Thomas Gmeiner

Thomas Gmeiner is an experienced venture builder and innovation specialist currently serving as the Head of Venture Building at Swiss Startup Factory since June 2021, where responsibilities include leading a team of venture analysts and building startups. Alongside this role, Thomas co-founded SHELTER, offering acoustic products for quiet work environments, and is a founding member and board member of Haute Contour, a startup focused on natural anti-aging solutions. Prior experience includes working as an Innovation Producer at INNOArchitects AG, where product development processes in diverse industries were overseen, and a focus on energy efficiency services at Energie Zukunft Schweiz AG. Thomas holds a Part-Time MBA in Business Innovation from ESMT Berlin and a Master of Science in Sustainable Energy Competence from Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart.