Flashback | 13 May 2025

Collective Gathering

Empowering women in the Swiss startups ecosystem

Powerhouse of networking

The Collective Gathering is THE rendezvous for female and male decision-makers, thought leaders, investors, board members, entrepreneurs, and researchers.

As the official kick-off of startup days, this gathering created a unique platform for key players of the Swiss startup ecosystem to shape a more diverse and inclusive Swiss startup ecosystem.

It’s not just an event but a powerhouse of networking, knowledge exchange, and trust-building with those driving innovation.

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Who’s been on stage

Guy Parmelin

Federal Councillor

Guy Parmelin has been headed the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER) since January 2019. He deals with matters relating to economic affairs, research and education.

Henriette Wendt

Chief Operating Officer, Axpo Group

In the role as COO Henriette manages the steering functions, Corporate Human Resources, Ethics & Compliance, Technology Management, Partnering & Investing, Transformation & Group Projects and Corporate Procurement. linkedin Henriette Wendt

Fatou Diagne

Managing Partner, Bootstrap Europe

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Gina Domanig

Managing Partner, Emerald Technology Ventures

linkedin Gina Domanig

Pascal König

Co-Founder, Malaica

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Nina Reinhart

Co-Founder, Reinhart Capital

Nina Reinhart is a startup-investor matchmaker, she trains founders at Innosuisse and coaches entrepreneurs. Inspired by her own menopause journey, she launched Menoswiss and now focuses on women’s health investments. linkedin Nina Reinhart

Simone Theiss

Program & Marketing Manager, EPFL Innovation Park & Tech4Eva Femtech Accelerator

Simone Theiss is leading Tech4Eva, Europe’s first Femtech accelerator. She builds global networks to advance women’s health and has a background in scaling innovation communities across Europe and the U.S. linkedin Simone Theiss

Isabelle Siegrist

Founder, Investor and Author

Isabelle Siegrist has been building and investing in companies across Switzerland since 2016 with her company Sandborn, with a special focus on driving diversity. Currently, she conducts research on the use of AI in VC decision making at ETH Zurich. linkedin Isabelle Siegrist

Anna Rosenkranz

Co-Founder & CEO, Health Yourself

linkedin Anna Rosenkranz

Diego Probst

Leiter Startup Förderung, Switzerland Innovation Park Ost AG

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Our member organisations at the Gathering

BPW Switzerland
FE+MALE Think Tank
Female Founders Initiative
Fempreneurs
Girls Getting Started
MassChallenge Switzerland
POWHER Award
Privilège Ventures
Product Academy
SICTIC
Startup @HSG
Startupticker
Swiss Startup Association
Tech4Eva
Wecoco
Women in Digital Switzerland
Women in Tech Switzerland
Women who start up - bring your ideas to life
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