- Swiss fintech is the fastest growing startup business sector in Switzerland, with VC investment in fintech doubling from 2018 to over 1 billion CHF in the first half of 2019 alone.
- ICT remains the largest sector of investment but fintech saw the fastest growth and now accounts for 18% of total Swiss startup funding.
- While the UK and Netherlands still lead Europe in total fintech investment, Switzerland has established itself as the third largest fintech hub on the continent, attracting over 127 million CHF in fintech funding in 2018.
4. 4
ICT; 43%
Fintech; 18%
Life Sciences;
34%
Others; 5%
+124% vs. PY
Fintech is the fastes
growing
The industries behind the numbers
ICT remains the main sector while fintech is the fastest growing
2018 VC investment
split in Switzerland
Source: https://www.startupticker.ch/uploads/File/VC%20Report%202019_web.pdf;
5. 5
Switzerland on the Fintech Podium
While still behind UK & NL, Switzerland has the 3rd highest % of fintech investment amongst the main startup hubs in Europe
40%
36%
18% 18%
13%
6% 5%
UK Netherlands Switzerland Germany Israel Sweden France
Share of
Fintech
Investment
by country
1’015
163
127 415
148
34 75
M CHF
Source: https://www.startupticker.ch/uploads/File/VC%20Report%202019_web.pdf;
Following Brexit and its
implementation it is
expected that the fintech
centre of gravity would
gradually reduce in UK in
favour of the other European
startup hubs
6. 6
The Swiss
Fintech
Ecosystem
4 main sub-domains define
the Swiss Fintech World
The number of Fintech startups
keeps growing month after
month
Source:
https://www.swisscom.ch/en/business/e
nterprise/downloads/banking/monthly-
fintech-startup-market-map.html
7. 7
VC Firms Angel investors Investment Clubs Equity Crowdfunding
Traditional VC Players Democratizing VC
Thinking Of Investing?
The Swiss options for retail investors.
The historical players in the industry
requiring an entry ticket over 100 K
CHF Entry Ticket Entry Ticket
20 K CHF 0.01 K CHF
Investor syndicate
clubs for smaller
angel investors
8. 8
Investing is Easy!
How to invest on crowdfunding platforms?
Create an
account online
Pass KYC
(provide
passport, utility
bill)
Browse
startup
profiles online
Select a startup
you like then pay
(by credit card)
9. 9
The Importance of the Assessment
An example of startup evaluation process
Team, Market Potential,
Innovation, Product State
and Process maturity have
been identified as main
factors for the startup
success.
Two experts assess the
startup and score the selected
KPIs independently from each
other.
The combined expert assessment
results in an overall score for the
startup, representing its business
and financial potential.
P EO P L E PRODUCT
P R O C ES S
INNOVATION
CUSTOMER
DELIVERY TECHNOLOGY
SCORING LEGEND
1 2 3 4 5
Poor Modest Good Very Good Outstanding
The experts assess each individual KPI in a scale from 1 (poor) to 5
outstanding) and the consolidated
results are calculated mathematically.
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AA+ startup
INNOVATION PRODUCT STATE
PROCESS MATURITY TEAM
MARKET POTENTIAL
Highly skilled and well
established (>2K FTEs)
Constantly growing led by the
evolution of the financial sector
Strong: over 450 customers,
mainly top tier financial
institutions
Offering customer solutions at
the change of market need
Solid evolution over the last
decades
4
3.5
3.5
5
5
0
1
2
3
4
5
Team
Product Idea
InnovationProduct State
Process Maturity
Company name not disclosed in this release.
For more info visit: www.bloomio.com
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INNOVATION
PROCESS MATURITY
MARKET POTENTIAL
High record of achievements in
the banking sector in
Switzerland
Very high market potential; still
it is a very competitive
landscape
Solid partnerships (e.g. Julius
Baer) anticipate top class
development
Idea has some degree of
innovation, however the key for
winning relates mainly to
implementation
Still at early stage
PRODUCT STATE
TEAM
RISK
Still pending FINMA
regulatory clearance
4
3.5
4
3
4
0
1
2
3
4
5
Team
Product Idea
InnovationProduct State
Process Maturity
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A+ startup
Company name not disclosed in this release.
For more info visit: www.bloomio.com
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INNOVATION
PROCESS MATURITY
MARKET POTENTIAL
The company has been able to
attract international talents in
different business areas
Growing but changing fast.
Already established operational
presence in more than ten
countries
Constantly enhanced via new
features release
Current Revenues allow
constant development
PRODUCT STATE
TEAM
4
3.5
4.5
3.5
4
0
1
2
3
4
5
Team
Product Idea
InnovationProduct State
Process Maturity
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A+ startup
Company name not disclosed in this release.
For more info visit: www.bloomio.com
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