AF

Alain Falys

Tech Founder & Investor

Switzerland

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

2023

  • Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)

    2023

    In 2023 Qori merged with Synalcom to become Sylq, the first all-in-one payment provider in France. Sylq enables more than 20,000 merchants to accept cards, bank payments and cryptocurrencies, in-store and online, on any terminal.

2021

  • Co-Founder

    2021

    Empowering hotels and guests with one-click direct bookings and payments.

  • General Partner

    2012

    Helping post incubator startups cross the chasm to series A and beyond.

  • Member of Technology Advisory Board (TAB)

    2016

2021 - 2024

  • Venture Partner

    2021 - 2024

    Investing in technologies and applications in the decentralised, Web3 and AI arena.

2011 - 2023

  • Advisor To Chief Executive Officer

    2011 - 2023

    Pelican AI is a global innovator in Payments, Financial Crime Compliance and Open Banking technology.

2021 - 2023

  • Co-Founder

    2021 - 2023

    Qori (now Sylq) is a pioneer mobile payment solution allowing brick and mortar merchants to accept Pay by Bank and Pay by Crypto payments on their phone or tablet, by simply generating a QR code.

2013 - 2020

  • Co-Founder - Exit to SaltPay.co

    2013 - 2020

  • CEO, Chairman

    2013 - 2019

  • Venture Partner

    2012 - 2016

    Technology transfer, incubation and venture investment company. Formerly Imperial Innovations and now a part of IP Group Plc.

2006 - 2013

  • Co-Founder & Partner

    2006 - 2013

    Omnis Mundi is a business incubator in the technology, internet and services sectors. Investments in e-commerce startups including www.buyvip.com (exit to Amazon in 2010).