SIX FinTech Ventures

SIX FinTech Ventures is the venture capital arm of SIX Group AG, established on December 1, 2017, and based in Zurich, Switzerland. It focuses on early-stage startups, primarily targeting Seed to Series A investments within the financial technology sector. The firm seeks to invest in various segments of the financial industry, including wealth management, capital markets, RegTech, and token ecosystems, while also exploring emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, big data, the Internet of Things, and augmented/virtual reality. SIX FinTech Ventures prefers to invest primarily in Switzerland and Western Europe, while also considering opportunities in other global regions. Its initial investment typically ranges from CHF 0.2 million to CHF 3 million in the first round.

Maxim Leer

Principal / Investment Manager

27 past transactions

Anapaya

Venture Round in 2024
Anapaya Systems AG is a company based in Zurich, Switzerland, founded in 2017, that specializes in providing advanced Internet services built on the SCION Internet architecture developed at ETH Zurich. This architecture enhances internet communication by offering secure inter-domain routing, optimized multipath communication, and robust mechanisms for quality of service and DDoS defense. Anapaya's platform addresses the inherent flaws of the traditional Internet by enabling clients to manage their networks more effectively, without reliance on conventional Internet Service Providers. Through its innovative approach, Anapaya aims to deliver a secure, resilient, and flexible Internet infrastructure that meets the demands of modern society.

Fundcraft

Series A in 2024
Fundcraft operates a financial platform designed to transform fund management for private equity, venture capital, funds of funds, and feeder funds. The platform centralizes and automates various fund activities, including transfer agency, accounting, portfolio and risk management, and compliance. By serving as a regulatory and administrative partner, Fundcraft provides fund managers with greater transparency and control over their administrative operations, fostering a collaborative digital environment. This approach aims to streamline processes and enhance the efficiency of fund management.

FactEntry

Acquisition in 2024
FactEntry is an independent provider specializing in bond data and documentation, with a strong focus on the debt capital markets and regulatory standards. Established in 2007, the company delivers comprehensive and meticulously maintained fixed income data, tracking over 700,000 bond issues through advanced methods such as parsing, automation, artificial intelligence, and manual intervention. FactEntry's dynamic database serves as a crucial resource for market participants, offering detailed insights into bond trading, pricing, valuation, and regulatory reporting. Beyond data provision, the company also offers consultancy services, collaborating with clients to address their specific requirements in an increasingly complex financial landscape.

Relio

Seed Round in 2023
Relio is a digital banking service designed specifically for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) globally. The company provides a range of financial services, including savings accounts, money transfers, and bill payments. Relio's platform features useful tools and integrated software, along with a user-friendly dashboard for monitoring transactions. By leveraging proprietary compliance automation, Relio simplifies the banking experience for complex businesses, allowing them to operate efficiently and focus on their productivity.

KeyRock

Series B in 2022
KeyRock, established in 2017, is a Belgian-based company specializing in crypto asset financial infrastructure. It offers market making and liquidity services to the cryptocurrency ecosystem, utilizing in-house algorithmic trading bots and high-frequency trading infrastructure. The company's services, including order book replication, trade execution, and spot execution, enable clients to operate exchanges and brokerages efficiently within the cryptocurrency market.

vestr

Venture Round in 2022
Vestr is a technology company that specializes in providing a comprehensive software-as-a-service platform designed for the management of actively managed investment products. The company focuses on digitizing the entire value chain of active management, offering tools that facilitate portfolio management, order execution, and performance reporting. By streamlining these processes, Vestr enables issuers and portfolio managers to concentrate on their core competencies while efficiently managing their portfolios. The platform addresses the complexities of active management, allowing clients to make informed investment decisions and mitigate risk without issuing its own structured products.

Toqio

Series A in 2022
Toqio is a technology company founded in 2019 by Eduardo Martinez and Michael Galvin, with offices in London, Madrid, and Nairobi. It specializes in providing a platform that enables organizations to develop customized fintech solutions, either as mobile applications or web-based services. Toqio offers software integration tools tailored for the financial industry, facilitating various functions such as digital banking, onboarding, transaction monitoring, and the distribution of financial products and services. Its platform includes a marketplace of partners and supports configuration and customization, allowing companies to rapidly deploy data-driven financial propositions to their customers.

Yokoy

Series B in 2022
Yokoy is a FinTech company specializing in automated spend management for medium to large enterprises. Its platform integrates expense management, supplier invoice processing, and smart corporate cards, leveraging AI and machine learning to streamline workflows and enhance efficiency over time. The solution enables users to upload images of expenses for automatic report generation, saving time, preventing fraud, and providing valuable data insights. Founded in 2019 as Yokoy Group AG (formerly Expense Robot GmbH), the company aims to revolutionize spend management through innovative technology.

Climatetrade

Seed Round in 2022
ClimateTrade is a blockchain-based carbon credits trading platform designed to facilitate carbon offsetting and support investment in environmentally friendly financial products. The company provides an ecosystem where businesses and consumers can easily mitigate their carbon footprints through access to innovative climate-related solutions. By utilizing its proprietary API, the first of its kind for carbon management, ClimateTrade enables organizations to offer carbon-neutral products and services, guaranteeing transparency and traceability via blockchain technology. This approach not only supports companies in achieving carbon neutrality but also aligns with broader goals such as the Sustainable Development Goals, positioning ClimateTrade as a significant player in the environmental sector.

