hypt.io, the Swiss SaaS company that built a word-of-mouth manager to make the authentic Marketing channel scalable, just announced the successful closing of its oversubscribed CHF 1.65 million seed round.
Founded in May 2022 in Bern, Switzerland, hypt has developed a SaaS solution that enables enterprise companies to tap into the most authentic and cost-effective marketing channel: word-of-mouth. With its proprietary Word-of-Mouth Manager, hypt helps brands systematically activate satisfied customers — through real time feedback collection, trustworthy online reviews and espescially personal recommendations. For the first time, word-of-mouth becomes a real tool within every marketeers and sales executives marketing mix.
“Tobias, Roger and Pascal aren't just digitalizing word-of-mouth at hypt - they're weaponizing trust at scale. Landing UBS and Migros Bank in year two while turning 32% of customers into active brand ambassadors. That's founder velocity you can't teach. They're not building a recommendation tool; they're architecting the future of authentic advertising." says Jakub Mahdal, Angel Investor Gateway Ventures.
International investors back Swiss innovation
The round was led by German VC VENPACE and supported by a strong group of international investors, including: SixThirty Ventures (US), COREangels (PT), SICTIC (CH), Gateway Ventures (AT), and NCA (DE).
“We see hypt as an exceptional founding team whose solution, in times of AI and digital sensory overload, emphasizes the value of authentic, personal recommendations. A highly relevant channel that has primarily relied on the hope of recommendations from individual customers. With hypt, the principle of hope is a thing of the past; companies now have a scalable and traceable path for word-of-mouth marketing. ” Ingo Küpper Managing Director VENPACE
The consortium brings together deep SaaS, fintech and go-to-market expertise from across Germany, the US, Portugal, Austria, and Switzerland, with seasoned business angels on board for hands-on support.
Strong customer base - significant growth potential
Since launch, hypt has secured an impressive roster of clients in Switzerland, including UBS, Raiffeisen, die Mobiliar, Nestlé, Sanitas, PostFinance, CONCORDIA, and ImmoScout24.
The Word-of-Mouth Manager is already proving its impact with measurable results: over 40% of users actively share personalized recommendations via messenger - demonstrating the impact of integrating word-of-mouth into sales and marketing processes.
hypt is gaining strong traction, particularly in the banking, insurance, and FMCG sectors.
The company currently employs 20 team members and, with the fresh funding, plans to accelerate product development and expand its footprint across the DACH region.