This event will be hybrid. Anyone in the world can participate via livestreaming or attend in person in Zurich at Aura Event Saal, Bleicherweg 5, CH-8001 Zürich.
Swiss Fintech Investor Day 2022
Join the seventh annual Swiss Fintech Investor Day, the largest Fintech funding event in Switzerland. The full-day agenda features content-rich sessions covering a spectrum of investment topics, from Angel Investing and Venture Capital to M&A. Hear from leading experts in Fintech as they discuss trends, signals, and opportunities.
Find your next investment among seven jury-selected Fintech startups pitching for funding to an audience of hundreds of Angel Investors, and VCs like
Alpana Ventures,
AXA Ventures,
btov Partners,
DAA Capital Ventures,
PostFinance CVC,
QBIT Capital,
Sparrow Ventures,
Spicehaus Partners,
Swisscom Ventures,
TX Ventures,
Wingman Ventures, and
ZKB.
Startups on stage
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Clanq AG
Saving for the future is child's play
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Cow Level AG
Creating innovative solutions for the gaming community
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Equintel AG
Big Data and NLP for dynamic ESG monitoring
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Fundof AG
Helping creators grow.
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LeaseTeq AG
LeaseTeq is the most innovative leasing provider by making leasing digital, fast, simple and secure
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MogliAG
Digital payment platform for SMEs
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Money Masters by Efrontier Markets SA
Money Masters makes financial education accessible and fun - learn to speak money.
Event Agenda
09:00 – Doors Open
10:00 – Welcome
10:10 – A New Paradigm for Investors? Impact of COVID & Russia-Ukraine crisis on Fintech
Speaker: Charles-Henry Monchau, Chief Investor Officer – Bank Syz
10:25 – Do you have an IP Strategy? Case Studies
Speaker: Demian Stauber, Partner – Rentsch Partner Ltd.
10:40 – How Investors can protect their interests
Speaker: Luzius Zumstein, Senior Associate – Vischer
10:55 – A New Era in Private Banking?
Speaker: Schuyler Weiss, CEO – Alpian
11:10 – Networking Break
11:30 – Switzerland’s Top VCs discuss trends, signals and opportunities in Fintech
Speakers: Semih Kacan, Investment Manager – Swisscom Ventures
Krzysztof Bialkowski, Investment Director – TX Ventures
Lukas Weder, Founding Partner – Wingman Ventures
Oliver Huggenberger, Deputy Head of Startup Finance – ZKB
Moderator: Aleksandra Laska – Redalpine
12:00 – Yokoy: from Startup to Series B
Speakers: Lars Mangelsdorf, Co-Founder & CCO – Yokoy Group AG
Alexander Schläpfer, Investment Partner – Swisscom Ventures
12:20 – Networking Lunch
13:30 – Afternoon Welcome
13:40 – Impact of Venture Capital in Switzerland
2 Prominent venture capital investors share their insights on investing in Switzerland
Dominique Mégret, Head of Swisscom Ventures (Author of Deeptech Nation)
Dr. Thomas Dübendorfer, President of SICTIC (Editor of the Swiss Angel Investor Handbook)
14:10 – Keynote: wefox – Building a Unicorn
Speaker: Maren Schlieper, Chief Strategy Officer – wefox
14:30 – Keynote: Integrating Innovation within a Traditional Private Bank
Speaker: Rani Jabban, Managing Director – Arab Bank Switzerland Ltd.
14:45 – Crypto Panel: 2022 Opportunities and Trends in Blockchain
Speakers: Nicola Plain, CEO – Aktionariat
Luzius Meisser, Chairman – Bitcoin Suisse
Philipp Cottier, Managing Partner – L1 Digital AG
Moderator: Emi Lorincz, President – Crypto Valley Association, BD Director of Ledger Enterprise
15:15 – Networking Break
16:00 – Overcoming Cognitive Bias in Product Design
Speakers: Piotr Herstowski, Cloud Business Manager – iteo
Agata Marty, Country Manager – iteo
16:20 – M&A “Start with the End in Mind” (Overview of Fintech M&A in Switzerland and Globally)
Speaker: Kurt Rüegg, Managing Partner & Chairman – Alantra Investment Banking
16:35 – MoneyPark Exit to Helvetia (Fireside Chat)
Speakers: Dr. Stefan Heitmann, CEO & Founder – MoneyPark AG
Moderator: Ralph Mogicato, Vice President – SICTIC
16:55 – Fintech Startup Pitching
3 min pitch / 5 min Q&A each
Clanq AG
Cow Level – Fintech for Gaming
Equinntel GmbH
Fundof (Hyperstandard SA)
LaseTeq AG
MOGLI Ltd/AG
Money Masters – (Efrontier Markets 5.A.)
17:55 – Closing Remarks
18:00 – Networking Apero
