Akiden Ventures, Growth Squad

Accelerating the growth of ambitious startups.

Invest, structure, accelerate.

Akiden Ventures grew out of a wish to combine investment and operational expertise, to support the growth of ambitious digital startups. Founded by Steve Savioz, an entrepreneur from digital and audience monetisation, Akiden continues a career devoted to creating and growing businesses with high potential.

More than a fund, Akiden stands as a Growth Squad: a team of specialists investing both capital and time. Every project is supported closely, with strong involvement both strategic and operational.

The approach rests on three complementary pillars — investment, strategy and execution — and on one simple conviction: solid projects are built in the doing.

Discover the companies working with Akiden Ventures, invested in or co-founded for their growth potential and their ability to transform their market.

AdnatusAn omnichannel media platform that turns every customer interaction into genuine engagement.

AelerDesigns connected, secure shipping containers to optimise transport and logistics.

ArcadsA generative AI platform for creating personalised, optimised video advertising content.

asap.workA hypergrowth company offering a recruitment solution for construction that secures both talent and sites.

BatmaidA home cleaning services platform — simple, flexible and fully declared — connecting clients with qualified agents.

bright.A digital marketing agency specialised in data and in the design of creative, high-impact, omnichannel campaigns.

CrokeoAn e-commerce platform dedicated to healthy, local food for dogs and cats.

EurankaEuranka is a company specialised in generating ultra-qualified leads for its partners.

hoscoHosco offers job opportunities in more than 80 countries in the hospitality and restaurant sector.

NehoSwitzerland’s leading broker, Neho is the estate agency championing a fair, transparent model with a flat fee.

SmeetzThe future of unified commerce, built on data and dynamic pricing for leisure and cultural venues.

TabestoA solution for restaurants, automating ordering and payment to optimise the customer experience and operations.

Applied R&D

Expertise & impact for bright.

bright is part of the Akiden Ventures ecosystem and draws on its expertise to offer marketing strategies grounded in business reality.

That ability to design, test and grow business models feeds bright’s expertise directly.
As an agency, bright draws on the lessons, the R&D and the experiments carried out within the Akiden group, to offer marketing and communication strategies grounded in the real.

The teams do not simply pull levers: they understand the business at stake, the economics of the model and the drivers of growth. That reading is what turns business objectives into marketing strategies that perform, that can be measured, and that can scale.

Thanks to that shared DNA, bright brings together strategic vision, operational rigour and a culture of performance, to support its clients with proven approaches, fed by real experience of creating and growing companies.