Swisspreneur Show
The Swisspreneur Show is a podcast series of in-depth, candid conversations with some of Switzerland’s most successful founders, business leaders and innovators. By getting to the heart of these leaders’ stories - their successes, their failures, their must-have advice and greatest regrets - we hope to both inspire and guide the next generation of Swiss entrepreneurs. Each episode deconstructs and showcases one person’s personal and professional background and provides advice and recommendations for existing and aspiring entrepreneurs in Switzerland.
Show episodes
Timestamps: 2:30 - What makes a startup attractive to VCs? 7:44 - Why VC money isn’t for everyone 16:40 - What if the VC tells you no? 21:00 - What is “vibe coding”? 24:25 - When VCs decide to invest This episode was originally a live conversation which took place at startup days 2025, in Bern. Check out startup days t
EP #514 - Bolko Hohaus & Tomas Sluka: The Augmented Reality Breakthrough That Could Replace Your Smartphone
Timestamps: 8:30 - The problem in VA that CREAL is tackling 15:10 - VA as the future 34:45 - What’s next for CREAL after closing another funding round 46:45 - Why don't we see more Swiss startups becoming global category leaders? This episode was co-produced by SICTIC, the leading angel investor network in Switzerland
EP #513 - Besfort Biljali: What Really Works in Swiss Sales (and in Greener, Faster, and Cheaper Lighting)
Timestamps 3:52 - Past failures that paved the way for success 9:12 - Shifting from finance, to vocation training, to retrofitting luminaries 13:57 How Lumvin found a swiss-based cheaper, faster, and sustainable way to upgrade luminaries 32:28 Tips for driving sales in Switzerland 37:14 - Winning the Swiss Economic Aw
EP #512 - Michael Wüst: Building a Fintech Scaleup for International Payments & Collections
Timestamps: 2:50 - Building a cloud-native API-first product 5:28 - How will AI change banking? 12:14 - The big regulatory beast 25:24 - Amnis’ growth challenges This episode was sponsored by infinity.swiss, Switzerland’s most advanced AI accounting tool. Save 25% by entering code SWISSPRENEUR at checkout. Click here
EP #511 - Laurent Decrue, Kai Eberhardt & Fredrik Isler: How Much Should Founders Raise in Series A/B?
Timestamps: 5:00 – How much should you raise in a Series A? 12:39 – Should you get existing investors to invest again? 19:12 – How to approach investors for a Series A 30:00 – How to mitigate risk for your investors 35:09 – What if you just bootstrapped? This episode was originally a live webinar co-hosted with Holycod
Timestamps: 4:16 - When does a startup become a scaleup? 18:04 - Prioritizing which issue to tackle next 25:06 - Why properti only has Swiss investors 28:40 - Challenges in scaling up in Switzerland vs Internationally 31:34 - How Levent leverages his advisory board 39:00 - Key advice for early founders Click here to pu
