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Fusion Start-ups Demo Day

by Amelie Janssens

Fusion startups held their 2019 Demo Day on May 9th (click here to watch the video).

Fusion Demo Day 2019 Audience
Fusion Demo Day 2019 Audience

The motto of the event was “Engaging Visionaries” and we indeed heard pitches from several true visionaries. Not just startups with a great concept, ready for the go-to-market, but teams with a true vision of the impact they want to have on customer experience, in its broad meaning.

And this applies to all three verticals: FinTech, LifeTech, PropTech.

To give you a few examples:

  • Eversend app allows users to execute fast, affordable and secure money transfers to bank accounts (using bloackchain) and mobile money, while saving you up to 70% in fees and foreign exchange. More than $6 million have already been transferred through their platform
  • SensArs mission is to restore complete functionality of upper and lower limb amputees, as well as those that had nerve-damage by providing a unique device worldwide, which allows amputees, unlike currently available prostheses, to feel again from missing limbs
  • Bloksquare makes real estate investing accessible, digital and global by tokenizing real estate via their blockchain based system

 

To quote Marc Elias, Director & Venture Catalyst at Fusion, being a visionary is having the following mindset:

Could be – Should be – Will be – despite what is

We wish all of the startups a great success and we encourage you to have a look at their profiles on Fusion’s website, whether you are a corporate, end-user, VC – or just curious about what tomorrow looks like!

Fusion Demo Day 2019 Networking
Fusion Demo Day 2019 Networking

 

Fusion Team
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Antonio Mira
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Antonio Mira joined NS Partners in 2006 as Group Chief Financial Officer. He heads the corporate functions and is involved in coordinating and implementing the decisions of the Executive Committee.
An experienced bank auditor, Antonio started his career in 1995 with Arthur Andersen, where he worked for some 7 years before joining Ernst & Young in 2002 as a Senior Manager.
Antonio is a Swiss chartered accountant and a Business graduate of Lausanne University (HEC).

Sébastien Poiret
DEPUTY HEAD OF WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Sébastien Poiret joined NS Partners in 2008 and manages funds of hedge funds and private client mandates. He also oversees the development of the Group’s offices in Mauritius.

Prior to joining NS Partners, he served as a Trader, Head of Manager research and Portfolio Manager in the USA and Switzerland for a single hedge fund (1998-2004) and for Optimal (2004-2008), Grupo Santander’s fund-of-hedge funds operations.

Sébastien holds a Bachelor’s degree in Corporate Finance from the ESPEME Business School (EDHEC Group) and an MBA in Finance and Economics from the Institute of Business Administration, both in Nice.

Abir Oreibi
BOARD DIRECTOR

Abir Oreibi joined the Board of the NS Partners Group in 2018, where she brings her truly international perspective and rich experience.
Among many other ventures, Abir set up Alibaba.com’s first European office. After living and working in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Bangkok and London, she now lives in Geneva, where she is CEO of Lift Events, an organization that identifies technology trends, their business and social impact through the organization of events and open innovation programs. Issues related to the challenges and opportunities created by new technologies as well as the strategic responses from organizations are at the heart of Lift’s activities.
Abir holds a BA in Political Sciences from the University of Geneva. She is an investor, and member of advisory and innovation boards.

Romain Pidoux, CAIA

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Romain Pidoux joined NS Partners in 2011 and heads the Group’s Risk Management.
He started his financial career in 2005 as Head of Quantitative Analysis for a Swiss Family Office, selecting funds and managing portfolio allocation. In 2008, he switched to the alternative world and joined Peak Partners as hedge funds analyst.
He is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) and holds a Master’s degree in international relations from the Graduate Institute of International Studies at Geneva University.

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