swissnex Boston is an initiative of Switzerland's State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI), managed in cooperation with the Department of Foreign Affairs. It aims to connect Switzerland and North America through education, innovation, and art/science programming. The firm's startup support aims to speed up the transition of Swiss startups into the US market through customized programs, high-level connections and cutting-edge infrastructure. Venture Leaders is an accelerator program where startups go to Boston in summer for a "business boosting" week which will enable them to accelerate their development on the US market, meet top investors and experts as well as participate in hands-on workshops. The CTI Market Entry Camp US is an acceleration program for Swiss start-up companies looking to enter the US market or to validate their business ideas in the fast-growing tech ecosystem of New York. It offers tailored business development programs including office space and coaching and mentoring sessions to CTI start-up companies.