About us

The Voice of the Swiss Startups

The Board of Directors

Passionate startup advocates with deep expertise in business and political affairs.

Raphael Tobler President SSA, CEO & Co-Founder at eduwo, Chairman Home of Innovation
Arijana Walcott Co-Founder & CEO DART Labs Ventures Director of Studies CAS Disruptive Technologies HWZ
Simon Furer CFO at Voliro, former President START Global
Gregory Inauen Co-Founder & MD at grape health AG , former President ETH EC
Michael Dudli CEO of Xelon AG
Joachim Masur Founder & Owner at Joachim Masur Ventures GmbH
Laura Binda Business & Innovation Manager at TWINT.
Tarek Aly Co-founder of twofold & kaisin.
Hana Samet Co-founder and CTO of TheraMe! AG
Céline Meier Head of Finance of ellexx universe AG
Karim Maizar Partner at Kellerhals Carrard
Enzo Wälchli Chief Commercial Officer at ANYbotics AG
Michael Kubli Co-Founder & CEO Kinastic AG, President of Entrepreneur Club Winterthur & Startup Nights
The Team

A dedicated and dynamic team working hands-on to support startups

Regula Bleuler CEO
Maria Santos Senior Marketing Manager & Membership Lead
Kristina Kaiser Events & Partnerships Manager
Serina Eisele Marketing Communications & Partnerships
Julia Kouroupis Public Affairs
Volunteers

Their time is the most important currency

Nadja Huber Head of Youth Entrepreneurship at SSA
Johannes Hofer Community Lead Winterthur
Clara Cho Content Editor at SSA
Hayley Milne Payne Visual Designer at SSA
Benedikt Fasel Community Lead Berne
Sara Mudakarayil Online Events Operations at SSA
Nuala Nic Ghearailt Events Operations at SSA
Suzanne Leighton Content Creator at SSA
Lilly Sciolli Program Manager Youth Entrepreneurship at SSA
Martin Steffen Program Manager Youth Entrepreneurship at SSA
Julian Stylianou Blog Writer at SSA,

Our statutes

Learn more about our purpose

The statutes of the Swiss Startup Association are available in both English and German if you are interested in learning more about the association and its organisational structure.
Our statutes (EN)
Our statutes (DE)

Our Membership Regulations (DE)

 

 

Let's Shape the Future of the Swiss Startup Ecosystem

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Politics

Progress is only possible through close collaboration between startups and governmental authorities.

See our efforts

Events

Our online and offline events offer valuable opportunities to connect with fellow startups — and we’ve got plenty coming up.

Explore our events

Become a member today

Join us as a member and enjoy various benefits that will take your startup to the next level!

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