Entrepreneurial fintech leader with over two decades of hands-on experience building, scaling, and monetizing capital markets platforms. I specialize in architecting high-impact trading ventures and aligning institutional investors with proprietary strategies and real-asset opportunities. As founder and CEO of HFC GmbH, I translate market inefficiencies into investable structures.
With a background spanning trading, structured advisory, and resource finance, I thrive at the frontier—bridging entrepreneurial agility with institutional execution. My career is defined by venture incubation, capital formation, and scaling solutions at the intersection of innovation and capital deployment.
Founder & CEO
HFC GmbH, Switzerland | Aug 2022 – Present
- Founded and built a cross-asset platform that connects allocator capital to high-alpha, algorithmic trading teams.
- Launched an institutional onboarding framework and proprietary investment engine to structure and distribute quant strategies.
- Introduced a junior mining advisory vertical to unlock capital formation for early-stage resource developers.
Strategic Advisor & Investor
X8 AG, Zug, Switzerland | Dec 2019 – Jul 2022
- Partnered with executive leadership to position a macro-hedged, AI-governed stablecoin for institutional adoption.
- Contributed directly to product-market fit, investment narrative, and strategic roadmap.
- Engagement overlapped synergistically with HFC GmbH's pre-launch investor development.
Strategic Advisor
Applied Financial Solutions LLC, Global | 2019 – Present
- Advised emerging managers and fintech ventures on scaling models, monetization, and regulatory readiness.
- Supported capital introductions and structural alignment for performance-based engagement models.
Founder – Platform Architecture Phase
HFC GmbH, Switzerland | 2019 – 2022
- Led all aspects of HFC GmbH’s formation, from partner alignment to tech infrastructure.
- Built legal, financial, and product frameworks positioning the company for allocator-facing growth.
Co-Founder
Delta Momentum Group, Switzerland | Feb 2022 – 2023
- Launched a performance-tracking platform to source and present algorithmic managers.
- Drove go-to-market and early-stage capital traction. Departed post-divergence in strategic direction.
Founder – Trader Intermediation Platform
Helvetia FX (Prototype Phase), Switzerland | 2011 – 2016
- Created an informal yet professionally operated platform connecting signal providers and proprietary traders with HNWI capital.
- Applied commercial rigor, transparent contracts, and managed risk exposure.
- Served as a precursor blueprint to HFC GmbH.
Strategic Advisory & Transition
Jul 2015 – Dec 2015
- Advised trading startups and capital allocators on strategy design and investor materials.
- Used this period to recalibrate toward full-time corporate finance at Polytype AG.
Senior Financial Accountant
Polytype AG, Switzerland | Jan 2016 – Jun 2019
- Modernized SAP reporting processes and rolled out financial consolidation aligned to IFRS.
- Improved internal financial controls and led cross-department automation.
Senior Trader
Family Office, Switzerland | Mar 2009 – 2011
- Ran FX and commodities strategies using discretionary risk frameworks.
- Built custom trading dashboards to increase trade-level transparency and reporting discipline.
Strategic Reset
Jan 2009 – Feb 2009
- Focused on post-crisis strategy calibration and technical upgrades prior to joining the family office.
- Refined capital deployment principles based on macro volatility.
Sales Manager – Electronic Trading
Bloomberg (via RTS Realtime Systems), Netherlands | 2007 – Dec 2008
- Acted as client lead during Bloomberg’s acquisition of RTS Realtime.
- Translated institutional client demands into platform evolution priorities.
Business Development – FX Trading
Saen Options, Netherlands | 2006 – 2007
- Retained to build an FX trading desk; initiative was shelved during pre-sale restructuring.
Founder
eHR Systems, Netherlands | 2001 – 2003
- Co-founded a bootstrap venture delivering neuro-performance and scheduling tools to the healthcare sector.
- Ran client demos, pilot implementations, and iterative product dev while enrolled at university.
Private Trader
2004 – 2006
- Managed personal capital with discretionary and semi-systematic strategies.
- Proved viability of risk-adjusted signal integration ahead of institutional transition.
Capital Markets Incubation
2003 – 2004
- Final university phase focused on FX systems research, idea validation, and informal investor testing.