Nationality Switzerland Known for Financial technology | Occupation Entrepreneur | |
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Marc P. Bernegger is a Swiss-based web entrepreneur and Fintech investor. He is known for founding usgang.ch as well as Amiando and for promoting entrepreneurship and FinTech in Switzerland.
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- Startup grind zurich hosts steffen wagner marc p bernegger
- Early life and education
- Career
- Awards and honors
- References
Bernegger has been an active investor in several startups and serves on the board of multiple companies. In 2013, he founded Finance 2.0, the first FinTech conference in Switzerland. Currently, he is the owner of Bernegger Ventures; a consulting and investing firm established in 2007. He was called one of the "100 most successful Swiss under the age of 40" by BILANZ magazine. and one of "The 100 most influential technology investors in Europe" by Telegraph.
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Early life and education
Bernegger was born in Zurich in 1979 and raised in Switzerland. He holds a Master of Law degree from University of Zurich.
Career
In 1999, when Bernegger was 20, he co-founded usgang.ch; a night-life platform. While operating the company, he joined University of Zurich for a master's degree in Law. After graduating from there, he worked as a lawyer for one year. In 2006, he co-founded Amiando, an online platform for event registration and ticketing. A year later, he founded Bernegger Ventures, through which he has invested in several startups.
Axel Springer acquired usgang.ch in 2008 for an undisclosed sum. In 2010, Amiando was awarded Global Technology Pioneer status by the World Economic Forum and was later sold to XING the same year. Afterwards he became partner, investment manager and advisory board member at the listed investment company Next Generation Finance Investment. The company went private in 2014 and was renamed Ayondo Holding, with Bernegger still serving as an advisor.
Bernegger has worked to support the development of entrepreneurship in Switzerland. He became a board member at Pioneer's Club PCU, a non-profit organization in order to promote exchange of experience between young and established entrepreneurs, in 2006. Through Bernegger Ventures, he has supported several startups.
In 2013, he co-founded, Finance 2.0, the first FinTech conference in Switzerland. A year later, he became a member of the board at Greater Zurich Area, which is the official investment promotion agency for the economic region of Zurich, Switzerland. Bernegger became a senior advisor and Ambassador of Switzerland at the Berlin-based fintech company builder FinLeap in 2015.
Bern was elected one of the “100 most successful Swiss under the age of 40” by BILANZ magazine and one of "The 100 most influential technology investors in Europe" by Telegraph.