Founder Institute Mentors

Switzerland Fall 2024

Founder Institute Mentors join weekly feedback sessions, host office hours, and in general provide you feedback every step of the way. In addition, through our Equity Collective, Mentors are invested in the success of your company both during and after the program.

See the list of current and past mentors for the Switzerland program below.

Mentors

Abdellah Aouf

Chief Executive Officer, GO PLATFORM

Adeo Ressi

CEO, Decile Group / VC Lab

Adrian Hirt

FI Mentor

Adriano Di Dia

Chief Marketing Officer, Fyffes International SA

Aksil Amel

Mr., aux pieds des bibans

Alain Nydegger

Founding Partner, 21Celsius Ventures

Alastair Wong

Head of Engineering, International, Restaurant Brands International

Alejandro Garcia

CEO & Founder , AI Retailer Systems

Aleksandar Bradic

Chief Technology Officer, Supplyframe

Alessandro Tschabold

FI Mentor

Alex Von Mühlenen

Founder & CEO, Chainwork

Alexander Mathys

Assistant Professor of Sustainable Food Processing, ETH Zuerich

Alexander Schmitt

CTO, FYTA GmbH

Alexandra Pastollnigg

Founder, Fair Voyage

Alexandra Pinto

Founder, hoursec

Alexandre Bastos

Global Director Innovation, Givaudan

Alice Sachova Kleisli

Partner, Vendbridge AG

Amine Tazi

Founder & Managing Partner, AT Swiss Ventures

Andrew Ive

Founder / Managing General Partner, Big Idea Ventures

Anette Gärtner

Intellectual Property Partner, Eversheds Sutherland

Angela Stathi

Expert at European Innovation Council, .

Anja Willms

Founder & Managing Director Shileo GmbH/ Venture Architect for Sparrow Ventures, Shileo GmbH

Antoine Mallard

VP, Causality Link

Antonios Kouris

CEO, Curzyy

Arcui Usoara

Founder/CEO, Iaculus

Ari Veltman

Business Strategy Advisor | Board Director | CBDO@, Sparko.TV

Armin Fricke

Managing Director, CGC Capital-Gain Consultants GmbH

Aron Braun

Founder / Co-Founder, Epigenomics AG / Arpega AG / Zimballo GmbH

Athanasios Ladopoulos

CEO | Founder, MOOCTORS

Balthasar Wicki

Senior Partner, Wicki Partners Ltd

Barbara Rübel

Managing Partner, Brand Essence AG

Bart Clarysse

Professor of Entrepreneurship, ETH Zuerich

Bart Jan Veldhuizen

CEO and Co-Founder, KitchenRepublic

Bastian Thurneysen

FI Mentor

Beat Scheidegger

Co-Founder, Company Factory AG

Bhaskar Bulusu

Associate Partner, IBM India

Bogdan Vasile

Co-founder, phase2

Bogdan Krinitchko

CEO & Founder , BRU

Brad Peppard

Partner & Principal, Ravix Group

Carina Freundt

Consultant / Former Director Strategic Planning & Analytics, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Health

Carl P-Conquilla

Director / Design Engineer, Torson Injex AG

Carlo Loderer

CEO, Zippsafe AG

Carlos Da Silva

Director, Founder Institute Portugal

Carlos Ruiz

CEO & Co-Founder, Flatev AG

Carolin Schneider

Founder & CEO, 4di2 GmbH

Caroline Schwieger

Category Director Home Care, Unilever

Cassiano Gobbet

Founder, Troovr

Cedric Waldburger

Founder & General Partner, Tomahawk.vc

Cédric Waldburger

CEO, tenderloin ventures

Chander Nagpal

Managing Partner, Enabling Excellence

Chevonae Walcott

Associate, Relay Ventures

Chintan Oza

Founder, Anantam Ecosystems

Chris Foltz

Entrepreneur In Residence, Founder Institute + Responsible Solutions Ltd + IRG 100 CMO's & Change Agents

Christian Bärtsch

CEO and Co-Founder, Essento

Christina Hoffmann

CEO and Founder, BRANDMIND

Christine Gould

Founder & CEO, Thought For Food

Christodoulos Papachristou

COO, Funkmartini

Christof Tremp

Founder and CEO, REBELS 0.0%

Christoph Sollich

Freelancer, The Pitch Doctor

Christoph Laib

CEO, Founder, ViOS GmbH

Christoph Birkholz

Co-President & Founder, Impact Hub Switzerland

Christoph Kellenberger

CEO and Co-Founder , DrinkPure / Novamem

Clemence Marcilly

FI Mentor

Costas Papaikonomou

Co-Founder, Happen

Cristobal Sanchez

Global Marketing & Digital Leader – BUSINESS ACCELERATOR, Invacare

Dalith Steiger

Co-Founder / Managing Partner, SwissCognitive / Cognitive Valley

Daniel Kästli

Co-founder, Lead Customer Success, Spontacts, Frontify

Daniel Puerta Diaz

Co-Founder, Head of Production, Almer Technologies

Daniel Michael Böhi

Founder & Partner, Alphorn Venture Partners | TheForge | Swiss FoodTech Scaleup Factory

