Daniel Gutenberg
Location: Europe
Daniel Gutenberg serves as Private Investor at btov Partners. He served as President and Board Member at Pilot.
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Daniel Gutenberg serves as Private Investor at btov Partners. He served as President and Board Member at Pilot. Mr.Gutenberg serves as Venture Partner at VI Partners. He also served as Board Member at Sonic Emotion. He also serves as Investor at b-to-v Partners. He joined VI Partners in July 2003 as a Venture Partner focusing on IT. He started his career as Chairman and CEO of Gutenberg Communication Systems, a company he founded in 1991. Subsequent to selling Gutenberg Communication Systems to the Telindus Group in 2000, he became Country Manager of Telindus for Switzerland, Austria and Hungary during the next two years, and he was also a member of the Executive Board. Since 2002 he has been taking consulting and advisory board assignments for various companies. Daniel holds a degree in HF Engineering from CPLN Technical School in Neuchatel. He also serves in Investor Circle at b-to-v Partners.
Serial Angel Investor | Tech Venture Capitalist | Serial Entrepreneur
Professional Summary
Pioneering Swiss investor with an extensive portfolio of 99+ investments across
technology, fintech, and innovative startups. With a career spanning multiple decades, I have successfully identified
and supported groundbreaking companies while serving in key leadership roles across various ventures.
Key Achievements
– Business Angel of the Year (2011)
– Named in 100 Digital Shapers (2016 & 2017)
– Seed investor in global unicorns including Facebook, Mobileye, Skrill, and
SumUp
– Founder of Gutenberg Communication Systems (successfully sold to Telindus
Group)
Investment Portfolio Highlights
Recent Investments
– FLOWIT (Business Software)
– Dropz (Beverages)
– BOND (Business Software)
– Unique (Business Software)
– LeaseTeq (Financial Services)
– Ballet (Financial Software)
– Signos (Monitoring Equipment)
Major Tech Investments
– Meta (Facebook) – Early Investor
– Mobileye – Seed Investor (Acquired by Intel for $15.3 billion)
– Airbnb – Investor
– Brex – Investor
– DeepL – Investor
– Skrill – Seed Investor
– OrCam – Seed Investor
Investment Strategy
– Primary Investor Type: Angel Investor
– Current Status: Actively Seeking New Investments
– Focus Industries:
– Technology
– Business/Productivity Software
– Financial Services
– Robotics
– Emerging Technologies
Corporate Details
– Website: www.gutenberg.ch
– Office: Eichenstrasse 2, 8808 Pfäffikon, Zurich, Switzerland
Professional History
Gutenberg Communication Systems
Founder, Chairman & CEO (1991-2000)
– Founded leading Internet distributor in Europe
– Successfully sold to Telindus Group
– Served as Country Manager for Telindus in Switzerland, Austria, and Hungary
Hookipa AG · Full-time
Chairman
https://www.hookipa.vc/
SumUp · Full-time
Chairman of the Board
Languages
– English (Native)
– French (Native)
– German (Native)
Education
Harvard University, YPO Program
Singularity University, YPO Program
Ecole Technique Supérieure, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Contact
– Email: info@gutenberg.ch
– Website: www.Gutenberg.ch
Professional Network
– 500+ connections on
LinkedIn
– 92,042 professional followers
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