"Womxn who start up - bring your ideas to life" is an initiative of the Innovation Office of the University of Bern to promote diversity in the field of academic entrepreneurship. We support individuals from different personal and professional backgrounds, identities and experiences to have their research make a tangible impact in society.
To achieve this common goal, we aim to connect and inspire University of Bern members, and provide them with first-hand practical advice through events, networks, and personal discussions.
Furthermore, our initiative engages in a better future with fairer conditions for all by taking practical steps towards minimizing biases in funding decisions and supporting the ecosystem in collaboration with similarly oriented initiatives. WWSU also advocates for this topic in different contexts and on various occasions of public interest and academic innovation promotion.
Why "Womxn"?
The goal of our program is to promote diversity in the field of academic entrepreneurship. By using "womxn" instead of "women" we would like to address and include a more expansive view of gender. For further information we would also like to refer to our source of inspiration, the UCI Womxn's Center for Success.
Events
04.11.2025 | Forum Sustainable Finance & Investing
The joint event with the FE+MALE Think Tank is part of the Beat Funding Bias Initiative (BFBI). Convening a powerful group of leaders from finance, law, education, and entrepreneurship it aims to forge a bias-free, equitable funding ecosystem.
The initiative
Be inspired by female entrepreneurs who have gone the path from an idea to funding their own company. They share their experiences, honestly and without embellishment. Learn new skills that will be useful when implementing your own projects or discuss current social challenges and hurdles with us, how we can tackle them and take advantage of opportunities.
The initiative Womxn who start up - bring your ideas to life aims to connect, inspire and provide first-hand practical advice. Always with a special focus on challenges faced by women and minorities in particular. However, diversity is everyone's business and we welcome participation from people of all genders.
Concept and implementation: Innovation Office University of Bern