At Bleeding.Technology we track over 100,000 web 3.0, NFT, DeFi & crypto startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Switzerland based CEO’ operating in the Cryptocurrency space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Danny Hayes
TerraScale, CEO of TerraScale
Danny is the CEO and Co-Founder of TerraScale, a green technology company reinventing the future of global sustainable development models. Danny is committed to developing sustainable solutions to the world’s most pressing energy and digital infrastructure challenges. He is currently leading various projects at the bleeding edge of technological innovation and sustainable development, including Project Energos, TerraFinance, Global Vision 33, cybersecurity IP, MedTech, and more. In fact, his work as the developer of TerraScale’s flagship initiative, Project Energos, won the 2020 Platinum Outstanding Property Award London, the 2021 ICONIC Innovative Architecture Award, and the 2021 Golden Novum Design Award. Danny’s previous experience includes advising institutions, governments, corporations, and individual HNW clientele on developing smart, resilient infrastructure, master planning of industry development, large unit global sales, business negotiations with Fortune 500 companies, and lobbying political entities. He was also formerly a Metals Trader at Noble House Metal Trading. Danny’s decades of work in and around sustainable infrastructure, finance, and technology led to his 2021 appointment to the role of Global Program Manager of the United Nations ImPPPact Program within the C.R.E.A.M. European PPP Alliance. He also is a member of the World Association of PPP Units & Professionals, a Managing Partner of Hudson Capital Advisors, and is advised by Goldman Sachs. In 2020, Danny was appointed Director Emeritus of the non-governmental organization Green Cross. Green Cross is a consultative member of the United Nations on Climate Change and the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. The Green Cross was founded in 1993 by Nobel Peace Prize winner Mikhail Gorbachev and boasts honorary board members such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Jane Goodall. Danny serves as an Advisory Board Member of the University of California, Riverside. He serves as a Financial Advisor to Ambri (backed by Bill Gates, Khosla Ventures, KLP Enterprises, and GVB), FlowCell (Founded by Dr. Max Narovlyansky and Chaired by Dr. Umer Sayeed-Shah), and Assured Enterprises (Founded by Stephen M. Soble). Danny is also a Board Member at Assured Enterprises, accompanied by Lord Daniel Brennan QC (UK House of Lords), former Director of Markets and Chairman of AIM (at the London Stock Exchange) Martin Graham, Joshua I. Smith (formerly FedEx Corp., Caterpillar, Allstate Insurance, Inland Steel, MAXIMA Corp.), former CEO of Draper Laboratories James Shields, former Undersecretary for Science Steven E. Koonin, and former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Laboratories and Basic Sciences William S. Rees). Danny is also a member and 2021 Gold Sponsor of Top Tier Impact, a global ecosystem of investors, entrepreneurs, and professionals who are focused on solving the critical issues of our time. Danny is also an (Incoming) Knight of Columbus (Knighted by Dominic Lanaway – Council: 611), a Catholic Fraternal Order founded in 1882, whose ranks have included prominent Americans such as President John F. Kennedy, Senator Ted Kennedy, MLB Hall of Famer Babe Ruth, Governor Jeb Bush, Justice Samuel Alito, NFL Hall of Famer Vince Lombardi, and more. Committed to providing global charity and service, the Knights of Columbus have contributed $1.55 billion and 691 million volunteer hours to charitable projects over the past decade.
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About C.R.E.A.M. Europe PPP Alliance, Forbes Councils, IMPPPACT | United Nations, Knights of Columbus, TerraScale: TerraScale is a green technology company that is reinventing the future of data centers, FinTech and cybersecurity.
Erik Voorhees
Founder & Chief Executive Officer of ShapeShift
Erik Voorhees is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of ShapeShift Ag. Erik Voorhees served as the Head of Marketing and Communications at BitInstant LLC. Erik Voorhees is an American and Panamanian startup Founder. Erik Voorhees was co-founder of the bitcoin company Coinapult. Erik Voorhees was the Founder and Partial Owner of SatoshiDICE. He joined BitInstant in February 2012. He has been a Member of Cryptocurrency Advisory Board at MGT Capital Investments, Inc. since June 14, 2016.
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About ShapeShift, Thorchain: ShapeShift is a crypto platform, enabling customers to buy, sell, trade, track, send, receive, and interact with their digital assets.
