No startup should
scale alone.
Lawyers, investors, product leaders and coaches who give their time to the startups of the Trust Village incubator.
Alessandro Borzino
25 years in strategic executive roles including CEO or GM EMEA in Corporations & SMEs I currently engage w/ventures that reflect my passion for transformation & growth Having led P&Ls, negotiated with global clients and managed complex operations or turnarounds across EMEA, USA & emerging markets I bring strategic acumen, cross-functional leadership, digital fluency to the table. My experience spans sectors like sustainable packaging, luxury, industrial coatings, optical, construction, food&bev
Alexandre Jotterand
Alexandre Jotterand, CIPP/E, CIPM, is a lawyer and partner at id est avocats, specializing in technology and data management. He assists companies, innovative startups, and healthcare & life science providers navigate the complexity of these fields, both from a legal, regulatory and management perspectives. His fields of expertise include IT, advanced & frontier technologies (AI, blockchain, smart HealthTech, etc.), privacy/data protection laws (Swiss law and GDPR), cybersecurity, life sciences, intellectual property/open source, and commercial transactions. He is ranked as a “rising star” in Data Privacy and Data Protection in the latest Legal500 EMEA rankings. He currently serves on the Board of the Swiss Data Protection Officers Association (ASDPO), contributing to data protection and privacy initiatives in Switzerland. He is also a member of the Digital Trust Expert Group of the Swiss Digital Initiative. He regularly publishes scientific papers and blog posts, lectures and speaks at events on his fields of expertise.
Alexandre Osti
I am a Swiss attorney with several years of experience both in-house and in private practice. I have extensive knowledge of Swiss corporate law, commercial contracts and M&A transactions. I am also used to advise clients in IP, data protection and TMT law matters which are some of my areas of interest. Additionally, I am a startup founder (LegalPass SA) and therefore know full well the struggles of a young company.
Alice Ekonomou
Alice Ekonomou is an Executive Communication Coach working with founders and experts to strengthen certainty when it matters most — whether they are pitching, leading a room, or navigating high-stakes conversations. Her focus is how people speak when money, reputation, and opportunity are on the line. With 15+ years in global sports marketing, she combines strategy, storytelling, and performance psychology to build clarity, authority, and control under pressure. Skills Business development
Andrea Raffaele Zabatta
Seasoned finance and transformation leader with international experience across Big Four, Eaton, and Santen. Skilled in financial strategy, digital innovation, and change management. Passionate about mentoring emerging leaders, fostering inclusive leadership, and supporting personal and professional growth.
Andrey Seyranyan
I am a senior leader with experience in business excellence, digital transformation and strategy consulting, a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt &Trainer with experience in multinational companies in FinTech and Data industries. I led digital transformation for major banking group, led ultimate anti-crisis response during COVID-19, led global program for revision of key banking processes. Coached and trained executives in Lean Six Sigma in different countries and companies.
Delphine Guex
With 20+ years in technology leadership roles, I’ve built my career helping organizations transform, grow, and perform at their best. I’ve led global teams of up to 150 people across cultures and continents, always with a strong focus on collaboration, trust, and people development. Outside work, I enjoy sports and remain a passionate wine enthusiast, a passion that once led me to own vineyards in Bordeaux. Skills Intelligence artificielle
Eniada Halebi
Business development and digital transformation specialist with 10+ years' experience across corporations and startups. Skilled in consulting for business growth, digital marketing strategies, sales funnel optimization, and technology adoption. Strong background in vendor management, investment readiness, and cross-border expansion.
Frederic Lauchenauer
Frédéric is a Managing Partner at Norman Venture, a one stop shop of service providers that work together seamlessly to provide financial, operational and strategic services to entrepreneurs who are looking to grow their company. He is also a trainer at InnoSuisse, member of several start-up jury boards, mentor, advisor, board member and board advisor. He has broad industry experience in project management and supply chain, having worked for Givaudan, Syngenta and Monsanto. As a Business Angel, he has invested in several start-ups ranging from the Tech to Media industry and has an interest in emerging DeepTech technologies and their applications across different industries.
