.. _chapter_finance: Finance ======= .. index:: Venture Capital Venture Capital --------------- #. `SISTIC `_: leading angel investor network in Switzerland. .. note:: 2025-05-07: Phone call to +41 79 850 69 66. No pitch deck review. Apply directly for pitch and the jury will evaluate the pitch deck. 2025-05-22: Webinar SICTIC Investor Day @ Google Zurich, some `notes `_ 2025-06-19: `Application `_ has been `submitted to SICTIC `_, including the `Financial Plan `_ and the `Investment Round Pre-Seed `_. Our `Company Profile `_ can be shared with investors, mentors and other stakeholders. This is the `SICTIC dingx Profile `_. 2025-07-07: `SICTIC refused `_ the application. 2025-07-15: The `SICTIC jury `_ has started to review your application with dingx. 2025-09-15: `Feedback from SICTIC `_: not selected for the forthcoming pitching event. Kept it longer in the Jury funnel and the application remains visible to investors on the platform. .. task:: SICTIC: update the application with new content :status: parking :assignee: info@dingx.co Once the investor pitch deck has been updated, update the `SICTIC dingx Profile `_. .. task:: SICTIC: attend Investor Day on 30 October 2025 :status: to-do :assignee: info@dingx.co :duedate: 2025-10-30 Attend the next `SICTIC Investor Day `_ on 30 October 2025 at 5 p.m. in Lausanne. .. task:: SICTIC: apply to Ecosystem Map Partner :status: to-do :assignee: info@dingx.co Review the `Ecosystem Map `_ to which to apply for funding. #. `Tenity `_: Zurich Fin/Tech Accelerator, solution or a use case for the finance or insurance sector. .. note:: 2025-05-06: No phone number exist. Pitch deck review request sent via website. 2025-06-11: Went to the Tenity Zurich Demo Day Batch XIV on Wednesday, 11 June 2025 at Google Zurich. 2025-06-13: Booked 2 tickets for the `Tenity Zurich Demo Day Batch XV `_ on Thursday, 4 December 2025 at 16:00. 2025-06-14: `Tenity Application `_ has been `submitted to Tenity `_. 2025-06-25: `Tenity refused `_ the application. Reason ist the earyl stage of our company. .. task:: Tenity: reapply once all the prerequisites have been fulfilled :status: to-do :assignee: info@dingx.co `Reapply for Tenity Application `_ later on, once all the prerequisites have been fulfilled. #. `Swiss Startup `_: database of Swiss startup investors. .. task:: Swiss Startup Investors: select and apply :status: to-do :assignee: info@dingx.co Select `Appropriate Investors `_ from the list and apply to them. #. `ZKB `_ finances innovative start-ups with venture capital .. task:: ZKB: apply start-up financing :status: to-do :assignee: info@dingx.co `Financing Inquiry `_ for a financing request, including the pitch deck. #. `Gebert Rüf Stiftung `_ considers itself to be a private grant-making foundation which wants to trigger something fundamentally new that will have a long-term impact. .. note:: 2025-05-07: Phone call to 061 270 88 22: no challenge of pitch deck. Is a mainly science-based investor. Possible to apply for “Innobooster”. Next timelines are: - Deadline application: 01.09.2025 - Pitch to Board: 22.10.2025 .. task:: Gebert Rüf Stiftung: Apply for Innobooster Programme :status: to-do :assignee: info@dingx.co :duedate: 2025-12-01 Gebert Rüf Stiftung: `Apply for Innobooster Programme `_. The next application deadline is 1 December 2025. They support high-potential businesses based at universities, so it is unlikely that our application will succeed. In addition, the `requirements for submitting a project proposal `_ are high. #. `WeBuild Ventures `_: create technology ventures in Switzerland #. `WeBuild Founder Job `_: startup studio that creates tech startups across various sector #. `Fusion Partners `_: venture builder `Yanis Elalamy `_ .. note:: 2025-05-12: `E-Mail to Yanis Elalamy `_ has been sent to discuss collaboration. 2025-07-18: `E-Mail Reminder to Yanis Elalamy `_ for the collaboration. .. task:: Fusion Partners: answer from Yanis Elalamy to the e-mail :status: parking :assignee: info@dingx.co Fusion Partners: answer from Yanis Elalamy to the e-mail regarding collaboration. #. `Founderful `_: venture capital firm based in Switzerland .. note:: 2025-05-07: Phone call to +41 44 291 93 16: no reply. E-mail request for pitch deck review sent. 2025-05-26: `E-Mail answer from Founderful `_ : The team does not have the time to provide detailed feedback. Send the pitch deck to check if it is suitable for investment by Founderful. 2025-06-14: `Founderful Application `_ has been `submitted to Founderful `_. .. task:: Founderful: Feedback to the application :status: parking :assignee: info@dingx.co Feedback to the application. Program is only active from September till December and from March till June. If applying outside of these windows, wait until the student partners are back on campus. #. `Reto Laemmler `_: Co-Founder & Ex-CEO TestingTime .. task:: Reto Laemmler: Get in touch with him :status: to-do :assignee: info@dingx.co Get in touch with Reto Laemmler, as he might be someone who could invest in our business. #. `4B Capital AG `_: financial services #. `Übermorgen Ventures AG `_: invest in early-stage startups #. `Verve Capital Partners AG `_: venture capital investor #. `b2venture `_: early-stage venture capital firm .. note:: 2025-05-07: Phone call to +41 71 242 20 00. No challenge of pitch deck. If pitch deck is ready, send per e-mail "screening@b2venture.vc" the pitch deck including financial figures. Link to e-mail is also available on their website. 2025-06-19: The pitch deck, including financial figures, has been sent via `E-Mail to b2venture `_. 2025-07-02: `b2venture refused `_ the application. From their view the market we address is subject to considerable competition already. #. `Thomas Dübendorfer `_: angel investor and president SICTIC #. `Maurice Pedergnana `_: General Secretary SECA - Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association .. note:: 2025-05-08: Talk with Maurice Pedergnana at Lina's Winterthur, introducing the project. Answer from him: work with business angels in the first round.