AlpGuard
Swiss-sovereign AI governance layer helping banks, healthcare and public bodies adopt generative AI securely through protection, policy enforcement and auditable compliance.
Amorph
Software platform combining generative AI and real-time audio infrastructure to create, execute and distribute custom instruments and effects as ownable production assets.
ARCO
Turns autonomous robots into hospital logistics assistants, eliminating internal transport costs with a subscription model and zero upfront investment.
authentica
Public standard that measures how a text is built and returns a verifiable quality score. Not an AI detector. Privacy by design, by choice and by architecture.
EORA Energy
Decentralized Renewable Energy Communities (DRECs) integrating AI, blockchain and storage to increase prosumer profitability and local self-consumption while reducing energy costs.
GMESH
A cognitive operating system giving AI agents and humanoid robots persistent identities, memory, structured lifecycles and safe, controlled evolution.
GridSphere
Platform connecting battery storage to energy markets and traders, improving financing and deployment while supporting a more sustainable electricity grid.
MediStrata
AI-powered electronic health record system for Swiss and European private practices, combining automated documentation, billing and natural-language access to patient records.
Neosens
Biosensing technology for analyzing water quality by rapidly detecting and quantifying potentially harmful substances directly in the field.
Nomera CH
Builds neutral, object owned provenance infrastructure for independent Swiss watchmakers, protecting authenticity and secondary market trust.
Numyra
Software enforcing deterministic controls on AI agents, preventing errors or manipulation from becoming operational risks within enterprise systems.
Octo Imaging Technologies
The first explainable AI for radiology that detects, measures, and tracks findings, turning scans into structured, transparent evidence that radiologists can inspect and verify.
Physical AI for Exosceletons and Robots
AI architecture for exoskeletons that detects hazards, understands tasks and adapts assistance in real time to improve workplace safety.
QBone
AI solution turning medical imaging into patient-specific bone implants, enabling faster, lower-cost production and scalable customization for manufacturers.
Real Frame
Is a gateway for digital ID ecosystems that ethically transforms consented data into structured analytics for existing tools, databases, and AI.
Splinter
AI clinical intelligence platform for physiotherapists that structures intake, assessment and follow-up, cutting admin, reducing errors and improving documentation and care.
Swisshome AI
A private Swiss AI assistant that helps families manage documents, bills, contracts, and insurance, understand what they require, keep track of deadlines and risks, and know what to do next.
Veles Analytics
In-house deterministic NLP tool that detects anomalies in financial communications and shifts in narrative, identifying signs of instability before they emerge in the market.
Virgil.ia
SaaS platform automating corporate compliance with AI and certified auditors, accelerating certification and risk management for Swiss and European SMEs.
Yu!
Turns how you feel into one real local action — a walk, a class, a group, nearby. Inspired by social prescription; Swiss and privacy-first, it explains why.
SynthEnergy
Innovative process to convert alcohol into sustainable synthetic fuels compatible with existing infrastructure.
Multinational company Senior executive for 25+ years; since 2007 Business Angel and Mentor, here to boost your Funding Strategy, Business Development, Go to Market Plans and ready to share my network.
Executive with 30+ years of international experience in Strategic Planning, Corporate Finance, M&A, particularly in banking, fintech, and medtech. Active for years in the startup arena, I am an expert at Innosuisse. In addition, I give university lectures on finance, fintech and strategic innovation.
Leveraging 8 years of Venture Building and Entrepreneurial experience within Startups and SMEs, I'm here to help you refine your business plan, organise your fundraising strategy, enhance your pitching skills and define your governance.
20+ years of Corporate Finance experience in international contexts, I also founded a digital company. It will be a pleasure to support you in redefining your Business Plan and Pitching activities.
Chairman of the Board and former CEO, in recent years I have focused on mentoring and coaching through Innosuisse, USI, and Boldbrain. I will challenge your strategy and business model — and much more.
Experienced professional with 20+ years in marketing, sales, and business development. Ready to coach and guide your startup to success working on business models, pitch preparation and fundraising.
Experienced entrepreneur, innovator, industry manager and CEO of medical device startup. Coached startups in medical, cleantech and ICT with product, go to market, business plan and pitching.
Materials engineer and entrepreneur with expertise in patents, solar energy and real estate. Co-founded several startups, assessed 30+ projects for Innosuisse, led exits and growth in tech and industrial ventures.
I was the CTO of a startup based in Lugano beetween 2012 and 2015, then I did short collaborations with a couple of startups in Italy and UK. I opened my own company (consultancies) in 2016, aquired in 2020 by an international company, quitted in 2024 and opened my current company.
With 10+ years as CTO, advisor, and software architect in 10+ startups, and founder of 2 award-winning startups, I excel in creating compelling pitches and offering technical startup guidance.
