Founder Institute Mentors

Switzerland Spring 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

Adrian Hirt

FI Mentor

Adriano Di Dia

Chief Marketing Officer, Fyffes International SA

Alain Nydegger

Founding Partner, 21Celsius Ventures

Alejandro Garcia

CEO & Founder , AI Retailer Systems

Aleksandar Bradic

Chief Technology Officer, Supplyframe

Alessandro Tschabold

FI Mentor

Alexandra Pastollnigg

Founder, Fair Voyage

Alexandra Pinto

Founder, hoursec

Alice Sachova Kleisli

Partner, Vendbridge AG

Andrew Ive

Founder / Managing General Partner, Big Idea Ventures

Anette Gärtner

Intellectual Property Partner, Eversheds Sutherland

Anja Willms

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

Antoine Mallard

VP, Causality Link

Ari Veltman

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

Aron Braun

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

Athanasios Ladopoulos

CEO | Founder, MOOCTORS

Bastian Thurneysen

FI Mentor

Beat Scheidegger

Co-Founder, Company Factory AG

Bogdan Vasile

Co-founder, phase2

Bogdan Krinitchko

CEO & Founder , BRU

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

Cassiano Gobbet

Founder, Troovr

Cedric Waldburger

Founder & General Partner, Tomahawk.vc

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

Christina Hoffmann

CEO and Founder, BRANDMIND

Christof Tremp

Founder and CEO, REBELS 0.0%

Christoph Sollich

Freelancer, The Pitch Doctor

Clemence Marcilly

FI Mentor

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

Eddie Laventman

Founder & CEO, Goodpoint - Storytelling Masters

Elena Mlotok

General Manager, Head of EU Newsstand, Amazon

Elena Walder Schiavone

Managing Partner, Übermorgen Ventures

Eliana Zamprogna

CEO and Founder, Yumame Foods

Elisa Chiarelli

CEO and Founder, Yoordi

Emil Virag

Founder, Foodanza, Inc.

Erika Darmstaedter

Co-Founder, Collective63

Erin Chen

Founder& CEO, Gilly, Inc.

Eszter Tanczos Olver

Partner , EJ Capital AG

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

Frank Mertens

Founder & CEO, FM Consulting GmbH

Fraser Doherty

Founder/Co-Founder, SuperJam | Beer52.com

Freddy Atangana

Founder - Chief Executive Officer, EKAMOU

German Ramirez

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

Gil Margalit

CEO, PhoneDue Technology in Motion

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

Henrietta Hearth

Investment Principal , Big Idea Ventures

Ido Zahavi

Associate, Arnon, Tadmor-Levy

Ingeborg Gasser Kriss

Board Member, Advisor , Founder Institute

Irina Berkon

Member, Golden Seeds

Ivo Ronner

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

Jan Fülscher

Owner, janfuelscher.ch

Janne Saarikko

Director, Food Ecosystems Accelerator, Founder Institute

Jean Philippe Spinas

Principal, Kienbaum

Jerome Mutschler

CEO and Co-founder , Demetrics

Jill Allemang

Founder and Managing Director, jallé

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

Klaus Kummermehr

Co-Founder and Partner , SNGLR Group

Konstantin Berezin

Technology Entrepreneur , Stealth Mode

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

Lilla Peczely

co-director, Founder Institute Switzerland

Liran Akavia

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

Lukas Böni

Co-Founder, Planted

Magdalena Tarasinska

Investor, SICTIC

Majbritt Byskov Bridges

COO and Co-Founder, Alver World SA

Manuel Gonzalez

CEO and Managing Partner, Global RIFF

Marcel Gasser

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

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

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 Käch

Senior IP Trainer, Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property

Max Itskovich

CEO and Founder, Mobindustry

Michael Striligás

Founder, Vertliner

Michael Mosimann

Partner, Eversheds Sutherland Ltd.

Michael Dudli

CEO and Founder, Xelon

Michelle Roborg Sondergaard

VP HR, Carlsberg

Michelle Tschumi

Head Start-up Finance, Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB)

Mike Lingle

Entrepreneur / Mentor, Rocket Pro Forma

Mohammad Hossein Tavangar

Director , Founder Institute Germany

Nadav Kaidar

Partner, Systems Of Disruption

Natasha Drapeau

Founder, Executive Consultant, Augeous

Nathan Evans

Co-Founder, fulfin - financing ecommerce

Neriya Rosner

Founder , SpecBite

Nicolas Egger

COO, Poinz

Nimrod Vromen

Partner, Yigal Arnon

Nina Portier Reinhart

Managing Director, Reinhart Capital

Noam Tamari-Wekser

Growth Investor, TheCircle

Ofer HaCohen

Head of Innovation Center, Israel, AT&T

Olena Bochulia

Co-Founder, Severus

Olha Kubiv

Startup Mentor, Beloyara

Oliver Stahl

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

Oron Zachar

CEO & Founder , Vytonic

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

Peter Lazou

Creative Future Venture Builder & Investor, otherDOTS

Philippe Küng

Executive Board Member, resilient

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

Réginald Bien Aimé

Founder & Managing Director, Veelab

Rene Lehmann

Co-Founder, Kanbii Solutions AG

Ricardo Perez Font

VP Marketing & Product Management , Invacare Corporation

Rolf Van De Velde

FI Mentor

Sandro Kunz

Co-Founder & CEO, Pingen

Sasha Schriber

Founder and CEO, Nanos.AI

Sean Paul Shanor

Bliss, Breathwork, Startup Coach, Synergy Space

Sharon Tal

Author & Facilitator, Where to Play

Shira Teger

Attorney, Arnon, Tadmor - Levy

Simon Dössegger

former CEO, modum

Sona Chandra

CEO and Founder, Terra Lumina

Sonia Eterno

CEO and Founder, SHUBiDU AG

Søren Bjønness

Partner, Catapult Capital GmbH

Stavros Pavlidis

Expert network services, Independent

Suzanne Van der Maarel

Portfolio Manager, Sentient Ventures VC

Thomas Baer

Chief Operations Officer, Koch & Gsell

Thomas Ackermann

Co-Director, Founder Institute Switzerland

Thomas Helbling

Co-CEO, CARU AG

Timo Hahn

Chief Venture Officer, Sparrow Ventures

Tobias Gunzenhauser

Co-Founder and CEO, Yamo

Trudi Haemmerli

Partner, SNGLR CAPITAL

Veroniek Vermeulen

Founder, Silatha

Vincent Irrling

Co-Founder | CEO, KAPSLY Ventures

Yoav Bar

VicePresident, CocaCola Israel

Yury Melnichek

Co-founder & ex-CEO, MAPS.ME

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