Thomas Kessler

Founder & CEO @ flint

Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

About

Most facility managers and building owners I meet tell me the same thing: • They are drowning in scattered PDFs, spreadsheets, and outdated systems. • They are sick spending more time typing data into tools than actually managing buildings. • And when their customers or leadership ask for reliable building data, it’s reactive, incomplete, and slow. That’s why we built flint. flint is a digital worker that captures and structures building and asset data for you — from video walkthroughs, documents, or existing systems. Instead of wasting hours on repetitive grunt work, you get trusted, up-to-date building information ready for operations, audits, and lifecycle planning. With flint, facility teams can finally stop firefighting and focus on what matters: running safe, efficient buildings. Real estate managers can plan proactively instead of reacting to incomplete data. Owners gain confidence that decisions are made on verified facts, not guesswork. Today, leading organizations like Hälg Group, Stampfli, and others are already using flint to transform how they manage their building data. I’m a serial entrepreneur who has built and scaled multiple ventures. Outside of flint, I support startups and scaleups as a sparring partner, build new companies through Founders Co., and invest in early-stage businesses.

Experience

  • Founder and CEO at flint - AI for FM and REM
    Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

    Building data – structured, verified, always up-to-date, and CAFM/ERP-ready. flint turns months of chaos into hours of simplicity and clarity. https://heyflint.ai

  • Founders Co. (3 yrs 7 mos)
    • Venture Building in AI & the Built Environment
      Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

      I’m focused on project Cleene (spun off as flint). We build digital workers that automate repetitive operations tasks. So real estate, facility, and property management teams can focus on the work that truly matters.

    • Scaling & Growth Advisor to Scale- and Startups
      Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

      I help CEOs, founders, and entrepreneurs to build and scale their companies faster and with less trial and error. I co-developed different frameworks and resources to demystify the B2B SaaS landscape, for instance the B2B SaaS Scaling Benchmark (https://founderscopilot.gumroad.com/l/trque) or Home of SaaS (https://www.homeofsaas.com/), the place for B2B SaaS resources. Companies I work with include Open Circle, Soobr, Bluelion Incubator, iCommit, Hyll, Inventsys, Sotaria, Taskbase, and many more.

  • Startup & Scale-up Coach at Innosuisse
    Feb 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • EO Accelerator Moderator at Entrepreneurs'​ Organization
    Feb 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

  • Member of the Board of Directors at Open Circle
    Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 7 mos