Gaëlle Gutnick
As a forward-looking project leader with strong work ethics, I like to get things moving and help companies and people growing 🚀 💫 As a lover of brands and know-how, an explorer of digital, retail and trends, I have developed numerous brands and managed large-scale omnichannel projects in various sectors (Luxury, Retail, Food, Consulting). Amongst other things, I articulated the development strategy for brands and countries, with several components – digital (e-commerce website, digital serv
Gavrilo Bozovic
Entrepreneur and product manager with a 15-year experience in companies from startups (including mine!) to scale-ups to larger, crafting visions and aligning product and engineering teams around them. Strong focus on anchoring day-to-day work on a longer-term vision. My core skills are in B2C/B2B2C, with emphasis on user research and empathy to drive product decisions.
Geilan Malet-Bates
A strategy and partnerships executive and a sustainable finance and impact investment specialist, Geilan is an International Board Advisor to the W Startup Community and a Senior Strategic Advisory to truth-tech Tiiqu. Having spent the first 10 years of her 24 year career in capital markets, she recently led the global blended-finance portfolio at IUCN. Prior to this Geilan cultivated herself into a global fintech entrepreneur, startup advisor and recognised sustainability thought-leader. Skills Business development
Gilles Burnier
Godefroy Riegler
As a project and program manager with a broad experience of business models (private banking, services, health, broadcast), my professional goal is to help companies adapt themselves to create value beside market changes by challenging existing situations. My role integrates cross-industry collaboration with banks, insurers, and financial institutions, ensuring impactful solutions that align with regulatory and market demands. As a Transformation Office Manager at EBU, I had the opportunity to lead a departmental PMO aimed at analyzing companywide processes and driving digital projects and programs to make them fit in a new digital architecture roadmap. With a passion for creativity, learning and innovation in a team environment, I enjoy making the link between business needs and digital solutions to make a difference. Today, I want to take up new challenges where I can lead a team taking innovative and pioneering projects delivering high value to an organization. Skills Project Management • Management • Innovation Management • Artificial Intelligence • Digital Strategy
Guillaume Flumeux
Guillaume Marit
I’m a finance professional with 10 years of experience across audit, venture capital and startups, combining financial discipline with entrepreneurial agility. Having supported founders on their operational and strategic challenges, I deeply understand startup realities. Known for active listening, collaboration spirit and curiosity, I bring a strong analytical mindset and a multidisciplinary skill set to deliver pragmatic and actionable guidance. Skills Fundraising
James De Vellis
James De Vellis is an intellectual property lawyer focusing on patent portfolio development, related counseling, and post-grant practice. He is a partner in the firm’s Electronics and Patent Office Trials Practices and chair of the Intellectual Property Department in Foley’s Boston office. He is also a member of the CleanTech, Energy Transition, Automotive, Hydrogen, and Innovative Technology Sector Teams, as well as the firm’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Team. James’ strategic patent portfolio development practice includes thoughtful preparation and worldwide prosecution of patent applications to build effective IP portfolios. He helps innovators secure both offensive and defensive patent protection, enabling them to operate in their intellectual space on their terms. James practices to advance clients’ business objectives by developing sustainable patent portfolios and by acting as a check on competitors’ patents that encroach beyond their appropriate boundaries. He is active in the areas of electric vehicle technology, batteries and battery system management, autonomous technology, energy transition, medical devices, AgTech, clean water tech, power grid management, internet services, voice-based devices, and other innovative spaces. James has experience in foreign jurisdictions to complement his U.S. patent portfolio development practice. He also prepares non-infringement and freedom-to-operate opinions for industry leaders, represents clients in appeal proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and guides clients through European patent portfolio development matters. James has previously lived and worked as a U.S. patent lawyer in Europe for an Italian firm, where he focused on worldwide patent procurement and portfolio development. Prior to entering intellectual property law, he was employed as an electrical engineer for a major brushless DC disk drive motor manufacturer.
