Donat Matthews

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📍 Zurich, Switzerland🔄 Updated September 2026💼 4 investments📅 21 years investing🗓 Last invested Dec 2020
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Dec 2020
eSMART develops intelligent systems for building automation. It can manage building functions like heating, lighting, electricity, videophone, or show the current use of electricity and water in real-time, informing occupants about energy consumption through a touchscreen in the living room or a smartphone app. This spin-off of the EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne), founded in 2011, developed a technology that requires no additional cables and that can be integrated effortlessly and cost-effectively into existing buildings. The micro-modules mounted directly behind the switches communicate via the existing wiring. Thanks to the easy installation, eSMART has amongst its customers some of the major construction companies in Switzerland.
Skyline Parking AG - Coach, Investor, Secretary of the Board
2005
Whether you need more parking spaces or need parking that requires less space, our automated parking systems (APS) can provide both. Aboveground, underground, inside or under buildings, in irregular spaces - we can provide you an optimized parking system just about anywhere. Moreover, our patented automated parking systems provide the most parking spaces in the smallest area as well as performance and simplicity unmatched in the industry. This means low cost of operation and maintenance, high reliability, superior customer satisfaction and a high return on your investment.
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2020
Board Member
Dec 2020
eSMART develops intelligent systems for building automation. It can manage building functions like heating, lighting, electricity, videophone, or show the current use of electricity and water in real-time, informing occupants about energy consumption through a touchscreen in the living room or a smartphone app. This spin-off of the EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne), founded in 2011, developed a technology that requires no additional cables and that can be integrated effortlessly and cost-effectively into existing buildings. The micro-modules mounted directly behind the switches communicate via the existing wiring. Thanks to the easy installation, eSMART has amongst its customers some of the major construction companies in Switzerland.
Board of Directors member / PE
Mar 2020
M17 Capital Management is an independent European investment firm headquartered nearby Zurich, Switzerland. It manages its own assets as well as on behalf of an institutional client base of foundations, pension plans, asset and wealth managers as well as family offices and HNWI into attractive opportunities such as direct investments, private equity, hedge funds and real estate
2017
Braintrust for HR-topics at German SMEs
Sprinter-Club Personal - Co-founder and Leader
Jul 2017
2011
Production company in midwest US
Production SME - "De-messer" / Board member candidate
2011
2010
TWINC - 1 day training and off you go to hire or fire in a professional way
Twinc Recruiting & Firing Training - Co-Founder, Trainer
2010
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