Perspectives on the role of AI in making a fundable Swiss startup

Raising capital is hard enough without adding another unknown to the mix. Today, AI is already shaping how investors evaluate teams, how due diligence gets done, and what "fundable" even means. Most founders are figuring this out deal by deal, in real time.

This is not a panel about AI in theory. It's a conversation between founders who are living it: building companies, raising capital, and making decisions where AI is already part of the equation.
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📌 What to expect:

• 30 min moderated roundtable on AI and startup fundability
• Open Q&A with both speakers
• Networking drinks, connecting companies and talent across Switzerland

📌 This event is for:

• Founders raising, or preparing to raise, at any stage
• Investors and operators who want a grounded view of how AI is changing due diligence and deal flow
• Anyone building or advising life science and deep tech ventures in Switzerland

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SPEAKERS
Pierre A. Morgon is a life science entrepreneur, co-founder of life science companies, and advisor to family offices, venture capital and private equity funds focused on life sciences. He also holds several board positions in private and public emerging healthcare ventures and non-profit organizations. Pierre has over 40 years of experience in the global life science industry, in C-level positions at global level in multinational corporations and as CEO of start-up companies. He is a mentor for CEOs of start-up health tech companies at Mass Challenge. He holds a Doctorate of Pharmacy, a Master in Business Law and an MBA, and he is an alumnus of INSEAD and IMD.

Vitaly Podoplelov is co-founder and CEO of BioWerkLi, a smart decision-support platform for cell and gene therapy manufacturing focused on reducing batch failure and improving process reliability. He moved to Switzerland in 2009, building sales channels for scientific and research equipment, from major brands to spinoffs of ETH and EPFL, before moving into venture investing, with a focus on novel materials and alternative energy. He is also founder of IdeaLinkHub, a non-profit (Verein, Kanton Schwyz) that guides non-Swiss scientific founders from the ideation stage into the Swiss startup ecosystem. Vitaly recently completed the MIT certificate program on AI Strategy and Leadership, and works actively on AI transformation across the companies and organizations he's part of.

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