Board of Directors
Startup enthusiasts with vast knowledge in business and politics
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 VP Finance @ Auterion AG & Former President START Global 
Gregory Inauen Co-Founder & MD at grape health AG Former President ETH EC 
Sandra Tobler Co-Founder & CEO Futurae Technologies Board Member Startupticker.ch 
Urs Haeusler Head of Ecosystems & Innovation at Die Mobiliar 
Rico Baldegger Dean and Professor at School of Management Fribourg (HEG-FR) University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HES-SO) Nominated to be elected
Michael Dudli CEO of Xelon AG The Team
The heart of our mission and of all our operations
Regula Bleuler Managing Director 
Federica Zancanella Events and Communications Intern 
Maria Santos Marketing Project Management Intern Advisory Board
Composed of representatives from various backgrounds
Nicolas Bürer Former 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 Senior Associate Wenger Vieli | Dr. iur. | LL.M | Rechtsanwalt | Notar des Kantons Zug 
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 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 
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 
Deborrah Schaer Venture Manager at F10 Fintech 
Maria Zazo Head Ecosystem Mobility at AXA 
Esther Cahn Founder and CEO of Signifikant Solutions AG 
Alan Frei CMO Amorana at Lovehoney Group Operations Team
Time is the most important currency - The volunteer team
Natalie Suess Head of Events at SSA, Channel Sales Account Manager at Lenovo 
Molina Rostova-Kästle Content Creator and Social Media Specialist at SSA 
Emma Campos Events at SSA, Eventmanagement and Project Assistant at Carpathia AG 
Nadja Huber Head of Youth Entrepreneurship at SSA, Head of Corporate Development at itesys AG 
Anna Shvetsova Marketing Operations at SSA and Co-Founder of Deruny 
Vanessa Costa Relationship Manager SSA , Team Leader in Customer Support at Zurich Cantonal Bank 
Julian Stylianou Blog Writer at SSA, Founder of Project circleup 
Clara Cho Content Editor at SSA 
Max Bieri Legal Desk Coordinator at SSA, Co-Founder of Student Rockets 
Benedikt Fasel Founder and CEO of Archinisis 
Sofija Antonijevic People & Culture Manager at SSA, HR Operations and Apprenticeship Manager at GAM Investments 
Evana Breitenmoser Political Contributor, Student International Affairs, HSG 
Cédric Jahn Political Engagement Coordinator at SSA, Student at University of St.Gallen 
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Politics
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Events
Online and offline events are a great way to network with other startups. We have a number of them planned.