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𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭? In this interview, Upvest’s co-founder & CEO Martin Kassing sat down with Andreas Weiskam , Partner at Sapphire Ventures , to discuss Upvest’s growth journey, the future of retail investing, and the partnership behind it. They dive into: 💡 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞’𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐚𝐩 Investment adoption in Europe is still catching up. That gap was the starting point for Upvest. Our mission is simple: to make investing as easy as spending money. By enabling access to fractional investments starting from just €1, we help financial institutions lower barriers and bring investing to the next 100 million end users. 💡 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐩𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭’𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 From day one, we focused on building our infrastructure the right way, so that it’s designed to scale. In parallel, we set out to win the trust of the top 1% of industry leaders, while investing heavily upfront to create a robust product. Since our launch, we have grown steadily, now powering some of the largest platforms in Europe and processing over 100 million orders on their behalf in 2025 alone. 💡 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 AI is reshaping the investment value chain: from automating manual back-office processes to enabling always-on financial advice. At Upvest, we are building infrastructure that is AI-ready, empowering financial institutions to launch modern investment products their end users love. Watch the full interview below. 👇