Programme

Lennig Pedron welcomes attendees with Trust Valley's ecosystem highlights and 2024 achievements,

Intervenant-e-s

Lennig Pedron

CEO

Trust Valley

Julien will provide key insights on the investment landscape, regional funding dynamics, and strategic opportunities, highlighting Switzerland's growing role as a global innovation hub.

Intervenant-e-s

Julien Guex

Managing director

FIT - Fondation pour l'Innovation et la Technologie

Switzerland's largest angel investor association with 400+ members Portfolio includes 130+ Swiss tech startups with CHF 360M+ invested

Intervenant-e-s

Marcel Egger

Independent Investor and Business Mentor, Director at Swiss ICT Investor Club

SICTIC

Spicehaus Partners AG is an independent Swiss venture capital investor. We focus on seed and early stage companies in the technology sector in Switzerland. We are hands-on investors and actively accompany our portfolio companies on their road to success.

Intervenant-e-s

Jonas Brenner

Investment Associate

Spicehaus Partners

33N Ventures is a European venture capital fund specializing in Cybersecurity and Infrastructure software, with a global investment focus.

Intervenant-e-s

Christophe Bianco

Venture Partner

33N Ventures

XAnge VC is a leading European venture capital firm, Bcorp certified, based in Paris, Berlin, and Munich. With €650M Assets under Management, the company invests in European early-stage innovative technology companies operating in the fields of Digital consumer, Enterprise & Data, Fintech, and Deeptech.

Intervenant-e-s

Nicolas Rose

Managing Partner

XAnge

A powerhouse panel bringing together key investors from seed to scale-up, representing CHF 1B+ in investment capacity. Discussion focuses on digital trust market trends, investment criteria, and growth opportunities for 2025.

Intervenant-e-s

Christophe Bianco

Venture Partner

33N Ventures

Jonas Brenner

Investment Associate

Spicehaus Partners

Marcel Egger

Independent Investor and Business Mentor, Director at Swiss ICT Investor Club

SICTIC

Nicolas Rose

Managing Partner

XAnge

Corporate VC arm of Swiss Post with focus on digital transformation. Portfolio includes logistics, cybersecurity and digital trust solutions.

Intervenant-e-s

Jonathan Sadoun

Investment Manager

Swiss Post Ventures

Global leader in security solutions with focus on digital trust. Strategic investments in authentication and traceability solutions.

Intervenant-e-s

Jean-Christophe Makuch

Head of Digital Research and Innovation

SICPA

SGS, world-leading testing, inspection, and certification company, providing verification services across industries to ensure quality, safety, and compliance standards are met in global supply chains and business operations.

Intervenant-e-s

Damien Rousseau

Head of Group Strategy, Managing Director Switzerland & Austria

SGS

Orange Ventures is Orange Group's €350 million multi-stage corporate venture fund focused on investing in innovative startups in areas such as networks, cybersecurity, digital enterprise, and financial services, supporting early to growth-stage companies across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

Intervenant-e-s

Remi Prunier

Senior Principal

Orange Ventures

This panel will explore how leading corporations invest in startups, the key drivers behind their funding decisions, and how startups can align with corporate priorities to secure strategic investment.

Intervenant-e-s

Jean-Christophe Makuch

Head of Digital Research and Innovation

SICPA

Remi Prunier

Senior Principal

Orange Ventures

Damien Rousseau

Head of Group Strategy, Managing Director Switzerland & Austria

SGS

Jonathan Sadoun

Investment Manager

Swiss Post Ventures

Final session synthesizing key investment insights, market trends, and opportunities discussed during the workshop, followed by information about upcoming Trust Valley initiatives to foster investor-startup relationships.

Intervenant-e-s

Lennig Pedron

CEO

Trust Valley

Some proper networking time