Upcoming · Co-hosted · Frankfurt

FinTech Founder & Investor Evening

Finteda × Schalast · Founders, capital and the FinTech ecosystem

  • Invite only
Date
4 November 2026
Time
17:00-21:00 CET
Venue
Schalast
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Presented by
Finteda Schalast Fincite

Why this event

FinTech founders, private capital and the ecosystem

A curated evening of founder insight, investor perspectives and high-quality networking, co-hosted by Finteda, Schalast and Fincite.

An invitation-only evening for founders and investors at Schalast's offices on Mendelssohnstrasse in Frankfurt. Around 60 guests, doors at 17:00 and close around 21:00, held in English under the theme "Capital, Regulation & Scale". The centrepiece is a fireside chat with Patrick Stäuble, founder and CEO of Teylor AG, moderated by Simon Waldbröl, Partner in Schalast’s Banking & Finance practice: a candid conversation about what it actually takes to raise and scale in Europe, what regulation costs in practice, and what the founder would do differently. An investor panel spanning private equity, venture capital and the wider FinTech ecosystem picks up those threads afterwards, followed by networking over drinks.

  • What it actually takes to raise and scale a FinTech in Europe, from a founder who has done it.
  • What regulation costs in practice, and where it changes the plan rather than the paperwork.
  • How private equity, venture capital and the wider ecosystem read the same opportunity differently.

Previous editions

Speakers and partners at previous Finteda events have come from

  • Deutsche Bank
  • Morgan Stanley
  • J.P. Morgan Asset Management
  • LSEG
  • HSBC
  • Fidelity International
  • Ninety One
  • AQR Capital Management
  • Allianz Global Investors
  • Man Group
  • AllianceBernstein
  • Amundi
  • Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)
  • Barclays Investment Bank
  • Berenberg
  • Deutsche Börse
  • Deutsche Bundesbank
  • Axioma by SimCorp
  • Google
  • IBM
  • FactSet
  • Databricks

Programme

How the evening develops

FinTech founders, private capital and the ecosystem

  1. networking

    Welcome & Reception

    Guests arrive, check in and gather over welcome drinks before the programme begins.

    25 min
  2. remarks

    Host & Finteda Introduction

    Prof. Dr. Andreas Walter, Co-Managing Partner at Schalast, welcomes the room, and Finteda introduces itself and the purpose of the evening.

    5 min
  3. fireside

    Fireside Chat with Patrick Stäuble, Founder & CEO of Teylor

    Patrick Stäuble, founder and CEO of Teylor AG, joins Simon Waldbröl, Partner in Schalast’s Banking & Finance practice, for a conversation about raising capital, scaling a FinTech business in Europe and where regulation changes the plan rather than the paperwork.

    Moderator

    30 min
  4. panel

    PE, VC & the FinTech Ecosystem

    Private equity, venture capital and the wider FinTech ecosystem read the same opportunity differently. The panel takes the questions raised in the fireside and tests them against how capital is allocated in practice. Romain Grimal, Investment Director at BlackFin Tech, and Markus Lehleiter, Chief Product Officer at the House of Finance & Tech Berlin, are on the panel. Friedhelm Schmitt, founder and CEO of Fincite, moderates.

    Moderator

    40 min
  5. remarks

    Closing Words

    A short closing from the hosts before dinner and networking begin.

    5 min
  6. networking

    Food, Drinks & Networking

    Dinner and drinks follow, and the hosts make introductions across the room.

    135 min
  7. ceremony

    Event Ends

    The formal programme ends and the evening closes.

    0 min

Event network

Sponsors and partners

Finance Loop

Venue and access

Schalast

Mendelssohnstr. 75-77, 60325 Frankfurt am Main

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4 November 2026 · Frankfurt

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