63rd After-Work Lecture: From Idea to Unicorn: A Fireside Chat on Venture Investing
63rd After-Work Lecture: From Idea to Unicorn: A Fireside Chat on Venture Investing
School/Professur:
The CFA Society Liechtenstein and the Universität Liechtenstein are pleased to invite you to the 63rd After-Work Lecture, the final event highlight of 2026, featuring Pascal Mathis, General Partner at Founderful and Co-Founder of GetYourGuide, Switzerland's first unicorn.
In this Afterwork Fireside Chat, Pascal Mathis will offer insights into the world of venture investing. He will discuss how very early-stage tech start-ups grow into globally successful companies and share lessons from building GetYourGuide. Drawing on practical examples, he will highlight what matters when investing in early funding rounds and how founders can be supported with more than capital, namely through operational experience and a strong entrepreneurial network. Additional panellists for the discussion will be announced at a later date. The topic is equally relevant for students and professionals.
Founderful is a Swiss venture capital investor focused on very early funding rounds. It supports ambitious tech founders, particularly ETH and EPFL spin-offs, not only with capital but also with operational experience and a strong entrepreneurial network.
Pascal Mathis is General Partner at Founderful. In this role, he focuses on fundraising and investing and helps founders scale their teams and expand internationally. As a board member, he brings high expectations and a cool head, supports founders in negotiating important deals, and makes key introductions from his network of European industry leaders. Before Founderful, he co-founded the travel-tech company GetYourGuide. As COO and member of the board, he was responsible for growing the team from 5 students to 120 employees with offices in the US, Germany, and Switzerland. He also worked at Google.
Agenda:
5:45 - 6:00 PM: Welcome and Registration
6:00 - 7:30 PM: Presentation and Q&A
7:30 - 9:00 PM: Apéro and Networking
In this Afterwork Fireside Chat, Pascal Mathis will offer insights into the world of venture investing. He will discuss how very early-stage tech start-ups grow into globally successful companies and share lessons from building GetYourGuide. Drawing on practical examples, he will highlight what matters when investing in early funding rounds and how founders can be supported with more than capital, namely through operational experience and a strong entrepreneurial network. Additional panellists for the discussion will be announced at a later date. The topic is equally relevant for students and professionals.
Founderful is a Swiss venture capital investor focused on very early funding rounds. It supports ambitious tech founders, particularly ETH and EPFL spin-offs, not only with capital but also with operational experience and a strong entrepreneurial network.
Pascal Mathis is General Partner at Founderful. In this role, he focuses on fundraising and investing and helps founders scale their teams and expand internationally. As a board member, he brings high expectations and a cool head, supports founders in negotiating important deals, and makes key introductions from his network of European industry leaders. Before Founderful, he co-founded the travel-tech company GetYourGuide. As COO and member of the board, he was responsible for growing the team from 5 students to 120 employees with offices in the US, Germany, and Switzerland. He also worked at Google.
Agenda:
5:45 - 6:00 PM: Welcome and Registration
6:00 - 7:30 PM: Presentation and Q&A
7:30 - 9:00 PM: Apéro and Networking