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Ariadne Capital
Ariadne provides disruptive financial technologies on solid ground, fully integrated from reinvented core banking solutions to risk management and analytical...
Overview
Ariadne provides disruptive financial technologies on solid ground, fully integrated from reinvented core banking solutions to risk management and analytical solutions. It serves existing banks, greenfield banks, leasing and lending businesses, and financial providers with modular, API-native solutions. ARIADNE was established to offer the full analytical range in the financial industry with ACTUS at the core. Its mission is to support leading corporations world-wide in finding their way out of the financial data maze.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
2015
Location
Region
Europe
Country
Switzerland
City
Zug
Corporate office
Zug, Switzerland
Principals
Willi Brammertz
Founder
Shirish Kalangi
Partner & Director Software Development
Daniel Imfeld
Partner & Senior Advisor
Ralf Kubli
Partner & Blockchain Advisor
Jonas Brammertz
Head of Product
Jefferson Braswell
Partner & Senior Advisor
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Ariadne Capital?
Ariadne does not make investment decisions on behalf of external capital. It is a software company — not a fund or family office — and does not disclose an investment committee, managed portfolios, or proprietary trading activity. The firm is led by founder Willi Brammertz alongside five named partners.
What is the ACTUS standard and how does Ariadne use it?
ACTUS (Algorithmic Contract Type Unified Standard) is an open-source financial-contract taxonomy originally supported by the US Office of Financial Research. Ariadne builds its SolitX and AnalytX products on ACTUS to convert any financial instrument into a standardized smart-contract representation, enabling real-time analytics across a bank’s entire balance sheet without legacy siloes.
What is the relationship between Ariadne and the earlier Zurich-based firm IRIS?
IRIS Integrated Risk Management AG was founded in the mid-1990s by Willi Brammertz and Dr. Winter. The firm developed RiskPro, an asset-liability management system sold to roughly 200 banks. Ariadne was founded later as a separate entity to commercialize the unified financial-analysis methodology Brammertz advanced through the ACTUS project and his 2009 book.
Does Ariadne Capital participate in fund commitments or direct deals?
No. Ariadne does not publicly disclose any fund vehicles, co-investment programs, or direct-deal activity. Its go-to-market materials focus entirely on licensing its software to financial institutions under a pay-as-you-go pricing model.
Which sectors does Ariadne Capital explicitly avoid?
Ariadne does not maintain public documentation listing excluded sectors. However, its software is purpose-built for regulated deposit-taking institutions, non-bank lenders, insurers, and pension funds — it is not marketed to hedge funds, private equity firms, or capital-markets trading desks in its current public materials.
How does Ariadne's software model compare to traditional core banking platforms?
Ariadne’s architecture is API-native and contract-centric, meaning every financial instrument is decomposed into a standardized set of cash-flow algorithms at the core. This contrasts with most incumbent core-banking platforms that rely on rigid product tables and separate risk engines. The firm claims its modular design reduces initial and running infrastructure costs relative to traditional banking platforms.
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