Case 01 · Equans Switzerland
How does a public tender become a priced offer, without a week of manual work?
For partners
Why corporates run a sprint with sprintd
Partners don't all join for the same reason. There are four distinct jobs a sprint can do, and one event serves all four at once.
“Went beyond our expectations.”
Case partner- 45
- builders at our first sprint
- 2
- corporate cases
- 13
- projects built in 36 hours
What partners said after Zurich.
Public posts by the companies that brought a case, quoted as written. See the cases and what got built.
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Swiss German fraud detection sounds like months of development. At sprintd Zurich, 5 teams needed one weekend for it. These approaches are now going into the MVP.
We deliberately set the bar high. We wanted to go beyond a prototype and build something an estimator could actually work with. What the teams managed to build in just 36 hours went beyond our expectations.
Five teams took on our case with Inventx AG, and every single one delivered. That says a lot about the builders you brought together.
By Sunday, the teams were presenting solutions of remarkable quality, combining deep AI expertise with a strong focus on real business value.
Your turn
Your case could be next.
20 minutes to see if your problem is a good fit for a sprint.
The two cases from sprintd Zurich.
Real problems from the companies that own them. Teams had 36 hours. Here is what they asked, and what won.
Case 02 · Inventx × Outcept
Can every bank advisory call be checked for fraud and compliance, instead of a sample?
Won by
Sherlock Phones · Sodium SecureSwiss German bank calls, checked for fraud and compliance. Self-hosted, no cloud API.
See what got builtWhy partners engage
Partners don't all join for the same reason. There are four distinct jobs a sprint can do, and one event serves all four at once.
01Brand and association
Be visibly associated with an ambitious, technical, builder-leaning community.
02Talent identification
CVs and interviews only tell you so much. Over 36 hours you watch ambitious people work under real pressure, all weekend.
03Innovation under budget
Bring a real problem. Walk away with multiple working prototypes from different angles, for a fraction of a six-figure consulting engagement, built by people who think outside the box.
04Culture exposure
Bring the team members who haven't bought into AI or modern tools. A weekend watching driven people build real things is hard to unsee.
What you walk away with
- Working prototypesMultiple demoable solutions to your challenge, from different angles, built in 36 hours.
- A talent pipelineDirect contact with strong builders you watched work, and profiles you can follow up with.
- Innovation credibilityA visible win to show internally, plus a recap report you can take to your leadership.
Who makes the sprints happen
12 companies behind our sprints
Case partners
Real challenges, brought by the companies that own them.
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Supporting partners
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Cloud credits, GPUs and technical mentoring
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API credits for every builder
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Claude API credits for the builders
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Cloud Pro for every builder
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Supports the builders with credits
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Keeps the builders hydrated while doing something good
Ways to engage
Mix and match. Most partners start with an innovation challenge and build from there.
Your real problem at the centre of the weekend. Teams build against it in parallel, and you leave with working prototypes.
Innovation challenge
Most partners start hereDefine a real challenge teams work on. The core of the partnership.
Side challenge
Sponsor a focused award like Best Use of X or Most Creative.
Prize funding
Fund the prize pool with prominent branding at the awards.
The people who bring the builders
Campus Leaders bring sprintd to their university. Community partners bring their members. Both programs are open, and both are explained in one place.
Community partners
The price
What it costs
Every partnership is scoped to your goals. Most start with an innovation challenge and build from there with the options above.
No off-the-shelf packages. Ask for the offer and we'll tailor the numbers with you.
The proof
How we measure success
You should be able to justify this internally. After the sprint we send a recap report so you have the numbers, not just the memories.
- 01Prototypes produced on your challenge, and which ones are worth taking further
- 02Builders engaged, with profiles of the talent you'd want to follow up with
- 03Reach and brand visibility across the event and its channels
- 04A clear read on which solutions are worth taking forward
Partner questions
Not answered here? Ask us directly. 20 minutes is usually enough.
Book a 20-min callWho shows up?
Curated builders from across Switzerland: developers, designers, data scientists, and founders. Open from 16, most between 18 and 30. They form their own teams of up to four, before or at the event.
Do you accept builders under 18?
Yes, from 16. Anyone who is 16 or 17 on the weekend of the sprint uploads a consent form signed by a parent or guardian with their application, and their place is confirmed only once we have it. We run that process, so nothing extra is required from you. The minimum age is set per event, and our sprints so far have all been open from 16.
Who owns what the teams build on our challenge?
We agree IP terms with you up front, in writing, before the sprint. The default protects both the builders and your interests, and we tailor it to your case. Ask us for the standard terms.
How do you handle confidentiality and our data?
We work with NDAs where needed and agree exactly what data leaves your side. Sensitive material stays controlled. We will walk your legal and procurement teams through it.
What happens after the 36 hours?
The working solutions are yours to take forward, and the teams that built them stay reachable through our community, so you can re-engage the people behind the prototype you liked. You can bring the sharpened problem to the next sprint and push it further.
What do we actually walk away with?
Working prototypes for your challenge, direct contact with strong talent, and visibility with a builder community. Depending on your goals, also new hires and culture change inside your own team.
How is this different from a consultancy?
A consultancy gives you one answer and an invoice. A sprint gives you multiple working prototypes from different angles, built fast, for a fraction of the cost.
What do you need from us?
A real challenge worth solving, someone to brief the teams and answer questions during the sprint, and ideally a judge. We handle everything else.
When is the next event?
Our next innovation sprint is sprintd Basel · GreenTech Edition, 20-22 November 2026 at the FHNW Campus Dreispitz in Basel. Partner slots for the sprints after it are open now.
Can you run a private sprint for us?
Yes. We design and deliver sprints under your brand or ours, end to end. Tell us the problem and we'll scope it.
Request the partner offer
Tell us about your goals and we'll send a tailored proposal.
Prefer to talk first?
Book a 20-min call