Sebastian F.

I help companies turn digital transformation from plan into reality — whether scaling a startup into a professional engineering organization or modernizing complex enterprise IT. I've worked across Travel (Cosa Travel), Finance & Insurance (SONECT, Calingo, others under NDA), Medical (SoCoCo, MedCom), SaaS (Okomo) and more.

I bring deep experience from the startup and scaleup ecosystem, helping founders and leadership teams transition from founder-led tech setups to professional engineering organizations — introducing the structures, processes, and culture to scale without losing velocity. I get up to speed fast, identify the real bottlenecks, and stay hands-on through execution when needed.

My background combines technical depth with strategic thinking. Two ETH Zurich degrees — in Management, Technology and Economics, and in Electrical Engineering — form the foundation. I've served as Partner and CTO at Virtido and held multiple Fractional CTO and Technical Product Owner mandates.

I consistently combine technical insight with business reality. Having scaled Virtido from 0 to 150 FTE and supported many startups in building robust business models, I bridge the gap between customer need and implementation.

A current focus is making AI genuinely useful in engineering — applying GenAI, LLMs, and AI-assisted development tools to real workflows to accelerate delivery and help teams ship more with the same headcount. I also help organizations integrate AI into broader operations, cutting through the hype to focus on feasibility, governance, and ROI.

If you're looking for an experienced sparring partner to drive your digital, engineering, and AI agenda forward — strategically and operationally — I'd be glad to hear from you.