Swiss Startup Mafia Map
Swiss startup mafia map by Swisspreneur

In our interview with smallpdf CEO Dennis Just we talked about the DeinDeal Mafia, which, though on a much smaller (Swiss) scale, reproduced the PayPal phenomenon. Ever since then, the same question has been popping up in our head time and time again: what other Swiss startup mafias are out there?

As stated by Swisspreneur chairman and serial entrepreneur Alain Chuard, this infographic shifts the focus from input analyses (e.g., how much VC money is invested in Swiss startups) to an outcome analysis, painting a far more accurate picture of the health of the Swiss ecosystem.

Eventually, we gave in to our curiosity and fell down a dizzying LinkedIn rabbit hole — and this is the result*!

Swiss Startup Mafias

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The DEIN DEAL Mafia
Startups
Swiss Startup Mafia Map - DeinDeal
Dein Deal
Dein Deal is an e-commerce company that sells a variety of products such as travel goods and home goods.
Founding Year
2010
Founders
Adrian Locher, Alexandre Branquart, Amir Suissa, Dario Fazlic, Flavio Rump, Julian Teicke, Lucas Vogelsang, Maximilian Rofagha
Startups:
42hacks
AirGateway
Altoida
Avrios
Carvolution
Centrifuge
Certifaction
Dini Chance
EMPAUA
Evulpo
Finimize
Immozins
Kenjo
Knip
Lend
Lohncheck
Merantix
Movu
Numbrs
Online Recruiter
Schlaufux
Smallpdf
Styleinc
SwissCommerce
T-bô
Taxly
Trekksoft
Twing
Yamo
crowdhouse
guuru
poinz
rready
wefox
The foodpanda Mafia
Startups
foodpanda
foodpanda
foodpanda is a online food delivery marketplace that enables users to place orders at local restaurants via its website or mobile app.
Founding Year
2012
Founders
Benjamin Bauer, Christian Mischler, Felix Plog, Kiren Tanna, Ralf Wenzel, Rico Wyder, Rohit Chadda, Simon Schmincke
Startups:
AirConsole (N-Dream AG)
Antler
Bring!
Bullfinch
Casavo
Eastern Spectrum
Flagship Founders
GotCourts
GuestReady
HotelQuickly
P3A
Scaling Spaces
Spoonshot
Swiss Founders Fund
Uniseminar
Vermietet.de
Vuzec
upmin
The Unic Mafia
Startups
Swiss Startup Mafia Map - UNIC
Unic
Unic is a leading European provider of integrated e-business solutions.
Founding Year
1996
Founder
Patrick Barnert
Startups:
Active Rock
Axelra
Baze
Campanda
Cook Eat
Dark Studio
Digital Innovation Lab
Embley
Espoto
Exense
Fashion Days
Form
Foryouand yourcustomers
Freya
Livealytics
Maatoo
Meridium Partners
Mineko
Modum
Moflix
Product Academy
Qumram
Rentouch
Signifikant
SunaCare
Yumame
e2y
erento
students.ch
The Namics Mafia
Startups
Swiss Startup Mafia Map - Namics
Namics
Namics provides customers with holistic support in their digital transformation.
Founding Year
1995
Founder
Andreas Göldi
Startups:
Apilio
BrainE4
Freshjobs
Frontify
Gini
GotCourts
Impact Founders Club
No Bullsh!t
OneTwenty
PopUp Piazza
Squirro
TestingTime
Uplyfe
Xilva
YASAI
eXaminer
newhome
prepared
The tilllate Mafia
Startups
Swiss Startup Mafia Map - Tilllate
Tilllate
Europe's biggest nightlife community.
Founding Year
2000
Founder
Markus Popp
Startups:
8returns
Bontique
Eveni.to
Juubel
Malindo
Medison
Mühlemann & Popp
Numarics
PerfectHair
Quandoo
Shubidu
Sobrado
Swiss QualiQuest
hairbooster
The Doodle Mafia
Startups
Doodle
Doodle
Doodle is the simplest way to schedule meetings and events.
Founding Year
2007
Founders
Michael Näf and Paul Sevinç
Swiss Startup Mafia Map - Swiss Economic Forum
Startups:
Amazee Holding
Frontify
Glassfy
LAB
Ledgy
LinkFive
Meekan
SOLcollab
Sherpany
TOM
Testing Time
Übermorgen
The MOVU Mafia
Startups
Swiss Startup Mafia Map - MOVU
MOVU
MOVU is the largest moving platform in Switzerland.
Founding Year
2014
Founder
Laurent Decrue
Startups:
Aroov
Creadi
DIFFAIR
Educagrow
Holycode
Houzy
Room Estate
SwissNFTs
Zebra Box
The usgang.ch Mafia
Startups
Swiss Startup Mafia Map - Usgang.ch
usgang.ch
usgang.ch is a community, networking and communication service on the Internet.
Founding Year
2000
Founder
Symeon Virlis, Marc P. Bernegger
Startups:
AVEA
AltAlpha Strategies
Amiando
Biolytica
Crypto Finance
Join
Lensvision
MOVU
Maximon
Red or Blue Labs
Service Partner ONE
Spicehaus Partners
Swiss Blockchain Federation
Teleboy
treatwell
The Leonteq Mafia
Startups
Swiss Startup Mafia Map - Leonteq
Leonteq
Leonteq offers 22 crypto-assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Cardano and others as underlying assets.
Founding Year
2007
Founders
Lukas Ruflin, Jan Schoch, Michael Hartweg, and Sandro Dorigo
Startups:
AIS Financial Group
Anova
Board Owl
Cynos
Data Purpose
