We are passionate about building and investing in great companies and support them with our operational expertise from day one, so they can unleash their full potential. We have a team-oriented approach paired with an entrepreneurial mindset that applies to everything we do. While our team covers a wide variety of disciplines and industry knowledge, we are united by a culture where execution is everything. Find out more about the Sparrow team below: what we do and are in charge of in our jobs, where one can find us when in Switzerland as well as what are topics close to our heart and passion and you can talk about with each one of us.
What I do @ Sparrow: I am on a daily mission to build amazing ventures and enable the team to grow.
One can find me in Switzerland: Running, hiking, camping, skiing in the mountains.
Talk to me about: Trail running, physics, meal prep and vegan food.
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What I do @ Sparrow: I’m watching out for new trends to build up promising and successful ventures with an awesome team.
One can find me in Switzerland: Around Lucerne, Zug or Thun. Mostly on or in the lake, on the racing bike or hiking with my buddy Boo.
Talk to me about: Real Estate, start up ideas, flying small airplanes, dogs or what you think could be interesting :)
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What I do @ Sparrow: Investing in promising startup ideas.
One can find me in Switzerland: Playing Spikeball at Chinawiese.
Talk to me about: Surfing, handball, fantasy books, self optimisation, and of course… business.
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What I do @ Sparrow: I’m always on the lookout for new trends and ideas, and I ask myself a lot of questions about a wide variety of topics. Learn and grow, always.
One can find me in Switzerland: On the Limmat or other cozy waters. When it gets cold and gray I’m probably in the mountains or at home where it is cozy with a warm chocolate.
Talk to me about: Whatever makes you happy and what you burn for. Otherwise I like to communicate about politics, world affairs, art, surfing and powder surfing.
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What do I do @ Sparrow?: I ask a lot of questions - mostly to myself, so that we can build the right thing, right and fast.
One can find me in Switzerland: Eating Schoggigipfeli or in the lake - but never at the same time
Talk to me about: How we can make the world a better, kinder place.OR something you’re passionate about - unless it contradicts the above ^^
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What I do @ Sparrow: Delivering products people love - at scale.
One can find me in Switzerland: At skate parks, near rivers and lakes, bike tracks, playgrounds - thanks to my kid.
Talk to me about: Anything.
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What I do @ Sparrow: I dig into whatever needs to be done to drive a venture forward and usually I get quite excited on the way. It makes me happy when I can pass this passion on to fellow team members and customers alike.
One can find me in Switzerland: Enjoying the sunshine outdoors while having a little picnic.
Talk to me about: Restaurants, plants and scuba diving.
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What I do @ Sparrow: It is my responsibility to surround our talents with an environment, where they can grow and excel in their role.
One can find me in Switzerland: At the lake of Zurich with a glass of prosecco.
Talk to me about: Dogs, prosecco, travelling and techno.
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What I do @ Sparrow: Supporting the venture builders in the background and taking care of the finance numbers.
One can find me in Switzerland: Between the lakes and the mountains.
Talk to me about: Martin Suter's books.
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What I do @ Sparrow: Partnering up for events in the startup ecosystem, bringing the team together through employer branding activities and working with our portfolio companies for synergies within the Migros group.
One can find me in Switzerland: Hiking up the mountain and drinking a glass of prosecco on the top. Or skiing down in winter, ending the day with Aprés-Ski.
Talk to me about: Dogs, places in the world to visit, food and restaurants and yourself. I am interested in people and their stories.
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What I do @ Sparrow: Just as thoroughly as I check our servers, security and deployments of software, I am making sure that the coffee machine in the office is operating properly throughout the day by sampling espressos every now and then.
One can find me in Switzerland: Somewhere in the mountains. Either attempting to snowboard or ride a motorbike, depending on the weather conditions.
Talk to me about: Motorbikes.
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What I do @ Sparrow: I am part of the Growth Team, which develops and executes the commercialization of our ventures.
One can find me in Switzerland: Out and about.
Talk to me about: Conifers, seagulls, or whatever else you are passionate about.
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What I do @ Sparrow: Understanding the market, customer and technology to boost and scale innovative ventures in Switzerland.
One can find me in Switzerland: Drinking espresso martini at a secret spot high above the lake.
Talk to me about: Anything from sports, cuisine or life encounters. Just be real.
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What I do @ Sparrow: Building innovative ideas into promising ventures with a dynamic team of business-driven experts.
One can find me in Switzerland: Chilling on a floating donut on the Lake of Zurich.
Talk to me about: The most beautiful hiking trails in Switzerland, how to jump a horse or your infinite love for puppies.
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What I do @ Sparrow: Following my passion to grow ideas into businesses, together with an awesome gang of colleagues.
One can find me in Switzerland: Working in the forest.
Talk to me about: Modelling electricity prices or good food and Italian red wine.
