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--> Thirteen ambitious early-stage startups have been selected for the Tenity Flagship Fintech Accelerator in Zurich.
--> The cohort represents exciting solutions in Payments, PropTech, Entreprise Tech, Big Data solutions, ESG, Trading, and even an Energy Infrastructure solution.
-->The startups will receive an initial CHF 50k investment from the Tenity Incubation Fund II and a potential follow-on investment of up to CHF 250k.
Zurich, Switzerland – September 2, 2024 – The Tenity Zurich Fintech Accelerator Program kicked off this week in Zurich, with 13 startups selected from over 130 applications through a highly competitive selection process. This specialized pre-seed program is designed for ambitious founders ready to refine their groundbreaking fintech solutions and accelerate their growth by accessing Tenity’s global network of partners, mentors, and investors.
Brigitta Gyoerfi, Head of Operations at Tenity Switzerland, commented: “We are excited to welcome this new batch of startups to Tenity. In today’s financial landscape, innovation and collaboration between startups and incumbents are more critical than ever. This cohort features mature solutions from experienced founders who are leveraging technologies like machine learning to transform investing, wealth management, data and process optimization, and ESG. We look forward to supporting them as they refine their innovations and bring transformative solutions to the market."
The startups impressed Tenity throughout the application process, which concluded with in-person Selection Days in Zurich. The selected founders are bringing innovative solutions to the Swiss payment space and introducing new methods to enhance the trading market, covering everything from bonds and trade settlements to trade strategies and finance solutions. Other startups are exploring new asset classes and developing tools to help organizations comply with the latest sustainability reporting standards and improve sustainable supply chains.
Andrea Fritschi, CIO of Tenity added, “At Tenity, we invest in startups that are ready to make a real impact. This cohort includes companies that are about to demonstrate significant advancements in the fintech sector. We’re excited to support these entrepreneurs as they develop technologies that have the potential to shape the future of finance”.
Meet the startups of Zurich Fintech Accelerator Program Batch 13:
BILLD | Italy
BILLD is a green fintech startup, which provides a disruptive digital receipt service collecting Offline Market BigData through AI.
Settlr | Switzerland
Settlr aims to solve post-trade issues, not just make the process more efficient. The company achieves this through a unique combination of deep domain knowledge and cutting-edge technology, including AI.
Depoformance AG | Switzerland
This investment system for rental deposits allows tenants to profitably invest their deposits. This results in an increase in the deposit amount, to the landlord's advantage through capitalization.
ComplyTaxonomy.EU | Netherlands
Helping financial institutions collect data on their customers required under new sustainability regulations.
Quanted | UK
Quanted develop cutting-edge AI tooling that enhances asset managers’ strategy profitability by uncovering hidden correlations in the market. Our proprietary explainable AI provides 0-100% confidence scores for each trade before it's executed, allowing our users to better manage risk, as well as detailing which factors contribute to successful outcomes.
Verdant Data | Switzerland
VD turns ESG metrics into actionable insights with process mining, AI, and real-time nudges, enabling organizations to achieve net-zero goals with precision, driving significant environmental impact.
Naera | Germany
The software enables risk-mitigated, cost-efficient and scalable financing of natural capital.
UpGrid | Switzerland
UpGrid offers a hassle-free green energy subscription for corporates and individuals, making energy sharing and trading accessible to new market segments by decoupling financial and physical flows.
BondAuction | Netherlands
BondAuction is a platform for the Primary Debt Capital Markets. It delivers efficiency and transparency for Issuers, Investors, and Underwriters.
Efides.io | Switzerland
Efides is developing a business application to help commodity trading companies finance food trades by automating due diligence.
TradrLab | UK
Test trading strategies in minutes without coding. TradrLab is a Trading Intelligence platform that makes generate, building and optimising trading strategies fast and simple.
Automated Data Inc. (ADI) | United States
This company equips people with the right capabilities to confidently connect and integrate their data, identify relationships across disparate datasets, and drive actionable insights.
Checksum | Switzerland
The checksum payment solution consists only of high-quality products that have been tried and tested over many years. This allows you to benefit from various advantages.
Over the next four months, these startups will engage in an intensive program featuring workshops and events focused on product-market fit, marketing, and fundraising. Besides receiving personalized support from the Tenity team, participants will benefit from the extensive Tenity ecosystem, which includes over 300 alumni from its fintech-focused programs, more than 200 mentors, and a vast network of 200+ investors.
The program will conclude with a Demo Day event on 05.12.2024 where the startups will showcase their progress and pitch to an audience of investors, corporate partners, and industry leaders. Tenity remains committed to fostering innovation in the fintech sector and supporting startups that have the potential to make a significant impact.
Applications are now open for our Spring 2025 Tenity Fintech Accelerators in Singapore, Zurich, and Tallinn.