Pierre-Alain Masson 2025 Speaker

Pierre-Alain Masson is the co-founder and co-CEO of Seedstars, a Swiss-based group with the mission to impact people’s lives in emerging markets through technology and entrepreneurship. Present in over 90 countries, Seedstars works in partnership with governments, development agencies, corporate partners, and private donors to develop emerging market entrepreneurship ecosystems. Seedstars also invests in high-growth technology companies in impactful sectors as well as supports fund managers across emerging markets. Pierre-Alain graduated from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland where he founded his first company at age 20. He is a serial entrepreneur and has advised on multiple $100m+ M&A deals/exits. He was also the CFO of an international insurance company and traveled to over 20 countries to launch the first worldwide startup competition that marked the beginning of Seedstars.