Swiss-based Unique bags €28.6M to help financial firms streamline operations through agentic AI
Summary
Zurich-based Unique, a company specialised in developing an agentic AI platform for financial firms, has secured $30M (approximately 28.6M) in a Series A funding round led by CommerzVentures and DN Capital.The companys total investment now stands at $53M (approximately 50M) since its founding in 2021.The Swiss company will use the funds to accelerate product development and fuel its global expansion plans, particularly in the United States.Besides funding, Unique also appointed Dana Ritter as its new Chief Product Officer, effective April 2025.Previously, a Group Product Manager at Google Deepmind, Dana led the successful launch of the Gemini project on Android and drove 15x Confidential growth as Head of Gemini Growth and Retention.Led by Manuel Grenacher, Unique helps financial institutions streamline middle- and back-office processes, ensuring efficiency, compliance, and security at scale.The company does it by leveraging agentic AI, enabling teams to focus on high-value work, and reducing manual effort and operational risk.Uniques goal is to automate resource-heavy and standardised workflows through an agentic workforce that complements employees.The companys AI is already deployed by blue-chip companies with more than $2.3T in assets under management, including Pictet Group, UBP, LGT Private Banking, SIX, and other top players in the financial services space.Manuel Grenacher, CEO of Unique says, This funding will significantly boost our global expansion efforts and enhance our ability to deploy agentic solutions for our clients. As a vertical AI leader and a category owner, we are dedicated to advancing the financial services industry, and with strong backing from our investors, we aim to drive the next wave of innovation.