How Your Board Makes You Investable – Even Before the Pitch

A strong board is more than a formal requirement — it’s a powerful signal of credibility, discipline, and growth readiness. In many cases, investors form an opinion about a company’s investability long before the pitch deck is even opened.

In this interactive session, an expert from the Board Academy will show how strong governance and a well-functioning, balanced board can enable early funding opportunities. Participants will gain hands-on insights into what investors expect from board structures, how governance builds trust and impacts valuation, and how founders can set up a board that inspires confidence from day one — even at an early stage.

Designed for founders and leadership teams, this session combines expert input with discussion and real-world examples to help you position your company as investor-ready before the first pitch slide appears.

Register here

Details:

• Date: 11.02.2026
• Time: 18:00 – 20:30
• Location: Unlimitrust campus, Rte des Flumeaux 42, 1008 Prilly
• Speaker: Virginie Verdon, Founder and Managing Director of the Startup Board Academy.
• Cost: Please note that we apply a CHF 20 no-show fee, which helps cover the administrative costs of the Swiss Startup Association.
  

Session Main Takeaways:

• Why strong governance and board structures attract funding
• What investors look for in a credible and effective board setup
• How to build a balanced, confidence-inspiring board — even before your pitch deck is open

Register now to learn how the right board setup can make your startup investable — even before the first pitch slide.

About The Startup Board Academy
The Startup Board Academy program has been designed for business angels, investors, venture capitalists, startup founders, SME owners, experienced and future board members who want to become effective board members of a startup, scale-up or SME. Founded in 2015, the Startup Board Academy has grown over the years and today counts more than 2000 alumni throughout Switzerland. The program is delivered both online and in person, in French or in English, over 4 afternoons of fully interactive and engaging sessions. In person training programs are run in Lausanne (EPFL Innovation Park), Geneva (Campus Biotech, FER), Fribourg (Marly Innovation Center; blueFactory), Bern and Zurich.