Tenity Zurich Fin/Tech Accelerator
March to June 2025
Zurich
A leading vc-backed accelerator for exceptional founders and scalable ideas creating the future of the financial industry & beyond.
Apply until 27 November 2024
Come build your venture with Tenity, the leading accelerator dedicated to exceptional founders creating the future of finance and beyond.
If you are passionate and motivated entrepreneur, who has the drive and ambition to make your startup a success, we at Tenity will help you get there faster!
We invest CHF 50K in the startups selected for the program, in exchange for an equity stake of 2.5% and program participation fee of CHF 10K. In addition, we may invest in your subsequent financing rounds according to the Tenity Deal. The decision on the follow-on investment is separate from the initial investment and will be evaluated case-by-case. If applicable, we might invest in your following financing round approx.
CHF 250K.
Deadline
27 November 2024
In-person selection days
December/January 2024
Final decision
January 2024
Heymax.ai, a Singapore-based fintech startup focused on transforming how consumers manage and maximise their credit card rewards, has secured US$2.6M seed financing round alongside January Capital, Tenity and other strategic angels.
The Keyrock Accelerator Program, in collaboration with Tenity, has concluded successfully and culminated in collaboration and investment in Tenity portfolio company Fija Finance.
You are a Fintech, Insurtech, AI, Regtech, Deeptech, Web3, Sustainable Finance, Legaltech, or Crypto Finance startup with a solution or use case for the finance or insurance sector.
You are pre-revenue, are in ideation stage, have a prototype or MVP. You do not need to be incorporated before the start of the program.
Building a startup is hard and we believe that no person can do it by themselves. While you may apply as a solo-founder, you would need to find a cofounder before the program starts, as we do accept teams and not solo founders.
Step 1: Fill in the application form – it will take only 2-3 minutes – once submitted, you will receive an email confirmation.
Step 2: A few days after the deadline, the teams will be invited to an online info session where you’ll learn more about the program, our terms, next steps and you’ll have the opportunity to ask your questions.
Step 3: The top teams will be invited for our Speed Dating events in one of our hubs, after which we’ll select the final teams that will enter the program.
We have a standard deal for all companies joining one of our flagship incubation programs
We invest CHF 50’000 /SGD 70’000 in the startups selected for the program, in exchange for a small equity stake of 2,5% and a program participation fee of CHF 10’000 / SGD 15’000.
The program participation fee is due after receiving the above investment.
In addition, we may invest in a following round.
You don’t have to be incorporated when you apply. But you have to incorporate within 30 days from signing the contracts.
For the Zurich program we mainly look for startups coming from the DACH,Western Europe and UK. If you are incorporated in any other country, you can still apply, but you may need to reincorporate in one of the before-mentioned countries to be accepted into the program.
For the Singapore program: we mainly focus on startups coming from Singapore and South-east Asia. For startups coming from other countries in the region, for example Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong, we are happy to receive your application, but please be prepared to reincorporate in one of primarily mentioned countries in order to be accepted into the program.
For the Nordics & Baltics program we mainly look for startups coming from Western Europe and UK. If you are incorporated in any other country, you can still apply, but you may need to reincorporate in one of the before-mentioned countries to be accepted into the program.
For questions regarding the locations please contact the scouting team directly at scouting@tenity.com
We don’t accept solo founders, but teams who have minimum 2 cofounders 100% committed on the startup.
The time commitment for the program is 4 weeks in total (1 week per month, for the duration of each masterclass week). At least 2 co-founders must be present during that time.
All co-founders must have astake in the company and represented on the cap table.
We are looking for Fintech, Insurtech, or RegTech, DeepTech, Web3, Sustainable Finance, LegalTech, CryptoFinance startups or startups with a solution or a use case for the finance or insurance sector. So even if you don't strictly fall into the Fintech category, if any of the above applies to you, we are happy to see your application!
