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. 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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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 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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Marlene 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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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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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

Junior Software Engineer

Clemens received his MSc Degree in Computer Science from ETH Zürich in 2024. In his studies he focused on Data Management Systems and Networking, while also gaining first industry experience as a part-time software engineer at the pre-seed startup Rivia.

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Clemens Klopfstein

Junior Software Engineer

Clemens received his MSc Degree in Computer Science from ETH Zürich in 2024. In his studies he focused on Data Management Systems and Networking, while also gaining first industry experience as a part-time software engineer at the pre-seed startup Rivia.

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Dr. Régis Blanc

Lead Engineer

Regis holds a PhD from EPFL and brings extensive experience in both big tech and startups. He spent several years at Google as a senior engineer in Software and Site Reliability Engineering and has held various leadership roles in startups, including as CTO of an early-stage company.

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Dr. Régis Blanc

Lead Engineer

Regis holds a PhD from EPFL and brings extensive experience in both big tech and startups. He spent several years at Google as a senior engineer in Software and Site Reliability Engineering and has held various leadership roles in startups, including as CTO of an early-stage company.

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Slobodan Jenko

Junior 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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Slobodan Jenko

Junior 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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Leonard Wechsler

Software Engineering Intern

Leonard earned his BSc in Electrical Engineering from ETH Zurich, where he focused on computer networking through several student projects. As intern, he is looking to develop practical Software Engineering skills by working on network modeling based on device configurations.

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Leonard Wechsler

Software Engineering Intern

Leonard earned his BSc in Electrical Engineering from ETH Zurich, where he focused on computer networking through several student projects. As intern, he is looking to develop practical Software Engineering skills by working on network modeling based on device configurations.

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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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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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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. Certified in CCIE, Zero Trust, AWS, AI Business Impact by MIT, etc.

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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. Certified in CCIE, Zero Trust, AWS, AI Business Impact by MIT, etc.

We bring experience from

ETH Zürich Google HEC Paris snyk Princeton University Press

Our Investors

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