Grateful to be officially recognized by BILANZ Wirtschaftsmagazin, HANDELSZEITUNG, PME, and digitalswitzerland, as a Digital Shaper 2026, an honor that is both a privilege and a responsibility to help shape Switzerland’s digital future. https://lnkd.in/eYR2NcfB

Switzerland is at a pivotal moment in shaping its next generation of technology. With its strong foundation in innovation, entrepreneurship, and thoughtful regulation, the opportunity is not just to innovate, but to do so in a sustainable and globally relevant way.

A particularly insightful moment at digital shapers 2026 event on Tuesday evening was the keynote by Christoph Aeschlimann, CEO of Swisscom. His message resonated strongly: Switzerland shouldn’t try to replicate Silicon Valley, but instead build on its own unique strengths. I couldn’t agree more.

Switzerland has real substance, across research, industry, and talent. The challenge now is to unlock these strengths at scale and translate them into sustainable impact. This is exactly where our investment thesis at Koyo Capital comes in: backing ambitious founders who build on these foundations to create globally relevant companies, while staying deeply connected to the local ecosystem.

In my role as an investor at Koyo, I see every day how powerful this approach can be and how critical it is to combine capital, network, and long-term thinking.

For me, being a “Digital Shaper” is not just recognition, but also a responsibility:
→ to support innovation
→ to connect talent
→ and to help create long-term value for both society and the economy