Swiss ICT Investor Club

SICTIC operates as a matchmaking platform, not a discretionary fund, so individual angel investors make their own investment decisions. The club's co-founders, Dr. Thomas Dübendorfer (President) and Ralph Mogicato (Vice President), oversee the platform's operations and event quality. No central investment committee selects deals for a pooled mandate.

Deal flow is sourced through open startup applications and referrals from regional ecosystem partners including universities, tech hubs, and co-investing venture firms like Swisscom Ventures. The club's pitching events serve as a high-volume screening mechanism. Selected startups present live to the angel network, which votes on interest via a standardized process.

SICTIC facilitates direct equity investments into individual startups by its angel members. The platform itself does not operate a fund-of-funds or make commitments to external venture capital vehicles. The emphasis is exclusively on direct angel-stage transactions.

The club focuses on early-stage ICT companies, predominantly seed and pre-seed rounds. Startups typically have at least a minimum viable product and are within 24 months of commercial launch. Growth-stage opportunities are not a primary focus, though follow-on rounds are common among syndicate members.

SICTIC maintains an explicit ICT-only mandate, meaning it does not fund pure life sciences, hard biotech, or heavy industrial manufacturing unless the company has a distinct software or digital technology core. Real estate, natural resources, and pure consumer goods are outside its scope.

Swisscom Ventures and Creathor Ventures are co-investment partners, not subsidiaries or affiliates. They attend SICTIC events, review sourced deals, and often join syndicates alongside angel members. No formal exclusive agreement exists, but they are cited as preferred co-investors in the SICTIC network.

The club collaborates with ecosystem foundations Fondazione Agire and Startfeld Foundation, which support Swiss startup innovation through grants and non-dilutive programs. These foundations are legally separate from SICTIC's investment matching activities. SICTIC itself operates as a commercial association rather than a charitable entity.