Swiss fintech startups impress investors in London – Venturelab
The Venture Leaders Fintech 2022 roadshow brought ten Swiss entrepreneurs to London, where they connected with investors and market experts and presented their pitches at the Fintech Connect fair. The innovators benefited from an accelerated learning curve on innovation and business development and were able to strengthen their international network.
Venturelab has been organizing international roadshows for the Swiss national startup teams for 18 years. The ambitious entrepreneurs are selected by an expert panel to join the team as so-called Venture Leaders. They are introduced to investors and potential customers in leading technology hubs such as Silicon Valley, Boston, China, Hong Kong, Barcelona, London and Munich.
For the fifth edition of the Venture Leaders Fintech roadshow, ten fintech innovators were selected to represent Swiss excellence at various networking and pitch events in London, including at Fintech Connect, the premier conference at the heart of one of the most dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystems in Europe.
On Monday, Venture Leaders attended an introductory session hosted by organizing partner Swissnex, with Hugh de Lusignan, Head of Financial Services at the Department of International Trade (DIT) at the Swiss Embassy. This was followed by a pitch session with Teachers Venture Growth (TVG), organized by CEO Ara Yerominan.
The following day, Venture Leaders presented their pitches to VCs and had the opportunity to network at a breakfast event sponsored by Forestay Capital. Over lunch, Venture Leaders could benefit from one-on-one meetings with company representatives. Later in the day, they were invited to a networking and pitching reception at the Swiss Embassy with special speaker Amit Das, CEO of Alpha Events, organizer of Fintech Connect.
Venture Leaders Fintech at the Swiss Embassy with Ambassador Markus Leitner and Head of Science and Innovation, Lutz-Peter Berg
Venture leaders Kristina Morf from nobank (left) and David Giron from Money Masters (above) pitch to investors at the breakfast event sponsored by Forestay Capital
On Wednesday and Thursday, Venture Leaders went to the Fintech Connect conference, a dynamic venue for international fintech innovators to present their projects and network with investors and industry experts. They got the chance to present their startup to a wide audience at the Startup Launchpad pitching booth. Afterwards, they were approached by investors.
Fidentity’s Thorsten Hau (top left) and AIDONIC’s Severiyos Aydin (bottom left) pitching at Fintech Connect
The Venture managers on their way to Revolut’s offices for a guest lecture by Aleksej Polukarov
On Thursday, the team also went to Revolut for a very insightful and practical business talk by Aleksej Polukarov, CEO of Revolut. In the evening, Venture Leaders enjoyed an evening of networking over a Swiss fondue dinner sponsored by Swissnex.
The Venture Leaders Fintech roadshow is organized in collaboration with Swissnex and with the support of EPFL, ETH Zurich and Walder Wyss.
Learn more about each of the startups selected to be part of Venture Leaders Fintech 2022 below:
AIDONIC is a social fundraising and last mile distribution technology for humanitarian and development programs. Organizations and authorities can distribute symbolized aid vouchers, rights and… Read more
Today, only 230 out of more than 500,000 Swiss companies are listed on the stock market. But markets work best when they are free and open. That’s why we utilize the latest in legal and technical… Read more
The easiest, fastest and most affordable international banking platform for small and medium-sized businesses. Ever. An all-in-one platform that allows you to plan and execute your international payments, collect your money… Read more
We offer a fully automated, seamlessly integrable and finma-compliant verification solution for self-service customer onboarding that is based on machine learning (artificial intelligence). Financia… Read more
grape is the first fully digital insurance company for companies and employees in Switzerland. grape is a startup from ETH that has received its insurance license as an MGA and now offers employees… Read more
LEVA is an award-winning online platform for easily setting up and managing your deal-by-deal investment opportunities. LEVA’s technology allows you to easily raise capital from your network of co-investors … Read more
Splint Invest is the easiest way to invest in alternative assets, starting with just 50 EUR. Fully mobile and within less than two minutes anyone can create an account and start investing. Splint… Read more
At Efrontier, we believe financial education should be part of everyone’s core education. We’ve created an interactive financial EdTech platform that makes learning about money easy and fun. In… Read more
nobank offers a smart contract-based, non-custodial wallet, which is distributed on multiple blockchains. Users benefit from advanced security features that are easy to use. nobank offers a safe p… Read more
Our ZEMP APP(s) converge point of sale and payment seamlessly into one excellent customer experience, all on your smartphone or mobile device. Enabling 23 million ambitious European retailers to handle all… Read more
