{"version":1,"id":"roman-fritschi","title":"Roman Fritschi","summary":"Roman Fritschi is a Swiss entrepreneur and technologist who co-founds and builds fintech, Web3, cybersecurity, and digital-agency ventures, often serving as CTO or CEO and contributing to DeFi and creator-economy projects.","content":"**Roman Fritschi** is a technology entrepreneur and project management professional with a background spanning software development, digital products, consulting, marketing, and technology-driven businesses. He is a Co-Founder of [Edel Finance](https://iq.wiki/wiki/edel-finance) and also holds leadership roles at Lobster Money, BSNS GmbH, prtcl, and The AGENCY International GmbH, having previously founded and led several technology and digital businesses. [\\[4\\]](#cite-id-lb8e8jnfu4)  [\\[5\\]](#cite-id-PwGfhgulTpsBS4zf) \n\n## Education\n\nFritschi graduated from the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Northwestern Switzerland with a degree in Computer Science in 2017. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-b4qkkv9n8h) \n\n## Career\n\nFritschi began his career as an Event Manager at BF Entertainment, where he worked on event-related activities. He later joined ABB as an IT Project Manager, working in change management, training, and project management office functions. During this period, he also co-founded Nightlifemuseum GmbH, an international nightlife social media and event platform, where he served as CTO. In 2014, Fritschi founded REFIVE, a full-service agency providing graphic design, web, and marketing services, and later founded apper, a company focused on digital product development from prototyping through production. He subsequently contributed to Grizzly.fi and Moneta DAO and co-founded Los Churros Hermanos, while also holding ownership positions at WAL International AG and Legal Tech GmbH. He founded BSNS GmbH and co-founded prtcl in 2022, and became Managing Partner of The AGENCY International GmbH. Fritschi is a Co-Founder of [Edel Finance](https://iq.wiki/wiki/edel-finance) and a Co-Founder and CTO of Lobster Money. He also serves as Founder of BSNS GmbH, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of prtcl, and Managing Partner of The AGENCY International GmbH, alongside his other business activities. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-ferfwgpz0d)  [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-8b3kf6i12e) \n\n### Edel Finance\n\n![](https://ipfs.everipedia.org/ipfs/QmYU36RCeoNzUvGAN2KRQrvxaeJcZyaKs2WRU4gqgv7cnj)\n\n​[Edel Finance](https://iq.wiki/wiki/edel-finance) is developing an on-chain financial infrastructure layer for tokenized equities and related markets on the [Canton Network](https://iq.wiki/wiki/canton-network). Its Edel Stocks product provides economic exposure to publicly traded stocks and ETFs through contractual debt instruments issued by Titan Labs, with products such as SPYe and QQQe available on Cantex. The project is also developing Edel Markets, a planned trading venue for spot and derivatives, alongside an On-Chain Margin Layer intended to let eligible tokenized stocks serve as [collateral](https://iq.wiki/wiki/collateral) for perpetual contracts. Edel Runway provides a market participation and research layer through features such as Listing Calls and the Demand Index, while EDEL and EDELx serve as separate token layers for the broader ecosystem and [Canton](https://iq.wiki/wiki/canton-network)-based applications. 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