Michael Stucky
InvestorVenture Partner at Serpentine Ventures
Zurich, Switzerland
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Michael Stucky is a business coach and mentor for entrepreneurs at ETH Zurich and Innosuisse, the Swiss Innovation Agency, where he supports founders in bringing solutions to market. He is co-founder and Chairman of Auxivo, an ETH spinoff developing lightweight exoskeletons, and a Founding Managing Partner of Teggwings, a deep-tech venture fund focused on university startups. Previously, he co-founded and served as CFO of GlycoVaxyn, an ETH biotech spinoff acquired by GSK in 2015, co-founded several Silicon Valley software startups, and spent 10 years in banking at Lombard Odier; he holds Masters degrees from Stanford Graduate School of Business and the University of Zurich.
Invests in
BiotechDeep Tech
Experience
- Swiss Startup AssociationChief Executive Officercurrent2026 — present
- Auxivo AGCo-founder & Chairmancurrent2019 — presentZurich, Switzerland
- FenXChairmancurrent2021 — presentSwitzerland
- Innosuisse - Schweizerische Agentur für InnovationsförderungStartup Coachcurrent2015 — presentZurich, Switzerland
- Serpentine VenturesPartner2023 — 2026Zurich, Switzerland
- Serpentine VenturesVenture Partner2022 — 2023Zurich, Switzerland
- University of ZurichEntrepreneur In Residence2019 — 2025Zurich, Switzerland
- ETH ZurichCoach & Mentor2014 — 2024Zurich
- TeggwingsFounding Managing Partner2019 — 2022The Randstad, Netherlands
- Wyss ZurichBusiness Coach2017 — 2018Zurich, Switzerland
- Wyss ZurichChief Operating Officer2015 — 2017Zurich, Switzerland
- Anjarium BiosciencesCo-founder & Executive Director2017 — 2018Zurich, Switzerland
- GlycoVaxyn AGCo-founder and CFO2011 — 2014
- Friize Networks, Inc.CFO and member of the founding team2010 — 2011
- SightAssist Technologies, Inc.Co-founder & CFO2009 — 2010
- Career BreakProfessional development2008 — 2009Stanford, California, United States
- Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch Inc., CanadaPresident2004 — 2008
- Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch Inc., CanadaVice President2002 — 2004
- Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch Inc., CanadaPortfolio manager1999 — 2002
Skills & more
Venture FinancingAsset Managment2Mergers3Entrepreneurship13Finance14Mergers & Acquisitions23Venture Capital7Asset Management16Start-ups16Strategy13Banking6Capital Markets4
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Mutual FundsTradingCorporate DevelopmentPortfolio ManagementBusiness StrategyManagementInvestmentsPrivate EquityFinancial ModelingCorporate GovernanceStrategic PlanningLeadershipLanguages English · French · German · Italian
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Investments
Board seats
Auxivo
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Serpentine Ventures
Network1
Investors connected to Michael in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michael Stucky?
- Michael Stucky is a business coach and mentor for entrepreneurs at ETH Zurich and Innosuisse, the Swiss Innovation Agency, where he supports founders in bringing solutions to market. He is co-founder and Chairman of Auxivo, an ETH spinoff developing lightweight exoskeletons, and a Founding Managing Partner of Teggwings, a deep-tech venture fund focused on university startups. Previously, he co-founded and served as CFO of GlycoVaxyn, an ETH biotech spinoff acquired by GSK in 2015, co-founded several Silicon Valley software startups, and spent 10 years in banking at Lombard Odier; he holds Masters degrees from Stanford Graduate School of Business and the University of Zurich.
- Where does Michael Stucky work?
- Michael Stucky is Venture Partner at Serpentine Ventures.
- What does Michael Stucky invest in?
- Michael Stucky invests in Biotech, Deep Tech.
- What check size does Michael Stucky write?
- Michael Stucky typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does Michael Stucky sit on?
- Michael Stucky holds tracked board seats at Auxivo.
- Where did Michael Stucky go to school?
- Michael Stucky studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Masters of Science in Management, Management); University of Zurich (MBA, Finance).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Auxivo AG1
Also worked at FenX1
Also worked at Innosuisse - Schweizerische Agentur für Innovationsförderung13
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