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2022 EPFL / Jamani Caillet - CC BY-SA 4. In 2018, EPFL introduced a program whereby highly motivated Master's students can create a startup for their Master's projects. We spoke with two recent graduates who used the program to launch their own businesses. EPFL's ecosystem is highly conducive to new business creation, with 32 innovative, fast-growing startups spun off from the School in 2021 alone. And EPFL's startups together raised nearly CHF 800 million in funding last year. While most of these businesses were created by PhD students, postdocs and alumni, an increasing number of Bachelor's and Master's students are wanting to try their hand at entrepreneurship. To help them along, EPFL introduced a program for Master's students in 2018 allowing those with a feasible business idea to create a startup for their degree projects.
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