Sebastien Dubuis

Managing SME | Startup Coaching & Business Development

Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland

About

Founded ICT start-ups and performed international business development activities for digital products and platforms for the last 18 years. Currently involved in growing and consolidating sales for sports tech company through key accounts and business partnerships. Since 2015, appointed as Innosuisse startup coach in the ICT domain. Involved in the Swiss startup ecosystem, advising innovative companies thanks to a street smart personality and deep understanding of the entrepreneur's daily challenges. Specialties: business development, key account sales and farming, platform positioning, lean startup management.

Experience

  • MTTA project Lead at Microcity - Neuchâtel Innovation
    Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Managing and leading the MTTA initiative (Metiers du temps-Time arts) part of the Microcity portfolio of innovation projects , consisting in building a dedicated eco-system sustaining the watchmaking industry, its competences, its expertise and exclusive know-how.

  • Business Development Manager at ICUBE SA
    Aug 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

    Definition, validation and deployment of industry 4.0 offering. Customer acquisition and scale-up.

  • Startup Regular Business Coach at Innosuisse
    Jul 2015 - Present · 11 yrs

    Lead coach role for startup entering the Innosuisse coaching programme. Wide experience with ICT projects such as platforms, AI, data sciences for industry such as Sportstech, Education, eCommerce, Broadcasting or Industrial processes. Support and advise directed to initial GoToMarket strategy and first customers acquisition. Work together on defining realistic use cases for validating unit economics hypothesis and business models.

  • Trainer and Startup Coach at Venturelab
    Sep 2019 - Present · 6 yrs 10 mos

    Training and coaching of Swiss hightech startups for the Innosuisse Start up Training, comissioned by Innosuisse Swiss Innovation Agency and executed by Venturelab. We offer mission based startup training, enabling entrepreneurs to execute their plan and bring their vision to reality. Find out more : https://innosuisse.venturelab.ch/

  • Senior Business Development Consultant at E2PME
    Jan 2022 - Jul 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos

    E2PME est une solution pour traquer, visualiser et optimiser la consommation énergétique de vos machines