising tech startups that can help their SME customers achieve their net zero goals.

The Process

Through the call for innovation, AXA is scouting for relevant and innovative climate tech solutions. From all applications, a shortlist of the most promising startups will be created. The startups from the shortlist get the opportunity to pitch in front of an expert jury. Based on the pitch and a follow-up exchange, two startups will get selected to run a paid pilot with AXA and their SME customers.

The Requirements

Originator: The solution can come from any kind of company or institution. However, the primary target group for the call is startups.

Scope: Providing a solution to (1) Measure (2) Remove, (3) Reduce, (4) Replace, (5) Compensate or (6) Neutralize GHG emissions.

Geography: The originator shall be located in Europe and needs to be GDPR compliant.

Language: The solution must be available in one of the official Swiss languages (preferably in German).

Stage: The solution provider should be at least in the early stage and already hit product/market fit.

Areas: Ideally, the solution tackles an impactful and cross-industry area like mobility, building, or energy. Other solutions are viable as well though.

Scalability: The solution must be easily scalable. Therefore we are looking primarily for software solutions. Solutions, that come with an additional lightweight hardware component are viable as well.