Yokoy

Series A in 2021
Yokoy is a FinTech company specializing in automated spend management for medium to large enterprises. Its platform integrates expense management, supplier invoice processing, and smart corporate cards, leveraging AI and machine learning to streamline workflows and enhance efficiency over time. The solution enables users to upload images of expenses for automatic report generation, saving time, preventing fraud, and providing valuable data insights. Founded in 2019 as Yokoy Group AG (formerly Expense Robot GmbH), the company aims to revolutionize spend management through innovative technology.

TP24

Series B in 2021
TP24 is a financial technology company based in Zurich, Switzerland, that specializes in providing business loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Founded in 2016, the company focuses on lending solutions that utilize receivables as collateral, enabling SMEs to access the financing they need for growth and operations. TP24 operates across Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, offering innovative financial services tailored to the needs of businesses in these markets.

Toqio

Seed Round in 2021
Toqio is a technology company founded in 2019 by Eduardo Martinez and Michael Galvin, with offices in London, Madrid, and Nairobi. It specializes in providing a platform that enables organizations to develop customized fintech solutions, either as mobile applications or web-based services. Toqio offers software integration tools tailored for the financial industry, facilitating various functions such as digital banking, onboarding, transaction monitoring, and the distribution of financial products and services. Its platform includes a marketplace of partners and supports configuration and customization, allowing companies to rapidly deploy data-driven financial propositions to their customers.

Anapaya

Seed Round in 2021
Anapaya Systems AG is a company based in Zurich, Switzerland, founded in 2017, that specializes in providing advanced Internet services built on the SCION Internet architecture developed at ETH Zurich. This architecture enhances internet communication by offering secure inter-domain routing, optimized multipath communication, and robust mechanisms for quality of service and DDoS defense. Anapaya's platform addresses the inherent flaws of the traditional Internet by enabling clients to manage their networks more effectively, without reliance on conventional Internet Service Providers. Through its innovative approach, Anapaya aims to deliver a secure, resilient, and flexible Internet infrastructure that meets the demands of modern society.

Edgeless Systems

Seed Round in 2021
Edgeless Systems is a cybersecurity startup based in Germany that specializes in confidential computing technology. The company focuses on enhancing the security of applications and workflows by enabling the encrypted and verifiable processing of sensitive data at scale. Edgeless Systems offers an enterprise solution named Constellation, which isolates entire Kubernetes deployments and workloads from the underlying infrastructure, ensuring that even cloud providers cannot access any data. This transforms public cloud environments into private clouds, providing organizations with heightened data protection. Additionally, Edgeless Systems is dedicated to developing an open-source software stack for cloud-native applications, allowing developers to create confidential cloud-native apps while maintaining encryption, particularly in the Go programming language.

Obligate

Seed Round in 2021
Obligate, established in 2019 and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, operates a financial platform facilitating the issuance of electronic negotiable instruments using distributed ledger technology. The company's core service enables businesses to efficiently raise funds by issuing on-chain bonds and commercial paper, reducing intermediaries and associated costs by up to 80%, while expediting issuance processes from weeks to hours. This regulated DeFi environment ensures maximum data integrity and real-time transactions, empowering corporates, banks, and investors alike to manage liquidity effectively.

Relio

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Relio is a digital banking service designed specifically for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) globally. The company provides a range of financial services, including savings accounts, money transfers, and bill payments. Relio's platform features useful tools and integrated software, along with a user-friendly dashboard for monitoring transactions. By leveraging proprietary compliance automation, Relio simplifies the banking experience for complex businesses, allowing them to operate efficiently and focus on their productivity.

KeyRock

Series A in 2020
KeyRock, established in 2017, is a Belgian-based company specializing in crypto asset financial infrastructure. It offers market making and liquidity services to the cryptocurrency ecosystem, utilizing in-house algorithmic trading bots and high-frequency trading infrastructure. The company's services, including order book replication, trade execution, and spot execution, enable clients to operate exchanges and brokerages efficiently within the cryptocurrency market.

RaiseNow

Series A in 2020
RaiseNow AG is a prominent provider of digital fundraising solutions, established in 2013 and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, with additional offices in Berlin and Munich, Germany. The company operates an online fundraising platform designed to assist fundraisers in enhancing their online and mobile fundraising efforts. Its platform offers a comprehensive suite of tools for various digital touchpoints, including SMS donations, mobile applications, peer-to-peer fundraising, and customizable donation forms. By integrating email and social media channels, RaiseNow ensures seamless connectivity with existing fundraising and donor databases. The company serves over 170 prominent non-profit organizations and social enterprises, including notable clients such as Médecins Sans Frontières, Save the Children, the Red Cross, and Amnesty International, as well as emerging social good startups. In 2020, RaiseNow became a subsidiary of Altruja GmbH, further expanding its capabilities in the digital fundraising landscape.

vestr

Series A in 2020
Vestr is a technology company that specializes in providing a comprehensive software-as-a-service platform designed for the management of actively managed investment products. The company focuses on digitizing the entire value chain of active management, offering tools that facilitate portfolio management, order execution, and performance reporting. By streamlining these processes, Vestr enables issuers and portfolio managers to concentrate on their core competencies while efficiently managing their portfolios. The platform addresses the complexities of active management, allowing clients to make informed investment decisions and mitigate risk without issuing its own structured products.

