Thomas Hilgendorff

CEO/Co-Founder

📍 Zurich, Switzerland🔄 Updated September 2026💼 4 investments📅 17 years investing🗓 Last invested Jun 2025𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
Operator-angel🌍 Switzerland
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Member of the Board
Jun 2025
Whether in a shop, in a restaurant or during an event: checksum offers you a complete POS system on one device, which saves you costs and gives you more time for your customers.
Member of the Board
2018
Empowering secure futures, Futurae pioneers innovative authentication, transaction and fraud prevention for a safer digital world Our mission is to increase the security of users online. We know that authentication and transaction confirmation can add value beyond a mere security guarantee. Our platform delivers that promise across industries: flawless customer experiences, real-time decision making, fraud prevention and customers insights analysis.
Member of the Board
2018
vestr is a Swiss fintech company dedicated to making active investment management simpler, more efficient, and transparent. Founded in 2017 by three industry professionals, weve grown into a diverse team of nearly 40 experts, including engineers, financial specialists, and thought leaders. We offer a cloud-based SaaS platform that is specifically designed for issuers of investment products, with a modern, web-based interface that simplifies the creation, management, and monitoring of investment products. Built to be scalable, secure, and intuitive, it automates complex, time-consuming processes with a vast array of powerful features built for investment banks and financial institutions. By digitizing and automating the entire value chain, our platform is fully configurable, supports any asset class, eliminates inefficiencies, reduces operational costs and risks, and integrates with banks’ existing infrastructure via a powerful API. Investment banks waste hundreds of hours on repetitive, manual tasks related to investment product workflows. These inefficiencies lead to high operational costs, increased compliance risks, and reduced agility. Our platform automates these workflows, reducing human error and ensuring seamless compliance, resulting in a 30x efficiency increase. This allows investment managers to focus on high-value tasks such as strategy development and client relationships while significantly accelerating time-to-market. Some of our clients have leveraged our platform to manage hundreds of investment products with teams as small as 4-5 people, demonstrating its ability to optimize resources and enhance productivity. Our product has evolved to serve any type of actively managed products, including: - Actively Managed Certificates (AMCs) - Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) - Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) - Total Return Swaps (TRSs) - Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs) - Structured Notes Based in Switzerland, the global hub of innovation.
Co-Founder, Member of the Board
2009
Wir sind ausgestiegen, um bei Ihnen einzusteigen. Mit einer Unternehmensberatung, die auf Selbstverantwortung, Wertschätzung und Offenheit basiert. Mit einer Beratung, die sich an Ihren Bedürfnissen orientiert und mit der wir gemeinsam einen echten Mehrwert schaffen. Kurz: Mit einer Beratung, die ihre Wirkung tatsächlich erzielt.
Experience · 11 entries
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2026
CEO - Co-Founder
Jun 2026
Lyorion is building the programmable transaction service platform for tokenized assets. A next-generation architecture where every financial event is recorded on a purpose-built layer — built for banks, wealth & asset managers, corporations, and institutional fintechs that need real-time, auditable, and programmable infrastructure.
2025
Member of the Board
Jun 2025
Whether in a shop, in a restaurant or during an event: checksum offers you a complete POS system on one device, which saves you costs and gives you more time for your customers.
2019
Co-Founder, CEO
May 2019
Swiss App 🇨🇭 Account. Card Paperless & digital account opening For Start-Ups, Enterprises and Private. Embedded Finance for Banks and Non-banks.
2018
Co-Founder, CCO
Jul 2018
Swiss App 🇨🇭 Account. Card Paperless & digital account opening For Start-Ups, Enterprises and Private. Embedded Finance for Banks and Non-banks.
Member of the Board
2018
Empowering secure futures, Futurae pioneers innovative authentication, transaction and fraud prevention for a safer digital world Our mission is to increase the security of users online. We know that authentication and transaction confirmation can add value beyond a mere security guarantee. Our platform delivers that promise across industries: flawless customer experiences, real-time decision making, fraud prevention and customers insights analysis.
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2009–2025 · 4 investments
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