Andreas Guggenbühl
InvestorVenture Partner at Backbone Ventures
Zurich, Switzerland
Writes $1M – $5M checks · typically $2.5M
About
ETH graduate in mechanical and robotics engineering who co-founded the ETH Entrepreneur Club and fashion-tech startup Selfnation; advises the ETH AI Center and invests in startups in Europe and the US.
Experience
- Wonnder | formerly Audio-CultFounder & Partnercurrent2022 — present
- Entrepreneurial engagement & seed investmentsEntrepreneur / Board membercurrent2020 — present
- BackBone VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2022 — present
- ETH AI CenterEIR2022 — 2023
- AdNovumHead of Conversational AI / Sen. Product Manager2020 — 2022
- AdNovumSenior Product and Sales Manager - Voicebot2020
- Selfnation (RealLook AG)Co-Founder / CEO2014 — 2020Zurich / Berlin
- ETH juniorsProject Manager & Head of Sales2011 — 2013Zurich
- ETH Entrepreneur ClubCo-Founder2011 — 2012Zurich, Switzerland
- Siemens CanadaProcess Automation Intern2011Canada
- ETH ZurichAssistant instructor for Electrical Engineering2010Zurich
Education
- ETH ZürichETH Master of Science, Mechanical2012 — 2014
- University of St.GallenDiploma of Advanced Studies, Managing Growth in Technology Companies2019 — 2020
- ETH ZürichETH Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering2008 — 2012
Skills & more
Projektmanagement12Start-ups11Unternehmensführung9Business Strategy3Lean Six Sigma1FertigungUnternehmensstrategieFinancial ManagementBusiness DevelopmentManagement4InnovationsmanagementTeamführung
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TeamentwicklungTeammotivationOperationsProduct ManagementLanguages English · French · German · Italian · Swiss German
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Also attended ETH Zürich136
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Also attended University of St.Gallen204
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Shared employers
Also worked at ETH AI Center1
Also worked at ETH juniors5
Also worked at ETH Entrepreneur Club2
Also worked at Siemens Canada156
Karim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)OttoInvestor at InvestinorCeline XiaoInvestor at DN CapitalBala SathiamurthyInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)GiselaInvestor at Eudemian VenturesThomas MeierPartner, Head of Resilience in Energy & Resources Investments at Verve Ventures
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Jan-Claudio Munoz
Investor at Backbone Ventures
Janic Frölicher
Founding Partner at Backbone Ventures
Joel Roos
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Josef Ming
Investor at Backbone Ventures
Laszlo Meier
Associate at Backbone Ventures
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Partner at Backbone Ventures
Janic Frölicher
Founding Partner at Backbone Ventures
Laszlo Meier
Associate at Backbone Ventures
Marcel Kubli
Investor at Backbone Ventures
Miklos Stanek
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