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Founder of Energy Launchpad, connecting research and industry across Switzerland's energy sector.

Board member of the German AI Association. Co-founder, Signatrix (Exit) with computer vision live in 5,000 stores in 28 countries.

Scaled ANYbotics into a global leader in robotics. Now GP at Operator Circle investing alongside 35 Swiss scale-up operators.

Open-source autonomy for drones and robotics, scaled "soonicorn" Auterion to over 150 people and USD 180M raised.

Driving the industrial energy transition from Berlin, with over EUR 150M raised.

Building next-generation battery technology spun out of ETH Zurich, backed by a CHF 15M seed round.

Previously at Cherry Ventures. Among Europe's leading AI and technology investors.

Backing century-defining European founders from London.

Bringing robots that work beside people to manufacturers worldwide.

Solar modules that let greenhouses grow crops and generate power under the same roof.

Taking carbon removal from first plants to a global market.

Turning the construction machines already on site into autonomous ones.

Leads perception at Flexion Robotics, which raised an NVIDIA-backed $50M Series A to put robots to real work.

Building the first multimodal AI agents that test and play any game, backed by Y Combinator.

Co-founded Google Assistant and Google Lens in 17 years at Google; now backs early-stage AI start-ups.

Co-founded SumUp, the card-payments company now serving 4M+ small businesses.

Co-founded MOVU and Holycode, which has helped 140+ startups scale; former CEO of bexio.

Former Head of Product at Google Education; angel investor since 2010 and mentor at MIT and Esade.

Co-founded Vontu, sold to Symantec for $350M; early employee at Kana through its 1999 IPO.

Founded local.ch, then led AI company Squirro as CEO for 15 years.

Builds AI for dexterous robot hands at ETH spin-off mimic, backed by a $16M seed in 2025.

Battery chemist with 250+ publications and 10 US patents; RSC Centenary Prize 2025.

Led private banking in Germany for Rothschild & Co and, before that, for Credit Suisse.

Launched PAIR Finance's AI-based debt collection in Switzerland after 15+ years in fintech and banking.

Co-founded Esade's eWorks venture programme, which has backed 400+ startups that raised over $50M.

Builds patented hybrid-electric drives for heavy vehicles, cutting fuel use by up to 40%.

Co-founded Lune, whose software lets companies like Visa build carbon impact into their products.

Former Managing Director Americas at drone maker Flyability; now promotes Swiss deep tech abroad.

ETH spin-off founder whose Ascento Guard robot patrols outdoor sites on its own.

Co-founded tiko, an early home virtual power plant later acquired by ENGIE.

Former Chief Strategy Officer at unicorn wefox; 14+ years building European startups and scale-ups.

Serial founder who helps ETH researchers turn science into spin-offs; ETH founded 24 of them in 2025.

Leads customers at QUMEA, the Swiss company whose sensors track patient mobility in hospital rooms.

Growth founder in deep tech and B2B SaaS. Ex‑Treatwell, JOIN.com, Groupon, Crosstown H2R. Role Model, Project Switzerland.

Co-founded neustark, which stores CO2 permanently in demolition concrete, now at 47 sites.

Grew an ETH student project into Tethys Robotics, building underwater drones for hydro and offshore inspections.

Co-founded Pexapark in 2017; 200+ European green energy firms use its renewable PPA platform.

Honorary professor at RWTH Aachen; 26 years leading grid marketing and technology at ABB.

Co-founded Planted, now merged with Code Gaia into an ESG software group with 630+ customers.

Co-founded ETH spin-off Wingtra, whose mapping drones serve 2,000+ customers worldwide.