Upvest
Upvest enables businesses to build great investment experiences for their end customers – seamless, secure, and across international borders. The single Investment-API and digital infrastructure – along with our modular design – make it easy and cost-effective to offer customized investment products.
Upvest's vision is to make investing as easy as spending money. By enabling any business to offer investment opportunities, the goal is to empower anyone to invest.
Martin began his career in private equity at Avedon Capital Partners. He worked 5 years as a manager at the firm investing in 5+ leading software and engineering companies across Europe. The private equity fund successfully raised EUR 300m+ and was partially sold to Goldman Sachs.
Still in his mid twenties, he faded out the private equity career path to start his own ventures. As a COO he led the fintech ShopCo, a browser extension to checkout on any website with just one click. The business expanded from Germany to the US to disrupt how individuals buy products online. ShopCo was acquired by Klarna.
In 2017 Martin returned to his hometown Berlin and joined Finleap as CPO in Berlin. Quite quickly he figured out blockchain will disrupt financial markets. End of 2017 Upvest was born.
