Who we are
Our mission is to create the best learning platform to bring people together to share and develop their talents.
A message from the founder
Imagine that 70% of the people would love to play a musical instrument but don’t. We want to make music more accessible to everyone! Watch this short video from our founder Patrick how we make music lessons available to everyone.
Our history
Matchspace Music began in 2019 when Patrick was looking to take cello lessons on his way home from work and realised it was hard to find what he was looking for. Talking to busy adults who wanted to take music lessons, parents who were looking for private music teachers for their children and lots of musicians and teachers who were looking for more flexibility and an additional income. The idea to build a digital ecosystem to address these needs was born. Since then Patrick never looked back and started to build a platform to bring people together to share and develop their talents and to make a difference in the world of personal development. In summer 2020 the website and app was built and in 2021 the first music teachers started to enlist to the platform. In 2021 Oli joined the team to help Patrick achieve his plans and soon after that Matchspace Music had hundreds of teachers and students and large variety of instruments. Already now Matchspace Music is one of the largest providers for private music lessons in Switzerland.
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Nominations and participations
Höhle der Löwen Switzerland
Presenting startup in 2023
CultTech Accelerator
Participant acceleration program 2023
Wallifornia Music Tech
Participant acceleration program 2023
IMD Startup Competition
Winner of the startup competition 2023
Innosuisse Scale-up Coaching
Matchspace Music supported by Innosuisse
Startup Days
Finalist startup days 2021 and 2022
Meet our team
Our passionate and experienced team ready to build the future of music education.
Patrick Koller
Founder & CEO
Passionate cello music student with a background in digital innovation, product management and business development.
Oli Kipfer
Co-Founder & Marketing Head
Guitar music student and passionate marketer with extensive knowledge in communication, customer success and operations.
Pablo Räss
Product Head
Passionate piano and drums student and talented product management and digital marketing wizard.
Mary-Ann Kasseckert
Customer Success Specialist
Mary-Ann loves music and great customer support. She takes care of all our music students.
Cláudia Carneiro
Customer Success Specialist
Professional oboist and passionate music teacher. Claudia is responsible for supporting our music teachers in Switzerland.
Our trusted advisors
We are backed by a great advisory board that helps us achieve our mission.
Ilan Kriesi
Advisor Music Ecosystem
Managing partner of redkey and successful manager of SEVEN Ilan brings extensive knowhow from the music industry.
Franz Kury
Advisor Digital Marketplaces
Franz is not only an investor but also an expert in the area of digital marketplaces.
Roman Schmid
Advisor Internationalisation
Roman is a passionate and experienced startup coach helping us expand Matchspace Music.
Tom Hinzdorf
Advisor Venture-Scaling
Tom is an experienced startup coach and a wizard for digital platforms, ecosystems, and growth strategies.
Andreas Mai
Advisor Matchspace Music
Andreas is an investor and advisor for various successful startups and an experienced executive with an impressive professional background.
Felix Bamert
Advisor Academia
Felix is heading the advanced studies of music management at HKB and is a valuable resource for academia and our music ecosystem.
Gregor Prächt
Advisor for Professional Musicians
Gregor is a professional opera singer, tenor, producer and composer. He supports Matchspace Music with his vast musical know-how and experience.
In the news
What drives us
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We are customer-centric
We don’t settle for good. We aim for the best customer experience and we constantly strive to take customer experience to the next level.
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We enable and empower
We believe in the power of purpose driven individuals. We are there to enable individuals to grow personally and professionally.
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We are bold
We are not afraid to take bold actions and challenge the status quo. However, being bold is not about egos. It is about taking bold actions in the service of customer needs and experience.
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We are optimistic and practical
When faced with a challenge, we look for the opportunity within that challenge. We are pragmatic and practical in solving problems.
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We stay humble
We aim to get it right more often than wrong. When we get it wrong, we learn from it and do better next time.
Where to find us
We’re a startup and our team works from everywhere. The local coffee shop, co-working spaces and the couch at home. If you want to send us a letter, this is where you can find us! 😁
Matchspace AG
Technoparkstrasse 1
8005 Zurich
Switzerland
Want to join us?
We are always open to engaging with talented individuals who want to help us realise our vision and mission.
Have questions or need help?
We’re happy to support you personally. Ask us anything related to our offering for music teachers and students or go straight to our help section to read frequently asked questions.
We are happy to help you with any enquires through phone or email!
Get in touch with us!