With a strong background in engineering, tech, and sports, I'll help refine your strategy, enhance leadership skills, and build operational knowledge to kickstart your entrepreneurial journey successfully.
Thanks to 15+ years activity in tech-product development and 90+ startup projects advised and brought to live, I can bring your idea to reality and help you identify your strengths and weaknesses!
After an executive career in luxury and fashion, I earned a PhD in ICTs and transitioned to academia, lecturing internationally. I'll help you market your vision, values, and project effectively. Let's win together!
Skills: Business Strategy, Finance, Market Analysis, Marketing & Sales, Value Proposition & Business Model Design
Industries: Consulting & Services, Consumer Products & Services, Fintech / Insurance Tech
With a background in VC, corporate venturing and development I can assist you in formulating and implementing commercial and financial strategies.
Experienced entrepreneur, engineer, consultant, manager and mentor ready to help you start a great ICT, cleantech or medtech business and get it funded. Dream it. Believe it. Achieve it.
Seasoned mentor with 8+ years in multinational & startup marketing. Secured $1.5M funding in 2020. Expertise in marketing, pitching, investor relations & business development.
I am a lawyer helping startups in matters related to their corporate structure, as well as bringing my wide experience in the use of blockchain, AI, Web 3.0 into the startup business model.
Transforming startups into compelling powerhouses on stage. As a pitching expert and startup owner, I'm passionate about helping you blend logic and emotion in your pitch to win over any audience.
Leveraging 20+ years of Sale & Marketing experience within multinational companies, I'm here to help you refine your Business Model, your Business Plan and to develop new revenue streams hypotheses.
Regional Jury
Sketchin is an advanced strategic design studio pioneering future global experiences. Founded in Switzerland in 2006 by Luca Mascaro, Sketchin is part of BIP Group and employs 100+ people in its studios in Lugano, Milan, Rome, and San Francisco. It provides services to major digital brands worldwide, creating long-lasting and sustainable value.
The MSc in Business Administration is an educational program that aims to develop in-depth and specialized skills in the design, planning, evaluation, implementation, and management of change and transformation processes in organizations at the strategic and operational levels.
The USI EMBA is an 18-month international part-time program for executives. It includes 11 core courses, 3 electives, 1 study tour in Boston, 14 workshops, and a final project. Hybrid format with monthly sessions in Lugano. Taught in English, awards 60 ECTS, internationally recognized.
Amis Consulting SA collaborates with companies and partners to implement innovative managerial strategies into their existing operations, providing continuous support along the way. The company primarily focuses on Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas, seeking new and sustainable business opportunities.
xFarm Technologies is a tech SaaS company that offers solutions for 360° sustainable farm management and agrifood supply chain digitization. The products are developed by a team of over 250 people and used by over 500.000 farmers worldwide.
National Jury
Swiss ICT Investor Club (SICTIC) connects smart money investors to Swiss seed and early-stage technology startups. SICTIC is a non-profit association, which has a strong investor community and organizes the deal flow and matchmaking of startups and investors online and at pitching events. We have offices in Zürich, Lausanne and Ticino.
BancaStato is the bank of reference in Ticino. It promotes economic development in the Canton and gives Ticino's people the opportunity to invest their savings safely and profitably. The Bank supports hundreds of Ticino-based companies, associations and organisations involved in sporting, cultural and charitable activities as well as research.
Innosuisse is the Swiss Innovation Agency. We promote science-based innovation and support start-ups, SMEs, research institutions and various Swiss organizations in translating research and development into business. We foster collaboration and knowledge transfer and help science-based ventures to scale up effectively and expand internationally.
Koyo is a venture capital investor that makes high conviction investments in ventures in Switzerland and across Europe. We follow an owner-operator-approach to leverage our deep expertise in building up companies on their road to relevance.
BAS – Business Angels Switzerland – is the leading business angel network in Switzerland since over twenty years, with chapters in Suisse Romande and in Zürich. BAS organises 20 events and 60 startup presentations per year. They lead to more than 10 yearly investments. Our members and the startups like the friendly atmosphere of our events.
Kickstart is one of Europe's largest zero-equity innovation platforms. It brings together public and private organizations, startups, investors and experts with a shared ambition to deliver next-generation products and services and make a significant positive impact at scale. Since 2015, we have built over 400 commercial partnerships, supported 500+ startups in scaling, and helped our international alumni raise over CHF 3.1 billion by 2025.
SOM Biotech is a late clinical stage biotech based on an AI drug discovery platform working on CNS rare disorders. Lead product ready to start Phase3.
USE's activities are focused on three macro-themes - promotion of entrepreneurship and innovation, development of the tourism sector and repositioning of peripheral regions - and aim to promote a lasting and sustainable economic growth that enhances the territorial peculiarities and the network of academic and business excellence present in our territory.
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