“The intensive and profound exchange with the highly competent entrepreneurs of the UpScaler is something I can truly recommend to all scaling startups.”


Claudia Scheckel, CEO Oncobit AG

UpScaler Participant

“As founder of VirtaMed and today CEO of Scanvio Medical, I know how crucial the scaling phase is. At the UpScaler, I help startups recognize typical stumbling blocks early – and grow faster.”

Stefan Tuchschmid, CEO Scanvio Medical AG,
Upscaler Expert

“The experts of the UpScaler program regularly push me out of my comfort zone – and that’s exactly what accelerates our next scaling steps.”

Tobias Giger, CEO Evenito AG
Upscaler Participant

"High value and measurable impact of the UpScaler Program are important to me. The doubling of revenues in half of our participating startups confirms this."

Peter Stähli, Head of Entrepreneurship at Swiss Entrepreneurs Foundation and Upscaler Expert

"The UpScaler program is an extremely helpful support for our startup, for which I am very grateful – scaling without the bullshit."

Sandor Balogh
Co-Founder and CEO of smino AG
Upscaler Participant

“The UpScaler Program – and specifically our coaches – really challenged our assumptions and provided direct input to key growth decisions we needed to take.”

Ranjit de Sousa
Founder & Managing Director of Found Global AG
Upscaler participant

"Targeted support and promotion of scale-ups is of central importance for the future of Switzerland. I am glad to be able to contribute to this."

Viktor Calabro, CEO, founder and Upscaler Expert

“Extremely exciting and intense programme, delivered point-on without wasting time and with real results.”

Thomas Gemperle, CEO Scewo and Upscaler participant

"In the UpScaler program, my international experience meets startups that have strong scaling potential."
 

Peter Balsiger, serial entrepreneur and UpScaler expert

“As a founder, I know how costly mistakes in scaling can be. That’s why I support the UpScaler program – and help startups scale successfully.”
 

Jeremias Meier, serial entrepreneur, CEO and UpScaler expert

“The regular challenges in the Upscaler help us prioritize what is important and right, enabling us to scale faster.”

Stefan Gerber
Founder and CEO, GetLocal

"The program is highly recommended: a unique opportunity in Switzerland to help young entrepreneurs focus on the essential element of business: to create and keep a customer!"
 

Christof Gerber, Founder and CEO, Bonebridge AG
UpScaler participant

"As experienced entrepreneurs, we complement the missing skills of scaling startups in the Upscaler workshops perfectly."

Dr. Andy Schwarzenbach
Founder, CEO, investor, board member and UpScaler expert

«The support from a customized team of experienced entrepreneurs through UpScaler pays off in multiple ways.»

Fabian Trinkler
Founder, CEO and president of the board of directors, eCarUp
UpScaler particiapant

«Within the UpScaler program, business models are openly examined in depth and jointly optimized with experts for faster scaling.»

Gery Colombo
Gründer, Verwaltungsratspräsident und UpScaler Experte

«The UpScaler program offers great flexibility to work on topics and pain points that matter most for start-ups with international scaling ambitions.»

Martin Bosshard
CEO Anapaya AG
Upscaler participant

«The UpScaler program is unique in its intensity and impact.»

Dr. Arne-Christian Faisst
Founder, investor, CEO, board member, and UpScaler expert

«UpScaler supports startups competently and straightforwardly on their path to becoming successful companies.»

Matthias Erb
Founder & Member of the Board of Directors Boum AG
UpScaler Participant

«As experienced entrepreneurs, we complement the expertise of scaling startups in the Upscaler workshops by providing the crucial skills the may still be missing.»
 

Max Meister
HWZ lecturer, founder, investor, and UpScaler expert

»I can highly recommend the UpScaler program to all startups that are about to internationalize.»

Michael Born
CEO PXL Vision AG

»My expectations of the UpScaler program were exceeded in the very first workshop.»

Marcel Scheurer
former CCO Nexxiot AG

«In the UpScaler program, we were extremely challenged and encouraged by the SwissEF team of entrepreneurs and experts. This allowed us to focus our strategy and accelerate our growth decisively within a short period of time.»

Dr. Etienne Schwyter, Founder & Head of Production
GreenTEG AG