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Max Meister

Former General Partner at Serpentine Ventures

Zurich, Switzerland

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Max Meister is a General Partner at Koyo Capital, where he invests in startups and scaleups. He also hosts the podcast Burnrate.ch and writes a column for Bilanz.

Experience

  1. Koyo CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2023 — presentZürich
  2. HWZ University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration ZurichSenior Lecturer for Entrepreneurship / Program Director CAS Board Membercurrent2006 — present
  3. Burn RateBurnrate.ch - Podcast Hostcurrent2023 — presentZürich, Schweiz
  4. Bilanz WirtschaftsmagazinAuthor (Meistermacher - Tech / VC Column)current2024 — presentZürich, Schweiz
  5. SRF - Schweizer Radio und FernsehenExperte für Technologie & künstliche Intelligenzcurrent2023 — present
  6. InnosuisseScale-up Coachcurrent2024 — present
  7. Swiss Entrepreneurs FoundationExperte UpScaler Programcurrent2024 — present
  8. AMAG GroupMember of Innovation Challenger Boardcurrent2019 — presentZürich, Schweiz
  9. Serpentine VenturesGeneral Partner2019 — 2022Zürich
  10. Swiss Startup FactoryCo-Founder2015 — 2022Zürich und Umgebung, Schweiz
  11. autoSense AGChairman of the Board of Directors2018 — 2022Zürich und Umgebung, Schweiz
  12. Struckd AGChairman Of The Board Of Directors2019 — 2021Zurich / Berlin
  13. BV4 - Venture Intelligence BoutiqueFounder & CEO2010 — 2018Zürich
  14. Branding-InstituteManaging Partner2008 — 2013
  15. eBay DeutschlandPA to the Country Head CH/A2006 — 2008
  16. Swiss Economic ForumProject Manager2003 — 2006

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship29Startups17Marketing55Business Development48Business Strategy39Strategy16Management15Marketing Strategy14Strategic Planning10Social Media11Marketing Communications10

Languages Deutsch · Englisch · Französisch · Italienisch

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Max Meister?
Max Meister is a General Partner at Koyo Capital, where he invests in startups and scaleups. He also hosts the podcast Burnrate.ch and writes a column for Bilanz.
What check size does Max Meister write?
Max Meister typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Max Meister go to school?
Max Meister studied at ETH Zürich (Executive MBA Leadership I Technology I Sustainability); University of St.Gallen (Executive MBA Leadership I Technology I Sustainablity); MIT Sloan School of Management (New Space Economy: Technologies, Products).

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