Board Members
Our Board of Directors features startup enthusiasts who have a vast knowledge in business, politics and entrepreneurship.
All board members are volunteers.
RaphaelTobler
⯈
Arijana Walcott
⯈
Simon
Furer
⯈
Klea
Wenger
⯈Investment Manager
at Swisscom Ventures
Gregory
Inauen
⯈
Sandra
Tobler
⯈
Urs
Haeusler
⯈
Rico Baldegger
⯈Dean and Professor at School of Management Fribourg (HEG-FR)
University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HES-SO)
Advisory Board
Our Advisory Board is composed of representatives from various backgrounds, political stances and industries to ensure diverse input.
All advisory board members are volunteers.
Nicolas
Bürer
⯈Managing Director at digitalswitzerland
Swiss Business Angel of the Year 2018
Who is Who 2018 & 2019
Alexander
Stoeckel
⯈Director Venture Capital at Philip Morris International
Director Venture Capital at PM Equity Partner
Cornelia
Gut-Villa
⯈Director at Stiftung Startfeld
Owner of Gutvilla Consulting AG
Board Member at SICTIC
Michael
Baier
⯈Start-up-, VC- & M&A-Lawyer at Wenger & Vieli
Co-Chairman at EMEA Start up & Venture Capital Chapter of Meritas
Adrian
Locher
⯈Founder and CEO at Merantix
Board Member at Vara
Board Member at SiaSearch
Christoph
Meili
⯈Co-Founder of Company Factory
Co-Founder of ConReal
Startup Coach at Home of Innovation
Regula
Buob
⯈Managing Director at W.A. De Vigier Stiftung
Trainer at SoftTec
Matthias
Zwingli
⯈Senior Project Manager Startup Enablement at digitalswitzerland
Co-founder of surflove
Board member at European Startup Network
Paola
Ghillani
⯈Member Board of Directors at Migros, Romande Energie Holding, Transitec
Founder and President of Paola Ghillani & Friends Ltd.
Alex
Fries
⯈Partner at Alpana Ventures SA
President at Ecosystem Ventures
Piroska
Poltéra
⯈Partner at Badertscher Attorneys at Law
Michael
Zeugin
⯈Cantonal Council Zurich
Manager at Müller & Schuhmacher AG
Board of Directors Home of Innovation
Melanie
Gabriel
⯈Co-Founder and CMO at Yokoy
Board Member at We Shape Tech
Michael
Sidler
⯈Co-Founding Partner at Redalpine Venture Partners
Board Member at Swiss Startup Invest
Joachim
Masur
⯈Founder & Owner at Joachim Masur Ventures GmbH
Léa
Miggiano
⯈Co-Founder & CMO at Carvolution
Hannes
Gassert
⯈Co-Founder of Liip
Nathaly
Bachmann
⯈Founder and CEO at Essence Relations GmbH
Board Member at Goba AG
Grégroy
Grin
⯈Managing Director at Fri Up
General Secretary at Fondation Seed Capital Fribourg
President at Swiss Startup Coaching Network
David
Narr
⯈CEO at GENILEM
Vice president at Swiss Startup Coaching Network
Gerhard
Andrey
⯈National Councillor
Co-Founder and Board Member at Liip
Board Member at Alternative Bank Schweiz
Michael
Mosimann
⯈Partner at Eversheds Sutherland
Christian
Fischer
⯈CEO and Co-founder at Bcomp
Professor at School of Business Administration Fribourg
Lukas
Scherer
⯈Counsel, Attorney at Law and Certified Tax Expert at Prager Dreifuss
Operations Team
The heart of our mission and of all our operations. They are the driving force making things happen.
All operations team members are volunteers.
Patrick Anderseck
⯈BSc International Management Student at ZHAW
Sam
Banner
⯈Master of Arts at University Zurich and English Tutor at Sprachschule AKTIV
Phillip
Barber
⯈Market Researcher and Digital Marketer at Ecomap
Fabian
Birchler
⯈Credit Risk Analyst Marketer at Swisspeers AG
Adele
Bottoni
⯈PR & Marketing Manager at Genesis Motor Europe GmbH
Pascal
Brunner
⯈CEO of Vatorex AG
Esther
Cahn
⯈Founder and CEO of Signifikant Solutions AG
Fiorenzo
Comini
⯈Master of Science in Business Administration, Development and Promotion at Hochschule Luzern
Silvia
Dadin
⯈Human Resources Internship at Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking – SGCIB
Anna
Diews
⯈Strategic Management Support, Executive Assistant to Head of NI Sales at Schindler
Michael
Dudli
⯈CEO of Xelon AG
Benedikt
Fasel
⯈Founder and CEO of Archinisis
Simona
Fontanella
⯈Operations Manager at HOPR
Mélanie
Guittet
⯈Co-Founder of Involi
Cédric
Jahn
⯈Student at University of St.Gallen
Hanna
Mantl
⯈Marketing & Innovation at Nestlé
Patrick
Mark
⯈Startup Lawyer
Founder of Jurdesk
Entrepreneur and Investor
Josep
Pujol
⯈Innovation Acceleration Project Leader at Nestlé
Matthias
Rossini
⯈
Swassthika
Sarma
⯈Co-Founder of Fragnach.ch and Project Manager at FamilienUnternehmer-
TUN
Deborrah
Schaer
⯈Venture Manager at F10 Fintech
Gregory
Scheiwiller
⯈Financial Advisory at Deloitte
Noah
Schiller
⯈Venture Leader at ConReal Swiss AG
Edith
Schmid
⯈Co-Founder & Member of the Board of epyMetrics AG
Julian
Stylianou
⯈Founder of Project circleup
Sina
Wespi
⯈Vocational trainer and substitution Team Leader at Brunau Stiftung
Maria
Zazo
⯈Head Ecosystem Mobility at AXA
More about the SSA
Join our mission!
Are you convinced you have skills to share? The same passion for our mission? And you would like to help on a voluntary basis?
We are always looking to grow our Operations Team and our Operations Support. Contact us!
Do you want to lend us your extensive network and knowledge? Do you have profound startup experience and leadership skills?
Please contact us if you would like to enrich our Board of Directors or our Advisory Board.