Geneva, December 2, 2015

Swiss software development outsourcing company Arcanys announces its involvement as resource partner of FUSION, Switzerland’s first fintech accelerator

FUSION, launched in February this year in Geneva, is the creation of Polytech Ventures, a venture capital firm based out of the Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne (EPFL).

FUSION not only gives the opportunity for start-ups to be mentored by leading companies in their field, but also takes no upfront equity stake and has a multi-sector and multi-partners approach. Due to this success, it has attracted a significant level of interest, including over 100 applications to join the program.

With its unique experience with technology startups from all around the globe, Arcanys is offering its knowledge to the founders of the 10 selected startups in various areas such as software development process audit and coaching, product specification and optimization, online business model review, graphic design and usability consulting, architectural analysis, proof of concepts and research in various technologies. All those areas are of huge value for young startups getting off the ground, allowing them to avoid the many pitfalls of starting without experienced entrepreneurs around them.

Alan Debonneville, Arcanys co-founder and CEO commented: “With this additional program, Arcanys is now strongly involved in the tech startup ecosystem in Western Switzerland and is committed to support web and mobile Swiss startups to reach their next level of growth.”

Read Fusion’s announcement unveiling their list of mentors

About Arcanys:
Arcanys a Swiss software development outsourcing company specialized in developing high quality software with a strong focus on innovation. Run by a team of successful entrepreneurs, Arcanys works with established companies as well as startups who want to get their new products or want to launch new ventures on the market as soon as possible. Since 2010, Arcanys has helped more than 100 companies worldwide, including 50 startups. Learn more at http://www.arcanys.com.

About Fintech FUSION:
FUSION is Switzerland’s first fintech accelerator, based out of Geneva. FUSION capitalizes on Switzerland’s position as a global hub for financial services as well as its world-beating reputation for innovation to drive the fintech agenda. Our aim, quite simply, is to fuse the best of Switzerland with the most promising fintech talent to lead innovation in financial services. Our approach is rooted in collaboration. Our corporate members and mentors are drawn from all areas of financial services, such as banking, insurance and commodity trading. We have academic sponsorship from some of world’s top engineering research institutes. We have involvement from venture capital funds, which will syndicate funding. And, we host start-ups from all over the world. This, we believe, is a unique mix promising to produce unique and game-changing results! More information: www.fintechfusion.ch