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What It Is

INNOVATIONSTARTER is an enterprise innovation culture and innovation management platform evolved from the former ProjektStarter. ProjektStarter launched in 2011 as Switzerland’s first crowdsourcing/crowdsupporting platform, supporting a large number of projects across art, design, literature, sustainability, events, and more. It has now closed private projects and was relaunched in 2022 under the INNOVATIONSTARTER brand for companies and organizations.

Core Features and Collaboration

Based on the page description, the product’s goal is to “boost your inhouse Innovation,” meaning it helps companies embed an innovation culture within their own business ecosystem. It supports open or closed innovation, and companies can decide whether internal departments, the operator Designatelier, or other organizations and stakeholders participate in the development, evaluation, and management of innovation. Elements such as Enter idea and Ideas also appear on the page, suggesting that it at least covers idea submission, idea collection, and innovation project management workflows. The official site also mentions that version 7.0 will be released in 2026, rebuilding the technical foundation, redesigning the public website, and adding a Toolbook. Its positioning appears set to expand further from a platform into a process and work toolkit.

Pricing, Security, and Technical Information

The currently captured text does not disclose plans, pricing, free trials, or payment methods, nor does it clarify whether cloud deployment or self-hosting is supported. There is also no clear information on data security, compliance, third-party software integrations, APIs, or developer support. For enterprise software procurement, these are major gaps—especially when internal innovation data, employee ideas, and external partner participation are involved. Buyers should further verify permission controls, data isolation, auditing, and compliance capabilities.

Pros and Cons

Its strengths lie in the long-running project platform experience inherited from ProjektStarter, a clear focus on enterprise innovation management, and support for participation by both internal and external stakeholders. It is suitable for idea collection, innovation project screening, and building an organizational innovation culture. The downside is that the public pages still retain many historical crowdfunding project listings, while there is relatively little detail on the actual enterprise SaaS features, pricing, and services, making it difficult to directly assess maturity and procurement cost.

Who It’s For and Access from China

It is better suited to Swiss and European companies, non-profits, or innovation departments looking to build internal innovation processes, rather than as a replacement for traditional project management or crowdfunding platforms. The text does not provide information on access from mainland China, and payment methods are also unknown. If using it in China, you should first test network connectivity, language support, and contract/payment options. Comparable innovation management platforms include Brightidea, HYPE Innovation, IdeaScale, Planview Spigit, and Wazoku.