ETH Entrepreneurship Affiliates
Receive and provide coaching and mentoring at ETH Zurich for start-ups at any stage
ETH Entrepreneurship Affiliates is a network of experienced mentors, experts, service providers and entrepreneurs in residence.
Ready to accelerate your startup? Aspiring founders can benefit greatly from seasoned professionals who can provide guidance, help avoid common pitfalls and challenge your hypotheses. They offer practical tips, valuable feedback and emotional support—all proven to significantly improve a startup's chances of success.
Learn how experienced professionals can help you develop critical business and leadership skills, avoid costly mistakes, and stay focused on your long-term goals.
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Get free access to the platform! ETH students and founders can simply email from their ETH or ETH spin-off account.
Are you an entrepreneurial student, researcher or founder at ETH Zurich?
If you are an entrepreneurial student, researcher or founder at ETH Zurich and wish support and advice with your entrepreneurial project or start-up, you can sign up on the MaverX platform to tap into the vast ETH Entrepreneurship Affiliates Network and choose suitable seasoned professionals and service providers who are keen to support you.
You may sign up to the MaverX platform here: MaverX platform was launched in January 2025.
If you have questions, please reach out to our team via
If you are an seasoned individual or service provider interested to learn more about the ETH Entrepreneurship Affiliates Network or would like to become part of it, you may reach out to us in person at one of our next networking events or via E-Mail at , briefly stating your interest, field of expertise and what category (see list below) you are interested to join. We will get back to you shortly with next steps to discuss further details.
Types of ETH Entrepreneurship Affiliates
- Mentors: Volunteers, who give advice and feedback to (aspiring) founders based on the mentor’s personal experiences.
- Experts: Volunteers, who give advice and feedback to (future) founders based on the expert’s subject matter expertise.
- Coaches: Paid experts, who support and track progress of participants in an Entrepreneurship program.
- Entrepreneurs in Residence: An experienced (serial) founder looking to provide guidance and become involved in a new venture in a leadership or advisory function.
- Executives in Residence: An industry leader or an executive with extensive expertise in a sector looking to provide guidance and become involved in a new venture in a leadership or advisory function.
- Co-founders: Experienced founders or professionals who want to become involved in a ETH Spin-off or ETH Start-up in a leadership or advisory function, preferably as a member of the founding team.
- Service Providers: Commercial entity that offers pro-bono or discounted services or information to (future) founders and their companies.
“ETH harbors some of the world's most excellent and driven scientists. As an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at ETH Zurich, I am truly excited to support scientists in turning their ground-breaking results into products and services for the wider benefit of society and the planet.”Flavio Rump, co-founder DeinDeal, Entrepreneur in Residence ETH Zurich
“ETH founders solve complex, high-impact problems. ETH Entrepreneurship provides the structure and support to turn innovations into market success. I enjoy helping founders refine their positioning and clearly communicate their value.”Maria Barikhina, UPortunity Marketing & Pitching Coach, ETH Pioneer Fellowship Mentor at ETH Zurich
Entrepreneurs in Residence
Meet some of our Entrepreneurs in Residence here in the overview. If you are a student or founder and interested to get advice from them, join the platform or reach out to .
If you are interested to become a mentor or Entrepreneur in Residence, please also reach out to us via .
Mathias Brenner
Expertises: Building and scaling teams, B2B businessmodels and go-to-market motion, Software-as-a-Serviceand Product Management.
Companie(s): Sherpany, acquired by Datasite
Samy Liechti
Expertises: Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Communication,Digitalization
Companie(s): Founder of BLACKSOCKS, advisor to BombyxCapital Partners, and independent board member
Stefano Ciampolini
Expertises: Healthcare, Medical Technology
Companie(s): ETH Zurich , Imperial College Business School (Honorary Fellow)
Josua Jordi
Expertises: Drug discovery, Company building, Life Science
Companie(s): EraCal Therapeutics AG
Tobias Gunzenhauser
Expertises: Org Development, Fundraising
Companie(s): Former Co-Founder & CEO Yamo, Advisor & Investor
Emilio Sanz
Expertises: Medical devices regulation, commercialisationand fundraising
Companie(s): Co-founded Acurable
Flavio Rump
Expertises: Sales, Marketing
Companie(s): Co-Founder/ Head of Online Marketing DeinDeal (past), Board Member Veezoo (currrent)
Please contact us and let us know what category you would like to join. We are looking forward to hearing from you.
ETH Entrepreneurship
ETH Zurich, ETH Entrepreneurship, Weinbergstrasse 11
8092
Zürich
Schweiz