Akina receives Venture Kick grant

Akina impressed the jury of the startup accelerator program Venture Kick. The startup based in Zurich has been awarded pre-seed capital of 150,000 Swiss francs, as was reported in a press release. It will also benefit from access to support and an international network of successful entrepreneurs and investors.

Akina impressed with a digital therapy service, with software based on artificial intelligence. It aims to make physical therapy at home easier by placing a greater focus on gamification and guidance through feedback.

Akina will use the kick funding to hire key team members in the areas of business development, product management and regulatory affairs. The product launch is planned for 2023.

“Venture Kick offers two of the most essential resources that founders need at an early stage: venture financing and expert guidance on how to use it. For Akina, support from Venture Kick has been extremely valuable,” said Florian Haufe, Co-Founder and CEO of Akina. He founded the company together with Michele Xiloyannis after several years of research in the areas of rehabilitation technology and robotics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH).

The Venture Kick accelerator program supports startups from idea to founding of a company. The Venture Kick Foundation assigned the mandate for its operational management to the IFJ Institut für Jungunternehmen, which is based in Schlieren, St.Gallen and Lausanne.