Curriculum Vitae
Nicole Herzog
Entrepreneur, angel investor, and experienced board member with a strong track record in building, scaling, and successfully exiting technology companies. Passionate about innovation, sustainable growth, and driving Switzerland’s role in the space economy. Active as a business angel, board leader, speaker and innovation council.
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Board Mandates
VIU VENTURES | Chairwoman
2015 – present (member until 2024)
Swiss premium eyewear company founded in 2013 with flagship stores in CH, GER, AT and an online presence (shopviu.com). A highly innovative, direct-to-consumer omni-channel brand.
INYOVA | Member of the Board
2024 – present
A digital Swiss asset management company specializing in impact investments.
MAESTRANI | Member of the Board
2022 – present
Family-owned Swiss multi-brand chocolate company (Minor, Munz, Avelines) with over 170 years of history.
POLYDATA (Pidas Group) | Member of the Board
2020 – present
Swiss-based holding company of the Pidas Group, a leader in customer-centric IT services for the DACH region.
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Board Experience
SHERPANY | Chairwoman
2013 – 2024
Swiss-based IT company (sherpany.com) providing meeting management software for Boards of Directors and executive teams.
VON RUNDSTEDT Switzerland | Member of the Board
2018 – 2025
Swiss affiliate (rundstedt.ch) of von Rundstedt & Partner Germany, a family-owned firm with more than 30 years of experience in talent and career consulting.
SKRIBBLE | Member of the Board
2018 – 2022
Swiss-based IT start-up offering legally binding digital signatures (skribble.com).
WKS KV Bildung AG | Member of the Board
2018 – 2022
Swiss-based education company providing basic education and advanced training for apprentices (wksbern.ch).
ABACUS UMANTIS | Member of the Board
2009 – 2015
European market leader and pioneer in web-based talent and performance management (umantis.com). Focused on enhancing recruiting, performance management, and HR development processes.
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Voluntary Activities
• ESA BIC Switzerland & ETH Zürich | Space – Advisory Board
• Ursula Wirz Stiftung – Foundation Board Member
• Stiftung Kunsthalle Bern – Foundation Board Member
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Work Experience
INNOSUISSE | Member of the Innovation Council
2022 – present
Swiss innovation agency.
B2VENTURE | Co-Founder and Venture Partner
2019 – present
Venture capital and private equity firm in Switzerland and Germany (b2venture.vc); part of a leading network of investing entrepreneurs in Europe.
VON RUNDSTEDT Switzerland | Member of the Management
2014 – 2017
Responsible for establishing the organizational structure, internal processes, and workplace development.
ABACUS UMANTIS | Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer
2001 – 2009
Oversaw Software Development, Finance, HR, and Operations for the company.
B2VENTURE | Co-Founder, Member of the Management
2000 – 2006
Co-founded the venture capital and private equity firm in Switzerland and Germany, building a network of investing entrepreneurs.
RAIFFEISEN Schweiz | Internship in the Legal Department
2000
LAW FIRM Dr. Roth and Bannister | Internship
2000
ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP | Internship
1996 – 1997
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Education & Professional Development
• New Space Economy: Technologies, Products, Services, and Business Models
MIT Sloan School of Management, 2024
• Foundation Board Expert
Rochester, Bern 2023
• Value Creating through Effective Boards
IESE, 2021
• Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategies
MIT Sloan School of Management, 2019
• Influencing and Negotiation Strategies
Stanford University Graduate School of Business, 2018
• Language Studies in Colombia
Nueva Lengua Spanish School, Medellín, 2017
• New Concepts of Board Management
University of St.Gallen (HSG), Switzerland, 2012
• Bar Exam: Attorney-at-Law (St.Gallen)
2010
• Business and Law School, lic.iur
University of St.Gallen (HSG), Switzerland, 1993 – 1998