Douglas Bakkum
Co-founder & CEO of Shift Cryptosecurity
Douglas Bakkum is the co-founder of Shift Devices AG. He used to be the group leader of ETH Zurich. He earned his degree at University of Wisconsin-Madison and his master’s degree and PhD.at Georgia Institute of Technology.
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About Shift Cryptosecurity: Shift Cryptosecurity designs and manufactures the BitBox, the world’s most secure, cryptographically protected hardware wallet.
Andrey Kurennykh
Co-founder and CEO of Tangem
Andrey Kurennykh is the Co-founder and CEO at Tangem.
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About Tangem: Secure silicon solutions for blockchain applications
Theophane Rame
Co-Founder and CEO of Token Invest
Theophane Rame is the co-founder and CEO of Token Invest.
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About Token Invest: Token Invest is an advisory firm that specializes in tokenization of assets on the blockchain.
Sarojini Mckenna
Co-Founder and CEO of Dacoco
Saro Mckenna is the Co-Founder and CEO of Dacoco (Alien Worlds). He is a graduate of the University of Oxford.
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About Dacoco: the publisher of AlienWorlds.io, the largest blockchain game in the world
Guido Bühler
Chief Executive Officer of SEBA Bank
Guido is a visionary whose expertise is grounded in global corporate finance. He is deeply proficient in banking, risk, asset and wealth management. Guido built and led large global teams at UBS, and had an influence shaping market infrastructure with the ECB and DTCC. Most recently, he founded award winning strategic advisory and risk & research firm B&B Analytics.
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About SEBA Bank: SEBA Bank is a cryptocurrency company that provides a seamless, secure, and easy-to-use bridge between digital and traditional assets.
Jan Brzezek
CEO & Founder of Crypto Finance AG
Jan Brzezek is founder & CEO of the Crypto Finance Group, and CEO of Crypto Fund AG. Before founding the financial technology company, Jan Brzezek held various positions at UBS Asset Management, Wealth Management & Investment Bank. In his last position at UBS, he was Business Manager for the President of UBS Asset Management. Additionally, he was a global innovation expert and worked on the impact of new technologies on the UBS business model. He was responsible for the smart structured product proof-of-concept. Earlier he worked several years in derivatives and fixed income sales and trading for UBS in Zurich, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Prior to his career at UBS he was a derivatives expert at the SIX Swiss Exchange. Jan holds a bachelor’s degree in Banking and Finance from the Zurich University of Applied Sciences.
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About Crypto Finance AG: Crypto Finance AG provides professional investors blockchain financial services in crypto asset management, brokerage and storage solutions.
Bernadette Leuzinger
CEO Crypto Finance (Asset Management) AG of Crypto Finance AG
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About Crypto Finance (Asset Management) AG, Crypto Finance AG: Crypto Finance AG provides professional investors blockchain financial services in crypto asset management, brokerage and storage solutions.
Constantin Lanaras
CEO and Co-Founder of alt.co
Constantin studied management and international relations at Webster University. He worked in the banking industry with HSBC and specialized in alternative fund management at Capital Management Advisors SA (EFG Group) before joining Capland SA. He drew on his extensive expertise when co-founding Altcoinomy SA, a pioneering company that breaks down the barrier between traditional banking and the world of cryptocurrencies.
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About alt.co: alt is the premier provider and facilitator of digital asset offering its services as a liquidity provider as well as KYC operator
Eran Tirer
CEO and Founder of LedgerTech
Eran has worked in senior positions in the IT industry for 25 years. Prior to founding EZSource, he was the CEO at a Formula Group subsidiary and the founder and Executive Vice President of a company specialising in GIS systems. He holds a BA in Law (LLb) and a military degree of BSc equivalence in Mathematics and Computer Science. Eran Tirer is the founder & CEO, Ledgertech AG – Swiss company that created a unique platform which combines the power of blockchain with “big data” to enable advanced, predictive analytics to support lifecycle integration across customers, insurers and healthcare providers with benefit to all. Combining these core elements allows the insurance industry to deliver a next generation infrastructure to solve the core problems. Eran worked in senior positions in the IT industry for 30 years. Former CEO and founder of EZSource- company acquired by IBM. EZSource has helped clients, including major financial institutions, manufacturers, global transportation companies and software vendors safely modify applications to enable their digital transformation. As clients embrace APIs, hybrid cloud and mobility, EZSource’s technology enable enhancements in application and skills utilization, allowing enterprises to fully optimize their IT infrastructure for the modern business era. It’s clients include ING Life, Maybank and 7-Eleven. Prior to founding EZSource, he was the CEO at a Formula Group subsidiary and the founder and EVP of a company specialising in GIS solutions and an Israeli Navy software officer. He holds a BA in Law (LLb) and a graduate of the Israeli military Software Engineering Academy.
