Herbert Bay
Entrepreneur and Investor - Expert in Computer Vision and Machine Learning - Adventurer

Entrepreneur and Investor

  • Co-founder of six Swiss/US AI ventures:
    • Earkick, Current Position. tracking mental health.
    • PMF Engine, find product market fit using AI.
    • kooaba, the first cloud-based image-recognition platform - exit 2014 to Qualcomm
    • Shortcut, a secure notes app
    • Inspiced, an AI-powered cooking app
    • Waypoint.li, a mapping app for sailors (discontinued)
  • Driving innovation with AI at companies such as Ifolor where I led Captural as their CEO and co-initiator, an AI-enabled photo-book app
  • Investing in AI companies such as Let's Enhance
  • Coaching AI companies such as ethonAI

Computer Vision and Machine Learning

  • Lead-inventor of the SURF algorithm that was cited nearly 40,000 times in scientific publications
  • Received the 2016 ECCV - Koenderink Prize given to fundamental contributions in computer vision that stood the test of time.
  • Received the 2011 CVIU Most Cited Paper Award, and many more...
  • Building and leading Computer Vision and Machine Learning teams at companies such as Magic Leap

Board Member and Advisor

  • Member of the board of directors at Ifolor 2019 - 2023
  • Co-founder and member of the board of directors at 47nord
  • Investor and advisor to US-based AI company Let's Enhance
  • Previously advising Tokyo-based AR / SLAM startup company Kudan
  • Previously advising Moscow-based mapping startup company Maps.me (acquired in Nov 2014 by Mail.Ru)

Adventurer

Media

 

Swisspreneur Podcast
Swisspreneur Podcast

Product Building from Start to Finish, May 12th, 2023

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Products that count Podcast
Products That Count

Herbert Bay on Solving Customer Problems and Quality Product Development, May 12th, 2023

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The Midpoint Podcast
The Midpoint Podcast

From Sailboats to Startups: The Incredible Journey of Herbert Bay, April 14th, 2023

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Achieving Product Market Fit
Raw Startup

Achieving Product Market Fit [with PMF Score], March 22nd, 2023

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TalentKick - Coach
Talent Kick

Talent Kick: Hearing from successful entrepreneurs - Talking about coaching at TalentKick, November 1st, 2021

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TalentKick - Coach
Talent Kick

Talent Kick: Personal messages ethonAI & mentor - Talking about ethonAI at TalentKick, November 1st, 2021

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Swisspreneur Podcast EP #21 - Herbert Bay: Selling a Company and Sailing Around The World
Podcast

Swisspreneur Podcast EP #21 - Herbert Bay: Selling a Company and Sailing Around The World. March 6th, 2019

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Swisspreneur Podcast EP #22 - Herbert Bay: How To Build a Great Product
Podcast

Swisspreneur Podcast EP #22 - Herbert Bay: How To Build a Great Product. March 6th, 2019

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The Explorer: Portrait of Herbert Bay in the ETH Globe Magazine
Portrait

The Explorer: Portrait of Herbert Bay in the ETH Globe Magazine. Dec 18th, 2018

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Giacobbo Müller - Herbert Bay
Portrait

Herbert Bay presenting kooaba at Giacobbo Müller premier at Kaufleuten Jan 27th, 2008

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Misc

Some more unsorted stuff about me.