Blue Ocean Ventures

An entrepreneur and seasoned international business manager with a lifetime passion for mentoring and investing in more than 20 startup companies, board member and adviser to 2 technology companies. Former Vice Chairman of CTI Start-up program (now Innosuisse) with large relevant network. Founder/CEO of two companies in IT system solution and Knowledge Platform with two investment companies, co-founder of an aviation company. Higher diploma in computer sciences, West London College of Science and MBA from EU Business School, Geneva.

Emmanuel has been part of the startup ecosystem since 2003, when he started as a business coach and financial expert at FONGIT, Geneva's leading incubator, and the Swiss Federal Commission for Technology and Innovation (now InnoSuisse). Since then, Emmanuel has acquired extensive experience in coaching, creating, managing, developing and financing more than 200 high-tech startups across several sectors, including the medical and information technologies. With over a decade of hands-on experience in venture capital, Emmanuel is also an expert in M&A and deal structuring. To pursue his passion for blockchain and tokenization, he launched the BlueOcean Ventures' ICO in Q4 2017. Emmanuel is currently Head of Startup financing at FONGIT, Board Member of Volumina Medical SA. Emmanuel holds a MSc in ICT from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ) and an MBA from INSEAD.

An entrepreneur combining over 15 years of corporate and startup experiences in the healthcare and technology industries. Co-founder of PharmARC which reached 300 employees worldwide and sold to IMS Health in 2012. Co-founder of SwissCore Group that provides commercialization activities for healthcare products. Sacha is Observer to the Board of Abionic SA and Cyanoguard AG. MSc from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) in micro/nano technology.

Thomas has over 20 years of experience in the medtech and healthcare industries as both a senior healthcare executive and an entrepreneur. Some of the most prominent companies he has worked for include corporate firms, Sulzer Medica, Covance and Stratec Medical, as well as venture capital-backed medtech startups, Spinelab and Intelligent Medical Implants. From 2007 to 2014, Thomas was CEO of Spinelab, a startup specializing in developing motion-preserving stabilization systems for the spine. During his tenure as CEO, he raised over US$ 22 million in venture funding and co-invented seven patents. A serial entrepreneur, Thomas also founded and co-founded four healthcare companies, Akross, Spinelab, AMYRA Biotech and Actimplant. Since 2014, he has been a partner at BlueOcean Ventures in Geneva and a member of the board of directors for AMYRA Biotech, IOLUTION Holding, Actimplant and Rheon Medical. Thomas is also an observer on the Ava board. Thomas holds a MSc from the Swiss Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich and a Doctorate in Business Administration / Technology Management from the University of St. Gall HSG.