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What I do @ Sparrow: I spend my time eating all the chocolate I can find in the office. Otherwise, I am hopefully doing the right thing to bring ventures to life, and then I iterate.
One can find me in Switzerland: In the many records shops of Zurich or in the Swiss nature.
Talk to me about: Tennis, music or your last encounter with a raccoon.
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What I do @ Sparrow: Looking for interesting markets, validating hypotheses, and building sustainable business models
One can find me in Switzerland: Floating down the Aare river from Thun to Bern, on the Handball pitch, or on the slopes in the Bernese alps
Talk to me about: Anything Star Wars
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What I do @ Sparrow: Scouting promising start-ups, crunching numbers, writing mails.
One can find me in Switzerland: Taking a dip in one of the many lakes or rivers.
Talk to me about: Music, surfing or floorball.
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What I do @ Sparrow: Investing in a bright future of the Migros Group to make life better for humanity and society.
One can find me in Switzerland: On the Üetliberg or any other big mountains either skiing, snowboarding, running or mountain biking.
Talk to me about: Sports and other essentials of life like eating and drinking.
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What I do @ Sparrow: Building and growing promising ventures - at scale.
One can find me in Switzerland: In the mountains where I am trying to learn to ski.
Talk to me about: Your most exciting trip to Latin America.
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What I do @ Sparrow: I give shapes to ideas into digital products. Creating a bunch of bugs along the way.
One can find me in Switzerland: Doing Aprés-Ski in Davos Klosters after a nice snowboarding session. The rest of the time, playing football/padel/running or exploring the swiss mountains and restaurants.
Talk to me about: Sport, startups or whatever makes you have a twinkle in your eye.
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What I do @ Sparrow: Continuous discovery, testing, iterating, and problem solving in order to bring solutions into our venture projects.
One can find me in Switzerland: Going on long walks in the mountains.
Talk to me about: The best places in Switzerland.
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What I do @ Sparrow: I design and implement ideas through web and mobile applications.
One can find me in Switzerland: Running (follow me on Strava :))
Talk to me about: The last TV series you have been watching.
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What I do @ Sparrow: Finding ways to grow our ideas into thriving ventures.
One can find me in Switzerland: At a café thinking about life while actually trying to read.
Talk to me about: What makes you happy :)
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What I do @ Sparrow: I prototype and learn how to create better digital experiences for our customers.
One can find me in Switzerland: Roaming the hills and spotting foxes, or playing in the snow.
Talk to me about: Secret camping spots, The Lord of the Rings, and your favourite things.
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What I do @ Sparrow: Telling the Sparrow story, supporting the teams with telling the one about their ventures or investments.
One can find me in Switzerland: Mostly in Zurich, but also in the mountains skiing or hiking (anywhere in Graubünden) and in summer at the lakeside.
Talk to me about: Traveling, restaurants, healthy food, spirituality, pilates, ...but I am also open to almost any other topics and looking forward to learning more from people in conversations.
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What I do @ Sparrow: Designing user experiences, so that even your Grandma can use the webpage.
One can find me in Switzerland: On camping trips, enjoying nature pursuing landscape photography, or just hanging out with friends and family
Talk to me about: Anything meaningful to you or a fun adventure that we could go on next
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What I do @ Sparrow: Screening of investment opportunities and supporting the deal flow.
One can find me in Switzerland: In the mountains of Grisons and St. Gallen, on one of the few river waves in Switzerland, or in the Studio.
Talk to me about: Liverpool FC, the Tolkien universe, board sports, and indie rock.
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What I do @ Sparrow: I'm one of 33 Venturepreneurs at Sparrow. Going from idea to validated business model - and repeat.
One can find me in Switzerland: Outside my comfort zone.
Talk to me about: Your failures, and how they became the beginnings of your story, and not an end.
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What I do @ Sparrow: Connect the dots between the customer, the business and the technology needs. As well as being a promoter for the Italian-side of Switzerland, Ticino ;)
One can find me in Switzerland: Being at the lake or by the river… in Summer! In winter I will be skiing and hiking!
Talk to me about: Tech. companies, Italian football and sports in general
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What I do @ Sparrow: I am juggling with numbers to make your venture look like the rocket ship it truly is.
One can find me in Switzerland: ...you cannot find me. #offthegrid
Talk to me about: I am interested in everything! ...maybe apart from your uncle's new theory that 9/11 was an inside job. Keep that to yourself, thanks :)
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What I do @ Sparrow: I am shopping for startups to join our portfolio.
One can find me in Switzerland: On the tennis court during the summer and on the slopes in the mountains during the winter.
Talk to me about: Your past and upcoming crazy travel adventures but also Roger Federer.
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What I do @ Sparrow: According to others: "Doing my magic."
One can find me in Switzerland: Discovering new hiking routes and stopping whenever I see a cute animal.
Talk to me about: Places worth a visit, new recipes, Harry Potter, history.
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