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Isabelle Siegrist

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Founder & CEO at Sandborn
📍 Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Isabelle Siegrist is the Founder and CEO of Sandborn, an investor and company builder focused on driving diversity within founder teams and investment decisions. A Forbes 30 under 30 alumna, she also advises the ETH AI Center on entrepreneurship and holds board member positions.

Isabelle is deeply passionate about empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs. She actively dedicates her time to mentoring and shaping stronger support pathways, with a particular focus on helping women transform their research into market-ready businesses and promoting student-led venture capital initiatives.

She is currently conducting PhD research at ETH Zurich on the use of artificial intelligence in venture capital decision-making.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Founder Diversity
Her company, Sandborn, has a special focus on driving diversity within founder teams and investment decisions, a mission she frequently champions.
AI in VC
This is the specific focus of her current PhD research at ETH Zurich, exploring how AI can be used in venture capital investment decisions.
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Career

Work history

2-2017
Founder & CEO
Sandborn
1-2024
Strategic Entrepreneurship Advisor
ETH AI Center
9-2023
Board Member
S2S Ventures
5-2022
Vorstandsmitglied
noii
9-2015 - 1-2017
CIO
STARTUPS.CH AG
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Education
5-2023 - 5-2026
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
ETH Zürich
2013 - 2015
Master of Arts (MA)
University of St.Gallen
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