Backbone Ventures

Born and raised in Switzerland, Philippe lives mostly in Zurich. He is extremely passionate about great business models that have an environmental or social impact. A particular focus of his is the future of food though we haven't noticed h…

Miklos was born in Zurich, Altstetten and lives still in the same city with his family. Being a former entrepreneur and operator he adds value to our portfolio companies by sharing learnings from his background in sales and leadership. Mikl…

100% "Frankfurter Bub", Jan Claudio (or "JC") is the secret reason why we chose the "Heart of Europe" as domicile for our 5502 fund. A former lawyer turned VC, Jan Claudio is a true generalist, focussing on the most exciting founders rather…

Born in the US and raised in Zurich, with a French and Swiss family background, Louis-Paul definitely adds a cosmopolitan flair to our partnership. After having worked at a hedge fund for several years he joined us to manage our finances an…

15+ years of experience in digital business models - having worked at Turtle Entertainment, GIGA Televsion and Fyber, among others. Before becoming CEO of meinestadt.de, Mark co-founded the digital publishing company Vertical Media (publish…

Former CEO of HSBC Guyerzeller Bank and a former member of the Board of Directors of Julius Bär, where he served for over 12 years as Chairman of the Audit Committee.

Partner and former global board member of Bain & Company. Previously, Josef served as the CEO of KKR Capstone and was a key member of the global portfolio committee of the private equity pioneer KKR.

ETH graduate in mechanical and robotics engineering, co-founded Switzerland's largest student-run startup association, the ETH Entrepreneur Club. Having co-founded multiple ventures, including fashion-tech startup Selfnation, he passionatel…

Holding a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering and Robotics from ETH Zurich, Joel co-founded VAY, a pioneering ETH spin-off in the field of human motion analysis, in 2018. VAY's success led to its acquisition by Nautilus Inc. in 2021.…

As serial entrepreneur and investor with a track record in leading retail expansion, Marcel offers valuable insights to our team. Formerly part of Digitec Galaxus and the VIU leadership, he ventured into medical retail and co-founded CARE.…

With a finance background from Unil and HSG, he progressed from Business Manager at Bank Pictet to directing Fondation Valery, championing innovation and sustainability through new technologies. His expertise drives cross-functional initiat…