The Team

The FyrstGen Team

The people behind the world's first industrialized IP commercialization platform — from leadership and engineering to advisors, operations, and global collaborators.

Leadership Team

Leadership.

Philipp Assmus
Philipp Assmus
CEO & Founder, Fyrst Ltd / FyrstGen / Portfolio I / FyrstGen Foundation

20+ yrs banking, fintech & company creation. Inventor of CBaaS®. Wants to help as many people as possible in his lifetime.

Clémence Kopeikin
Clémence Kopeikin
COO, FyrstGen & Director, FyrstGen Foundation

Led large-scale humanitarian operations across UN agencies, governments, and NGOs. Drives operational execution across 20+ countries.

Gregor Zebic
Gregor Zebic
CTO & Global Head of AI Strategy, FyrstGen

Founded DG1 and SWISS.Ai. 25+ yrs building scalable SaaS ecosystems. Patented data streaming innovations.

Thomas Wapp
Thomas Wapp
CFO, Fyrst Ltd / FyrstGen

20+ yrs in listed companies and capital markets. Former CFO of a listed company. Successfully led four corporate turnarounds. Secured CHF 15M+ in funding.

Marco Marchesi
Marco Marchesi
Co-Director, Fyrst Ltd & Board Member, FyrstGen

25+ yrs ICT & cybersecurity leadership. Led M&A across Europe. ICT Switzerland People's Champion 2013. UN General Assembly participant.

Raj Vangapandu
Raj Vangapandu
Chief of Asia-Pacific Operations, FyrstGen

Aerospace engineer and education entrepreneur. Led digital transformation programs reaching 50,000+ students. Drives APAC university partnerships.

Marcus Meurs
Marcus Meurs
Strategic Partnerships & Capital Markets Advisor, Fyrst Ltd, Co-Director of Portfolio I

20+ yrs global corporate experience. Capital markets advisor to institutional clients across Europe and the US.

Engineering

Full Stack Developer Team.

Advisors

Key Strategic Advisors.

Alex De Lorraine
Alex De Lorraine
Advisor, Akemona Partner
Ravi Srivastava
Ravi Srivastava
Advisor, Akemona Partner
Jim Jordan
Jim Jordan
Impact & Partnerships Strategist
Rohit Hemdev
Rohit Hemdev
Advisor
Matti Liukas
Matti Liukas
Advisor
Alexander Galambos
Alexander Galambos
Advisor
Operations

Key Operations &
Administrative Roles.

Joana Rusch
Joana Rusch
Project Manager
Yasemin Gültekin
Yasemin Gültekin
Business Assistant Services
Obada Bakfalouni
Obada Bakfalouni
Operations Associate
Other Advisors, Experts, and Technical Support

Other Collaborators.

Patrick Weibel
Patrick Weibel
Monique Bergh
Monique Bergh
Simon Planken
Simon Planken
Jan Leube
Jan Leube
Michelle Dlouhá
Michelle Dlouhá
Ralf G. Neumann
Ralf G. Neumann
Alessandro Bianchini
Alessandro Bianchini
Dr. Kevit Desai
Dr. Kevit Desai
Marco Aniballi
Marco Aniballi
Dr. Adel Elmessiry
Dr. Adel Elmessiry
Joel Keller
Joel Keller
A Hema Chowdary
A Hema Chowdary
Prof. Larry Bridgesmith
Prof. Larry Bridgesmith
Robert J. Ingenhoven von Roden
Robert J. Ingenhoven von Roden
Meik Proescher
Meik Proescher
Ralph Rettler
Ralph Rettler
Rajive Gulati
Rajive Gulati
Dr. N Bangara Raju
Dr. N Bangara Raju
Ralf Mischel
Ralf Mischel
Bas van Kampen
Bas van Kampen
Anthony Mills
Anthony Mills
Triabadi Schmidt
Triabadi Schmidt
Lovella Orfrecio Velarde
Lovella Orfrecio Velarde
Stephan Tittel
Stephan Tittel
Peter Johnson
Peter Johnson
Mark Messow
Mark Messow
Christoph R. Züllig
Christoph R. Züllig
Jeniffer Wamuyu Kinyua
Jeniffer Wamuyu Kinyua
Bernhard Brand
Bernhard Brand
K Chanakya
K Chanakya
John Paul T. Diaz
John Paul T. Diaz
Rafael A. Andrade
Rafael A. Andrade