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Events19 May 2026

La Pépite buzzed with the 2nd Alter Start Apéro

50 people and 14 pitches: art, food, sustainability, business services and education.

An entrepreneur pitching at the 2nd Alter Start Apéro at La Pépite in Lausanne

🎤 14 pitches. Around fifty people. Incredible energy.

One after another, projects as varied as they were inspiring took to the microphone:

🎨 Art & Design

  • Alona Rieznichek – painter (@rieznichek.art)
  • Thomas Betschart – graphic design & visual communication

🍽️ Food & Catering

  • Madhurima Roy – Madhu's, Indian catering
  • Kateryna Yarova – Maison du Goût, catering
  • MikatéB MIKTB – Afro-fusion catering

🌿 Impact & Sustainability

  • Gabriel Haefliger – Convergence Durable & eco-responsible consulting
  • Florencia Bonafé – Vie Plus Verte (@vie.plus.verte)

💼 Business services

  • Zineb Ismaili – Jurifidu (legal & fiduciary services)
  • Elena Grebeaux – AGLensAI (AI for SMEs)
  • Arnaud Reymond – Accorda Fiduciaires
  • Danielle Rochat – drstudio (architecture)

🎓 Education

  • Cécile Blanchet – Institut Maxime (a school for young people with neurodevelopmental disorders)

Thank you to Madhu's and MikatéB Traiteur for treating our taste buds all evening 🙏

What makes these evenings unique? The diversity of backgrounds, the courage to pitch, and above all a shared desire to start businesses and help each other.

📅 Next Entrepreneurs' Apéro: Thursday 2 July, 6–8 pm — 📍 La Pépite, Place de la Gare 10, Lausanne.

Come and pitch, network or simply discover projects that are shaking things up.

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