The Swisspreneur Scaleup Circle
Swisspreneur has built trusted scaleup formats over the past 10 years, from podcasts to Scaleup Slopes to the Scaleup Cruise.
The Scaleup Circle is the next step: a dedicated, curated space for founders navigating the complexity of growth beyond Series A, with candid operator conversations, high-trust in-person exchange, and selective access to capital opportunities.
Participation is curated to protect candor, relevance, and trust. Several formats are invite-only.
It is designed for operator-to-operator exchange, with minimal noise and maximum signal.
- Who it’s for: Founders and key operators at Swiss scaleups (typically Series A+ or equivalent scale)
- Language: English
- Geography: Switzerland
Co-led by Philippe Sahli & Lars Mangelsdorf (Yokoy)
- Content: operator-grade learnings from building, scaling, and exiting Yokoy
- In-person: hosting and being physically present at Circle events
- Capital: generating deal flow and investing personal capital alongside the community
The three pillars
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Dedicated content
Curated events
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Access to capital
- Occasional secondary opportunities (liquidity) when relevant
- Swisspreneur syndicate team handles operations
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Not sure how to set up contracts for your globally distributed team? Wondering how to best keep your seed round investors up-to-date? Join our growing community on Slack and tap into the hive mind of over 800 Swiss startup founders.
Our story
We are a group of Swiss founders who feel fortunate to have grown up with entrepreneurial parents who served as our role models. We launched Swisspreneur.org to help advance entrepreneurship in Switzerland by making the diverse perspectives and insights of Swiss innovators accessible to everyone.