Matthias Zwingli

CEO & Founder of Connect AI - High-Quality AI Assistants and Agentic AI for your Business | Business Angel, Startup Coach & Passionated Kitesurfer 🚀 | Follow me 🔔 to stay updated on #GenAI and #appliedAI

Zurich, Switzerland

About

Matthias Zwingli is the CEO and founder of Connect AI, a company that provides the right AI solutions for businesses of any size and industry. He has over a decade of experience in the fields of innovation and technology, startups, and business development. As an accredited startup coach at Innosuisse, he supports aspiring entrepreneurs in launching and scaling their ventures. He is also a board member at Green-Y Energy AG, a green energy company, and an active angel investor and podcast host. He is passionate about bridging the gap between startups, investors, corporates, and hubs, and creating a positive impact in the digital economy. Previously he was entrepreneur in residence for a social beverage company, Director and Head of Startup and International at digitalswitzerland, where he was driving the development of the Swiss startup ecosystem, fostering cross-border collaborations, and promoting Swiss startups globally. Furthermore, he was working as Core Operator and Intrapreneur at the Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund (Fortune 500), bridging startups with the multi-entity business environment of Migros. He holds a bachelor's and master's degree in Business Management from the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and studied in Australia (University of Western Australia,) Sweden (Lund University), and the USA (Hillcrest Highschool).

Experience

  • Chief Executive Officer at Connect AI
    Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

    High Quality AI-Assistants for your Business.

  • Accredited Startup Coach at Innosuisse
    Jun 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 1 mo

  • Board Member at Green-Y Energy AG
    Sep 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 10 mos

  • Advisory Board Member at MOOST
    Oct 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 9 mos

  • Co-Founder at surflove
    May 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 2 mos