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Board Member
Nov 2022
Brainforest is a for-impact venture platform for forests & climate. Enabled by the Migros Pioneer Fund, part of the social commitment of the Migros Group, and cofounded by the WWF Switzerland, we are striving for game-changing solutions to unlock the full climate potential of forests at speed, scale, and quality through entrepreneurial approaches.
We start with three focus areas:
1. Measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of forest carbon enabled by high-resolution remote sensing and machine learning.
2. Connectivity of supply and demand of forest carbon in a trustable way.
3. Innovative financing mechanisms to unlock all forests value.
Investor & Board Member
Oct 2020
Lua is a values-driven company with the purpose of “Deepening intimacy, connecting people to Love”.
Our first product is a dating app for conscious communities, designed by intimacy experts. Lua playfully eliminates the shallowness of online dating by creating deep and meaningful connections.
For more information and to join our beta, please visit www.lua.earth.
Investor
2020
CNC24 is your partner for all metal and plastic components. Your advantages at a glance:
✔️ Order machine parts easily & quickly online
✔️ Global Network with over 500 Suppliers from 22 Countries
✔️ Fast & reliable delivery times
✔️ Quality standards at the highest level (according to ISO9001)
Our own measurement center for quality assurance and a well-established global supplier network makes CNC24 the competent partner for CNC turning, milling and sheet metal manufacturing. From prototypes, single parts, small series to large series - all work is carried out with the highest precision, based on 30 years of manufacturing experience.
We strive to offer an unrivaled level of customer service. Benefit from our expert advice and transparent, fully digital processes. CNC24 is your hub to the world of manufacturing.
Investor
2017
Wir verbinden Brands mit Kunden und wir sind da, wo der Kunde belohnt werden will.
> 1.2m App Downloads, > 1800 Brands
Investor
Dec 2016
Everyone deserves an outstanding credit experience. We’re ready to design one for your customers. Credit cards issued by WebBank, Member FDIC.
Investor & Board Member
May 2016
We match investors with borrowers. Investors earn substantial returns and borrowers benefit from low interest rates. From person to person. Without a bank in the middle.
Founder & Board Member
Aug 2015
The number 1 shopping platform in Swiss off-price e-commerce
The startup company DeinDeal was founded in 2010 and has since become the most successful Swiss shopping platform. Using the catch-phrase "Get your world!", DeinDeal provides its customers with selected lifestyle and product offers at discounted prices.
In addition to a range of regional and local coupon offers with price benefits, the company has also developed channels for selected products from all around the world: "Home & Living" for furniture and interior design, "Fashion & Style" for fashion trends, "Brands & Products" for electronic gadgets, "Sport" for sports clothing and equipment, and also "Wine & Gourmet" for food and wine enthusiasts. DeinDeal purchases products from all over the world and operates its own warehouse in Muttenz.
Using the slogan "More lifestyle for a better life!" DeinDeal seeks to become the most customer-friendly e-commerce platform in Switzerland, bringing joy to its users 365 days per year.
Investor
May 2015
Crowdhouse stands for a real estate market that is transparent, efficient and easily accessible: It has never been easier to buy multi-family properties in sole and co-ownership, sell real estate or finance it as a mortgage lender.
Since its beginning in 2015, the company has brokered well over 100 properties totalling some 1 billion Swiss Francs in value to private investors. Currently it employs about 125 employees at its headquarters in Zurich and the branch office in St. Gallen.
Crowdhouse is always hiring new talent. See the current openings here: https://careers.crowdhouse.ch/en/job-board/
Founding Investor
Mar 2012
RYZZE is a digital brand holding that aims to redefine online commerce for a new generation.
We merge technology with cutting edge creativity and precise financial practices to incubate and scale successful brands globally. Our passion is in to forge new markets and opportunities from innovative thought, accentuating the consumer experience. With 5 brands under our belt we experienced the entrepreneurial roller coaster first hand. Experiences that we want to pass onto the next generation of online-born brands, while committing to investing our creativity, passion and insights to create value.
We see enormous opportunity for a truly seamless retail experience at the nexus of online and offline. With over 15 years of experience, we introduced a vital new platform that provides an optimal blend of resources and support to emerging brands and designers, bringing their creative visions to vivid reality.
We manage our brand portfolio out of Berlin and Los Angeles, two cities known for their creative energy and global impact.
Founder & CEO, Board Member
Feb 2010
The number 1 shopping platform in Swiss off-price e-commerce
The startup company DeinDeal was founded in 2010 and has since become the most successful Swiss shopping platform. Using the catch-phrase "Get your world!", DeinDeal provides its customers with selected lifestyle and product offers at discounted prices.
In addition to a range of regional and local coupon offers with price benefits, the company has also developed channels for selected products from all around the world: "Home & Living" for furniture and interior design, "Fashion & Style" for fashion trends, "Brands & Products" for electronic gadgets, "Sport" for sports clothing and equipment, and also "Wine & Gourmet" for food and wine enthusiasts. DeinDeal purchases products from all over the world and operates its own warehouse in Muttenz.
Using the slogan "More lifestyle for a better life!" DeinDeal seeks to become the most customer-friendly e-commerce platform in Switzerland, bringing joy to its users 365 days per year.
VP Business Development & Investor
Nov 2007
Linqia is the calm in the chaotic sea of influencer marketing. We are a full-service, tech-enabled platform that handles campaigns for the world’s leading brands from influencer selection to creative strategy to scale. While some influencer companies offer only technology and others operate as creative agencies, Linqia leverages both science and storytelling to help brands create emotive, human-first campaigns with inspiring content optimized by metrics-driven confidence.
We distill 1.5 billion data points down to answer who are the right influencers, what are the right social platforms, and what is the best combination of content to deliver the optimal business results. Combining proprietary technology with a data-driven methodology, our refined and tested process scales influencer marketing investments.
A pioneer in the industry with over a decade of experience and backed by the industry's largest measurement suit, Linqia is trusted by more fortune 500 brands than any other influencer marketing company. We’ve partnered with over 650 brands — including McDonald’s, Clorox, Anheuser-Busch, GM, and Bayer — and run thousands of successful campaigns. We create long-lasting relationships with our clients and apply learnings from previous campaigns to drive ongoing success, regularly out-performing established benchmarks.
Enterprise brands know that influencer activation is no longer a nice-to-have, but rather an essential piece of their marketing strategy. However, it’s a complex world to navigate. We take the guesswork out of the equation, ensuring the greatest experience for both our clients and their customers.
Co-Founder, Partner, Board Member
Apr 2000
First Tuesday is a professional networking forum for established technology entrepreneurs and companies seeking venture capital, investors and related service providers. Founded in 1998, we now have 38,000 members and our 10 branches across Europe host meetings on the first Tuesday every month.
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2022
Board Member
Nov 2022
Brainforest is a for-impact venture platform for forests & climate. Enabled by the Migros Pioneer Fund, part of the social commitment of the Migros Group, and cofounded by the WWF Switzerland, we are striving for game-changing solutions to unlock the full climate potential of forests at speed, scale, and quality through entrepreneurial approaches.
We start with three focus areas:
1. Measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of forest carbon enabled by high-resolution remote sensing and machine learning.
2. Connectivity of supply and demand of forest carbon in a trustable way.
3. Innovative financing mechanisms to unlock all forests value.
2020
Investor & Board Member
Oct 2020
Lua is a values-driven company with the purpose of “Deepening intimacy, connecting people to Love”.
Our first product is a dating app for conscious communities, designed by intimacy experts. Lua playfully eliminates the shallowness of online dating by creating deep and meaningful connections.
For more information and to join our beta, please visit www.lua.earth.
Investor
2020
CNC24 is your partner for all metal and plastic components. Your advantages at a glance:
✔️ Order machine parts easily & quickly online
✔️ Global Network with over 500 Suppliers from 22 Countries
✔️ Fast & reliable delivery times
✔️ Quality standards at the highest level (according to ISO9001)
Our own measurement center for quality assurance and a well-established global supplier network makes CNC24 the competent partner for CNC turning, milling and sheet metal manufacturing. From prototypes, single parts, small series to large series - all work is carried out with the highest precision, based on 30 years of manufacturing experience.
We strive to offer an unrivaled level of customer service. Benefit from our expert advice and transparent, fully digital processes. CNC24 is your hub to the world of manufacturing.
2017
Investor
2017
Wir verbinden Brands mit Kunden und wir sind da, wo der Kunde belohnt werden will.
> 1.2m App Downloads, > 1800 Brands
2016
Investor
Dec 2016
Everyone deserves an outstanding credit experience. We’re ready to design one for your customers. Credit cards issued by WebBank, Member FDIC.
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