# Elio Assaf

> Elio Assaf is the Lebanese co-founder and CEO of Optiverse AG, a Zurich-based AI startup building a meeting assistant that turns everyday conversations into structured, operational intelligence - automating notes, summaries, transcriptions and CRM updates. A computer-vision and machine-learning researcher who worked across ETH Zurich, MIT and EPFL and previously engineered AI at Thales, he incorporated Optiverse in June 2024, won a CHF 150,000 Venture Kick award, and grew the platform to serve over 1,000 businesses worldwide while users report saving an average of 6.8 hours a week.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Optiverse AG
- **Organizations:** Optiverse AG, EWOR, Sigma Squared (Sigma²), Thales
- **Nationality:** Lebanese
- **Education:** Machine learning research, ETH Zurich, Research (Boston), MIT, Research / studies, EPFL
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Optiverse AG, an AI meeting-assistance platform serving over 1,000 businesses worldwide, Won CHF 150,000 from Venture Kick to scale the platform, Raised seed funding (approx. CHF/USD 140,000 reported) as of October 2024

## Career timeline

- **—** — Conducted machine-learning and computer-vision research across ETH Zurich, MIT and EPFL
- **—** — Worked at Thales as an R&D Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision Engineer
- **2024** — Selected as an EWOR Fellow (2024 cohort)
- **2024** — Co-founded and incorporated Optiverse AG in Zurich (June 2024) as CEO
- **2024** — Optiverse received a CHF 150,000 Venture Kick award
- **2024** — Optiverse named a Venture Leader Mobile by Venturelab

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Optiverse AG, an AI meeting-assistance platform serving over 1,000 businesses worldwide
- Won CHF 150,000 from Venture Kick to scale the platform
- Raised seed funding (approx. CHF/USD 140,000 reported) as of October 2024
- Selected as an EWOR Fellow in 2024
- Built a team of researchers from ETH Zurich, EPFL, HSG and HEC Lausanne
- Delivered measurable productivity gains - users report saving an average of 6.8 hours per week

## Latest updates

- **2024-06** — Incorporated Optiverse AG in Zurich
- **2024-10** — Closed seed funding; Optiverse recognized by Venture Kick with a CHF 150,000 award

## Links

- Website: https://optiverse.ai
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/elio-assaf

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Last updated: 2026-06-24