Fusion Demo Day took place at La Mobilière’s beautiful new buildings in Nyon on June 7th.
Mike Nolet, founder of Livebetter, Josh Partridge, Vice President – EMEA, LATAM & Canada at Shazam, and David Brown from Open Stratosphere kicked-off the session by reminding us all that the key is to focus on the problem we want to solve, not the technology in itself, be it Artificial Intelligence or Blockchain.
All the start ups selected for the 2017-2018 season then presented their business model, recent achievements and next steps. We were proud to see they have indeed “accelerated” their go-to-market fit and delighted to hear that several significant business deals were closed over the last few months.
From dietary regimes to mental wellness, wealth management, elderly care and real estate transactions – algorithms and Artificial Intelligence will shortly be everywhere.
We shared a very energizing afternoon, at the end of which, we can agree with Sal Matteis (CEO of Fusion) statement that “Switzerland is the sleeping giant of tech”!
In this context, Sal announced the creation of a 4th vertical at Fusion: Impact-Tech. More to come!…
Congratulations to Fintech Fusion team for Fusion Demo Day and fostering innovation in Geneva!
Sal Matteis and Jon Bradford, talking under the stars
Fintech FUSION, hosted its Annual Demoday at the Fer Geneva. With over 300 people in attendance the startups from the Class of 2016-2017 presented their achievements midway into the programme. FUSION also announced the opening of 3 new vertical accelerators and of its San Francisco office in partnership with Polytech Ventures.
After 4 months of intensive mentorship, insightful workshops, pivoting, hard work and acceleration, the startups were ready to pitch in a room full of Investors, senior corporate executives, Academia, Mentors & members of the Press.
On the 12th of October, 8 top-class startups started their accelerator journey after being selected out of 300+ applications from over 40 countries around the world. France, UK, UKRAINE, Romania, Switzerland, Czech Republic are represented in the final line up. Guided by the pool of top-level mentors, they have worked tirelessly to become world-class companies and shake the Fintech industry with their successes. The FUSION team has worked together with their key partners (Temenos, BNP Paribas, Swisscard & Notz Stucki) to enable the startups and create strong synergies with corporations & develop POCs.
But Fintech Fusion also expands beyond fintech to lifetech, proptech & social entrepreneurship!
FUSION is Launching 3 New Vertical Accelerators which will be added to the already existing and leading Fintech Accelerator – Fintech Fusion (voted in the Top 10 in Europe).
FUSION Launches PropTech Fusion
Together with Investis as Founding Partner, FUSION is launching a Vertical Accelerator in PropTech to lead Digital Transformation in Real Estate. PropTech FUSION is the first PropTech accelerator in Switzerland and set to be a leading PropTech accelerator on a global basis. Switzerland has one of the strongest Real Estate markets on the planet. However things will change rapidly. We believe the country can be the right epicenter for Real Estate oriented innovation for the next 15 years.
Says Sal Matteis – CEO at FUSION
Sal Matteis, CEO and Managing Partner at FUSION
Investis is a leading residential property company in the Lake Geneva region as well as a national realestate services provider and set to be on the front seat for the digital transformation of real estate.
Together FUSION and Investis will be bringing new partners to the accelerator and startup recruiting the first batch of Startups starting from March 22nd.
Pre-registrations will be open on www.proptechfusion.ch
FUSION Launches LifeTech Fusion: The first Lifetech-focused accelerator in the World.
Together with one of the leading Insurances in Switzerland as Founding Partner, FUSION is launching the first LifeTech accelerator in the World based in Switzerland to focus on technologies that bring innovations in the areas of digital health, IOT, wearables, Personal Data Analysis & Mgmt, Biometrics, Machine Learning, Genomics and NanoTech. Lifetech & IOT are digital technologies which – via direct and continued interaction with individuals – enable betterment and extension of life. LifeTechs open up unparalleled opportunities for Health, Nutrition, Medical, Wellness, Fitness and Insurance providers to deliver new products & services that impact life.
Says Sal Matteis – CEO at FUSION
Over the coming months FUSION will be bringing additional partners to join our lifetech acceleratorecosystem and recruiting the first batch of Startups from all over the world starting from March 22nd.
FUSION Launches Global Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator right in the heart of Geneva.
Geneva’s international pedigree and recognized hub for NGOs made it a perfect fit to foster social
entrepreneurial startups combining the key components of an accelerator with the social impact objectives.
Says Sal Matteis – CEO at FUSION
Entrepreneurship is at the core of positive change. Over the past 100 years we have seen an incredible improvement in quality of life and society thanks to innovation and the power of technology.
We expect to see a remarkable and positive change occur over the next 10 years that will re-shapepositively life in many countries and under-served segments of society NGOs and current international bodies do as much as they can to support missions to improve life conditions but often fall short of expectations as their legacy systems and infrastructure were not built for the world we live in today. At FUSION we believe it is time to reshape the model and leverage the power of technology to make positive impact by supercharging social entrepreneurs.
Fintech Fusion’s global DEMO DAY
Fintech Fusion ‘s global DEMO DAY is just a few weeks away! Get ready for a memorable day!
Fusion – the first-ever FinTech business incubator in Switzerland – exists to shape innovation in financial services by combining up-and-coming tech talent with Swiss state-of-the-art financial know-how. As a Fusion member, Notz Stucki is actively involved in the incubation process.
The aim of Fusion is to create a thriving ecosystem of FinTech startups, which will boost and reinforce Switzerland’s reputation as a financial hub. Unlike most accelerators, Fusion takes no upfront equity stake in startups it accelerates. Fusion’s unique multi-sector and multi-partner approach, brings together a broad group of stakeholders: corporate members (Temenos, Notz Stucki, Swisscard and BNP Paribas); resource partners (Capco, id est avocats, Kudelski Security); and academic partners (IDIAP, Heig-VD and HEG Genève).
The second batch of start-ups were officially welcomed at Fusion by Sal Matteis, the new CEO of the accelerator, last October 5th.
Here is the 2016-2017 batch:
Based on last advances in Behavioural Finance is a MiFIDII-compliant customer risk profiler for financial advisors.The first user-guiding wealth management market place.RegTech company providing banks with digitized regulatory smart rules and data for cross-border banking.The Swiss Crowdfunding platform providing millions of people access to real estate invesments.Cloud Based Process Engine with drag and drop editor.Providing banking services to SMEs who want to optimize currency streams by reducing cost, time and improving execution experience.We help banks digitalize their process by enabling them to sign documents or get client’s signature online.Younify helps retail and private banks with smart modules to transform e-banking: smarter, simpler and tuned to real customer needs.
Needless to say we are very excited about Fusion’s Annual Demoday!
Reserve your VIP pass for free and avoid being left out. Only a few tickets are available!
