Stefano Saeger

Principal, Helvetia Venture Fund

Stefano joined btov Partners in 2019 after previously working for ABB, a Swiss-Swedish tech company. His experience there working for corporation’s VC arm and spending time in Silicon Valley have served him well in his current role as Principal at the Helvetia Venture Fund.

Graduating from St. Gallen and Johannesburg, Stefano is as enthusiastic about playing tennis as he is watching football and enjoying good food.

I love witnessing the enthusiasm in the eyes of the founders when they talk about their projects or companies.

  • With btov since: 2019

  • Interest in the following areas: Corporate venturing and innovations of all kinds

  • Favourite quote: “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”

  • Your “favourite futuristic technology”: Flying cars

Q -Which values are important to you and drive you?
SS -Agility, authenticity, loyalty, respect.
Q -Which SciFi "technology" are you missing in the real world?
SS -Meetings from a distance with holograms of the participants instead of physical, telephone or video presence.
Q -What do you like most about your job?
SS -I love witnessing the enthusiasm in the eyes of the founders when they talk about their projects or companies.
Q -What is your nature, what is typical for you?
SS -Calm and level-headedness, which sometimes leads to the fact that you seem to react only cautiously to good news ;-)
Q -What are indispensable tools in your everyday life?
SS -A coffee machine and inevitably at least one device that allows me to surf the Internet and read/write e-mails.
Q -Which person would you most like to work with?
SS - Jonathan Ive, one of the former key people behind the success of Apple, but without having sought the big stage.
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