Chairman, CEO, Founder, Software engineer
MSc. UZH
Kitesurfer Alessandro De Carli makes a habit of reaching new heights physically and technologically. As Papers’ chief excecutive officer, he strives to create a better reality with inspirational technology.
Senior Software engineer
BSc. FHNW
Imaginative ideator Andreas Gassmann brings big ideas to projects of every size as a software engineer. While based in Switzerland, he enjoys traveling to meet new people and discover new perspectives.
AirGap Community Manager
Crypto evangelist turned content guru, breaking down blockchain complexities into bite-sized brilliance, sparking a revolution one reader at a time.
Member of the Board
Community Manager
Romantic reader Boboye Adeyemi Adewale keeps the love alive with constant learning as community manager. Prior to Papers, he worked with blockchain at fintech company Afridex. Between books, he watches football.
Software Engineer
BEng UNIBEN
Dynamic, Damilola Stephen Debel excels in pushing his boundaries, making a remarkable transition from marketing to the world of software development, When not crafting code, Damilola enjoys long, contemplative walks in the chilly outdoors.
Business Development
MSc. UniBas
Head of Research
PhD UZH
With his Swiss/Dutch roots and a PhD of the University of Zurich, he thrives on advancing cryptography and tech to practical applications. Security-focused and hands-on, Christian’s expertise makes him invaluable.
Software engineer
BSc. UPB
Shark enthusiast Florin Avram joined Papers as a blockchain and backend engineer after tenures at Google and Intel. After an evening bike ride, you’ll find him back at the computer tinkering with Raspberry Pi.
Software engineer
Bsc. UNIVR
Software Engineer Isacco thrives on challenging problem-solving to continuously improve. He embraces new programming languages and frameworks. A guitarist, music enthusiast, and TV series watcher. Inspired by the contagious energy and passion of his colleagues.
Software engineer
MSc. AGH
Polyglot programmer Julia Samól focuses on mobile and web applications as a software engineer. When done experimenting online, you’ll find her experimenting in-kitchen with new recipes.
Member of the Board
Account Manager
RTU
Semi-Pro Basketball Player Kris Putrins transitioned from blockchain software company Scaleable Solutions to join as our account manager. He’s a team player on and off the court.
Software engineer
BSc. FHNW
Dedicated dribbler Lionel Perrin is a problem-solving software engineer. Out of the office, he’s often on the court playing basketball or on a bike ride along Basel’s river Rhine.
Frontend engineer
MSc. UZH
Calisthenic coder Lorenzo Spoleti joined Papers after time with Switzerland’s Hitachi Energy as our frontend engineer. He likes his hobbies alliterative including creative endeavours and competitive games alike.
Member of the Board
Co-Founder & Software engineer
BSc. FHNW
Dedicated technophile Lukas Schönbächler loves a technical challenge as a software engineer and hobbyist. When he’s not talking tech at work, he’s often repairing Gameboys.
Projectmanager
BSc. HTW
Electronic musician Markus Läng brings experience from roles at Keystone and Sodatech to his role as project manager. Even outside of work, he doesn’t stray far from technology as he makes electronic tracks.
CTO
BSc. USI
Swiss native Mike Godenzi started as a security framework engineer with Credit-Suisse and Swiss Re before becoming chief technology officer. He thrives on the cutting edge of new tech where challenges breed new knowledge.
Marketing
MSc. UvA
Tech-savvy trailblazer and branding virtuoso, transforming tech obscurities into marketing masterpieces, cultivating change across diverse sectors one project at a time.
Co-Founder & CMO
BA. ZHdK
Terra nullius pioneer Niklaus Knecht worked at award-winning studio Bivgrafik in Zürich before joining as chief marketing officer. He thrives in the “nobody’s land” of upcoming technologies.
Senior Mobile Developer
BSc. UOC
Full-stack maestro and remote innovation champion, blending mobile mastery with backend brilliance, shaping the digital future with relentless drive and profound tech passion.
Member of the Board, Co-Founder & COO
eidg. dipl. ICT
Mountain explorer Pascal Brun grew up next door to fellow founder Lukas. As chief operations officer, he works across projects with a focus on blockchain. Outside of work, he’s often found in mountainy Glarus hiking or snowboarding.
Back Office
EFZ Kaufmann
Hockey Fanatic Raphael Wyss worked with software company marGo before joining Papers as in the back office. Outside of work, he closely follows ice hockey including writing for Swiss Hockey News.
Community Manager
Fast friend Raymond Abiola found it easy to connect with the team as community manager despite working remote from Nigeria. When he’s not working, he tries to walk as much as possible (to balance out all the sitting).
Senior Software engineer
MSc. ETH
Algorithmic expert Simon Wehrli leads Papers’ engineering team as senior software engineer following time at Freiheit. At work, he creates concise algorithms, but off-work enjoys complex Latin American dance.