MENTORS
Our mentoring program connects each Fellow with a suitable mentor with which they meet on a regular basis to foster personal growth and the development of the Fellows' entrepreneurial skills. As all of our mentors are successful founders themselves they have a wide range of valuable experiences and hard learnings which they pass on to the Fellows.
2021/22

Heinz-Werner Nienstedt
CEO GN Eins Fondsgesellschaft

Michael Born
Founder & CEO PXL Vision AG

Dominik Biedermann
Head Business Unit Stadler

Sandra Grimmer
Co-Founder & CEO Yarn-to-Yarn

Georges Khneysser
Founder & Chief Vision Officer QBIT Capital AG | Seed Investor

Jérôme Brasi
Managing Partner JB Venture Services

Ingo Weber
Impact Investor Carcharodon Capital GmbH

Paul Frey
Partner Sedipa GmbH

Jean-Thomas Célette
CEO Coresystems AG

Boris Paskalev
Head of Product Snyk

Alfonso von Wunschheim
Entrepreneur, Advisor & Investor
FutureVents

Pascal Gueissaz
Founder Careerplus & UMEO

Jürgen Sackhoff
Corporate Attorney & Seed Investor

Christian Fleck
Managing Director CF Group

Jan-Hendrik Buerk
Early Stage Investor btov Partners

Jaana Goeggel
Angel Investor, Advisor & Mentor

Gesine Haag
CEO LetsGoSurfing

Christian Winzenried
Co-Founder, CEO & Boardmember Janus Management AG

Luis Martin Cabiedes
Partner Cabiedes Partners SCR

Tim Schiffers
Advisor & Investor

Marcus Stadelmann
Board of Directors, Investors & Advisory Faitron

Andreas Weckherlin
Board Member, Co-Founder & Senior Advisor

Johan de Ruiter
Entrepreneur, Investor & Board Member

Carlos Ciller
Co-Founder & CEO Retinai

Robin Lingg
Board Member, Entrepreneur, Investor & Advisor

Toon Coppens
Co-Founder Realo & Strong Supplies | Board Member Qollabi

Claire Novorol
Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer Ada Health

Hubert Oesterle
Professor University of St. Gallen

Angie Udry
Partner Kaszek

Caroline Gueissaz
Director Business Angels Switzerland (BAS)
Sigmar Gabrial is a German politician who was Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2018 and Vice-Chancellor of Germany from 2013 to 2018. He was Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), which made him the party's longest-serving leader since Willy Brandt. He was the Federal Minister of the Environment and the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy and had been Minister-President of Lower Saxony.
2020/21

Caroline Gueissaz
Director Business Angels Switzerland (BAS)

Kilian Wagner
Co-Founder & CEO VIU

Claire Novorol
Co-Founder & CMO at Ada Health GmbH

Lodovico Brioschi
Co-Founder & CEO Amaro

Hermann Arnold
Co-Founder BtoV

Andreas Brenner
Co-Founder at Aviros

Frank Gerritzen
Founder at Prête-Plume

Cristian Tamas
Co-founder & CMO at TypingDNA

Pascal Guiessaz
Founder UMEO SA

Dorian Selz
Co-Founder & CEO at Squirro

Raul Popa
Co-Founder & CEO at TypingDNA

Dr. Søren Hein
Board member mig AG

Bernt Klein
CEO Extigon