Swisspreneur Show

Diego Seitz, co-founder of GotCourts, discusses the paddle tennis boom, building traction outside Switzerland, and being acquired by a competitor. He shares insights on internationalization strategies, business valuations, and the process of company acquisition. Diego also talks about his sporting achievements and experiences in paddle tennis and tennis.

Gianluca Cesari, Co-founder of Sevensense Robotics, discusses the challenges of finding the right focus for tech startups. They eventually targeted automated material handling and cleaning. The podcast explores their journey from tech sales to product sales, their acquisition by ABB, and the importance of customer engagement in validating market potential.

Timestamps: 12:02 - Breaking down crypto 17:50 - B2Banks and financial institutions 29:23 - Being a solo founder against your will 38:35 - Hiring senior people for a startup 42:00 - A USD 250M exit About Adrien Treccani: Adrien Treccani is the founder and CEO of Metaco, an enterprise technology company whose mission is to enable financial and non-financial institutions to securely build their digital asset operations. He holds a PhD in Finance from the SFI (Swiss Finance Institute) and previously worked for companies like Gottex Brokers Alternative and Swissquote before starting Metaco in 2015. Metaco’s founding date turned out to be much too early: back in 2015, very few people were thinking of tokenizing everything, like Adrien thought would happen — but still the team managed to pull their startup through, perhaps at least in part due to Adrien hiring very senior people early on. The most important of these hires was a CCO, to complement Adrien’s engineering mind. Nowadays Metaco provides software to banks and other financial institutions which enables them to manage their clients digital (crypto) assets at very large scales.  In 2023 Metaco was acquired by Ripple, a leading enterprise crypto company, for US$250M. Adrien remains at Metaco as founder and CEO.  Don’t forget to give us a follow on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, so you can always stay up to date with our latest initiatives. That way, there’s no excuse for missing out on live shows, weekly giveaways or founders' dinners.

Francois Smuts, co-founder of BioNexus, discusses wearable diagnostics for women's health. Topics include declining fertility rates in Europe, fundraising challenges, and developing a wearable patch for continuous hormone monitoring. The podcast explores the 1 trillion dollar gap in women's health and the need for innovative technologies in this sector.

Lisa Stähli & Fabienne Lorenz from Girls in Tech Switzerland discuss the importance of role models in tech, female networks, future plans for the organization. They emphasize community building, empowering women in tech, sharing personal experiences, and advocating for diversity and inclusion in the industry.

Pascale Vonmont and Roger Wüthrich-Hasenböhler discuss the need for Swiss startup initiatives to collaborate effectively, break down silos, and share resources to boost commercialization of Swiss innovation. They delve into the Kick Fund initiative, the role of Deep Tech Switzerland, and the importance of government and corporate support in fostering a favorable environment for startups and venture capital in Switzerland.

Serial entrepreneur S. Manoj Harasgama shares his journey from working at Shell to building a ClimateTech startup. He discusses the urgent need for climate solutions, the development of technology to run gas turbines on hydrogen, and the impact of reducing CO2 emissions. The conversation highlights the challenges and opportunities in the ClimateTech industry, emphasizing the importance of strategic partnerships and funding hurdles.

Nicole Pulido, Co-founder of Circleg, discusses the neglected field of disability care, making money as an impact startup, managing startup growth, and fundraising strategies in the podcast. Circleg aims to provide affordable prosthetics to low and middle income countries, focusing on Africa initially.

Jonas Urwyler & Nico Hauschke discuss launching Capt’n Greenfin, a sustainable fishing goods company. They highlight market timing, product innovation, fundraising, and the environmental impact of traditional fishing products. With a focus on sustainability and biodegradable bait, they aim to revolutionize the fishing industry.

Ansuya Ahluwalia, co-founder of Anamii and CTO of thirty3, shares her journey from India to Silicon Valley, starting Anamii, and joining Swisspreneur. She discusses building a wellness app, her role as a CTO, and the surprises of entrepreneurship. Ansuya reflects on her background, studying in the US, and the transition to building AI-first applications. She emphasizes the importance of mental wellbeing, spiritual growth, and the challenges of entrepreneurship during the pandemic.