The Intelligent Impact Economy™ — Investor & Startup Matchmaking
THE INTELLIGENT IMPACT ECONOMY™
Investor & Startup Matchmaking Reinvented
A live investor–startup matchmaking evening in Zürich.
A FinTech & startup event at the intersection of onchain finance, blockchain, AI and the future of investing — bringing investors together with startups building the next generation of financial infrastructure.
Seven selected female co-led startups pitch their investment cases to investors, answer live questions, and compete for a place in the SwissFinTechLadies syndication-platform assessment process.
Meet founders, angel investors, VCs, family offices and ecosystem partners. Discover potential investment and co-investment opportunities, build new connections, and take part in a live market-making format designed to move beyond networking into real investor–investee interaction.
This event is conducted with the help and sponsorship of Spaces.
📅 Tuesday, 22 September 2026
🕕 18:00–21:00
📍 Spaces, Bleicherweg 10, Zurich
What Happens on Stage?
Seven selected startups with at least one female co-founder present their investment case live.
Each startup receives:
5 minutes to pitch
2 minutes for investor questions
Before the event, every selected startup joins a pitch-preparation meeting with a member of the SwissFinTechLadies Advisory Committee.
After the pitches, investors and the audience vote for the companies demonstrating the strongest market potential and investment readiness.
The three highest-ranked startups will be invited to enter the eligibility, due-diligence and onboarding process for the SwissFinTechLadies syndication platform.
Voting is not investment advice, an investment recommendation or a commitment to invest.
Platform admission and any subsequent investment remain subject to eligibility assessment, due diligence, documentation, regulatory requirements and the independent decision of each investor.
Who Should Attend?
Investors
Angel investors, VCs, family offices, corporate investors, impact investors and women and men interested in entering private markets.
Meet seven selected female co-led startups, hear their investment cases, ask questions, vote and identify potential investment and co-investment opportunities.
Connect directly with founders and other investors in an environment designed around real investment conversations rather than passive networking.
Founders and Scale-ups
Founders and teams from all sectors and stages are welcome to attend.
Meet investors, customers, partners, ecosystem activators and other founders. Learn what investors look for and see seven selected female co-led startups present live on stage.
The seven pitching companies are selected separately in advance.
Ecosystem Partners
Accelerators, incubators, corporates, banks, law firms, universities, foundations, associations, media and service providers.
Meet founders and investors and create new commercial, strategic and ecosystem partnerships.
Scientists and Researchers
Researchers working in entrepreneurial finance, investment, trust, signalling and market creation.
See investor–investee matching and market stewardship tested in practice and connect research with real investment activity.
Why Attend?
This is not another panel event about the funding gap.
It is a live investor–investee matchmaking format designed to activate:
Capital · Investment opportunities · Customers · Partnerships · Investor access · Trusted market signals
Investors bring capital, experience, networks and validation.
Startups bring innovation, new markets and investment opportunities.
The event creates a setting in which both sides can evaluate each other directly and build the trust required for investment.
Meet. Pitch. Invest. Partner.
Agenda
18:00 — Doors Open
Registration, welcome drinks and first introductions.
18:10 — Welcome by Spaces
18:15 — Welcome by SwissFinTechLadies
Introduction to the evening and why investor–investee matchmaking needs to evolve.
18:25 — Seven Startup Pitches
Seven female co-led startups from sectors including:
Tech · FinTech · Life Sciences · BioScience · Energy · Tokenisation · On-chain · Crypto
Each startup presents a five-minute investment case followed by two minutes of investor questions.
19:15 — Investor and Audience Voting
Vote for the startups demonstrating the strongest market potential and investment readiness.
19:25 — Pioneer Panel: From Startup to Scale-up
Successful female startup pioneers share their experience, lessons and insights from building and scaling companies.
19:40 — Fireside Chat with an Experienced VC Investor: What Makes a Startup Investable?
A direct investor perspective on teams, markets, signals, trust, investment readiness and common red flags.
20:00 — Results and Next Steps
Announcement of the three startups invited to enter the SwissFinTechLadies syndication-platform assessment process.
20:15 — Apéro Riche
Investor–founder meetings, customer introductions, partnerships and networking.
21:00 — Next Event and Farewell
Your Ticket Creates Direct Market Impact
Ticket: CHF 45
CHF 10 from every paid ticket will be converted into platform, due-diligence and investment-readiness support for all seven startups on stage.
Your participation directly helps founders improve their investment materials, strengthen their market signals and prepare for potential co-investment opportunities.
At the same time, investors gain direct access to selected founders and an opportunity to participate in the creation of stronger, more transparent private markets.
Be Part of the Market We Are Building
The Intelligent Impact Economy™ is based on a simple idea:
Investability is not only a characteristic of a startup.
It is also an emergent property of trusted markets.
Promising companies do not become investable through pitch decks alone.
Investability develops when founders, investors, customers, experts and ecosystem partners interact, exchange information, validate opportunities and create trust.
This is what we call market stewardship.
Instead of waiting for better markets to emerge, investors and founders help build them together.
From Double Market Failure to Double Market Success
More Capital Reaches Female Co-led Startups
More visibility, stronger investment signals and better access to investors, customers and strategic partners.
More Female Wealth Becomes Investment Capital
More women gain access to private-market opportunities, investor networks and co-investment pathways.
Investors and Startups Build the Market Together
Capital meets innovation.
Information asymmetry is reduced.
Trust grows through real interaction.
Promising companies become more visible, understandable and investable.
The Swiss Market Stewardship Initiative™ and SwissFinTechLadies work to expand both sides of this market: increasing participation in private-market investing while improving access to capital and strategic investors for female co-led companies.
Markets are not discovered — they are built.
Trust is not assumed — it is co-created.