Simona Fehlmann

Simona Fehlmann (CEO / Co-founder) – Simona is an entrepreneur and materials scientist holding an MSc in Materials Science from ETH Zurich. She brings expertise in advanced materials, chemistry, and technology development. Her groundbreaking Master’s thesis laid the foundation for sallea’s core innovation. She further strengthened her entrepreneurial expertise through an ETH Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in entrepreneurship, leadership, and technology ventures. Prior to founding sallea, Simona gained industrial experience in aerospace and engineering at Beyond Gravity (formerly RUAG Space) and ABB. As CEO, she successfully led sallea’s CHF 2.2M pre-seed funding round and oversees technology development, validation, and customer collaborations.