Janic Frölicher
InvestorPartner at Backbone Ventures
Zurich, Switzerland
Writes $1M – $5M checks · typically $2.5M
Experience
- NOVUM PARTNERSSenior Bankercurrent2026 — present
- REALRVenture Partnercurrent2025 — present
- QALA AGInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- ZeegInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- AerospecInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- dropz AGInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- dropz AGBoard Observer2023 — 2025
- dropz AGBoard Of Directors2020 — 2023
- nucaoInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- Atfinity: Software for KYC/KYB/AML and client onboardingsInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- Atfinity: Software for KYC/KYB/AML and client onboardingsBoard Observer2018 — 2021Zurich, Switzerland
- BackBone VenturesFounding Partner2018 — 2025Zurich, Switzerland
- yamoInvestor & Board Observer2019 — 2023
- ImburseInvestor & Board Observer2020 — 2023
- Aquilas Company Builder AGInvestment Associate2017 — 2018Zurich, Switzerland
- Credit SuisseCompliance and Regulatory Affairs Officer, Global PEP Desk2016 — 2017Zurich, Switzerland
- VZ VermögensZentrumAssistant Financial Consultant2015 — 2016Zurich, Switzerland
- Rahn+Bodmer Co.Praktikant2012 — 2013Zurich, Switzerland
Education
- ZHAW Zurich University of Applied SciencesBachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Geschäfts-/betriebliche Ökonomie2014 — 2017
Same school
Also attended ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences7
Sascha ErniHead of Operations, CV Labs at CV LabsThomas MeierManaging Partner at Lightbird Ventures AGViktor SantiagoCrypto Research & Data Operations at Cyber CapitalSkyler WillcocksonHead of Finance & Operations at Casper LabsNathalie De TogniPortfoliomanagerin & Family Officer at Swiss KMU Partners AGSebastian DerungsCFO at Parkview Group
+ 1 more
Shared employers
Also worked at QALA AG3
Also worked at Atfinity: Software for KYC/KYB/AML and client onboardings1
Also worked at BackBone Ventures10
Philippe BernetInvestor at Backbone VenturesMiklos StanekInvestor at Backbone VenturesLouis-Paul ZuppingerInvestor at Backbone VenturesMark HoffmannInvestor at Backbone VenturesDr. Heinrich BaumannInvestor at Backbone VenturesAndreas GuggenbühlInvestor at Backbone Ventures
+ 4 more
Also worked at Imburse1
Colleagues at Backbone Ventures
Andreas Guggenbühl
Investor at Backbone Ventures
Dr. Heinrich Baumann
Investor at Backbone Ventures
Dr. Jan Claudio Muñoz
Investor at Backbone Ventures
Jan Claudio Muñoz
Partner at Backbone Ventures
Jan-Claudio Munoz
Investor at Backbone Ventures
Joel Roos
Investor at Backbone Ventures
Josef Ming
Investor at Backbone Ventures
Laszlo Meier
Associate at Backbone Ventures
Network1
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