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Specialist workshops

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Offers

What support do you need to launch and grow your venture?

Coaching

Are you struggling to focus and act on what matters? In 1:1 coaching I will challenge you on your key assumptions and strategy to help you avoid common pitfalls, take objective decisions, focus your efforts and give you the confidence you need to build your business.

Specialist workshops

Is your team stuck on a problem and unable to move forward? Using proven frameworks and tools I facilitate you and your team to overcome disagreements, align your strategy, select the right target segment or design a more scalable business model.

Fundraising support

Do you need advice and help to raise funds? I provide the strategic support you and your team need to help you position for your next fundraising round, tell your story, prepare your pitch deck and approach investors with confidence.

My clients

I work with startups during their early stages, from concept and pre-foundation through Angel and Seed rounds to Series A. Here are some of my past and current clients.

About me

I've been in the venturing field for over 18 years, as a founder, venture capital investor, corporate venturing manager, grant-funder, trainer and coach.

I am an Innosuisse (Swiss innovation agency) Accredited startup Coach for Pitching and the Managing Director of the UK office of kineo finance (the leading HardTech venture financing provider in Europe and North America). Previously, I was the Head Trainer and event host at Startup Campus and founder of the microlearning platform startup-accelerator.org.

Earlier in my career, I worked as a full-stack software developer and spacecraft engineer (I have a PhD in Astronautics).

I split my time between Zürich, Basel and London and you can find me on linkedin and X (Twitter).

What my clients say

My portfolio covers a range of startup sectors including CleanTech, EnergyTech, InsureTech, FinTech, DataTech (AI, ML), MedTech, MaterialsTech, EngTech, AeroTech, SocialTech and FoodTech.

With some teams, I work on specific challenges with others I have a long-term coaching relationship.

Medusoil

Ben came with the right answers and advice but most importantly with the right questions to help my company grow and help me become a better founder.

Dr. Dimitrios Terzis
Founder and CEO

Wattelse

My collaboration with Ben is inspiring. He presses his finger where it hurts, but at the same time he knows how to think through ideas and problem solve with me. It is an enriching exchange every time.

Martin Hofer
Founder and CEO

ChemAlive

Ben gets to the crucial plot line about how to tell a business story involving a complex technical product. He even helped us to win a pitching contest in front a general audience with the most severe handicap in core subject - chemistry.

Dr. Peter Jarowski
Founder and CEO

Experify

Ben helped us structure our thoughts and pitch such that we actually tell a consistent story. One thing I particularly like about Ben is his to-the-point attitude. He'll let you know if he feels something is wrong, gives actionable advice and suggests alternatives. His experience in this field is clearly visible. Oh, and he is simply a very kind person to work with.

René Pfitzner
Founder

syntheticus.ai

Ben asked the right questions and thus quickly understood our current weak points. With the help of a simple but powerful framework we changed the pitching narrative - the positive impact came immediately. It's really a game changer!

Aldo Lamberti
CEO and Founder

UniSieve

Ben greatly supported UniSieve in condensing our pitch to the most essential, which is a must for every startup! Thanks, Ben for your contribution!

Dr. Samuel Hess
CEO and Founder

vLot

On the journey to upgrade our investor pitch and eventually close a pre-Series A financing round in October 2020, Ben was a fantastic sparring partner who challenged us in a very powerful way – applying a great mix of directness, calmness and “fun-to-work-with” attitude while drawing on his entrepreneurial, venture capital and coaching experience.

Sandro Matter
Co-Founder, Fundraiser and Business Developer

Get help with your pitch

It can be hard to step-back from your venture and create a deck investors will love. Too often, you just can't find the right positioning and your story ends-up muddled. I am one of two accredited pitch coaches for the Swiss innovation agency, Innosuisse, and I've helped hundreds of founders - let me help you!

Partners

Some of the organisations and programs I work for as a coach

Innosuisse

Accredited Special Coach for Pitching

Impact Challenge Accelerator Mentor

Tech Transfer (IP negotiation) and Financial Forecasting Coach

Business Coach to SMEs
Eco-Business Coach (on behalf of One Planet Lab)

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