
Wenvest Capital leads CHF 8m round for Teylor
Wenvest Capital has led a CHF 8m round for Switzerland-based SME lending startup Teylor, along with participation from Steinbeis, business angels and institutional investors from Switzerland, Germany and Israel.
Teylor plans to open an office in Berlin following the funding round and also plans to expand its team, according to a statement. Teylor will also invest in the development and roll-out of its Teylor Lending Cloud software to more banking customers. In addition, the company plans to use the fresh capital to finance loans itself via its debt vehicle.
Munich-headquartered Wenvest Capital generally invests €500,000-10m in B2B SaaS businesses.
Previous funding
In April 2019, Steinbeis led a CHF 1m round for Teylor. The company launched its software in the same year.
Company
Teylor is based in Zürich and was founded in 2018. It has a further office in Konstanz, Germany, and employs 20 people. The company allows Germany-based SMEs to apply online for loans of €20,000-450,000 with a duration of 6-60 months, using an automated credit scoring process. The company partners with SolarisBank to provide loans and provides a licensed version of its software to banks.
People
Teylor – Patrick Stäuble (founder, CEO).
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