Meet the Team

Claudio focuses on business development and technology. Claudio holds a PhD from ETH Zurich in Computer Science and is an expert in Mobile Security.

Sandra focuses on strategy and business development. Sandra has years of experience in IBM and S-GE and brings an extensive US and CH network.

Nikos focuses on research and development of Futurae innovative technology and security. Nikos holds a PHD in Computer Science from ETH Zurich.

Gaetano focuses on marketing and partners management and has years of experience in communication, digital/content marketing and change management. He is a speaker and lecturer at ZHAW.

Ilias focuses on developing Futurae backend as well as contributing to Android and testing. Ilias holds an MSc in Computer Science from ETH Zurich.

Artemis studied Product and System Design Engineering at the University of Aegean and gained further experience in 3D graphics at the Animation Workshop in Denmark. With a strong background as a UX/UI designer from many creative agencies, she also worked as an art director.

Yorgos manages the development of Futurae mobile applications. He has many years of experience on mobile development. Yorgos holds an MSc in Distributed & Multimedia Information Systems from Heriot-Watt University.

Jorge focuses on bringing new authentication technologies to improve the competitiveness of enterprises and in the banking sector in LATAM.

François is Managing Partner of AXA Venture Partners. His extensive knowledge, network and truly innovative mindset are a key component to detect, select and support portfolio companies, making the fund a unique strategic asset for startups.

Thomas serves as CEO of DiVentures, a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage FinTech, RegTech, and InsureTech startups. He is also a co-founder of Yapeal and served as COO of Safe Swiss Cloud AG. Thomas has more than 20 years of experience in the financial service IT industry.

David is a lawyer/MBA with 10 years of experience in both the U.S. and European SaaS markets. He is passionate about Legaltech and interested in everything that makes contracts, negotiations and transactions smarter.

Srdjan advises Futurae on Machine Learning and Fraud detection mechanisms. He holds a PHD from Imperial College London and has many years of experience in massively scalable distributed systems.

Srdjan is a Full Professor at ETH Zurich, where he leads the System Security Group and he is also the Director of the Zurich Information Security Center.

Sam has years of experience in business development and sales (CH, UK and Northern Europe) for a B2B startup that grew to an international company with a double-digit valuation.

Claudio holds a PHD from University of California at Irvine and is currently a Researcher at NEC Labs, while previously a Researcher in Telefonica, Spain.

Kernel keeps the team happy and chews on anything she gets her teeth on. If you're a Futurae friend she is the most playful dog. But foes, beware! Kernel secures Futurae premises and secrets.