Steve Salom

Operator-turned-VC with deep scale-up experience: Steve spent six+ years at Uber, where he launched and scaled the business in Western Switzerland then led France/Switzerland/Austria as GM — hiring and managing large cross-functional teams and growing one of Uber’s largest regional businesses. He now brings that operator experience to early growth investing and portfolio support. aceventures+1

Active board investor in Swiss tech: multiple bios and company pages list him as a board member or advisor for Swiss startups (examples reported include Alpian, Gmelius, Sinpex and Batgroup/Batmaid), indicating hands‑on governance and scaling support for portfolio companies. global-investment-forum+2

Technical and financial foundation: his academic background (MSc from EPFL) combined with an MBA from INSEAD and early-career roles in investment management and M&A (Rothschild / Morgan Stanley) provide a mix of technical, product/engineering understanding and rigorous finance/transaction experience useful for diligence and scaling capital‑efficient businesses. aceventures+1