About Us.


Founder.

Thomas Dolder.

[Managing Director | Head of Core Team | Head of Europe].

With a distinguished career in global transport, logistics, and supply chain management and after almost a further twenty years in venture building, he founded Concept.D° in 2024, a Swiss firm specializing in strategy, innovation, and investment management.

Leveraging his extensive experience in leading large-scale projects across diverse sectors like pharmaceutical, automotive, high-tech and retail, Concept.D° offers venture catalysis, business engineering, and smart funding solutions to connect innovative startups with a global network of investors.

Operating in Europe, Southeast Asia, and parts of Africa, Concept.D° prioritizes startup success and provides a "quasi guarantee" to investors. Join Concept.D° to access curated strategic investment opportunities, drive innovation, and foster mutually beneficial relationships between visionary founders and savvy investors. Explore how they bridge the gap between ideas and investments at www.dolder-concept-d.ch.

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Associate Corporate Senior Advisors.

Reto Hartinger.
[Head Africa Representation | Member of Core Team].

Reto Hartinger is a pioneer in the field of new media. He was one of the first to publish CD-ROMs in Switzerland and sell them worldwide. Together with two partners, he founded search.ch and developed it into the second largest internet site in Switzerland. Reto Hartinger and his partners later sold the portal to the Swiss Post. He was responsible for marketing and partnerships at search.ch.

Following that, he founded and led the "Erfa-Gruppe Internet Briefing," the largest organizer of knowledge events covering all aspects of the internet in business, including the technical side. With over 40 events per year, Internet Briefing was the largest network of its kind in Switzerland, boasting 870 members. This success was largely due to its inclusion not only of internet topics but also future technologies such as AI, nanotechnology, 3D printing, medicine, and startups.

As a jury member of Venture Kick, he has evaluated hundreds of startups and awarded funding. He has also personally advised startups.

Reto Hartinger possesses an extensive network and deep insight into strategies and technologies, drawing from his own experience in developing companies, even in areas where no best practices exist.

Reto has longstanding experience in Kenya, Africa, and the African continent in General. Kenya is vibrant country in the technology space and for the start-up community of other industries as well. He represents Concept.D as Head Africa Representation and  Associate Corporate Senior Advisor.



Adriano Nicoliello.

[Head Southeast Asia Representation | Member of Core Team].

He is a multilingual manager fluent in Swiss German, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and English, with extensive experience leading international and cross-cultural projects in diverse industries.

Over the course of his career, he has built a strong foundation in global sales, customer service, franchising, start-ups, and B2C logistics, consistently driving growth and delivering results in highly competitive environments. His professional journey has taken him across Europe, Latin America, and Asia, where he held senior management positions in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Scandinavia, Spain, Italy, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Panama.

These roles not only deepened his understanding of global markets but also gave him firsthand expertise in the dynamics of the Southeast Asian market. During his time in Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Hong Kong, he developed a nuanced appreciation for the region’s business culture, consumer behavior, and regulatory environments, enabling him to successfully expand operations, strengthen partnerships, and navigate complex cross-border challenges.

He has consistently demonstrated the ability to adapt to fast-changing industries such as logistics, fashion, healthcare, food & beverage, luxury goods, press, and football (soccer). His track record reflects a results-oriented mindset, cultural agility, and a passion for building bridges between markets and people worldwide.