About Me
I launched my first venture at fifteen, coding CMS systems for local communities, well before earning my Swiss Federal VET Diploma in Mediamatics. Since then, I’ve tested, validated, and launched more than a dozen ideas. Some wins, some losses, but enough scars to call myself a lifelong entrepreneur.
For the past twenty years I’ve worked in software engineering, ten of those as CTO. I co-founded and scaled several ventures, including GetYourLawyer, which I grew into a successful exit. My experience stretches across SaaS, marketplaces, FinTech, HRtech, LegalTech, and many more.
I’ve led teams through every growth stage - MVP, scaling, and acquisition. I’ve turned around broken projects, refactored legacy platforms, and guided founders through M&A. Beyond my own ventures, I mentor in accelerators like MassChallenge and Startupbootcamp, and I stay active in the open-source community.
My home base is in Switzerland, and I work fluently in English, German, and Schwizerdütsch (and some other languages in progress). Having worked with multicultural teams across the Americas, Africa, Europe, and Asia, I understand both the challenges and the opportunities that global collaboration brings.
I believe that technology should never be the end goal; it’s a tool to build sustainable ventures. As a “generalist specialist,” I bring a wide lens with depth where it matters, bridging technical detail with strategic thinking.
At the moment, I’m pursuing an MSc in Artificial Intelligence to add academic depth to many years of hands-on AI engineering. Two decades later, I still code almost daily - this passion keeps me sharp and grounded in practice.

Professional Experience
2022 - Current
Matthias Isler
Fractional CTO
I built my fractional CTO practice as a way to work hands-on with founders at different stages, from early MVPs to scaling international teams. Every engagement gives me a front-row seat to new business models and technologies, while also letting me share lessons learned from my own ventures. It keeps me curious, and connected to what’s really moving in the startup world.
2021 - 2024
AureaTauri
CTO & Founder
AureaTauri was a quant trading firm dedicated to developing a machine learning powered investment engine for cryptocurrency markets, utilizing a state-of-the-art technology stack with advanced neural networks and deep learning models. Despite promising advancements, the project was discontinued due to significant changes in regulation and market accessibility.
2017 - 2024
GetYourLawyer
CTO & Co-Founder
GetYourLawyer matches attorneys with customers and offers a virtual legal department to SMEs. It further provides a SaaS solution for lawyers replacing their existing law firm software and allows them to fully digitize their firm. I co-founded the company in 2017, sold it to Ringier Axel Springer in 2019, did an MBO in 2023 and sold it again in 2025 to private investors.
2014 - 2018
Staffcloud
CTO
Staffcloud is the leading software solution for flexible workforce management. As CTO, I led the development of the cloud-based SaaS application from scratch and accompanied the company from early-stage to market leader with customers such as Philip Morris, Bayer or Migros.
2012 - 2014
Rad-Termin.ch
Lead Developer
Rad-Termin.ch is a SaaS solution for car dealers to handle appointment bookings online. I defined the software architecture and led the implementation of the entire application ecosystem. The industry solution is used by BMW and other major brands in Switzerland.
2005 - 2012
Various
Software Engineer
Having worked for web agencies, software engineering companies and as a freelancer, I've implemented various websites, e-commerce stores and web applications and gained large parts of my hands-on experience in software development.

