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Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

Development of transition metal catalysts for CO2 utilization, H2/O2 production from water and hydrogenation reactions.

As a Venture Scout at Extantia Capital, a climate-first venture firm with approximately €300 million in assets under management, I identify and evaluate early-stage green tech startups that have the potential to drive deep decarbonization across industries.

Helping (PhD) students to turn their groundbreaking research into societal impact. https://sciencepreneurship.ch · 1 ECTS credit recognized by ETH Zurich & EPFL- Led marketing- Co-led fundraising and program management

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

Part of the executive board at S2S Ventures, which is an independent students-2-students VC fund. We educate, accelerate, and invest pre-seed capital in student founders from any Swiss higher education campus.- Led 2 (pre-)seed VC deals + 1 deal leading to a LOI (non-disclosed): Yuon Control and Showzone - Led VC & LP relations and grew the investor.

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

Led 2 (pre-)seed VC deals by conducting market, competitor, technology analysis and general due diligence, as well as negotiating the terms: Biosimo Chemicals and Oryl Photonics

Consulting project for Synature, a startup focusing on wildlife detection.

Consulting project for Reon, a startup focusing on construction sites.

Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Working on the synthesis and characterisation of phase-change materials (PCMs).

Phd, Chemistry

Master'S Degree, Chemistry

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemistry