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. Investors often judge a startup’s investability before the pitch,  and your board plays a key role.

In this interactive session, a Board Academy expert will show how strong governance and a balanced board can unlock early funding. Participants will learn what investors expect, how governance builds trust and value, and how founders can set up a board that inspires confidence from day one.

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.

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Event 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: CHF 20 no-show fee (supports SSA’s administrative costs)
  

What You’ll Learn:

• 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

Don’t miss this opportunity to make your startup investor-ready before your first pitch. Reserve your spot today!

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.