Carify: Interest from financially strong investors
VW HEIR IS IN The Zurich-based start-up Carify, which recently became the youngest company to reach the finals of the annual SEF Awards presented by the Swiss Economic Forum, is attracting financially strong investors. With VW heir Toni Piëch (gallery left) and Elon Musk investor Ace & Company, two prominent investors are joining Clarify. The Swiss start-up Carify is [...]
With VW heir Toni Piëch (gallery left) and Elon Musk investor Ace & Company, two prominent investors are joining Clarify. The Swiss start-up Carify is a spin-off of the University of St. Gallen and operates the largest car subscription platform in Switzerland.
The company develops mobility concepts and has been officially awarded the SEF High Potential quality label by the Swiss Economic Forum.
Investors show great interest
"We are very pleased to have Toni Piëch and Ace & Company as backers in the recently closed financing round," say Sergio Studer and Raffael Fiechter, the company's two founders. "As the demand was high, we were able to select the best investors for us."
Toni Piëch, the son of Ferdinand Piëch and Marlene Porsche, has developed his own sports car, the Piëch GT, which entered the testing phase last week (AutoSprintCH reported).
Support from the motorsport scene
Ace & Company is a global investment firm based in Geneva, which was founded by Adam Said in 2005 and has invested in successful companies such as Elon Musk's SpaceX, Airbnb, Wefox or Uber. In addition to Toni Piëch and Adam Said, other personalities from the motorsports scene and the finance industry have participated in the financing round.
