Fundraising Fox

Thomas Meier

Investor

Managing Partner at Lightbird Ventures AG

Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Writes $1.5M checks

About

Thomas Meier co-founded Switzerland's first student-run VC, keeping ties to the student and founder community, and blends independent early-stage VC experience with a family-office, multi-vehicle, long-term approach to backing founders.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureFintechPropTechSaaS

Experience

  1. Firm CapitalFounding Partnercurrent2026 — presentZürich, Schweiz
  2. Lightbird VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2021 — presentZürich, Schweiz
  3. Marcau PartnersPartnercurrent2020 — presentZürich, Schweiz
  4. Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow - Class 24current2019 — present
  5. S2S VenturesCo-Founder & Board Member2021 — 2023Zürich, Schweiz
  6. Redalpine Venture Partners AGVC Investor2015 — 2020Zürich und Umgebung, Schweiz
  7. Zurich Insurance Company LtdProject Consultant2014 — 2015Zürich und Umgebung, Schweiz
  8. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte WissenschaftenResearch Assistent2012 — 2014Winterthur und Umgebung, Schweiz
  9. Credit SuisseAnalyst - Single Manager Hedge Fund2011 — 2012
  10. Credit SuisseBusiness-Manager2010 — 2011

Skills & more

Unternehmensanalyse7Finanzanalyse7Unternehmensfinanzierung7Finanzmodelle5Wertbestimmung4Projektmanagement5Investment Banking2Financial Analysis6Valuation6Financial ModelingCapital MarketsPortfolio Management
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Languages Englisch · Französisch · Spanisch

From Thomas's professional profile.

Colleagues at Lightbird Ventures AG

Barbara Stamm
Investment Committee at Lightbird Ventures AG
Benjamin Solenthaler
Managing Partner at Lightbird Ventures AG
Heiki Riesenkampf
Venture Partner at Lightbird Ventures AG
Henrik Reimavuo
Associate at Lightbird Ventures AG
Renato Premezzi
Investment Committee at Lightbird Ventures AG

Frequently asked questions

Who is Thomas Meier?
Thomas Meier co-founded Switzerland's first student-run VC, keeping ties to the student and founder community, and blends independent early-stage VC experience with a family-office, multi-vehicle, long-term approach to backing founders.
Where does Thomas Meier work?
Thomas Meier is Managing Partner at Lightbird Ventures AG.
What does Thomas Meier invest in?
Thomas Meier invests in Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Fintech, PropTech, SaaS.
What check size does Thomas Meier write?
Thomas Meier typically writes checks of $1.5M.
Where did Thomas Meier go to school?
Thomas Meier studied at ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences (Master of Science (MS), Banking & Finance); ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences (Bachelor of Science (BS), Banking & Finance).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Firm Capital1

Henrik ReimavuoAssociate at Lightbird Ventures AG

Also worked at Marcau Partners1

Benjamin SolenthalerManaging Partner at Lightbird Ventures AG

Also worked at Kauffman Fellows382

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Also worked at Redalpine Venture Partners AG19

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