Coinfirm

Series A in 2020
Coinfirm Limited, founded in 2016 and based in London, is a provider of blockchain analytics and compliance solutions aimed at enhancing the safety and integrity of the blockchain economy. The company develops a verification and compliance platform that offers insights into entities and transactions, facilitating the institutional adoption of blockchain and digital currencies. Coinfirm's offerings include Compliance-as-a-Service, risk management, business intelligence, and API solutions, which are designed to protect clients from engaging with counterparties involved in illicit activities such as money laundering and terrorism financing. With extensive coverage of over one million cryptocurrencies and protocols across 66 blockchains, Coinfirm serves a diverse range of clients, including virtual asset service providers, major financial institutions, and governmental entities, thereby supporting informed decision-making and regulatory compliance in the complex landscape of digital assets.

PXL Vision

Seed Round in 2020
PXL Vision AG, established in 2017 and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, specializes in designing and developing advanced identity verification software solutions. Its flagship product, Daego, is a cross-platform solution that creates trusted digital identities for customer onboarding through sophisticated document and identity verification using computer vision and machine learning technologies. PXL Vision operates research and development centers in Novi Sad, Serbia, and Yerevan, Armenia, serving industries such as insurance, gambling, fintech, banking, and healthcare worldwide. The company aims to reduce customer onboarding costs, enhance conversion rates, and prevent fraud by providing unbiased, verifiable identities for secure digital interactions.

Yokoy

Seed Round in 2020
Yokoy is a FinTech company specializing in automated spend management for medium to large enterprises. Its platform integrates expense management, supplier invoice processing, and smart corporate cards, leveraging AI and machine learning to streamline workflows and enhance efficiency over time. The solution enables users to upload images of expenses for automatic report generation, saving time, preventing fraud, and providing valuable data insights. Founded in 2019 as Yokoy Group AG (formerly Expense Robot GmbH), the company aims to revolutionize spend management through innovative technology.

Archilyse

Series A in 2020
Archilyse AG is a Zurich-based software company founded in 2017 that specializes in numeric architectural analysis. The firm offers a Software-as-a-Service solution that enables real estate professionals, including portfolio managers and developers, to analyze and optimize various processes throughout the real estate lifecycle. Archilyse's software converts 2D floor plans into 3D models and utilizes a range of simulations—such as view, geometrical, connectivity, and physical analysis—to derive valuable insights about architectural quality. The application allows users to visualize data through heatmaps and export key performance metrics for further analysis. By addressing the information imbalance in the real estate sector, Archilyse enhances the decision-making capabilities of its clients, promoting a more data-driven approach to property evaluation and portfolio management.

PXL Vision

Seed Round in 2019
PXL Vision AG, established in 2017 and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, specializes in designing and developing advanced identity verification software solutions. Its flagship product, Daego, is a cross-platform solution that creates trusted digital identities for customer onboarding through sophisticated document and identity verification using computer vision and machine learning technologies. PXL Vision operates research and development centers in Novi Sad, Serbia, and Yerevan, Armenia, serving industries such as insurance, gambling, fintech, banking, and healthcare worldwide. The company aims to reduce customer onboarding costs, enhance conversion rates, and prevent fraud by providing unbiased, verifiable identities for secure digital interactions.

TP24

Series A in 2019
TP24 is a financial technology company based in Zurich, Switzerland, that specializes in providing business loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Founded in 2016, the company focuses on lending solutions that utilize receivables as collateral, enabling SMEs to access the financing they need for growth and operations. TP24 operates across Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, offering innovative financial services tailored to the needs of businesses in these markets.

vestr

Seed Round in 2018
Vestr is a technology company that specializes in providing a comprehensive software-as-a-service platform designed for the management of actively managed investment products. The company focuses on digitizing the entire value chain of active management, offering tools that facilitate portfolio management, order execution, and performance reporting. By streamlining these processes, Vestr enables issuers and portfolio managers to concentrate on their core competencies while efficiently managing their portfolios. The platform addresses the complexities of active management, allowing clients to make informed investment decisions and mitigate risk without issuing its own structured products.

BitBox

Seed Round in 2018
Founded in 2015 in Zürich, Switzerland, Shift Cryptosecurity specializes in the design and manufacture of the BitBox, a highly secure hardware wallet for cryptocurrencies. The BitBox functions as a digital vault, enabling users to store, protect, and transact their digital assets while keeping them offline. This approach offers optimal security through advanced cryptographic measures and physical isolation, safeguarding users from potential threats such as hackers and malware that target computers and mobile devices. By providing a reliable and user-friendly solution, Shift Cryptosecurity empowers individuals and organizations to manage their assets and private information with confidence.
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