EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025: the finalists have been announced
Twelve entrepreneurs and their nine companies have been nominated by an independent jury for this year's EY Entrepreneur Of The Year award.
The finalists for the 28th EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 have been announced. As of today, the twelve entrepreneurial personalities and their nine companies for this year's edition of the prestigious award have been announced. Almost half of the companies are active in technology and innovation, 11% in digital finance, 22% in real estate management and a further 22% specialize in high-end consumer goods. The finalists come from the cantons of Lucerne, Nidwalden, St. Gallen, Vaud, Valais and Zurich, with the cantons of Vaud and Zurich particularly well represented with a total of seven entrepreneurial personalities.
Frédéric Tissot, Head of EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Switzerland, comments: "We are very proud to have been promoting outstanding entrepreneurship in Switzerland for over a quarter of a century. For months, we have been working with an independent and high-caliber jury to select the finalists. We are impressed by the commitment and innovative spirit of the entrepreneurial personalities."
The awards will be presented in three categories: "Scale-up Leaders", "Visionary Entrepreneurs" and "Entrepreneurs in Family Business". The winners will be announced on Friday, October 17, 2025, during a festive gala at the Kursaal Bern.
Scale-up Leaders
Impressive in the "Scale-up Leaders" category Sami Arpa from Largo.ai (VD) with an AI-based solution for film and advertising. Founded in 2018 as an EPFL spin-off, the company is revolutionizing the industry with data-driven insights. Nu glass (VD) under the leadership of Luc Burnier develops innovative technologies for telecommunication frequencies in windows. Pascal Uffer and Johannes Lermann from Boost inc (ZH) reduce food waste in vending machines from 30 to 2 percent with their smart technology.
Visionary Entrepreneurs
Beat Bühlmann and Ivo Blättler are revolutionizing digital wealth management with finpension (LU). Martin Fengler from Meteomatics (SG) is setting new standards with precise weather forecasts and the sustainable Meteoglider system. Eric Corradin and Florent Bourachot are transforming the real estate market with Neho (VD) through an innovative fixed-price model.
Entrepreneurs in Family Business
Diego Mathier Adrian & Diego Mathier Nouveau Salquenen (VS) is now in its fourth generation and has received several awards as "Best Swiss Winery". Leandro Niederer preserves traditional craftsmanship with the Glasi Hergiswil (NW) and opens up new avenues in tourism. Béatrice Schaeppi is the fourth generation to manage Schaeppi Grundstücke (ZH), combining tradition with innovation in real estate management.
The EY Entrepreneur Of The Year is intended to be more than an award, but an established global network for entrepreneurial personalities that spans 60 countries and includes more than 50,000 entrepreneurs.
