Swiss Startup Mafia Map

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
The DEIN DEAL Mafia
Startups
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:
The foodpanda Mafia
Startups
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:
The Unic Mafia
Startups
Unic
Unic is a leading European provider of integrated e-business solutions.
Founding Year
1996
Founder
Patrick Barnert
Startups:
The Namics Mafia
Startups
Namics
Namics provides customers with holistic support in their digital transformation.
Founding Year
1995
Founder
Andreas Göldi
Startups:
The tilllate Mafia
Startups
Namics
Europe's biggest nightlife community.
Founding Year
2000
Founder
Markus Okumus
Startups:
The Doodle Mafia
Startups
Doodle
Doodle is the simplest way to schedule meetings and events.
Founding Year
2007
Founders
Michael Näf and Paul Sevinç
Startups:
The MOVU Mafia
Startups
MOVU
MOVU is the largest moving platform in Switzerland.
Founding Year
2014
Founder
Laurent Decrue
Startups:
The usgang.ch Mafia
Startups
usgang.ch
usgang.ch is a community, networking and communication service on the Internet.
Founding Year
2000
Founder
Symeon Virlis
Startups:
The Leonteq Mafia
Startups
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:
The Beekeeper Mafia
Startups
Beekeeper
A mobile platform for a mobile workforce.
Founding Year
2012
Founders
Cristian Grossmann and Flavio Pfaffhauser
Startups:
The Dacuda Mafia
Startups
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:
The Wuala Mafia
Startups
Wuala
A pioneer of secure cloud storage, Wuala closed its service after 7 years in November, 2015.
Founding Year
2008
Founders
Dominik Grolimund, Luzius Meisser
Startups:
The NEEO Mafia
Startups
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:
The QoQa Mafia
Startups
QoQa
QoQa is an eclectic eCommerce platform.
Founding Year
2005
Founder
Pascal Meyer
Startups:
The Siroop Mafia
Startups
Siroop
Siroop was an innovative eCommerce platform.
Founding Year
2015
Joint Venture
Coop-Group & Swisscom
Startups:
The VIU Mafia
Startups
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
Startups:
* Our source for most of the information is crunchbase.com.
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