David Butler

Director, Startup Grind Zurich

David Lunsford

FI Mentor

Deep Moteria

Founder , Elluminati

Devesh Kothari

Technical Program Manager, Google Austria

Dionysis Linaras

President of the Investment Committee, Hellenic Pension Fund

Dr Mark Post

Founder , Mosameat

Eddie Laventman

Founder & CEO, Goodpoint - Storytelling Masters

Edgar Kussberg

Group Product Manager, Snyk

Elena Mlotok

General Manager, Head of EU Newsstand, Amazon

Elena Walder Schiavone

Managing Partner, Übermorgen Ventures

Eliana Zamprogna

CEO and Founder, Yumame Foods

Elias Kleimann

Founder & CFO, Wingtra

Elisa Chiarelli

CEO and Founder, Yoordi

Emil Virag

Founder, Foodanza, Inc.

Eric Postler

Managing Partner, Impact Hub Bern

Erika Darmstaedter

Co-Founder, Collective63

Erin Chen

Founder& CEO, Gilly, Inc.

Eszter Tanczos Olver

Partner , EJ Capital AG

Fabian De Vos

User Journey Manager, MoneyPark

Fabio Ziemssen

Director Food Innovation, NX-FOOD (METRO AG)

Fiorella Erni

CEO and Founder, Cheetah Stories SA

Flavio Rump

Entrepreneur and Investor, Flavio Rump

Florian Nyffenegger

Founder, Agedo

Fortunat Diener

Founder , AVEC-SAVE AG

Frank Mertens

Founder & CEO, FM Consulting GmbH

Fraser Doherty

Founder/Co-Founder, SuperJam | Beer52.com

Freddy Atangana

Founder - Chief Executive Officer, EKAMOU

Frieder Damm

Managing Director & Founder / Chairman , Daizu & Sleep.ink / German FoodTech Expert Group

Georg Greve

FI Mentor

George Papanikolaou

Founder and Owner, WINE ART SA

German Ramirez

Co-founder & Chief Relevance Officer, THE RELEVANCE HOUSE AG

Gianmaria Monteleone

Founder , YouniteStars SpA

Gil Margalit

CEO, PhoneDue Technology in Motion

Gonçalo Castanho

CEO, Avenue Ideas Lda

Greg Chew

CEO, Founder, QPQ

Greg Beardwell

CEO and Co-Founder , Connie's Kitchen

Guillaume Rozenblat

Founding Partner, Seven Lanes Capital

Guillermo Söhnlein

Co-Founder & CEO , Blue Marble ExplorationBlue Marble Exploration

Gulnaz Khusainova

CEO & Founder, EasySize

Gunter Pauli

Founder / Director, ZERI

Haim Rot

C.E.O, Cohen Rot Financial Management

Hans Stier

Founder & CEO, Bonaverde Coffee AG

Henrietta Hearth

Investment Principal , Big Idea Ventures

Herman Gyr

Member of the Board, Eligma

Hilda Kilama

Founder, YouTold

Hilda Liswani

Founder, webloom

Ido Zahavi

Associate, Arnon, Tadmor-Levy

Ingeborg Gasser Kriss

Board Member, Advisor , Founder Institute

Ion Badekas

CEO, M-Stat SA

Irina Berkon

Member, Golden Seeds

Ivo Ronner

VC & Advisor, Swiss Post Ventures, Digital Twins, etc.

