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 Founder operating in the Cryptocurrency space. If you think a Founder 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.
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.
Jonathan Speigner
Founder of Coin Wallet
Jonathan Speigner is the Founder & CEO of Coin space & he Attended Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) in 1994.
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About Coin space, Coin Wallet, Duckr, Fastly, Signal Sciences, SkyJam: Coin Bitcoin Wallet is a secure wallet for Crypto ERC20 and ERC223 tokens
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
Sébastien Mérillat
Founder of SEBA Bank
Sébastien is a co-founder of SEBA Crypto AG and an astute entrepreneur and investor. He brings deep knowledge of entrepreneurship and technology to the Board, where he will also chair the Nomination and Remuneration committee.
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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.
Olga Feldmeier
Co-Founder of SMART VALOR
Olga Feldmeier is CEO of SMART VALOR, a Swiss-based blockchain start-up building a decentralized marketplace for tokenized alternative investments. Olga has extensive experience working in the banking and financial services sector for global brands such as Barclays Capital, UBS Wealth Management and Boston Consulting Group, where she focused on strategy projects at financial institutions such as Deutsche Bank, Unicredit and Commerzbank. Prior to founding SMART VALOR, Olga held the position of Commercial Managing Partner at prominent Silicon Valley Bitcoin startup Xapo. Olga is a prominent founding member of the Crypto Valley community, and is the producer of the ICO Summit, the first global conference focusing on blockchain crowdfunding in Switzerland. She is also a mentor at the largest European accelerator program, Kickstart Accelerator, and regularly delivers talks at conferences and universities on the regulation of Blockchain industry, the tokenization of assets and the disruption of the banking industry.
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About SMART VALOR: SMART VALOR is European regulated digital asset investment platform and blockchain infrastructure provider
Oliver Feldmeier
Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder of SMART VALOR
Oliver Feldmeier is the CEO and Co-founder of SMART VALOR.
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About SMART VALOR, Verto Advisory: SMART VALOR is European regulated digital asset investment platform and blockchain infrastructure provider
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.
Jean-Philippe Aumasson
Chief Security Officer and Co-Founder of Taurus Group SA
Jean-Philippe (JP) Aumasson is a cryptographer, author of the book Serious Cryptography (No Starch Press, 2017), and designer of the widely used cryptographic algorithms BLAKE2 and SipHash. He is co-founder and managing director of Teserakt AG, co-founder of Taurus Group SA, and VP Technology at Kudelski Security.
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About Kudelski Security, Taurus Group SA, Teserakt: TAURUS is building the next generation platform to trade, invest, and protect your digital assets
Olivier Cohen
COO and Co-Founder of alt.co
Olivier has worked at MKS Finances as an option trader for precious metals, then at JP Morgan as a risk manager for exotic credit derivatives. He later joined CAPLAND S.A. to manage the portfolio of high net worth individuals. Olivier is an early adopter of digital ledger technologies and a crypto enthusiast.
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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
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.
Gian Bochlser
Co Founder of Bity
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About Bity: Bity is a Swiss-based crypto finance provider that simplifies the conversion from traditional money into cryptocurrencies & digital assets.
Fabio Federici
Founder & CEO of Base58
Founder
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About Base58: Base58 is a technology-driven investment firm specialized in cryptoassets.
Niklas Nikolajsen
Founder and Chairman of Bitcoin Suisse AG
Niklas Nikolajsen is CEO @ Bitcoin Suisse AG.
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About Bitcoin Suisse AG: Bitcoin Suisse AG is a crypto-finance startup providing trading, prime brokerage, custody, lending, and other 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
Patrick Loepfe
Founder and Chairman of GENTWO
Patrick Loepfe is a structured product and banking specialist, with more than 15 years of working experience in investment banking. His extraordinary mathematical and technological skills led him to be a key figure in Switzerland’s fin-tech industry. Patrick was the mastermind and driving force behind Vontobel’s Deritrade – a disruptive business model for distributing structured products. He founded his own company, d-struct AG, in 2016 and became a leading independent advisor to banks and financial product issuers on electronic structured products distribution strategy and process optimisation.
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About GENTWO: Gentwo provides a tailor-made issuance solution for financial products
Patrick Salm
Co-Founder & Managing Director of Kepler Technologies
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About Kepler Technologies: Kepler, a cryptocurrency investment platform, will cover the entire spectrum of the investment process,
Peter Lindenmann
Founder and CEO of Calidris
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About Calidris: Calidris is covering the entire value chain of the fintech economy.
Yassine Ben Hamida
Founder of Rockz
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About Rockz: Rockz is a cryptocurrency, offering security, solidity and ownership to its holders.
Roswitha Meier
Co-Founder of 4ARTechnologies AG
Roswitha Meier is the Co-Founder of 4ARTechnologies.
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About 4ARTechnologies AG: 4ARTechnologies is setting a new digital standard for the art world.
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.
Gianluca Gilbert Giancola
Co-Founder 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.
Roderick Warren
Co-Founder of CoinMarketAlert
Blockchain Solutions Architect, Co-Founder CoinMarketAlert. Previously co-founded StartupBlink. Cloud computing and data center specialist
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About CoinMarketAlert, StartupBlink: Cryptocurrency price alerts, news, portfolio and technical analysis. CoinMarketAlert – always stay on top of your cryptocurrency investments
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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