Entrepreneur. Forward-thinker. Energizer. Passionate about startups, with strong skills in Business Development, Marketing and sales. Love building things and business, especially in the web and social media area. Social media geek and customer-centric mind. Well connected in Swiss start-up ecosystem (entrepreneurs + investors) with deep knowledge of the market, I'm also always interested to discover new business ideas, meet passionate entrepreneurs and potentially help them accelerate their business. Connecting the dots is one of my passions! I love and desire to : - move things forward, make sense and provide value - have fun (=work hard) - learn - connect and help people Specialties: - business development and sales - social media strategy - online marketing (email, ads, SEO, blogging) - creative business model - pitching - discovering business opportunities / deal sourcing, scouting - setting up business plan & consolidating financing requests Languages: FRENCH - ENGLISH - GERMAN / SWISS GERMAN

Program Director @ Managing and promoting the 12-months fintech startups acceleration program. From May 2015 to Present (8 months) Geneva Area, SwitzerlandCo-founder & CEO @ Coteries is a prototyping lab to foster the developement of innovative products inside big companies. Developing MVP (Minimum Viable Product) on mobile or web, as well as clickable prototypes and complete projects. The first product developed by Coteries is "The mobile fan club of musicians". That is, a custom social networks on mobile for singers and music bands to gather their community of fans in a single place and to provide them with a new musical and social experience. From September 2012 to Present (3 years 4 months) Bern Area, SwitzerlandFounder & Blogger @ startupolic.com (conjunction of a startup and workaholic) is the leading independent Swiss startup blog. Mostly sharing opinions, learnings, tips and tricks and what's happening on Swiss startup scene (but also beyond). Occasionally providing consulting services to tech companies and investors. From January 2012 to Present (4 years) Bern Area, SwitzerlandStartup Scout & Advisor @ Screening interesting tech companies on behalf of TechBridge, as well as advising TechBridge's management on various topics. From February 2015 to Present (11 months) SwitzerlandAdvisor & Event Manager @ Organizing SICTIC Investor Day Lausanne since 2013 (formerly known as "ICT Investor Day") and advising the board of this business angel club. More information on www.sictic.ch From March 2013 to Present (2 years 10 months) Lausanne Area, SwitzerlandJury member, co-organizer and mentor @ Occasional jury member at SW Lausanne & Neuchâtel editions since 2011. Co-organizer + Coach of SW Jura 2012, Startup Weekend Biel/Bienne 2015 and Startup Weekend Biel/Bienne 2016 (18-20.03.2016) From March 2011 to Present (4 years 10 months) SwitzerlandPresident @ Management of a small Ice Hockey-Club totalizing around 50 people, Events organization and promotion, Social Media management, etc. From April 2008 to Present (7 years 9 months) CorgemontFounder & Community Manager @ Gathering ICT community of Arc jurassien area (from Neuchâtel to Basel) and fostering innovation, collaboration, etc. From September 2011 to March 2015 (3 years 7 months) Ambassador / Deal sourcing / startup hunter @ "Hunting" the most innovative and promising startups in Switzerland. Explaining them the investiere's funding model and convincing them to apply. From October 2012 to May 2013 (8 months) Business Development @ Opening and working on new business opportunities (fundraising, sales, partnerships, etc.) From September 2012 to April 2013 (8 months) Mentor (occasional) @ Seedcamp is Europe's leading accelerator program and micro-seed investment fund. Was mentor at Seedcamp Paris and Seedcamp Berlin. From June 2010 to December 2012 (2 years 7 months) Advisor @ Strategy, marketing & sales, financing, business development From May 2008 to October 2012 (4 years 6 months) Advisor @ Strategy, marketing & sales, financing, recruiting From September 2011 to September 2012 (1 year 1 month) SwitzerlandAdvisor @ Strategy, marketing & sales, financing, recruiting From September 2011 to July 2012 (11 months) Lausanne Area, SwitzerlandAdvisor @ Strategy, marketing & sales, financing, recruiting, organisation From October 2009 to July 2012 (2 years 10 months) Advisor @ Strategy, marketing & sales, financing, recruiting From February 2010 to June 2012 (2 years 5 months) Advisor @ Strategy, marketing & sales, financing, recruiting, organisation From February 2009 to June 2012 (3 years 5 months) Advisor @ Strategy, marketing, financing, recruiting From January 2009 to June 2012 (3 years 6 months) Project Leader / Entrepreneur in Residence @ - Facilitation of business realization (seed financing, investors, industrials partnerships, state, etc.) - Identification and acquisition of promising innovative startup projects in various fields of activity (like Information and Communication Technology, Medical Technology and Nano-/Microtechnology). - Coaching / Mentoring of entrepreneurs for Business Plan / Financial Plan / Business Model elaboration, Presentation ("pitching"), Business Development, Sales and Marketing - Due Diligence (360° projects evaluation, financing requests, contracts) - Talent sourcing / recruitment: evangelization of working in a startup as viable career path, recruiting events participation and organization - Development of a wide investors network (Venture Capital, Business Angels, Foundations, etc.) - Ambassador for WA De Vigier Stiftung, responsible for the promotion of specific ICT startup programs (Microsoft BizSpark and IBM Global Entrepreneur Program), representation of Creapole SA at CTI Invest and at SwissParks (swiss network of technology parks) - Driving force for the first edition of Startup Weekend Jura (sponsoring, infrastructure, mentors and jury recruiting, etc.) - Internal projects: business model elaboration, Business Plan writing and Financial Plan elaboration - Promotion of Incubator and Technology Parks in Jura region (media.lab Le Noirmont and medtech.lab in Delémont), conception and implementation of a co-working place ("open.labs") From April 2008 to June 2012 (4 years 3 months) Advisor @ Strategy, marketing & sales, financing, recruiting From November 2011 to May 2012 (7 months) Advisor @ From January 2010 to December 2010 (1 year) Vice-President @ From April 2005 to April 2008 (3 years 1 month) Project Manager @ - Process description and optimization (IT, organisation) - Implementation of a new software and training - Translation German/French, French/German - Creative thinking and new ideas From March 2007 to March 2008 (1 year 1 month) Trainee in Corporate advisory/financing @ - Business plan analysis and advisory - Mortgage request analysis and advisory - Sales From November 2005 to March 2007 (1 year 5 months) Internship at Public Relations @ - Study on communication policies of Omega competitors (Rolex, Patek Philippe, Tag Heuer, Chopard, etc.) - Collaboration on Press-Kits elaboration - Hospitality - Daily Press Review From July 2004 to September 2004 (3 months)

Master, Management, Finance, Marketing @ HEC Lausanne - The Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Lausanne From 2000 to 2005 Master, Management, Finance, Marketing @ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) From 2004 to 2005 Certified Scrum Master, Agile development, project management @ Scrum Alliance From 2011 to 2011 Baccalaureate, Section scientifique @ Gymnase Français de Bienne From 1996 to 2000 ESBV From 1991 to 1996 Sébastien Flury is skilled in: Pitching, Selling, Business Modeling, New Business Development, Start-ups, Strategic Planning, Business Planning, Business Strategy, Forecasting, Due Diligence, Financial Analysis, Coaching, Entrepreneur, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship