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Dominique Mégret started Swisscom Ventures in 2005 and has been pivotal in the creation of a global network of information and communication technology corporate venturers.
He joined Swisscom, the Switzerland-based telecommunications group, in 2002 as head of group strategy and led the creation of the Corporate Venturing Network Group.
Previously he was an entrepreneur in the UK, strategy consultant in the European Telecom industry and country manager for an IT company in Germany. He founded venture firm Kick-Start Ventures.
He currently serves on the boards of Transmedi, Glass 2 Energy, Mona Lisa VC Fund, Quantenna, where he is an observer, Assia, where he is an adviser, and the Swiss innovation organisation CTI Invest. Mégret has an MBA from Insead.