Zurich, Switzerland
Cyrus is the founder and CEO of SwissBorg, a unique crypto wealth management ecosystem. A multicultural fintech professional with over a decade of experience in asset management and algorithmic trading, he has applied his analytical skills towards building his blockchain-based platform which has successfully raised 50M CHF during its last ICO. SwissBorg has created Europe’s top crypto wealth app with over 800,000 active users. https://join.swissborg.com/r/cyrusF54G
Come join us and build your Idea into a Disruptive FinTech Startup! We are delighted to announce a star-studded line-up of sponsors, judges and coaches for the much awaited Startup Weekend FinTech at Fintech Fusion on the second weekend of October! We are really proud to have an awesome line-up of premium sponsors as theScreener and eWise followed by other big names in finance, tech and design and academics - such as Lykke, IBM and HEIG Vaud. These great sponsors will offer swag, mentoring, great prizes and assets that will help make the weekend a great success for all our participants.
Created an institutional investment management platform. On-boarded and supervised a team of quant and launched a Long & Short Market neutral fund. Performed highly detailed qualitative and quantitative analysis of promising candidates across all strategies and investment styles. Utilized database software, existing manager relationships, industry contacts, prime brokers and third-party marketers to help locate suitable funds to research and sourcing outstanding Hedge fund managers. Head of Marketing: designed website, videos, prints and social media.
Organized and led investment meetings with markets analysts, consultants and Fund managers to create customized products for relationship Managers and to implement the distribution and the follow up (monthly letters) of these products. Advised clients and Relationship Managers for all different types of investment (Equities, Derivatives, Forex, Funds, Fund of Funds. Hedge Funds, Fixed income, Structured products and Private Equity). Built relationship with institutional and sophisticated private clients by structuring and selling tailor-made portfolio proposals (up to USD 80,000,000), and by remodeling their initial portfolios, enhancing trading activities and skyrocketing Asset Under Management (USD 142,000,000). Monitored and executed investments (options, forex, stocks, funds, transfers, cash, swaps …) on international markets.