Understanding how corporate venture departments work is beneficial for startups and for co-investors alike. Swiss Post has strong ties to Verve Ventures and has co-invested on several occasions with us. In this interview, Thierry Golliard talks about the future of postal services, the benefits of looking at China, and what kind of startups Swiss Post is interested in.

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Thierry Golliard
Director, Swiss Post

Thierry Golliard is a Director at Swiss Post and is responsible for Open Innovation and Venturing. With his team, he has been developing open innovation initiatives with startups, universities, and accelerators in Switzerland, Germany, France, Israel, the US and China. Drone delivery services between Swiss hospitals and autonomous shuttle services are among the initiatives that have received wide coverage. Amongst Thierry’s various responsibilities lies Swiss Post Ventures, the venture capital fund. He studied economics and social sciences in Fribourg, completed an EMBA at EPFL and a Venture Capital Program at the University of Berkeley.