Everon
Evulpo
Ex Indiciis
Greenfinn Technologies
Meikovet
Migelino
Orca
Petcare
Polimec
Z22 Technologies
Zenai
pyne
The Beekeeper Mafia
Startups
Swiss Startup Mafia Map - Beekeeper
Beekeeper
A mobile platform for a mobile workforce.
Founding Year
2012
Founders
Cristian Grossmann and Flavio Pfaffhauser
Startups:
Angle
Atfinity
Fulfin
Gaia Tech
Oxygen at work
Peakora
SaaS Intelligence
Yokoy
The Dacuda Mafia
Startups
Swiss Startup Mafia Map - Dacuda
Dacuda
Dacuda is a computer vision company that redefines the capabilities of cameras with real-time 2D and 3D algorithms.
Founding Year
2009
Founder
Michael Born
Startups:
ETH AI Center
Hier
Locatee
PXL Vision
Red or Blue Labs
S2S Ventures
Talent Kick
Vantik
The NEEO Mafia
Startups
Swiss Startup Mafia Map - NEEO
NEEO
NEEO was a smart system that let you control all your devices from one place and even knew who you are when you pick it up.
Founding Year
2014
Founders
Oliver Studer, Raphael Oberholzer
Startups:
AVA Remote
Asfalt
Control4
HYLL
Ignatica
legal-i
The QoQa Mafia
Startups
Swiss Startup Mafia Map - QOQA
QoQa
QoQa is an eclectic eCommerce platform.
Founding Year
2005
Founder
Pascal Meyer
Startups:
AMP Sport
HOPR services
RPCh
Sonect
Windmill
hauskrieg
The Siroop Mafia
Startups
Swiss Startup Mafia Map - siroop
Siroop
Siroop was an innovative eCommerce platform.
Founding Year
2015
Joint Venture
Coop-Group & Swisscom
Startups:
Eggfield
Leibacher Biber-Manufaktur
Menon
MyCamper
inckd
thirty3
The VIU Mafia
Startups
Swiss Startup Mafia Map - VIU
VIU
Swiss eyewear brand combining high fashion with technical innovation and precise craftsmanship.
Founding Year
2013
Founders
Christian Kaegi, Dominik Müller, Fabrice Aeberhard, Kilian Wagner, Peter Kaeser
Swiss Startup Mafia Map - Swiss Economic ForumSwiss Startup Mafia Map - SEF Growth
Startups:
Bananatex
Formo
HAIR & SKIN
Jaeger
Online Doctor
Qwstion
Soeder
Studio 177
UMAMI
bestsmile
bottleplus
juli Health
tanne360º
The GetYourGuide Mafia
Startups
Swiss Startup Mafia Map - Getyourguide
GetYourGuide
GetYourGuide operates an online platform for booking tours, attractions, and activities worldwide.
Founding Year
2009
Founders
Johannes Reck, Martin Sieber, Tao Tao, Tobias Rein, Pascal Mathis
Startups:
ComparaCar
F1Sales
Insightness
Knickey
Passionfroot
SpicyFi
Tilpy
Welldium
Wingman Ventures
encara
voliro
The Echovox Mafia
Startups
Swiss Startup Mafia Map - Echovox
Echovox
Echovox is a mobile monetization company focused on monetizing web and traditional media audiences with transaction-enabled mobile services.
Founding Year
2000
Founders
David Marcus
Swiss Startup Mafia Map - Swiss Economic Forum
Startups:
Diem Association
General Compression
Lightspark
Zong
The HYT Watches Mafia
Startups
Swiss Startup Mafia Map - Hyt Watches
HYT Watches
HYT Watches is a watch brand evolving in the upper luxury market creating exclusive hybrid mechanical timepieces for watch connoisseurs.
Founding Year
2012
Founders
Lucien Vouillamoz
Swiss Startup Mafia Map - Swiss Economic ForumSwiss Startup Mafia Map - SEF Growth
Startups:
EAPOSYS
Preciflex
Precihealth
The quitt Mafia
Startups
Swiss Startup Mafia Map - quitt
quitt (former Servicehunter)
Quitt. provides a platform to register, insure and payroll domestic helpers and comply to all legal requirements including insurance.
Founding Year
2010
Founders
Daniel Moser, David Christen
Swiss Startup Mafia Map - Swiss Economic ForumSwiss Startup Mafia Map - SEF Growth
Startups:
Julia Capital AG
Legalesgras
Skribble
The Zattoo Mafia
Startups
Swiss Startup Mafia Map - Zattoo
Zattoo
Zattoo is one of the leading TV streaming providers in Europe with several million users per month, serving both B2B and DTC markets.
Founding Year
2005
Founders
Bea Knecht
Swiss Startup Mafia Map - Swiss Economic Forum
Startups:
Antefil Composite Tech
Green Streams
workspace2go
* Our source for most of the information is crunchbase.com.

For a group of companies to count as a mafia, they must meet the following conditions:
- A minimum of 3 companies must have originated from the "mother" company;
- "Originating": an employee from the "mother" company must have (co-)founded the "daughter" company during their time working at the "mother" company or after leaving the "mother" company;
- The "daughter" company founded must be either a startup or a VC fund. There are only two exceptions to this rule: associations in the case of crypto, and very big agencies.


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