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About EZSource, LedgerTech: Ledgertech is an InsurTech innovator, leveraging blockchain technology to revolutionize the insurance value chain.
Michael Guzik
CEO of CLST
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About CLST: CLST is the institutional gateway to lend and borrow stablecoins and crypto assets
Arnaud Salomon
CEO of Mt Pelerin
Arnaud Salomon studied at the EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) where he obtained in 2008 his Masters in Communication Systems specialising in IT security. After a thesis internship at UBS Investment Bank in Zürich, he began his career in Geneva as a trader, first in commodities then in forex. He discovered Bitcoin in 2012 together with the world of the blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Quickly convinced by its vast potential, he began to think about how it could be applied to the industry he knows best: finance. The project was incorporated as Mt Pelerin Group SA on September 27th 2018.
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About ibani.com, Mt Pelerin, Smex: The Swiss gateway to the new economy
Fabio Federici
Founder & CEO of Base58
Founder
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About Base58: Base58 is a technology-driven investment firm specialized in cryptoassets.
Gavin Smith
Group CEO and General Partner of Panxora
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About AICoin, Panxora: Owns the AI trading and hedging models and all software for the Panxora Group as well as managing Panxora investment and hedging services.
Philippe Naegeli
Co- Founder and CEO of GENTWO
Philippe Naegeli is a highly accomplished business leader and investor with a fierce entrepreneurial spirit and unparalleled experience in trading, investment & merchant banking, corporate governance and structuring of new strategies and products. Peppered throughout his career are strong leadership enterprises, including Forstmann & Co. U.S.A., an international network of financial institutions and investments funds which he established across Europe, a strategic consulting company in Switzerland and an original foundry for U.S. and Swiss entrepreneurs with offices in New York, L.A. and Zurich.
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About GENTWO: Gentwo provides a tailor-made issuance solution for financial products
Peter Lindenmann
Founder and CEO of Calidris
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About Calidris: Calidris is covering the entire value chain of the fintech economy.
Gabriele Giancola
Founder/CEO of qiibee
Founder at qiibee
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About qiibee: qiibee is a software company that offers a solution for businesses and consumers in its blockchain-based platform.
Willy Lionel Pomathios
CEO and Founder of aquama
Willy Lionel Pomathios is the Founder and CEO of aquama.
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About aquama: aquama provides solutions made from water, salt and electricity to clean and disinfect with an Application system. COVID19 Killer.
Jakob Hürlemann
CEO & Founder of Cryptectum
Jakob Hürlemann will look after the real estate at Cryptectum AG. By buying and renting a detached house in the region of St.Gallen, he has the necessary skills for all matters relating to real estate. In addition, he is currently working on the new construction of the property (Rennen 15, 9126 Necker). The mortgage has been kept low and 20% of the new building will be self-produced, allowing him to acquire further knowledge in the field of construction.
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About Cryptectum: The Cryptectum uses blockchain technology to refine a highly proven investment strategy in Switzerland – the investment in real estate.
Eduard Salm
CEO & Founder of Cryptectum
Dipl. Verfahrensing. ETHZ Freelancer in process engineering Founder of algo.land Technical advisor of Infolabel AG.
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About Cryptectum: The Cryptectum uses blockchain technology to refine a highly proven investment strategy in Switzerland – the investment in real estate.
Dario Sagud
CEO of Crypto-Potential
Dario has a master degree in software engineering and vast experience in different types of businesses: Start-ups, middle-size and big companies. The focus of his team is spreading the word about quality blockchain projects and building a more transparent crypto space.
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About Crypto-Potential: Build Your Blockchain Identity and grow your connections in the blockchain space
Walter Strametz
Co-Founder andCEO of element36
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About element36: element36 provides a rock-solid bridge between the old economy and the crypto world.
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