A team on a mission
We are a team of 45 passionate people, many of whom are entrepreneurs themselves and organize the Startup Nights 2022 in our spare time. Purely out of passion.
We are convinced that startups and innovation must be much more present and valued in Switzerland – because it is they that shape the future.
With the Startup Nights, we want the Swiss startup ecosystem to grow. Further, we want to create awareness for startups and their innovations whose impact reaches far beyond the startup scene.
The people who make this amazing event happen
Our marketing team makes everything visible.
Alyssia Kugler
Head Marketing and Communications
Laura Matter
Content and Social Media
Valentina Francia
Content Creator
Tabita Sager
Photo and Video
Mayra Viejo
Content and Social Media
Roger Basler
Digital Marketing
Marija Cuk
Content and Offline Marketing
Roland Strasser
Website and SEO
Daniel Moser
Lead Social Media
Haris Besic
Offline Content, Graphics
Jeannette Thums
Partner documentation
Micha Neumair
Social Media Content
Natalie Rotschi
Lead Website Content
Clément Dumont
Content Creator Video
Cédric Bron
Ambassador France
Mischa Jörg
Website
Dany Van der Meij
Lead E-Marketing
Nathan Brechbühl
Content Creation Video Graphics
Our programme team selects the most inspiring and most valuable speakers and workshops.
Benjamin Vidas
Head Programme
Jonathan Hanhart
After-Party
Justyna Rydzewska
Workshops
Philipp Nussbaumer
Startup World
Julian Stylianou
Startup Pitching Competition
Lukas Gamper
Matchmaking Plattform
Johannes Hofer
Lead Speakers
Graziana Müller
Lead Speakers
Aline Studer
Workshops
Sandra Savatic
Speakers
Daniela Rickenbacher
Lead Startup Stage
Adrian Tureatca
Startup Worlds
Our infrastructure team makes sure that we all meet in an inspiring, functional and secure environment.
Michael Kubli
Head Infrastructure
Thomas Caspar
Logistics
Tobias Murbach
Infrastructure
Oliver Rau
Food and Beverage
Martin Rupf
Technics
Demian Holderegger
Infrastructure
Without our operations team we would get lost in our visionary making.
Daniel Caspar
Head of Operations
Andreas Käppeli
Strategic Finances
Manuela Serena
Head of finance
Pascal Angst
Finance
Estelle Gfrerer
Helping on all fronts
Fabio Furrer
Staff
Jan Guddal
Head of staff
Michelle Nguyen
Onboarding & Tools
At the heart of our organisation is our partnership team: They ensure that we create synergies that serve all.
Raphael Tobler
Head Partnerships
Marvin Erimodafe
Partnerships
Gianmarco Amato
Partnerships
Marco Pereira
Partnerships
Noah Schuppli
Team Lead Partnerships
Oliver Hess
Partnerships
Ellen Riesterer
Partnerships
A regional club on a national mission
Our team and the organisation of the Startup Nights are an initiative from the Entrepreneur Club Winterthur (ECW) – a regional club with a mission that can’t be achieved within geographic borders. But our roots are in Winterthur and so are our activities.
Apart from the Startup Nights, the Entrepreneur Club Winterthur:
- organises community and networking events
- supports female entrepreneurship
- offers free workshops and consulting for early stage startups
- and always has an open ear for founders who need advice or access to our network