Jean-Michel Deckers
Jean-Michel is a versatile, entrepreneurial, global business leader, accomplished as a CFO, Managing Director, and as Board member. He demonstrates expertise and a successful track record in business transformations and accelerations in either MNCs, Start-Ups, or SMEs. Through international assignment of growing significance, he gained an extensive experience in technology-based ventures, providing a strategic perspective coupled with execution realities. He as led various ventures through scaling phases and co-founded a handful of LiveScience technology companies. He is praised by his peers and staff as having a strong business acumen with a pronounced strategic angle. Pragmatic and curious, he is used to coordinate various functions from R&D to Operations to Sales. He provides all-around, reliable support to CEOs and teams with a growth and transformation agenda: M&A, Financing, and Strategic Planning. Expertise in Data Management and Business Intelligence and Analytics.
Johanna Dousse
Graduated from the EHL Hospitality Business School in 2009, I worked 9 years in international not-for-profit organisations: the Word Economic Forum and the Family Business Network International. In 2020, I joined an AI start-up as People Operations Lead in charge of growing the company to the Scale up phase. During that time, I completed my cursus with a CAS in Team Management at HEC Lausanne. In 2023, I joined SICPA with the mission to grow and connect the community of the unlimitrust campus. Partnership and Strategic alliances
Jose Manuel Feijoo
Kaspar Zimmerli
Kaspar is a skilled entrepreneur with a talent for building international companies and expanding markets. After studying mechanical engineering, he transitioned from medical technology to entrepreneurship, co-founding ARVE.swiss, which enhanced hotel operations in Greater China. He later established the SWISS USAccelerator, successfully spinning it off in nine months. Kaspar's expertise and global network bring significant value.
Laurent Balmelli
Vice President of Product Management, Citrix Former CEO and Co-founder Strong Network and former Director of Snap Switzerland, Cyber-Security Technologies
Luca Del Medico
Hi there, I am an investor at redalpine, investing across biology, engineering and the digital space with strong ties to hard science and engineering challenges. On company boards, I work on strategic topics, including two completed M&A biotech transactions. Previously, I wore many hats at a biotech startup, built synthetic gemones as a post-doc, and figured out what is essential in the genetic code during my PhD. Alongside that, I am a Specialist Officer in the Swiss Armed Forces (building on a range of prior roles in the infantry) where I now lead a dedicated unit in biosecurity and defense. I particularly enjoy interdisciplinary, entrepreneurial environments and love learning new things.
Ludovic De Luca
Maël Audric Sovi AZOKLY
Manoj Thacker
Manoj has over 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur, he is a seasoned strategic advisor and mentor specialising in growing ventures through expertise in commercialisation. A compassionate and purpose-driven entrepreneur with on-the-ground experience in business and consumer cultures globally, particularly in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. He excels in identifying product-market fit, launching MVPs, setting prices, and ensuring sustainable revenue generation.
Mathilde Pellen
Customer Success & Go-to-Market leader with 8+ years' experience scaling SaaS startups. I joined Alaya as one of its first employees, helping grow the company through its acquisition by Benevity. I then led international Customer Success teams and enterprise clients across EMEA & North America. Passionate about mentoring founders on GTM, Customer Success, scaling teams, and building customer-centric businesses. Skills Approach to customers
Michael Atkinson
Mobile, frontend, backend, infrastructure, architecture, public Cloud… I like everything that implies security. Technical
Michelle Bender
Accomplished consultant with 10 years' experience in developing and implementing high-impact market and business strategies for national & world-leading organisations in the insurance, retail and travel industries. Highly skilled in customer experience and project portfolio management, with a passion for bottom-up innovation and improvement. History of effective team management and staff training to lead teams to continued success.
