Friday, 7 November 2025 | 20:00 - 20:30
From grants to Growth capital: Advice for your fundraising journey | Christoph Falk (Innosuisse), Christian Marty (Evulpo), Andreas Schenk (Alstin Capital), Andrea Silberschmidt-Buhofer (EquityPitcher Ventures)
Raising capital is one of the toughest challenges founders face — from securing early grants to attracting top-tier investors.
Christoph Falk, Head of Start-up Coaching at Innosuisse
Christoph heads the Start-up Coaching at Innosuisse. He is the creator and manager of various initiatives and programs to promote science-based start-ups. Philosopher by training with a PhD in the field of causal inference and data analysis.
Christian Marty, Founder & CEO of Evulpo
Christian studied history, philosophy & media. PhD with a book on Max Weber. Founded Schlaumacher (tutoring school) and Evulpo (learning platform). Hobby: journalist. PhD with summa cum laude. Schlaumacher profitable after six months. Evulpo raised ~20M in venture capital. Essays on contemporary issues in renowned magazines. But above all: married & father of twins.
Andreas Schenk, Partner at Alstin Capital
I am a Venture Capital investor since 2010 specialized in software business models and investment experience from 30+ lead investments from pre-seed to Series A. We raised a 175m€ Venture Capital fund to invest into the next generation of ambitious startups in the B2B software field (Series A, 500k€ ARR min).
Andrea Silberschmidt-Buhofer, General Partner EquityPitcher Ventures
Andrea has worked with successful entrepreneurs from a variety of industries, both in Switzerland and abroad. As a partner at EquityPitcher Ventures, she works closely with portfolio companies, advising them on strategic matters. She connects the world of industry with young entrepreneurs, creating added value through networking. CAIA Charter Holder, Forbes 30 under 30, raised 100M CHF together with her team at EquityPitcher Ventures.
5 speakers
General Partner at EquityPitcher Ventures
Founder & CEO Evulpo
Partner at Alstin Capital