Swisspreneur Show

Timestamps: 8:43 - Aligning co-founder incentives with company success  18:21 - How can radars track our breathing? 25:45 - Partnering up with Innosuisse 30:25 - B2B selling to hospitals 33:47 - Selling to an industry in crisis This episode was co-produced with Innosuisse . About Cyrill Gyger: Cyrill Gyger is the co-founder and CEO of QUMEA , a company that offers digital mobility monitoring for p...

Timestamps: 04:02 - Die Integration der Credit Suisse – ein Mammutprojekt 06:27 - Vom Fussballtraum zum Banker 19:32 - Leadership bei UBS: Strategie und Glaubwürdigkeit 29:36 - Verantwortung für die Schweiz und die Gesellschaft 35:23 - Sacrifice for Success: Ermottis Rat an junge Talente Über Sergio P. Ermotti: Sergio P. Ermotti , Group CEO der UBS , ist eine der prägendsten Persönlichkeiten der g...

Timestamps: 6:17 - Why go into medicine 11:24 - How to be a doctor and an entrepreneur 14:49 - Being a successful leader 31:11 - Staying healthy and stress-free 34:30 - Being an influencer doctor Resources Mentioned: Homo Faber, Max Frisch This episode was co-produced with ⁠smzh ⁠, your independent go-to partner in all matters relating to finance. About Florim Cuculi: Florim Cuculi is a Swiss card...

Timestamps: 13:40 - The rental car industry 20:16 - Why rent a car? 22:00 - Do people wreck FINN cars? 26:25 - The FINN car insurance 37:42 - Equity vs debt financing About Nikolai Schröder: Nikolai Schröder is the co-founder and COO of FINN , a German car subscription startup. He holds a MSc in Industrial Engineering from FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg and previously worked as a consultant at the Boston C...

Timestamps: 5:19 - Helvetia Insurance teams up with ETH Juniors 7:22 - Accessing the Swiss luxury watch market 10:45 - A business model for luxury watch NFTs 14:47 - Acquiring customers 20:15 - Why Leonie wanted her business to be acquired This episode was co-produced with the  ⁠Female Founders Initiative⁠ . About Leonie Flückiger: Leonie Flückiger is a co-founder of Adresta , a company which crea...

Timestamps: 10:13 - Deep Tech Nation’s ambitious goals for Switzerland  13:48 - Venture Hub Switzerland  19:07 - What’s the Scaleup Booster? 27:35 - How is Deep Tech Nation financed? 38:12 - Do all Swiss startups need to make it big? This episode was co-produced with the Deep Tech Nation Switzerland Foundation . About Joanne Sieber: Joanne Sieber is the CEO of the Deep Tech Nation Switzerland Foun...

Timestamps: 3:31 - Athletes are their own entrepreneurs 10:01 - Upfront investments for tourism infrastructure 15:44 - How to host a good event  21:29 - What does sustainability mean in business? 26:30 - Sustainability is not a marketing topic This episode was co-produced by smzh , your independent go-to partner in all matters relating to finance. About Pascal Jenny: Pascal Jenny is the former man...

Timestamps: 5:22 - From the UK to Switzerland 11:29 - The dark genome and chronic diseases 17:35 - HTX001 and heart failure 26:44 - Sticking to grants at first 34:32 - Managing two separate teams This episode was sponsored by smzh , your independent go-to partner in all matters relating to finance. About Samir Ounzain: Samir Ounzain is the co-founder and CEO of HAYA Therapeutics , a precision medi...

Timestamps: 1:53 - Accidentally inventing neural networks 7:19 - What does “manukai” mean? 19:44 - Competition in the AI industry 27:35 - Fundraising for AI 32:34 - Does being a spin-off pay off? This episode was produced in collaboration with startup days, taking place next year on May 14th 2025. Click ⁠here⁠ to purchase your ticket. About Pascal Weber: Pascal Weber is the co-founder and CEO of M...

Timestamps: 8:20 - The current state of the lab meat industry  14:10 - Does lab meat have the same nutritional value & taste?  15:40 - Sallea’s go-to-market strategy 17:45 - When all your partners are also startups 20:30 - What happens to the farmers? This episode was sponsored by NordPass . Use code “swisspreneur” at checkout to get 30% off Business and Teams plans. About Nicole Kleger: Nicol...

Timestamps: 2:14 - Why go into banking in 2008? 10:52 - Working with college students and retirees 20:00 - How does smzh make money? 24:41 - Sponsoring events to acquire new clients 44:20 - Getting to 60K clients This episode was co-produced with ⁠ smzh ⁠. About Gzim Hasani: Gzim Hasani is the CEO of and a partner at smzh , an independent financial advisory company headquartered in Zurich, Switzer...

Timestamps: 8:03 - Time-of-flight technology  15:43 - Whom do semiconductor companies sell to? 19:14 - Changing from CEO to CTO  29:54 - Managing investor expectations 32:54 - Going to the moon Check out our FREE  go-to-market masterclass  with Ankita Mehta and Soumya Dash. About Jürg Jost: Jürg Jost is the founder, former CEO and current CTO of the semiconductor manufacturer Spacetek Technology ....

