From Parties to Platforms: Swiss Fintech CEO on AI Accounting for Startups

🧪 Deep Tech Germany – Startups and Venture Capital

What if one platform could handle your startup’s banking, accounting, and invoicing—all automated?

In this episode of Startuprad.io, we talk to Blas Pegenaute, CEO of Sequence ERP, a Swiss fintech startup redefining what accounting software can do for small businesses and freelancers.

Blas shares his founder story—starting in nightlife, moving through hospitality, and eventually building an AI-driven accounting platform that now holds a FINMA license to act as a light bank.

🔥 What You’ll Learn:

• How Sequence ERP automates accounting with AI agents

• Why SME accounting in Switzerland is so fragmented

• What investors really want in early SaaS rounds

• How to bootstrap and scale in a conservative market

• Building and retaining high-performance startup teams

• Vision 2026: Merging ERP, AI, and banking in one product

🎙 Guest Spotlight:
Blas Pegenaute is the CEO of Sequence ERP and a veteran entrepreneur with a background in international business, nightlife promotion, and hospitality. His fintech startup is setting a new standard for full-stack accounting tools built specifically for SMEs and freelancers in Europe.

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📓 Show Notes

Guest Name: Blas Pegenaute, CEO of Sequence ERP
Blog Post:
http://startuprad.io/post/ai-accounting-software-the-swiss-startup-automating-bookkeeping-with-sequence-erp

Key Resources:

• FINMA Overview: https://www.finma.ch/en/

• Startuprad.io Blog: https://www.startuprad.io/blog/

Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro: Automating SME Bookkeeping
02:20 – Blas’ Entrepreneurial Journey
05:00 – What’s Broken in Traditional Accounting Software
09:45 – Product-Market Fit in the Swiss SaaS Market
14:10 – Fundraising Tips for SaaS Startups
18:25 – What Makes Full-Stack Fintech Unique
24:40 – AI Agents and the Future of Accounting
28:50 – Startup Team Culture at Sequence
33:00 – Vision 2026: AI ERP Meets Embedded Banking