Jacques Hefti

Entrepreneur, Investor & Senior Lecturer, Startup Campus

Jan Fülscher

Owner, janfuelscher.ch

Jana Thiel

Senior Researcher ETH Zuerich, ETH Zuerich

Janne Saarikko

Director, Food Ecosystems Accelerator, Founder Institute

Jean Philippe Spinas

Principal, Kienbaum

Jerome Mutschler

CEO and Co-founder , Demetrics

Jessica Korthuis

Founder & CEO, SOHUIS

Jill Allemang

Founder and Managing Director, jallé

Jim Cheng

FI Mentor

Joanna Demkow Bartlomé

FI Mentor

Joanna Kapela

Founder, SLEEBOO

Julia Devecchi

CEO/Founder, naanu Foods AG

Julien Lepetit

Director Europe, The Business of Trust

Jürg Stuker

Partner, Kickstart Innovation

Kamran Houshang Pour

Patent Expert , Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property

Kartik Buddha

Co-Founder/CTO, MOOCTORS

Katharina Kurz

Co-founder & MD , BRLO craft beer

Kezia Cottrell

Senior Innovation Consultant, Happen.com

Klaus Kummermehr

Co-Founder and Partner , SNGLR Group

Konstantin Berezin

Technology Entrepreneur , Stealth Mode

Kostas Karolemeas

Founder, CEO, Allcancode

Laurentiu Christian Nat

Co-Founder, Easyplan Hospitality

Lavina Ramkissoon

AI Ethics and Technology Policy, African Union

Lea Von Bidder

Co-Founder and CEO, Ava Science

Léa Miggiano

CMO and Co-Founder, Carvolution

Leonidas Papadopoulos

Growth Strategist/CEO, Viable Growth Marketing Agency

Lidia Zabala

Co-Lead , Lean In Zurich

Lilla Peczely

co-director, Founder Institute Switzerland

Liran Akavia

Serial entrepreneur (2 exits) | Executive Chairman | , CallMarker / Seebo / Sogomatic / Intelichain

Luca Ferraro

Strategic Project Manager, Biotronik

Luis Allo

Director External Innovation R&D, Kenvue

Lukas Böni

Co-Founder, Planted

Lydia Bronze

Founder, Linie7

Magdalena Tarasinska

Investor, SICTIC

Majbritt Byskov Bridges

COO and Co-Founder, Alver World SA

Manuel Gonzalez

CEO and Managing Partner, Global RIFF

Manuel Rinaldi

Program Director , Starta VC

Mara Rada

CEO & Chief of Strategy, Feral (thinkferal.com)

Marcel Gasser

Managing Director and Founder, GEN (Global Entrepreneurship Network) | AKASHA

Marco Tosoni

Startup Advisor, Freelancer

Marcus Kuhn

Co-Founder, Viable Labs

Marina Helm Romaneschi

President and Co-Founder, foodward

Marita Price

Founder & Director, Hello

Mark Leinemann

Founder & President, Crowdfoods.com - the 1st AgriFood/-Tech Startup Association in DACHLI

Markus Ursprung

Owner, Level 48

Martin Boos

Partner, Amatin

Martina Frick

Attorney at Law and Mediator SBA, lic. iur., LL.M., Eversheds Sutherland

Mateja Kramar

Serial Entrepreneur / Project Lead, ETH Zuerich / Swiss Smart Farming

Matthias Dorner

Founder, Wydr

Matthias Käch

Senior IP Trainer, Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property

Max Itskovich

CEO and Founder, Mobindustry

Micha Verhagen

Coach & Consultant & Program Manager, StartupBootcamp / ng Strategic Programme Management

Michael Blank

Investment Manager, Investiere.ch

Michael Baier

Start-up-, Venture Capital- & M&A-Lawyer, Wenger & Vieli

Michael Striligás

Founder, Vertliner

Michael Mosimann

Partner, Eversheds Sutherland Ltd.

Michael Dudli

CEO and Founder, Xelon

Michelle Grant

Committee Member and Lecturer, ETH Zuerich World Food System Centre & Swiss Committee of UN FAO

Michelle Roborg Sondergaard

VP HR, Carlsberg

Michelle Tschumi

Head Start-up Finance, Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB)

Mike Suprovici

Head of Acceleration, VC Lab

Mike Lingle

Entrepreneur / Mentor, Rocket Pro Forma

Mike Abegg

Lawyer, Wenger & Vieli

Mine Uran

CEO and Founder, Alver

Mohammad Hossein Tavangar

Director , Founder Institute Germany

Monika Bercu

COO, GrowersTech

Morgaine Gaye

Founder, Dr Gaye

Nadav Kaidar

Partner, Systems Of Disruption

Nadine Zerrini

Corporate Innovation Leader, Harvard University

Natasha Drapeau

Founder, Executive Consultant, Augeous

Nathan Evans

Co-Founder, fulfin - financing ecommerce

Neriya Rosner

Founder , SpecBite

Nicola D'Apice

Sr Manager Engineering EMEA, Johnson & Johnson

Nicolas Egger

COO, Poinz

Nilson Kufus

Co-founder, Nomoko

Nimrod Vromen

Partner, Yigal Arnon

Nina Portier Reinhart

Managing Director, Reinhart Capital

Noam Tamari-Wekser

Growth Investor, TheCircle

Noemi Nagy

Business Development , Alpine Angel Investors

Oana Ria Nasaudeanu Ghinea

Regional Manager, SINGA Switzerland

Ofer HaCohen

Head of Innovation Center, Israel, AT&T

Olena Bochulia

Co-Founder, Severus

Olha Kubiv

Startup Mentor, Beloyara

Oliver Flueckiger

Entrepreneur, Lecturer, Startup, University of Zurich

Oliver Stahl

FOUNDER, Snackbox Express / Früchtebox Express / Hofladen Express / Dalou / Fruchtbox Express

