Meet the Founders

Originally from Lausanne, Switzerland, Barbara has a PhD in Computer Science from EPFL. In 2008, she co-founded her startup Minsh with her husband and partner, Jon. Her goal: empowering communities of like-minded people. Barbara is passionate about 3 things: the rise of communities all around the world, entrepreneurship, and pizza!

Jon obtained his PhD in Computer Science at EPFL, Switzerland in 2009. At about the same time, he co-founded his startup Minsh to help people get closer to each other. Jon loves high-tech startups, HackerNews, JavaScript, and indian food.