Olivier Schuepbach is a Swiss-born tech investor and entrepreneur with 25+ years of experience scaling ventures across Europe and beyond. Based in Munich, he is the Founder & Managing Director of Alm Ventures, where he helps ambitious founders grow fast, fund smart, and exit strong. He also serves as Senior Advisor at Clipperton, supporting M&A and financing strategies for fast growing Scale-ups and as President of the EPFL Alumni in Munich. In Venture Capital, Olivier served as General Partner at Partech, where he led the Berlin office, investing in cutting-edge tech companies. His VC journey started at Wellington Partners, out of Munich, supporting numerous activities in tech ventures across Germany, France and the UK. He has also been Managing Partner of Future Industry Ventures at inception, a pan-European fund focused on Industry 4.0. As an entrepreneur, Olivier has built and scaled companies from early stage to exit across Europe and the MENA region. He led M&A and international expansion at brands4friends, and helped drive its €150M exit to eBay, and drove acceleration of fast growing companies like MarkaVIP in MENA. Earlier in his career, Olivier held roles at IBM in New-York and Zurich and Texas Instruments, working across the US and Europe on mobile processor development. Based in Munich, Olivier brings a rare blend of hands-on entrepreneurial experience and deep investment expertise, with a track record in sectors ranging from deep tech and wireless technologies to fintech and e-commerce.