Philipp Ries

Non-Executive Chairman at Hapimag and Nuavo, Head of EMEA Search and AI Partnerships - at Google (Jobshare), Member of the Innovation Council at Innosuisse, Investment Committee Member at Verve Ventures,

📍 Zurich, Switzerland🔄 Updated October 2026💼 5 investments📅 22 years investing🗓 Last invested Dec 2017𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Angel Investor
Dec 2017
Pregnolia AG is a womens health medtech company based in Switzerland. Our company is at the stage of early commercialisation. We focus on a diagnostic device to identify women at risk for premature birth. Early risk detection will allow gynecologists to make key decisions about preterm birth management. Pregnolias technology addresses both the health and economic challenge of preterm birth worldwide.
Angel Investor
Oct 2017
We are an investment firm focusing on early-stage preventive, and consumer-centric health and wellness companies in the US and Europe, — driven by the mission to empower 1 billion people to live happier and healthier by 2030.
Angel Investor
Apr 2016
Bestmile empowers public and private mobility providers to plan, launch and operate highly efficient fixed-route and demand-responsive transportation services. A complex arrangement of advanced algorithms enables the Bestmile Fleet Orchestration Platform to automate and optimize operations for ridehailing, pooled micro-transit, autonomous shuttles and robotaxi services by sending the right vehicle to the right place at the right time while controlling critical metrics like traveler waiting time and fleet utilization. Using Bestmile technology, customers are able to increase the profitability of their fleets by finding optimal vehicle routes and schedules, reducing deadheading and improving on-time vehicle arrivals, thus supporting mobility providers in the reduction of their environmental impact on cities and communities.
Angel Investor
Dec 2015
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2021
Investment committee member Venture fund
Nov 2021
Verve Ventures is a network and technology-driven venture capital firm headquartered in Switzerland. Founded in 2010, Verve Ventures has grown to more than 45 team members and has become one of the most active venture investors in Europe with over 140 technology and science-driven startups in its portfolio. A dozen investment professionals identify the most promising digital, tangible, and health & bio startups. Verve Ventures provides its pan-European network of selected private and institutional investors access to those top-tier investment opportunities. The company invests from EUR 500k to several million from Seed to Series B and beyond across Europe. Verve Ventures’ dedicated team helps startups with their most pressing needs such as hiring, client introductions and access to an expert network of high-profile individuals. To become part of Verve Ventures’ growing network of entrepreneurs and investors, visit verve.vc.
2018
Head of EMEA Assistant Distribution Partnerships at Google
Jul 2018
A problem isnt truly solved until its solved for all. Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. Bring your insight, imagination and a healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone. Check out our career opportunities at goo.gle/3DLEokh
2017
Angel Investor
Dec 2017
Pregnolia AG is a womens health medtech company based in Switzerland. Our company is at the stage of early commercialisation. We focus on a diagnostic device to identify women at risk for premature birth. Early risk detection will allow gynecologists to make key decisions about preterm birth management. Pregnolias technology addresses both the health and economic challenge of preterm birth worldwide.
Angel Investor
Oct 2017
We are an investment firm focusing on early-stage preventive, and consumer-centric health and wellness companies in the US and Europe, — driven by the mission to empower 1 billion people to live happier and healthier by 2030.
2016
Angel Investor
Apr 2016
Bestmile empowers public and private mobility providers to plan, launch and operate highly efficient fixed-route and demand-responsive transportation services. A complex arrangement of advanced algorithms enables the Bestmile Fleet Orchestration Platform to automate and optimize operations for ridehailing, pooled micro-transit, autonomous shuttles and robotaxi services by sending the right vehicle to the right place at the right time while controlling critical metrics like traveler waiting time and fleet utilization. Using Bestmile technology, customers are able to increase the profitability of their fleets by finding optimal vehicle routes and schedules, reducing deadheading and improving on-time vehicle arrivals, thus supporting mobility providers in the reduction of their environmental impact on cities and communities.
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