Timestamps: 4:38 - Gaëlle’s craziest year 9:56 - Turning metal into foam 16:34 - High innovative customers 25:23 - Hiring people as a 6 month year old company 29:03 - Having the team be 2/3s women Check out our FREE go-to-market masterclass . About Gaëlle Andreatta: Gaëlle Andreatta is the co-founder and CTO of apheros , a startup manufacturing metal foams for thermal, catalysis, and battery appli...

Timestamps: 3:57 - From neuportal to Houzy 10:20 - Building up new revenue streams over time 13:18 - Is Switzerland too small a market? 20:45 - Getting acquired by UBS and Baloise 32:43 - Did they make money out of the deal? This episode was co-produced with ⁠smzh ⁠, your independent go-to partner in all matters relating to finance. About Stefan Schärer: Stefan Schärer is the co-founder and former...

Timestamps: 5:20 - Workaholics having fun 15:35 - Market validation 33:33 - Why Switzerland is the best headquarters 46:19 - Instilling company values 54:30 - Selling 100% of your shares About Fabio Ronga: Fabio Ronga is the co-founder and CEO of beqom , a cloud-based compensation management solution. He holds a master's degree in Business Information Systems from HEC Lausanne and previously worke...

Check out our FREE go-to-market masterclass with Ankita Mehta and Soumya Dash. Timestamps: 4:19 - Being an immigrant and being an entrepreneur 7:23 - Convincing your boss to help you start a startup 10:30 - What are chronic wounds? 16:10 - Making personalized therapies affordable 24:00 - The long development cycles in biotech About Priyanka Dutta Passecker: Priyanka Dutta Passecker is the co-found...

Timestamps: 6:05 - The value chain of insurance companies  14:26 - Why having a strategy is essential 20:22 - Is Switzerland digitized enough? 24:22 - Is digitization a generational issue? 35:15 - Being a board member at smzh This episode was co-produced with ⁠smzh ⁠, your independent go-to partner in all matters relating to finance. About Andreas Krümmel: Andreas Krümmel is the former CEO at Gene...

Timestamps: 6:45 - What is microencapsulation used for? 13:58 - Choosing a use case vs covering operating expenses 21:53 - Why trust matters most in B2B 27:04 - Why hire an external CEO 28:50 - Founders take themselves too seriously This episode was sponsored by NordPass . Use code “swisspreneur” at checkout to get 30% off Business and Teams plans. About Alessandro Ofner: Alessandro Ofner is the c...

Timestamps: 3:00 - Are education and entrepreneurship connected?  13:41 - Switzerland needs growth stage funds 26:20 - Failure culture in Switzerland 33:52 - Female entrepreneurship in Switzerland 41:30 - Where is the Swiss startup ecosystem headed? This episode was co-produced with the Female Founders Initiative . About Regula Buob: Regula Buob is the founder of SoftTec , a consultancy that offer...

Timestamps: 7:04 - Tackling a new business topic 18:21 - Getting the incentives right  26:18 - The Maximon business model 34:04 - Maintaining focus as a venture builder 37:09 - Longevity predictions This episode was sponsored by  ⁠smzh⁠ , your independent go-to partner in all matters relating to finance. About Tobias Reichmuth & Marc P. Bernegger: Tobias Reichmuth and Marc P. Bernegger are two...

Timestamps: 15:12 - Do high income countries neglect culture? 22:59 - Do we need more societal role models?  24:33 - What role does education play? 30:00 - Liechtenstein’s total blackout 45:09 - What threats are coming Switzerland’s way? This episode was co-produced by smzh , your independent go-to partner in all matters relating to finance. About Aurelia Frick: Aurelia Frick is an advisory and bo...

Timestamps: 0:00 - Die Sinnkriese nach der Karriere 9:20 - Firmen wollen ehemalige Profisportler 20:00 - Das two-sided Platform Model des Athletes Network 32:36 - Was bringt die Zukunft für das Athletes Network Über Beni Huggel: Benni Huggel ist Gründer und Head of Sales bei der Athlete's Network , einer Organisation, die Athleten beim Übergang in ihre Nachsportkarriere unterstützt. Der ehemal...

Timestamps: 2:10 - Volunteering and traveling  5:46 - Cybersecurity is for everyone 8:58 - Startups and cybersecurity 10:42 - Why do data breaches happen? 21:02 - Is Europe a good place to build a scaleup?  This episode was co-produced/sponsored by NordPass . Use code “swisspreneur” at checkout to get 30% off Business and Teams plans. About Karolis Arbaciauskas: Karolis Arbaciauskas is the Head of...

Timestamps: 7:13 - The problem with plastic recycling 10:19 - Making plastic recycling cheaper  14:15 - Typical customers for DePoly 18:45 - Going from research to startup 22:12 - Patent strategy and picking your partners About Samantha Anderson: Samantha Anderson is the co-founder and CEO at DePoly , a cleantech startup recycling hard-to-recycle plastic. She’s originally from Canada and holds a P...

Timestamps: 3:55 - Making a vegan egg replacement in 2024 5:44 - The team behind the food engineering company 8:52 - The B2B clean label food market 10:42 - Solving big supply chain problems  13:20 - Fundraising through the Swisspreneur Syndicate About Silvan Leibacher: Silvan Leibacher is the co-founder and CEO of Eggfield , a startup replacing eggs in the food industry through plant-based and cl...