# Top 10 InsurTech Angel Investors in Switzerland in May 2026

## Alex Ott
- Type: Angel
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, Enterprise Software, CAD

Alex Ott founded CrossContinentalVentures in 2002. He is a veteran in the enterprise software industry with operational and board level experience on four continents.He has been partnering with many entrepreneurs in the US, Europe and Israel in building thought leading technology enterprises that seek to make a difference such as QlikTech whomhe was an investor and is a current board member.Before founding CrossContinentalVentures, Alex was a member of the Executive Committee of Siebel Systems, where he was responsible for building a major presence in EMEA as VP and General Manager, growing revenues, customer and employee base tenfold in just two years. He then ran the Americas geography, Siebel’s largest market with revenue responsibilities of over $1B.Prior to Siebel Systems, Alex played key executive roles within SAP AG (member of the extended global board) and SAP America (Executive Committee member) for almost a decade. Latterly, he held the position of CEO SAP International and Senior VP of Latin America, dramatically growing revenue and profitability through a sustained increase in SAP's Latin American infrastructure and the establishment of new subsidiaries.Alex holds a degree in Economics and Business Management from University BA of Mannheim, Germany.

## Paul Wahl
- Type: Angel
- Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Enterprise Software, CRM

Paul Wahl

## Andreas Buhl
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Rental, Retail, Social

Andreas Buhl

## Christopher Jentzsch
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Mobile Apps, iOS, Apps

Christopher Jentzsch

## Alexsis de Raadt-St. James
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Health Care

Alexsis is the Founder and Managing Partner of Merian Ventures, an early-stage venture firm focused on investing in women founded, co-founded and majority-owned companies in the US and UK. Alexsis has extensive investment, venture and operations experience based on businesses she has founded or funded. As managing partner of Merian Ventures since2015, Alexsis serves as a Board Member and Advisor to Merian Venture portfolio companies Provenance, Pivigo, Populus, Honeycomb, ImpactVision, CareerLark, Cirrus Identity and Compaas, among others. Merian Ventures was named after Maria Sibylla Merian, a botanist, entrepreneur and intrepid traveler born in 1647. In addition to Merian Ventures, Alexsis is a US-UK Fulbright Commissioner; Board member of the Oxford Internet Institute; Board member of The Oxford Foundry; Founder and funder of the WEInnovate STEM accelerator for Women at Imperial College, London; and Board Member and Advisor to companies she's funded. Alexsis is also Chairman and Founder of The Althea Foundation, established in 2003 as a family office. Today, The Althea Foundation is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation and it is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a public charity described in Internal Revenue Code Sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1).

## Raul Vejar
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, B2B

Raul Vejar - Advisor @ Pramata

## Mans Hultman
- Type: Angel
- Location: Lund, Skane Lan, Sweden
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Private Equity
- Focus: Software, Enterprise Software, FinTech

Måns Hultman was CEO of QlikTech International AB (later Qlik Technologies, Inc.) between 2000 and 2007, and was Chairman of the Board between 2004 and 2009. During his time as CEO the company went from being a small Swedish technology company to becoming one of the fastest growing enterprise software companies in the world. Qlik introduced theworld to the benefits of In Memory Analytics and went from $2 million to $80 million in revenue in seven years. QlikTech was founded in Sweden but is now headquartered in USA. Since 2009 Måns is focused on helping other technology companies achieve the same success as QlikTech and serves on the board of several Swedish and international companies.

## Andy Honess
- Type: Angel
- Location: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology

Andy Honess - Founder and Owner @ JumpXL

## Dr. Cornelius Boersch
- Type: Angel
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, FinTech

Dr. Cornelius (“Conny”) Boersch is an entrepreneur, business angel and founder of numerous technology companies. Conny is considered one of the bestconnected networkers in the tech and start-up scene. He is the founder of the global company builder Mountain Partners as well as the global co-investment company Conny & Co. Conny initiated theEntrepreneurs Day at the Tegernsee, one of the most exclusive conferences in Europe and regularly holds speeches at universities or tech events all over the world. As a business angel, he has invested in more than 300 companies since 1995 and was voted “European Business Angel of the Year” in 2009. He is a European Investment Fund (EIF) - certified super angel, which means that, subject to certain restrictions, the EIF matches all of his startup investments 1 to 1.As an entrepreneur, Conny previously founded the stock-listed RFID-based companies ACG, Smartrac and Identiv as well as the cashless payment systems provider Sandpiper. For his activities he was named “Entrepreneur of the Year” in 2000. Politically, Conny acted as advisor to Dr. Guido Westerwelle, former president of the German Liberal Party, FDP, Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister of Germany from 2009 to 2012.He studied at the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Essen with a thesis on venture capital and investing. He later also acted as honorary professor and held lectures at the University of Essen.

## Jakob Kaya
- Type: Angel
- Location: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: FinTech, InsurTech, Wealth Management

Jakob Kaya is Co-CEO of mindnow AG. He attended Hochschule der Künste Bern.

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