Mathieu Altwegg

SVP, Head of Product and Solutions for Europe at Visa

📍 Switzerland🔄 Updated September 2026💼 3 investments📅 11 years investing🗓 Last invested Jun 2018
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Seed Investor
Jun 2018
Gozem is Africas #1 Super App. Currently operational across Francophone West and Central Africa, we provide on-demand transportation, vehicle financing, delivery, e-commerce and cashless payment in one app to hundreds of thousands of users in 4 countries (Togo, Benin, Gabon, Cameroon), within 16 cities. Working with various stakeholders across the private, public, and informal sectors, we aim to unlock the true potential of the region by targeting problems that hinder progress and bringing world class solutions and services. Our journey began by addressing the relative dearth of efficiency & security within segments of the transportation sector, and weve since also broadened our scope to offer various delivery services that bring convenience to users lives while augmenting drivers earnings. If you share our vision, apply to join our team: https://gozem.co #AfricasSuperApp Connu pour être « Africa’s Super App », Gozem est la super application n°1 en Afrique. Actuellement opérationnelle à travers lAfrique occidentale et centrale francophone, nous fournissons des solutions de transport, de financement de véhicules, de livraison, de e-commerce et de paiement sans espèces, en une seule application, à des centaines de milliers dutilisateurs dans 4 pays (Togo, Benin, Gabon, Cameroun) comprenant 16 villes. En collaboration avec les secteurs privé, public, et informel, nous cherchons à libérer le vrai potentiel de la région en ciblant les problèmes qui entravent son progrès, et en apportant des solutions et des services de classe mondiale. Nous avons commencé par nous attaquer au manque defficacité et de sécurité dans le secteur des transports, et nous avons depuis élargi notre champ daction pour offrir divers services de livraison qui facilitent la vie des utilisateurs tout en augmentant les revenus des chauffeurs. Si vous partagez notre vision, postulez pour nous rejoindre : https://gozem.co #AfricasSuperApp
Seed Investor (exit to Shopback)
Jun 2018
hoolah is Asias leading omni-channel buy now pay later platform. We help merchants in Asia to solve the critical challenges of generating new customers, getting them to return, conversion and basket size by driving consumer affordability - responsibly. Consumers can enrich their lifestyles - whatever that means to them and worry less about price to buy the things they want or need by paying over a short duration aligned to their budgeting and salary cycles. There is no interest charged ever and no hidden costs. hoolah. Creating mutual value through responsible affordability
Seed Investor
2015
AhorroLibre is a Social Savings Network On online platform for community financing, that gives consumers and small business owners the power to access savings & credit through their own community. We created this financial solution & tool by using a sort of "Rotating Crowd-Financing"​ model evolved from the age-old community savings ROSCA model (Rotating Savings & Credit Association). This same model is pervasive in emerging markets, where each culture refers to a ROSCA under different names: - LATAM = "Tandas"​, "Cundinas"​, "Pandero"​, "Polla"​ - China = "Hui"​ - India = "Chit"​ funds - Africa & Caribbean = "Sussus"​, or "Tontines"​ Ahorro Libre is a Plug & Play Tech Center start-up camp company.
Experience · 4 entries
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2018
Seed Investor
Jun 2018
Gozem is Africas #1 Super App. Currently operational across Francophone West and Central Africa, we provide on-demand transportation, vehicle financing, delivery, e-commerce and cashless payment in one app to hundreds of thousands of users in 4 countries (Togo, Benin, Gabon, Cameroon), within 16 cities. Working with various stakeholders across the private, public, and informal sectors, we aim to unlock the true potential of the region by targeting problems that hinder progress and bringing world class solutions and services. Our journey began by addressing the relative dearth of efficiency & security within segments of the transportation sector, and weve since also broadened our scope to offer various delivery services that bring convenience to users lives while augmenting drivers earnings. If you share our vision, apply to join our team: https://gozem.co #AfricasSuperApp Connu pour être « Africa’s Super App », Gozem est la super application n°1 en Afrique. Actuellement opérationnelle à travers lAfrique occidentale et centrale francophone, nous fournissons des solutions de transport, de financement de véhicules, de livraison, de e-commerce et de paiement sans espèces, en une seule application, à des centaines de milliers dutilisateurs dans 4 pays (Togo, Benin, Gabon, Cameroun) comprenant 16 villes. En collaboration avec les secteurs privé, public, et informel, nous cherchons à libérer le vrai potentiel de la région en ciblant les problèmes qui entravent son progrès, et en apportant des solutions et des services de classe mondiale. Nous avons commencé par nous attaquer au manque defficacité et de sécurité dans le secteur des transports, et nous avons depuis élargi notre champ daction pour offrir divers services de livraison qui facilitent la vie des utilisateurs tout en augmentant les revenus des chauffeurs. Si vous partagez notre vision, postulez pour nous rejoindre : https://gozem.co #AfricasSuperApp
Seed Investor (exit to Shopback)
Jun 2018
hoolah is Asias leading omni-channel buy now pay later platform. We help merchants in Asia to solve the critical challenges of generating new customers, getting them to return, conversion and basket size by driving consumer affordability - responsibly. Consumers can enrich their lifestyles - whatever that means to them and worry less about price to buy the things they want or need by paying over a short duration aligned to their budgeting and salary cycles. There is no interest charged ever and no hidden costs. hoolah. Creating mutual value through responsible affordability
2017
Vice President, Fintech and Ventures, Visa Asia Pacific
2017
Visa (NYSE: V) is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Our purpose is to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid. Learn more at Visa.com.
2015
Seed Investor
2015
AhorroLibre is a Social Savings Network On online platform for community financing, that gives consumers and small business owners the power to access savings & credit through their own community. We created this financial solution & tool by using a sort of "Rotating Crowd-Financing"​ model evolved from the age-old community savings ROSCA model (Rotating Savings & Credit Association). This same model is pervasive in emerging markets, where each culture refers to a ROSCA under different names: - LATAM = "Tandas"​, "Cundinas"​, "Pandero"​, "Polla"​ - China = "Hui"​ - India = "Chit"​ funds - Africa & Caribbean = "Sussus"​, or "Tontines"​ Ahorro Libre is a Plug & Play Tech Center start-up camp company.
Investment activity
2015–2018 · 3 investments
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