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Sal Matteis

Techno-Humanist Entrepreneur, Tech exec & VC. Focusing on Deeptech founders building for a better world

Lausanne Metropolitan Area

Work Experience

  • Deeptech VC / Co-founder

    2022

    Accelerating humanity towards a brighter future, Earthshots Collective is a deeptech syndicate with notable investments in Prometheux (Trustworthy AI) and EVA Labs (Superhighway/Drone Infrastructure).

2023

  • Founding Partner & Chairman

    2023

2012

  • Alumnus

    2012

  • Sector Director Italy

    2023

    Led the launch of Founders Factory in Italy, spearheading two investment vehicles with Mediobanca (Fintech /AI) and Fastweb (Deeptech & AI) focused on structured venture building and pre-seed programs for European founders.

  • Co-Founder

    2019 - 2022

    Next invests in deeptech ventures reimagining industries for the future of planet & humanity. Portfolio includes: https://eva.xyz https://www.talyn.com https://quicargo.com https://constellr.space https://www.cogntiv.com https://www.alora.world https://www.eggxyt.com https://komp-act.com https://www.flowbio.com https://www.testmatehealth.com https://www.rx-longevity.com

2016 - 2019

  • CEO & Investment Committee Director

    2016 - 2019

    Fusion Partners sits at the intersection of industry-leading corporations, innovative start-ups, and a global network of experts and entrepreneurial support organizations. This unique ecosystem gives us access to high potential ventures and deep insights into the technological and business model trends impacting corporations. As a CEO I led the company in - defining the vision - generating and maintaining trusted relationships with large corporations in Switzerland - building a world class team - developing Accelerators / Venture Builders across multiple verticals with top-tier ventures / investors / partners including #Fintech #InsureTech #Sustainability #UrbanTech - making Fusion a trusted brand in Switzerland - corporate & academic partners included BNP Paribas, Mobiliere, Groupe Mutuel, Credit Suisse’s owned Swisscard, EPFL and IDIAP (AI research institute).

2018 - 2019

  • Founding Partner & Investment Committee Director

    2018 - 2019

    Tasked by the board of directors of Groupe Mutuel to set up and launch InnoPeaks’ Lifetech Accelerator. Built the brand, the program and the team to execute.

  • Guest Lecturer In Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship & Innovation to MBA Class

    2018 - 2019

  • Director Board of Advisors

    2015 - 2019

    SICTIC is a Swiss Angel Investor Club focused supporting and empowering Software, Hardware and Internet entrepreneurs.

2015 - 2018

  • Mentor

    2015 - 2018

    500 Startups (http://500.co), a global seed-stage VC fund & accelerator with ~$150M under management. They have invested in more than a thousand companies across 50+ countries including: Twilio, SendGrid, Credit Karma, MakerBot (acq'd by SSYS for $400M), Wildfire Interactive (acq'd by GOOG for $350M), and Viki (acq'd by Rakuten for $200M) Selected areas of interest include financial services & e-commerce, search/social/mobile platforms, personal & business productivity, education & language, family & healthcare and web infrastructure.