Swisspreneur

Meet the newest powerhouse guiding Switzerland’s founders 🇨🇭 We’re thrilled to welcome Gina Domanig to the Swisspreneur Advisory Board. Gina is the Managing Partner at Emerald Technology Ventures, an early pioneer in cleantech investing and a board member across multiple international companies. She has spent decades backing bold founders solving real-world problems. But beyond the titles, Gina brings the kind of energy you feel when she walks into a room. We met her years ago while recording a episode #183 ("The O.G. Cleantech Fund") in her office and left thinking: “This is someone we want to learn from.” Since then, she’s been a mentor, a challenger, and a voice of experience when it matters most. Welcome, Gina - let’s build what Switzerland needs next. #Swisspreneur #Startup #Entrepreneur #VentureCapital #SwissStartups #Innovation #Leadership #EmeraldTechnologyVentures #Cleantech #AdvisoryBoard #Zurich 

Perfection won't scale your startup, but feedback will. In this weeks episode, Hans Tran and Christopher Craig from Google Cloud unpack what Switzerland needs to unlock its next wave of high-growth companies and why speed, focus, and execution often matter more than capital. Hans and Chris share: ⏳Why many Swiss founders build too slowly (and how that mindset hurts scaling) 🚀Lessons from Uber’s pre-IPO hypergrowth phase (and how those lessons translate to Switzerland) 🏔️Where Switzerland already has an advantage: engineering talent, deep tech, and global trust 📈Why focusing early on revenue, not just fundraising, builds stronger companies (and how Google Cloud supports startups with credits and mentorship) 🎧 Catch the full episode with Hans and Chris, available on our website and wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was sponsored by Google Cloud. Join their The Founder's Story event on December 4th to hear an exclusive panel discussion with visionary leaders sharing what it takes to go from building companies to funding them. Link is in the comments! 📸 The cover portrait was edited by smartportrait. #Swisspreneur #GoogleCloud #Startups #SwissStartups #FounderJourney #Bootstrapping #TechInEurope #ScalingUp #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #StartupMindset #ExecutionOverIdeas #AIStartups #SaaS #Uber #Google #SwitzerlandTech #FounderLife #Podcast #Properti

🚀 Talent isn’t missing - support is. Carla Bünger reminds us during our latest episode that skills grow with space and too often those spaces are built after girls decide tech isn’t for them. Change starts earlier. 🎧 Catch the full episode with Bea, Carla, and Sandra, available on our website and wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was sponsored by Google Cloud. Join their The Founder's Story event on December 4th to hear an exclusive panel discussion with visionary leaders sharing what it takes to go from building companies to funding them. Link is in the comments! This episode was originally a live conversation recorded at the SEF.Growth Founders Conference back in June 2025. #swisspreneur #startup #entrepreneur #podcast #womenintech #futuretalent #techleaders #educationmatters #inclusion #diversityintech #swisstech #ecosystem #mentorship #startuplife

If women are better educated, why aren’t they leading tech? In our latest episode, Bea Knecht didn’t sugarcoat it: From hiring bias to cultural norms and talent pipelines, the gap isn’t necessarily about skill, but about access, visibility, and opportunity. If Switzerland wants to stay a global innovation hub, we can’t afford to leave half the talent out 👩🚀🚀 🎧 Catch the full episode with Bea, Carla, and Sandra, available on our website and wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was sponsored by Google Cloud. Join their The Founder's Story event on December 4th to hear an exclusive panel discussion with visionary leaders sharing what it takes to go from building companies to funding them. Link is in the comments! This episode was originally a live conversation recorded at the SEF.Growth Founders Conference back in June 2025. #swisspreneur #startup #entrepreneur #podcast #womenintech #diversityintech #founders #leadership #innovation #techcareers #switzerland #inclusionmatters #futureofwork #startuplife  

350 applicants. Only 5 were women 🤯 🚩 Sandra Trittin shared a stark reality from her own hiring process, not because there’s no talent, but because many women still don’t see themselves as “qualified enough” to apply for very senior and leadership roles. 🎧 Catch the full episode with Bea, Carla, and Sandra, available on our website and wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was sponsored by Google Cloud. Join their The Founder's Story event on December 4th to hear an exclusive panel discussion with visionary leaders sharing what it takes to go from building companies to funding them. Link is in the comments! This episode was originally a live conversation recorded at the SEF.Growth Founders Conference back in June 2025. #swisspreneur #startup #entrepreneur #podcast #womenintech #diversityintech #techleadership #founders #switzerland #innovation #futureofwork #hiringculture #representationmatters #startuplife 