Olivier Laube

FI Mentor

Oron Zachar

CEO & Founder , Vytonic

Otto Freijser

Co-Founder / Lean Innovation Lead, Perpetulon

Panagiotis Tomadakis

General Manager, Oriani

Pascal Brunner

CEO, Vatorex

Pascal Koenig

Co-Founder | Member of the Board, AVA Women

Patricia Kastner

Angel Investor, Strategic Advisor

Patrycja Pielaszek

CEO/Founder, WeCoCo.io

Paul D'souza

President and CEO, The D'Souza Group

Paul Peyrot

Partner, Peyrot, Schlegel & Györffy

Peter Lazou

Creative Future Venture Builder & Investor, otherDOTS

Philippe Küng

Executive Board Member, resilient

Pierre Gaubil

FI Mentor

Pierre Alain Ceralli

CEO & Co-Founder OriginFood / Former Executive Ambrosus, OriginFood

Pouria Kay

Mentor, Founder Institute

Raanan Shenhav

Founder, RS-CPD

Rachel Sheppard

Digital Strategist & Startup Mentor - Helping Female Founders Launch & Grow Their Businesses Around the Globe, Founder Institute HQ

Ralph Walter

CTO, Assentis

Ralph Mogicato

Member of the Advisory Board, Swiss Finance Startups

Raphaela Kurer

C0-Founder | CMO, Meloncast

Réginald Bien Aimé

Founder & Managing Director, Veelab

Rene Lehmann

Co-Founder, Kanbii Solutions AG

Ricardo Perez Font

Head of Marketing, BOBST

Roland Siegwart

Professor Autonomous Systems, ETH Zuerich

Rolf Van De Velde

FI Mentor

Rusty Schwartz

CEO, KitchenTown

Ryan Micheletti

Head of Global Operations, Founder Institute

Ryan Bethencourt

CEO, Wild Earth

Sabrina Tachdjian

Head of Ecosystem APAC, Hedera Hashgraph

Sameer Sortur

Founding Partner, SquareCircle Ventures

Sandeep Raju

Co-founder and Director, Samaaru India

Sandro Kunz

Co-Founder & CEO, Pingen

Sasha Schriber

Founder and CEO, Nanos.AI

Sean Paul Shanor

Bliss, Breathwork, Startup Coach, Synergy Space

Sébastien Flury

Co-founder & CEO, Coteries SA

Sharon Alvarez

Chair Entrepreneurial Studies, Graduate School of Business / University of Pittsburgh

Sharon Tal

Author & Facilitator, Where to Play

Shira Teger

Attorney, Arnon, Tadmor - Levy

Simon Heinzle

CEO and co-founder, Crowd

Simon Dössegger

former CEO, modum

Sona Chandra

CEO and Founder, Terra Lumina

Sonia Eterno

CEO and Founder, SHUBiDU AG

Sophie Neuhut

Founder, President, Impact Angel Investors

Søren Bjønness

Partner, Catapult Capital GmbH

Stavros Pavlidis

Expert network services, Independent

Stephanie Naegeli

Chief Strategic Business Development Officer, SV Group

Stephen Dowling

Global Vice President - Marketing | Digital Commerce | Go To Market, adidas

Stijn Pieper

Founder & CTO, Advanon

Sunnie Groeneveld

CEO & Founder, Inspire 925

Susanne Lauber Fuerst

Founder & CEO , InnoNext

Suzanne Van der Maarel

Portfolio Manager, Sentient Ventures VC

Tatjana De Kerros

Head of Venturing @RicoLab, RicoLab

Thomas Baer

Chief Operations Officer, Koch & Gsell

Thomas Boesch

Co-Founder, Earlybird Food

Thomas Ackermann

Co-Director, Founder Institute Switzerland

Thomas Helbling

Co-CEO, CARU AG

Tim Reinermann

Senior Projektmanager Digitales Marketing, Schwyzer Kantonalbank

Timo Hahn

Chief Venture Officer, Sparrow Ventures

Tobias Gunzenhauser

Co-Founder and CEO, Yamo

Trudi Haemmerli

Partner, SNGLR CAPITAL

Ulla Fletscher

CEO, HEYLIFE

Vera Futorjanski

FI Mentor

Veroniek Vermeulen

Founder, Silatha

Vincent Irrling

Co-Founder | CEO, KAPSLY Ventures

Wendelien Loopik

Director Digital Innovation, Royal Haskoning DHV

Willy Bischofberger

MSc Computer Science ETH, MBA INSEAD, Serial Entrepreneur

Yaniv Lavi

CEO and Co-Founder, fitto

Yoav Bar

VicePresident, CocaCola Israel

Yury Melnichek

Co-founder & ex-CEO, MAPS.ME

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