FadäRhy
Dusk over Basel, the Rhine and its bridges.Daylight over Basel and the curve of the Rhine.
Overall winner · Hack am Rhein 2026

FadäRhy

The ecosystem navigator · Basel-first, Swiss-wide

Find your next
right connection.

Describe where you are. Get source-linked routes to the right people, programmes, labs and funding — and a clear next step.

Join as a founder Run a pilot with us
Free for founders in the pilot phaseTry the winning hackathon prototype Hackathon prototype (built as Ariadne, Hack am Rhein 2026). The current product is in private pilot.

A founder writes

“We’re a four-person medtech team in Basel with a working prototype. We need access to a lab and our first non-dilutive funding.”
Medtech4 peopleBaselPrototype
  1. Expertise01

    Talk to a regulatory advisor about your device class

    Classification decides which lab work and funding calls fit.

    Source linked · last checked date shown

  2. Laboratory02

    Shared lab space that rents benches to early teams

    Matches your stage, team size and location.

    Source linked · last checked date shown

  3. Funding03

    A non-dilutive call open to pre-revenue teams

    Eligibility and next deadline shown with the source.

    Source linked · last checked date shown

Illustrative example. Real routes name specific organisations and link to their sources.

The Rhine in Basel with the Mittlere Brücke and Basel Minster, crossed by the FadäRhy thread with lime nodes.
Basel-first · Swiss-wide · 47.5596° N, 7.5886° E

The problem

The help exists. The path to it is unclear.

Innovation ecosystems are full of programmes, labs, experts and funding. They are spread across websites, PDFs, spreadsheets and people’s inboxes.

Founders

Weeks lost working out who to ask

Which programme fits our stage? Who rents lab space to a team of four? Which grant is open right now? The answers exist, but finding them takes time founders don’t have.

Programmes and innovation offices

The same routing questions, every week

Teams answer “who should I talk to about…?” by email and spreadsheet, and rarely see what happened after the introduction.

A founder stands at the entrance of a hedge maze beside the Rhine in Basel. Signs mark lab spaces, regulatory experts, pharma partners, universities, investors, accelerators and funding programmes.
800+
life-sciences companies in the Basel Area
33,000
skilled people in its life-sciences talent pool
3
countries meeting at one river

Source: Basel Area Business & Innovation, Basel Area Life Sciences Supercluster FAQ. The ecosystem is rich. The way through it is not.

How it works · in pilot

One thread from question to progress

  1. Tell us what you need

    Describe your situation in plain words: stage, field, team and what is blocking you.

  2. See trusted opportunities

    Get matches from a knowledge graph of the ecosystem, each linked to its source.

  3. Know what to do next

    Follow a short route with a concrete next step and a ready-to-send introduction.

  4. Track what moved forward

    In pilot: follow referrals, meetings and milestones with a consent-based Founder Progress view.

What you can find

Five kinds of connection, in one place

  • 01

    People

    Founders, mentors and operators who have solved your problem before.

  • 02

    Programmes

    Accelerators, incubators and university programmes that fit your stage.

  • 03

    Expertise

    Regulatory, IP, clinical and business specialists.

  • 04

    Laboratories

    Shared labs, core facilities and research partners.

  • 05

    Funding

    Grants, non-dilutive calls and investors, with eligibility shown.

Principles

Rules we don’t bend

01

Every recommendation shows its source

With a link and the date it was last checked.

02

Paying never buys ranking

Partners can’t pay to appear higher in a founder’s route.

03

Founders control what they share

A programme only sees what a founder approves for a specific referral.

04

No promised outcomes

We show the best next step. The meeting and the decision stay with people.

For programmes · in pilot

Route founders faster. See what happened next.

We are opening a small number of pilots with ecosystem organisations. Your founders use FadäRhy for free. Your team sees, with founder consent, which routes led to real meetings and milestones.

Length6 weeks
FoundersUp to 25 per cohort
For foundersFree
You getFounder Progress view · in pilot

In pilot: need → route → referral → meeting → milestone → outcome. A consent-based Founder Progress view, not a sales CRM.

What your team gets

  • Fewer repeat questions for your team
  • Referrals with context, so introductions start further along
  • A weekly summary of routes, referrals and milestones
Ask about a pilot Read the FAQ

Our journey

A winning weekend. A longer thread.

Overall winner · Hack am Rhein 2026. Ariadne was the prototype; FadäRhy is the next chapter, now in private pilot.

Explore our journey

Team

The people behind the thread

Meet the team

The name

FadäRhy

Pronounced Fa-dä-Ry · 47.5596° N, 7.5886° E

Fadä

Basel dialect for thread.

Rhy

Basel dialect for the Rhine.

The thread through an innovation ecosystem. We started in Basel’s life-sciences ecosystem and already include data from several Swiss cantons. Our origin is local; our vision is international.

Basel’s Rhine, bridges and historic city centre in daylight.

FAQ

Questions founders and programmes ask

What is FadäRhy?

FadäRhy is an ecosystem navigator for founders. You describe where you are and what you need in plain words, and FadäRhy returns source-linked routes to relevant people, programmes, expertise, laboratories and funding, with a clear next step.

Who is FadäRhy for?

Founders and early teams who need to find the right support in an innovation ecosystem, and the programmes, university innovation offices and regional agencies that support them.

Is FadäRhy free?

Yes, FadäRhy is free for founders during the pilot phase. Programmes and other ecosystem organisations can run a paid pilot.

How does FadäRhy decide what to recommend?

FadäRhy matches your stated needs against a knowledge graph of ecosystem organisations, programmes, offerings and funding sources. Every recommendation links to its source and shows when it was last checked. Paying never changes the ranking.

Which regions does FadäRhy cover?

Basel-first, Swiss-wide: the graph includes data from several Swiss cantons.

What happens to my information?

This website collects no sign-ups. Contact us by email. In the private pilot, founders choose what a partner may see for each specific referral; no sharing without separate consent.

Where does FadäRhy come from?

FadäRhy started at the first Hack am Rhein hackathon in Basel in 2026. Team Hack After 25 built the prototype, then called Ariadne, in one weekend and was named overall winner. The team kept developing it and renamed it FadäRhy in October 2026.

What does the name FadäRhy mean?

In Basel dialect, Fadä means thread and Rhy means the Rhine. FadäRhy is the thread through an innovation ecosystem. It is pronounced Fa-dä-Ry.

Is FadäRhy a registered company?

FadäRhy is a Basel-based startup founded in 2026. The Swiss company (GmbH) is in formation.

Early access

Join the pilot

Founders: tell us your stage and what you need. Programmes: tell us about your cohort.

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Kurz auf Deutsch

FadäRhy ist der Ökosystem-Navigator für Gründerinnen und Gründer. Sie beschreiben Ihre Situation in eigenen Worten und erhalten Wege mit Quellenangabe zu passenden Personen, Programmen, Fachwissen, Laboren und Finanzierung, mit einem klaren nächsten Schritt. Gestartet in Basel als Gesamtsieger des ersten Hack am Rhein 2026, mit Daten aus mehreren Schweizer Kantonen. Für Gründende während der Pilotphase kostenlos.