Export Award 2021: Jury selects Nispera as winner
On September 30, 2021, the Export Award 2021 was presented in Zurich's Kongresshaus. Out of three finalists, the startup Nispera finally prevailed and was able to receive the trophy from Ruth Metzler-Arnold, President of the Board of Directors of Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE).
Zurich-based start-up Nispera was awarded the Export Award 2021 by Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE) on September 30. With the Export Award, the export promotion organization honors a company each year that has successfully gained a foothold abroad. The candidates and winners of recent years exemplify how successfully Swiss SMEs assert themselves on the international stage against numerous odds - through innovative strength, agility and cleverness. Time and again, "hidden champions" with great internationalization potential are discovered among the applicants.
Export Award 2021 with interesting finalists
This year's winning company, Nispera, a company that develops intelligent data solutions for monitoring plants that generate renewable energy, was a finalist alongside Basel-based telemedicine provider Medgate and Thurgau-based family business Penergetic International. "Nispera convincingly demonstrated to the jury the importance of rapid scalability in the competitive international energy market," said Ralph Siegl, explaining the decision. He is president of the honorary and independent jury of renowned personalities from Swiss business, science and the media world. "The company plans international growth carefully and sets priorities deliberately to achieve high effectiveness in new market entries," says Siegl.
Strong growth abroad thanks to targeted planning
Founded in 2015, Nispera provides data solutions for renewable energy plants. The Zurich-based start-up's software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform is already in use at more than 150 wind turbines, 250 photovoltaic plants and 20 hydropower plants in over 25 countries. Right from the start, the company focused on internationalization: the 15-strong international team now generates more than 80 % of its revenue abroad. The aim now is to open up further markets and increase sales abroad to 97 %. To this end, potential customers are identified by the Global Head of Sales and worked on by the team. Before the Corona pandemic, the start-up also participated in relevant events in the target markets. Thanks to its good reputation, it now benefits greatly from recommendations by satisfied customers.
Award ceremony by Ruth Metzler-Arnold
S-GE was once again able to personally receive the finalists for the award ceremony this year at the Kongresshaus Zurich. The ceremony took place physically in a small setting and was also broadcast digitally. Ruth Metzler-Arnold, Chairman of the Board of Directors of S-GE, presented the trophy to the winner: "I congratulate Nispera on this success. The start-up stands out in particular for its ability to empathize with its customers and incorporate their rapidly changing needs into its own work." Nispera is now allowed to use the "Export Award" label. In addition to the trophy, the winner receives a voucher for export business support from S-GE, for example for a new market entry, as well as a free Gold membership to S-GE.
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