FUSION, operating Switzerland’s First Fintech Startup Accelerator Fintech FUSION, hosted their Annual Demoday at the Fer Geneva. With over 300 people in attendance the startups from the Class of 2016 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.

 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

Investis is a leading residential property company in the Lake Geneva region as well as a national real estate 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 https://proptechfusion.ch/

FUSION Launches LifeTech Fusion. The first Lifetech-focused accelerator in the World.

Together with one of the leading insurance company 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 accelerator ecosystem and recruiting the first batch of Startups from all over the world starting from March 22nd. Pre-registrations will be open on https://lifetechfusion.ch/

FUSION Launches Global Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator

FUSION is launching a Global Social Entrepreneurship 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 reshape positively 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.

FUSION announces its Fintech Fusion Class of 2016-17

On the 12th of October, 8 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-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.

The Fintech Class of 2016

Indigita

We automate cross-border compliance checks by providing banks a simple yet powerful compliance engine that gives concrete answers to specific cross-border regulatory issues. With Indigita, banks reduce the risk of non-compliant interaction with international clients and optimize decision processes. No more time waste for banks and their clients. Risk of noncompliance removed.

Signatys

We enable insurance companies, real estate agencies, notaries and banks to implement digital signature in their online products in a way that is legally binding, fast and effective. No more paper or waste of time: official documents are signed online at a click of button. Happier clients, simpler processes, time gained.

 

Foxstone

Foxstone democratizes real estate investment through a crowdfunding platform allowing everyone to invest, with a minimum of CHF 25’000, in pre-selected real estate opportunities. Our end-to-end platforms enables individuals to screen, research & commit to deals all in one place.

 

SMEx

A Smart & Transparent Currency Exchange Marketplace for SMEs to get and send money from multiple local accounts, reducing their exchange fees from 5% to 0.25%. No need to wait days and pay hidden fees to the banks.

Corezoid

We help banks create brand new products for their clients and automate internal processes via a lego-block-type process engine. Move the blocks with simple drag & drop, connect them with arrows and create new rules. What you see is what you get. No large IT teams required, allowing business teams in banks to easily build new solutions without being slowed down by legacy IT infrastructure.

Younify

 

With Younify banks supercharge their e-banking system, turning it into the main control room for their clients to store, sort, process & pay for all the digital administrative documents & invoices from one central place. With Younify, life has never been so simple.

 

Neuroprofiler

Powered by machine learning and behavioural finance theory, we empower financial advisors to easily assess the risk profile of their clients via our personalized online risk-profiling game. Fully compliant with regulation we make it more fun, engaging and effective to assess risk profiles.

 

StripYourBanker

We empower individuals to become their own investment managers providing deep insights & recommendations to choose the right portfolio of funds according to anyone’s unique risk profile and aligned to their personalized investment criteria

 

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