FiveT Fintech has appointed Mathias Brenner and Tobias Haeckermann as Growth Partners.
The pair co-founded Sherpany, a meeting management platform that grew to serve over 450 enterprise clients, including Raiffeisen, Zurich Insurance, and Julius Baer, before its acquisition by Datasite in 2024.
In their new roles, Brenner and Haeckermann will work directly with FiveT Fintech’s portfolio companies, primarily B2B software businesses serving financial services, to support growth, refine go-to-market strategies, and scale operations.
The appointments coincide with the firm’s second fund, which targets Series A and later-stage companies developing software for financial services and related enterprise sectors.
FiveT Fintech’s approach leverages relationships with Swiss and European financial institutions to validate market demand prior to investment and focuses on off-market opportunities, including secondaries and carve-outs.
FiveT Fintech’s first fund, launched in 2020, has returned more than two-thirds of capital to investors through exits including Metaco (acquired by Ripple) and Assetmax (acquired by Infront), placing it among the top-performing venture capital funds globally.
“FiveT Fintech’s demand-validation model means these companies already have traction with tier-one enterprises,”
said Brenner.
“Our role is helping them execute the playbook to scale efficiently.”
Haeckermann added:
“At Sherpany, we’ve seen the common pitfalls of scaling in financial services: inefficient procurement processes, difficult sales and implementation cycles, complex pricing models. Our focus is helping management teams navigate these specific challenges as they expand across European markets.”
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