About us : STARTUP CAMPUS

About us

STARTUP CAMPUS offers a wide range of startup activities for aspiring entrepreneurs and established startups, startup coaches, investors, and business angels. STARTUP CAMPUS brings together the threads of various startup activities: Innosuisse Start-up Trainings, individual startup coachings, coworking spaces, startup incubators, exciting startup events, awards as well as professional conferences on current entrepreneurial topics.

All these offers are only possible thanks to the strong strength of the consortium behind STARTUP CAMPUS. The consortium consists of universities, colleges, and techno- and innovation parks in the Zurich - Eastern Switzerland region. STARTUP CAMPUS is co-led by the ZHAW School of Management and Law and the Technopark Zurich.

This is the STARTUP CAMPUS team

Jacques Hefti

Co-Director
jacques.hefti@zhaw.ch

Matthias Hölling

Co-Director
matthias.hoelling@technopark.ch

Ben Graziano

Lead-Trainer STARTUP CAMPUS Trainings
ben.graziano@zhaw.ch

Anna-Katharina Kilp

Course Manager Zurich & Winterthur (Business Concept)
anna-katharina.kilp@zhaw.ch

Sarah Linder

Course Manager Zurich (Business Creation & Business Growth)
sarah.linder@seif.org

Lorenz Ineichen

Course Manager St. Gallen
Lorenz.Ineichen@startfeld.ch

Vanessa Burningham

Course Manager Lausanne
burningham@epfl-innovationpark.ch

Beata Gruschka

Lead STARTUP CAMPUS Incubator "RUNWAY"
beata.gruschka@zhaw.ch

Ramona Lieser

STARTUP CAMPUS Incubator "RUNWAY"
ramona.lieser@zhaw.ch

Nicolas Schneider

Marketing & Communication
nicolas.schneider@zhaw.ch

Anna-Maria Strässner

Marketing & Communication
anna-maria.straessner@zhaw.ch

Some facts

Our coaches and experts

Beda Meienberger

CEO/ Lecturer/ Coach

He is co-director of the Active Assisted Living AAL Competence Center of the FHS St.Gallen, lecturer and delegate of the FHS St.Gallen in the starting field.

Work experience 22 Years

Startup experience Years

Founding experience

Founder of Netlink AG
Co-founder of Object Engineering GmbH
Co-founder of the Solution Network Group
Co-founder of Telenet AG
Co-founder of Fun Language AG (founded in two countries)
Co-founder Fun Language Holding
Co-founder of Fun Language GmbH
Founder of Netlink Telenet AG

Experience in private economy

2004-2006

Penta Group AG, St. Gallen, VR

2004-2006

Penta Group REAG IT AG, Kehrsatz, CEO

1996-2004

Telenet AG, St. Gallen, VRP

1993-2004

Netlink AG, St. Gallen, CEO

1979-1993

Various positions with medium-sized and large companies in the CH industry

Berufserfahrung Academia

2010-2012

Master of Advanced Study in Coaching & Organisationsentwicklung, IAP / ZHAW

2011-2012

BSO Recognition as Coach BSO, Swiss Professional Association for Coaching, Supervision, Organizational Consulting

2007-2008

Master of Advanced Study in Business Information Management, University of Applied Sciences Eastern Switzerland, St.Gallen (FHO/FHS)

1997-1998

Entrepreneurship / Europreneur HSG, Insead, UHA Colmar und IKL Vevey

Phil Bachmann

Consultant/ Coach/ Lecturer

He is lecturer for human-centered innovation and project leader at the Swiss Institiute of Entrepreneurship SIFE at HTW Chur. As a certified Design Thinking Coach, he accompanies start-ups from problem definition through idea generation and validation to market entry.

Work experience 15 Years

Startup experience Years

Founding experience

elefantstudios.ch (Coach)

Experience in private economy

Since 2016

Digital Strategy & Design Thinking - Head of Service Innovation Lab University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur

2014 - 2016

Digital Strategy - Sr. Project Manager Strategy & Innovation/ Deputy Head Retail Digital Migros Cooperative Association

2012 – 2014

Strategy Consulting – Manager Deloitte Consulting AG

2011 – 2011

Strategy Consulting – Manager FIDES Financial Systems Development Services AG, Namibia

2005 - 2010

Strategy Consulting - Senior Consultant Deloitte Consulting AG

2002

Management Consulting - Trainee Horváth & Partners Management Consultants, Deutsche Bank AG

Berufserfahrung Academia

2004

Stockholm School of Economics CEMS-MIM

1999 - 2005

University of St. Gallen-(HSG) Lic. Oec., Strategy & Organization -

2010 - 2012

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich MAS International Cooperation

Dr. Wilfried Lux

Consultant/ Manager/ Board member/ Coach

Currently he is lecturer and head of the Competence Center for Finances and Controlling at the Institute for Business Management at University of Applied Science St.Gallen (FHSG) and member of the Administrative Board of novem Swiss AG.

Founding experience

Founder of LCC – Lux Controlling Consulting

Experience in private economy

2010

Member of the Administrative Board of novem Swiss AG (startup in the fields of Business Intelligence and Cognos/IBM Partner)

2005

Head of the Competence Center for Finances and Controlling at the Institute for Business Management at University of Applied Science St.Gallen (FHSG)

2004-2005

Owner of LCC – Lux Controlling Consulting

2000-2004

Consulting Manager at the Information Management Group (IMG)

1998-2000

Senior Consultant at Deloitte Consulting

1996-1998

Controller at Vorwerk International

1993

Assistant and Project Manager at the Swiss Research Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the University of St. Gallen

Berufserfahrung Academia

1992-1996

University of St.Gallen – Dr. oec. HSG

1990-1992

Union College, Schenectady, New York – MBA

1986-1990

University of Cologne – Business Management

Eric Gisiger

Investor / Coach

Experienced and entrepreneurial investor with around 20 years of successful international/national professional experience. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors: HeiQ Materials AG, xtendx AG Stratpharma AG and Sphinx Werkzeuge AG.

Work experience 20 Years

Startup experience 10 Years

Founding experience

Founding member of SVC-AG für KMU Risikokapital, co-founder of Helvetica Capital AG.

Experience in private economy

2015-today

Managing Partner at Helvetica Capital AG

2010-2015

Investment Director at SVC - AG für KMU Risikokapital. As Investment Director responsible for seven direct investments in a portfolio of 26 as representatives of the investors (board level).

2009- 2010

Independent Corporate Finance Consultant

2005-2009

Man Group

2004-2005

RMF Investment Management

1999-2004

PricewaterhouseCoopers

1997-1999

KPMG/ SBC Warburg Dillon Read

Berufserfahrung Academia

1994-1999