Miriam Gianasso
Dynamic operator-turned-VC-investor focused on growth-stage technology companies. With expertise in financial due diligence, planning, and growth strategy, Miriam has successfully executed on transactions across technology sectors (AI-drive SaaS, infrastructure SaaS & hardware, spacetech, agtech). Miriam brings a sharp focus on operational results and financial decision-making to drive returns in the investment landscape.
Mrim Boutla
Dr. Boutla is a neuroplasticity PhD turned startup coach. As a certified Gallup Coach, Dr. Boutla supports entrepreneurs as they create global triple bottom line value. She has been teaching entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland for over a decade. She served as a leadership coach at Georgetown University, the Indiana University Kelley SB, and Brown University. Originally from Lausanne, she earned MA from UCLouvain, and her PhD from the University of Rochester. Business development
Nicola Trovato
Senior business consultant with 30+ years driving strategic growth and cultural transformation in global firms. Led leadership integration and business expansion projects at Koch Industries, including operations in India. Former DuPont and INVISTA leader, managing the growth of LYCRA® in Europe and major partnerships. Executive MBA from SDA Bocconi. Fluent in four languages, bringing a global and business-focused approach to advising startups. Skills Business development
Nicolas van Meerbeke
With strong Tech, Marketing, and Business Development experience from Apple, VMware, and Acronis, I’ve founded two startups, including one in Paris that secured funding from Bpifrance and won awards. As a consultant and mentor at ESCP Paris, I gained valuable insight into entrepreneurial support. I’m passionate about helping new founders succeed by sharing my knowledge and guiding them through their startup journey.
Oana Savu Novacescu
Oana is a strategic leader with 18+ years of experience in innovation, digital transformation, and ecosystem growth. She has led business transformation, strategic partnerships, and go-to-market execution across corporations and scale-ups. Passionate about mentoring startups, she helps founders navigate challenges, scale efficiently, and drive impact by turning bold ideas into actionable strategies through pragmatic innovation and collaboration
Omar Kalouti
Omar was a builder of blockchain applications at an Ethereum layer-2, digital assets’ exchange and national customs e-portal before shifting his cross-disciplinary mindset to venture investing with Cabrit Capital. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania.
Ozrenko Dragic
Pascal Meyrat
CEO of Softcom Technologies SA, Pascal Meyrat brings 20 years of experience in digital innovation. An engineer by training, he worked at ELCA and Kudelski before joining Softcom in 2013. He leads with a pragmatic and people-centered approach. As a mentor, he shares his experience to help startups structure their growth and build sustainable solutions.
Peter Mueller
30+ years of international experience in sales and business management, including senior leadership roles with direct managerial responsibility. As regional director and vice president, I lead organizations across EMEA and Asia in various industries (plastics, cellulose, hygiene, packaging). Core competence: strategy planning, business development, creating sales structures, leading multicultural and multidisciplinary teams, key account management, global customer negotiations.
Philippe Roch
Seasoned Digital Marketing and Business Leader with +15 years of experience driving growth using performance marketing, media, and martech innovation. I started in web development before transitioning into publishing, advertising, and e-commerce, where I honed my expertise in data-driven marketing, CRO, and digital transformation. I’ve led cross-functional teams, built high-impact performance strategies, and leveraged advanced martech stacks, automation, and AI-driven insights to maximize ROI.
Philippe Van caenegem
Philippe is a successful tech startup founder, management consultant, former head of strategic innovation at Salesforce and senior advisor to VCs and PE.
Pierre Baisle
With 12+ years in tech 9 of which in London, I specialize in bridging emerging technologies with business needs working with startups and corporates across Europe. I’ve led complex Web3-industrial collaborations, and have helped with product market fit, PoC-PoV design and delivery, team building and scaling among other things. I’m passionate about helping founders turn ideas into impactful solutions.
Quentin Randaxhe
Salvatore Bocchetti
Salva Bocchetti is a recognized expert in Pricing, Monetization, and Product Strategy. With over 20 years of experience as a product leader, he has defined strategies and built monetization models for tech companies ranging from startups to multinationals across industries including e-commerce, marketplaces, cybersecurity, IoT, and hardware. He founded Reasonable Product, a boutique consulting firm, convinced that a product’s success heavily relies on a solid pricing and monetization strategy.
Shannon Guex
25+ years of Marketing & Sales experience across multiple verticals (i.e. Retail, CPG, Tech, Pharma, Finance/Insurance, Manufacturing & Education), servicing Enterprise & mid-market clidnts. Expert communicator, relationship builder, & educator. Cross functional team leadership, strategy creation & execution, influential story-teller with a positive attitude that motivates high performing teams to deliver on-time & on-budget. Skilled at evoking consistent improvent & driving impactful results. Skills Business development
Sihem Bouakaz
Cybersecurity specialist (CISO, GRC, ISO 270xx, security audit, cybersecurity strategy…)
Simon Harvey
Most founders have problems connecting with their audience. When starting our businesses, we were software developers, engineers, biologists and more. Experts in our own field, but by no means an expert in marketing or even communication. As an executive coach and fractional CMO, I help business leaders, like you, to write your story and communicate it clearly through a structured sales and marketing plan. This saves you precious time and money, and grows your business faster.
Stéphane Delorenzi
Stéphane Delorenzi is a seasoned new business development professional with over 20 years of experience enabling new opportunities with customer centric solutions at the intersect of devices, software and services. In particular at Logitech he led the intrapreneurial entry into B2B through the video collaboration initiative and most recently the development and launch of paid services. In a corporate development role he led multiple acquisitions of product and services companies. He is passionate about finding a path for innovation to Go To Market in the ecosystem economy, and mentors entrepreneurs to navigate the complex world of commercialization, with a focus on partnership on technology, channel enablement, co-marketing and joint-selling. Stéphane holds a master from EPFL and an MBA from IMD. He started in a spin-off from EPFL, spent most of his career working in multinational including 6 years on international assignments in the US, Taiwan and Japan.
Sylvain Fleury
Immunologist with 30+ years of international experience bridging science and business to advance innovations from concept to product. Scientific and executive leader with roles as academic investigator, Chief Scientific Officer, administrator, and board member of a NASDAQ-listed biotech company. R&D expertise across discovery, translational medicine, early clinical development in infectious and non-communicable diseases, manufacturing, aligned with market, regulatory, and global health guidance.
Thomas Oriol
25 years of experience in tech across Europe, first as an M&A advisor, then as founder of two ML software startups. Strong track record in B2B go-to-market, complex sales, and partnerships. Raised €5M+ in funding and closed multi-year deals with mid-sized and large enterprises. Combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
Ursula Mercedes Pfister Schlaefli
Motivated to engage in new analysis and expand professional experience across a wide range of domains. Supply chain, Logistics professional in the watchmaking industries (Rolex, Fiedler…). From purchasing, sourcing, production planning, delivering and SAV. Manufacturing flow coordination and improvements (TOC, Lean). Currently extended my logistics competences in Risk Management, Procurement and transport and distribution. Skills Pricing model
Vincenzo Grimaudo
I support startups in life sciences with guidance and constructive feedback to help develop impactful vertical solutions. With 25+ years in the medical devices industry, I specialize in structural heart implantable devices and diabetes care technologies. I’ve held senior roles in large organizations across marketing, market dev., data generation and scientific communication, driving a multitude of project-teams. My strengths lie in translating ideas into strategy and tactical execution.
Xavier Trousseau
➡️ 25 years of work experience, Master in Business Administration (Major in Marketing) ➡️ B2C et B2B, International and Local Assignments, various Business Areas (FMCG, Telecommunication, Energy, Tobacco, Optics, Food) ➡️ Trilingual E/F/G, Marketing & Sales Teacher, Exam Expert ➡️ Budget Management > 10 mios CHF, Team Management > 10 people ➡️ Leader, visionary, hands-on, creative, modern management style Skills Business development