Summary
Michael Blickenstorfer is a Swiss technology founder and CSO with seven years of hands-on experience building hardware-integrated software and climate-tech products. He has co-founded multiple ventures—including cropled (Click & Grow) and Project Aurora—where he combined systems engineering, IT development, and product innovation to deliver smart grow lights and life-support related solutions. Currently leading Rimon Technologies, Michael bridges technical leadership and business innovation, moving from coach and system engineer roles into strategic startup stewardship. He often operates at the intersection of embedded systems, climate management, and IoT-enabled agriculture, bringing practical field experience from both commercial and research projects. Not obvious from titles alone, he has alternated between teaching/mentoring roles and deep technical builds, signaling an appetite for translating complex systems into teachable, deployable products.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer