About
Building startups from Zürich
Philipp Strüby
Entrepreneur and startup builder
Zürich, Switzerland
My story
I build startups. Since 2020 I have founded and co founded six companies from Zürich. Energy, mobility and battery storage in the early years. AI and SaaS is where I focus today.
The early stage is where I am most useful. Finding the right opportunity, bringing the right people together, securing capital to move fast. I build alongside my teams from day one. No consulting hat, no observer seat.
How I work
Direct decisions, short feedback loops, conservative cap tables. Strategy without execution is decoration. Execution without strategy is exhaustion. Rolling up the sleeves on product, hiring and fundraising in the same week is the default, not the exception.
Rooted in the Swiss startup ecosystem. Switzerland combines strong engineering talent, a culture of quality and a stable regulatory environment. Active in the Deep Tech Nation Switzerland circle and adjacent founder networks across DACH.
What I look for
Founders with sharp problem framing and a strong sense of urgency. Businesses that solve a real problem, can earn their economics over time, and are honest about the trade offs. If you are a founder, an investor or an operator in AI, SaaS, energy or mobility, I would love to connect.