Cerchia AG was founded in 2020 by two Swiss capital markets and risk management veterans, Michael Rey (CEO) and Dr. Fabian Buchmann (COO). With the vision to create a more resilient world by enabling direct risk transfer between investors and buyers of insurance coverage (e.g. reinsurers or corporates). Cerchia has developed a proprietary direct risk transfer platform (DRTTM) on the Zilliqa Blockchain. The team is going to launch the first product in spring 2023 to provide attractive uncorrelated returns and climate risks hedge.
The team of seasoned experts in capital markets, risk management, blockchain and digital assets and has worked for firms such as UBS, SwissRe, Credit Suisse, Sygnum and 21.co. The Swiss fintech is backed by one of Germany's leading VCs, High-Tech Gründerfonds, private investors and the Swiss innovation agency, Innosuisse, and is headquartered in the heart of Crypto Valley in Zug with a presence in Singapore.
The team of seasoned experts in capital markets, risk management, blockchain and digital assets and has worked for firms such as UBS, SwissRe, Credit Suisse, Sygnum and 21.co. The Swiss fintech is backed by one of Germany's leading VCs, High-Tech Gründerfonds, private investors and the Swiss innovation agency, Innosuisse, and is headquartered in the heart of Crypto Valley in Zug with a presence in Singapore.
Location: Switzerland, Zug, Unterägeri
Total raised: $1.41M
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | High-Tech ... | htgf.de |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 24.01.2023 | - | $1.41M | High-Tech ... |
Mentions in press and media 6
| Date | Title | Description |
| 24.01.2023 | Cerchia Closes CHF 1.3M Financing Round | Cerchia, a Zug, Switzerland-based fintech company that is building a capital markets platform to create an efficient, transparent, and compliant solution for direct risk transfer between reinsurers and investors, raised CHF 1.3M in funding.... |
| 16.01.2023 | Fintech Cerchia closes CHF 1.3 million financing round with HTGF and other investors to finance and hedge climate damages through a novel, decentralized marketplace | January 16, 2023 |
| 16.01.2023 | High-Tech Gründerfonds invests in Swiss fintech | |
| 16.01.2023 | Capnamic investiert in Ordio – Arive übernimmt Dropp – HTGF setzt auf Cerchia | Im #DealMonitor für den 16. Januar werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonitor-A... |
| 15.11.2021 | Startups selected for Fintech Investor Day | |
| - | Cerchia | “Cerchia - Direct Risk Transfer Investors and Insurers” |