Exciting Opportunity to Kickstart your Entrepreneurial Journey! 🚀 Are you a Swiss university student with a bold idea? 🔬 Exploring a problem, passion, or technology, and want to turn it into a startup? 🤝 Looking for the right co-founders, tools, and support to make it real? If you’re driven, curious, and ready to build something meaningful - this is for you. Talent Kick is almost closing their applications for their Spring 2026 Batch - a free entrepreneurial excellence program for students and researchers to build scalable startups while they study. You don't lose anything in applying, and this might just be your chance to bring your startup dreams to life! 💡 Apply via the link in the comments (open until the 23/11). #Swisspreneur #SwissStartups #SwissEcosystem #BuildInSwitzerland #StartupJourney #StudentFounders #FutureFounders #DeepTech #EntrepreneurMindset #TalentKick #EntrepreneurshipProgram #UniversityInnovation 

The problem AI can solve in seconds, but lawyers still spend hours on 😩 Legal teams sit on millions of documents - contracts, emails, memos - yet still search manually for them. DeepJudge Founder and CEO Paulina Grnarova spotted the gap: the data is the value, but the access is broken. 🎧 Catch the full episode with Thomas and Paulina, available on our website and wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was co-produced by SICTIC, the leading angel investor network in Switzerland. Check them out by clicking the link in the comments. This episode was sponsored by Relai. Get started with Bitcoin by downloading the Relai app today, and profit from 10% less fees by entering code SWISSPRENEUR at checkout. Click the link in the comments to learn more! #swisspreneur #startup #entrepreneur #podcast #legaltech #AIinnovation #deeptech #founderlife #swisstech #futureofwork

Most founders fail at this transition ⚠️ Founding a startup isn’t a research project, it’s a full-blown evolution. From writing code to leading people, setting strategy, hiring talent, and scaling globally - the real question is: can you make that transition? Thomas Dübendorfer (SICTIC Founder and President) breaks down what separates technical experts from true founders and why the biggest limiter in a startup often isn’t the tech, but the founder’s own growth curve. 🎧 Catch the full episode with Thomas and Paulina, available on our website and wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was co-produced by SICTIC, the leading angel investor network in Switzerland. Check them out by clicking the link in the comments. This episode was sponsored by Relai. Get started with Bitcoin by downloading the Relai app today, and profit from 10% less fees by entering code SWISSPRENEUR at checkout. Click the link in the comments to learn more! #swisspreneur #startup #entrepreneur #podcast #founders #swisstech #scalingstartups #leadership #deeptech #AIstartups #venturecapital #SICTIC #Relai

Why Aren’t There More Women in Tech? This week’s episode brings together three powerhouse founders leading innovation in Switzerland’s deep tech and AI fields: Bea Knecht (Zattoo Co-Founder) Carla Bünger (Phoenix Technologies AG Co-Founder) Sandra Trittin (Beebop.ai Co-Founder) They break down a question many avoid - why does tech still lack women, especially in leadership? From hiring biases and stereotypes to confidence filters and systemic gaps in early education, they share candid stories, hard numbers, and practical solutions founders can apply today. 🎧 Catch the full episode with Bea, Carla, and Sandra, available on our website and wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was sponsored by Google Cloud. Join their The Founder's Story event on December 4th to hear an exclusive panel discussion with visionary leaders sharing what it takes to go from building companies to funding them. Link is in the comments! This episode was originally a live conversation recorded at the SEF.Growth Founders Conference back in June 2025. 📸 The cover portrait was edited by smartportrait. #swisspreneur #startup #entrepreneur #podcast #womenintech #founders #techleadership #swisstech #inclusion #futureofwork 

From Founder to Investor - What Really Changes? Join us in the last The Founder's Story of the year to hear firsthand from visionary leaders about the challenging and rewarding journey of transitioning from building a company to funding one. 📆 Dec 4, Google Zürich ⏳ Seats are limited. Secure your place now (link in the comments). #swisspreneur #startup #entrepreneur #podcast #investing #founders #venturecapital #swisstech #techcommunity #google #googlecloud #foundersstory