Alpi receives CHF 40,000 from Venture Kick to scale AI automation for insurance advisors
12.03.2026
Alpi receives CHF 40,000 from Venture Kick to advance its AI platform for insurance advisors. By recording and analyzing advisory conversations, the system automates administrative tasks such as meeting notes, client file updates, and follow-ups, allowing advisors to spend more time with clients while keeping sensitive data on Swiss-based infrastructure.
 CTO Gilles Dewarrat, CEO Romain Souyris, CAIO Charly Hayoz
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What was the first real signal that your solution worked outside the lab or pitch deck, and what did that moment change for you?
During an early demo, a potential client stopped us mid-presentation and said, “Finally, someone who actually did their homework on our industry.” He explained that manual data processing was taking time away from client-facing work.
That reaction confirmed we were solving a real pain point, not an invented problem. It gave us the confidence to stay focused on this market and go deeper rather than broader.
Can you briefly describe your project and where it stood when you entered Venture Kick?
Alpi is an AI platform built for insurance advisors. It records and analyses advisory conversations and automatically handles the administrative work that follows, such as meeting notes, client file updates, task follow-ups, and missed sales opportunities. All client data stays on Swiss infrastructure.
When we entered Venture Kick, we had a working prototype and one paying pilot client. However, our sovereign infrastructure was still under development, we lacked AI research expertise in the founding team, and commercial validation was still early.
How has the direction of your product/service/product strategy changed since working with the Venture Kick team?
Venture Kick pushed us to clearly articulate the full business potential of Alpi instead of presenting it as a set of features. That shift had a strong impact on investors, partners, and potential hires.
It also forced us to think deeply about defensibility. We realized our key advantage isn’t just the technology, but the unique data generated from advisory conversations. To strengthen this further, we brought on Charly Hayoz as a third co-founder, an AI researcher and cybersecurity specialist who is helping us build a fully sovereign infrastructure with locally processed models tailored to insurance.
How will the Stage 2 funding help you advance your project concretely?
On the commercial side, we’ll focus on converting our pipeline into paying customers, expanding through industry events and partnerships, and entering the Swiss-German market.
On the technical side, we’ll build CRM integrations, grow the engineering team, and add multi-language support to serve the entire Swiss market and beyond.
During an early demo, a potential client stopped us mid-presentation and said, “Finally, someone who actually did their homework on our industry.” He explained that manual data processing was taking time away from client-facing work.
That reaction confirmed we were solving a real pain point, not an invented problem. It gave us the confidence to stay focused on this market and go deeper rather than broader.
Can you briefly describe your project and where it stood when you entered Venture Kick?
Alpi is an AI platform built for insurance advisors. It records and analyses advisory conversations and automatically handles the administrative work that follows, such as meeting notes, client file updates, task follow-ups, and missed sales opportunities. All client data stays on Swiss infrastructure.
When we entered Venture Kick, we had a working prototype and one paying pilot client. However, our sovereign infrastructure was still under development, we lacked AI research expertise in the founding team, and commercial validation was still early.
How has the direction of your product/service/product strategy changed since working with the Venture Kick team?
Venture Kick pushed us to clearly articulate the full business potential of Alpi instead of presenting it as a set of features. That shift had a strong impact on investors, partners, and potential hires.
It also forced us to think deeply about defensibility. We realized our key advantage isn’t just the technology, but the unique data generated from advisory conversations. To strengthen this further, we brought on Charly Hayoz as a third co-founder, an AI researcher and cybersecurity specialist who is helping us build a fully sovereign infrastructure with locally processed models tailored to insurance.
How will the Stage 2 funding help you advance your project concretely?
On the commercial side, we’ll focus on converting our pipeline into paying customers, expanding through industry events and partnerships, and entering the Swiss-German market.
On the technical side, we’ll build CRM integrations, grow the engineering team, and add multi-language support to serve the entire Swiss market and beyond.