About Us

We’re a team of recognised AI and network researchers paired with hands-on industry experts, uniquely equipped and passionate to tackle the complexities of networking management. With deep technical expertise and real-world experience, we don’t just use AI as a buzzword—we’ve mastered how to make it work for complex networks.

Our Mission

At NetFabric, our mission is to transform network observability into true network intelligence—so no time is wasted, no guesswork is needed, and no critical issues catch you off guard.

The result?

A more efficient team, a stable, high-performing network, and observability that keeps pace as you move toward AI-driven workflows.
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Our Team

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Dr. Beni Bichsel

Co-Founder and CEO

Beni holds a PhD from ETH Zurich, where he worked to eliminate programming complexity in various domains. Before his PhD, he graduated with the best master’s degree in CS from ETH Zurich.

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Dr. Tobias Bühler

Co-Founder and CTO

Tobias holds a PhD from ETH Zurich, where he created new network monitoring tools using real-world network data, based on various industry collaborations.

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Marlene Prsa (Brakhane)

Co-Founder and COO

Marlene has a proven track record in scaling, transforming, and exiting startups from Seed to Series F stages. Previously, she led operations, business lines, and strategic initiatives in both startups and corporations.

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Prof. Laurent Vanbever

Co-Founder and Chief Scientist

Laurent is a professor at ETH Zurich. He has extensive experience analyzing computer networks, having authored 100+ publications and received multiple research grants.

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Dr. Simon Scherrer

Lead Network Engineer

Simon holds a PhD from ETH Zurich, where he researched network congestion based on mathematical models, and developed network-monitoring algorithms based on statistical techniques.

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Clemens Klopfstein

Software Engineer

Clemens earned his MSc in Computer Science from ETH Zürich in 2024, focusing on data systems and networking. He gained early industry experience as a software engineer at a pre-seed startup.

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Dr. Régis Blanc

Lead Engineer

Regis holds a PhD from EPFL and brings experience from both big tech and startups. He worked as a senior engineer at Google and later held various startup leadership roles, including CTO at an early-stage startup.

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Slobodan Jenko

Machine Learning Engineer

Slobodan holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from ETH Zürich, specializing in machine intelligence. He has gained experience through four internships in both big tech and startups.

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Darko Bardic

Full Stack Engineer

Darko is a hands-on software engineer with 15+ years' delivering scalable solutions across startups and global corporations. He has led cross-functional teams and driven complex system development from concept to production.

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Atte Timonen

Senior Software Engineer

Atte is a systems expert with a decade of experience at Google building mission-critical distributed systems. He specializes in backend software engineering, production observability, and automated platforms for hyper-scale infrastructure.

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Roman Tarasov

Master's Student

Roman is an MSc student in Computer Science at ETH Zürich, specializing in data management and security. His thesis bridges the gap between research and practical deployment of LLMs for real-world network operations.

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Boris Paskalev

Co-Founder and Advisor

Boris has scaled ideas and systems from greenfield to profitability. As a series entrepreneur, he most recently co-founded DeepCode, which was later acquired by Snyk.

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Prof. Martin Vechev

Co-Founder and Advisor

Martin is a professor at ETH Zurich. He has authored 200+ publications in AI, networking, programming paradigms, quantum computing, and others. He has raised $280M+ as the founder of INSAIT and co-founded 6 deep tech startups.

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Grégory Pardoen

Advisor

Grégory is a seasoned network architect with 15+ years of experience designing secure, highly resilient global network and platform solutions, bringing deep industry expertise from the end-user side.

We bring experience from

ETH Zürich Google HEC Paris snyk Princeton University EPFL

Our Investors

We've just secured $2.2 million USD in pre-seed funding with support from exceptional investors