Financial
infrastructure
for digital
services.
Ermes Holdco is a technology holding company.
We develop platforms at the intersection
of fintech and digital infrastructure.
Infrastructure.
Investment. Operations.
Infrastructure
We build and scale the technology platforms that underpin digital financial services — APIs, transaction architecture, and financial flows designed for long-term reliability.
Investment
The group allocates capital to technology companies in financial infrastructure, with a mandate for structural value creation over long holding periods.
Operations
Ermes Holdco provides portfolio companies with governance, regulatory guidance, strategic direction, and access to its network of experienced operators and investors.
Three principles.
One mandate.
Every decision at Ermes Holdco is guided by the same three-word brief: Strategy. Growth. Endurance. They are not aspirations — they are operating instructions governing how we select companies, govern them, and measure success over time.
We do not invest in markets — we invest in structural positions. Every company is selected because it occupies a necessary position in the digital financial infrastructure stack. We spend more time on thesis than on deal.
Growth is a consequence of doing the right things consistently. We grow by building products that are genuinely useful, governance structures that are genuinely robust, and relationships that compound over time.
Most companies optimise for the exit. We optimise for the decade after it. Endurance means building with materials that last — technology that ages well, teams that compound, institutions that earn trust incrementally.
Operating companies.
The group develops and supports platforms focused on digital financial infrastructure.
Marvinet
Financial Infrastructure Platform
Marvinet is a financial technology company building infrastructure for digital financial services. The platform enables companies to build, integrate, and scale financial capabilities — APIs, transaction processing, compliance architecture, and financial flows.
Visit Marvinet →- SectorFinancial Technology
- CategoryInfrastructure Platform
- HeadquartersMilan, Italy
- StatusActive · Operating
- Group relationWholly owned subsidiary
The group continues to evaluate opportunities in digital financial infrastructure. Further portfolio additions are considered on a long-term basis.
Future
portfolio.
Ermes Holdco evaluates new portfolio additions on a selective, long-term basis. We are a holding company with a mandate to identify, acquire, and compound structural assets in digital financial infrastructure.
Payment infrastructure · Regulatory technology · Banking-as-a-service · Digital identity · Financial data platforms
Infrastructure-layer positioning · Defensible technology moat · European regulatory fit · Founder-operator alignment
We do not publicise our pipeline. If you believe your company belongs in our portfolio, the bar is simple: would it still matter in ten years?
Clear architecture.
Long horizon.
Ermes Holdco Srl is a technology holding company incorporated and headquartered in Milan, Italy. The group develops, supports, and governs technology platforms focused on digital financial infrastructure.
"We do not build for the next funding round. We build for the next decade."
Shareholders and investors participate at the holdco level, providing an institutional framework for long-term value creation with operational clarity and ring-fenced liability.
Built to last.
Not to exit.
Ermes Holdco is a technology holding company headquartered in Milan. The group develops, acquires, and supports technology platforms focused on digital financial infrastructure — the systems that underpin how financial services are built, delivered, and scaled.
"Infrastructure is invisible until it fails. We build so it never does."
Each company within the portfolio is developed as a structural asset — positioned as infrastructure and managed with institutional discipline. The group operates with a long-term mandate: we measure success in decades, not quarters.
Ermes Holdco provides portfolio companies with strategic direction, capital structure support, regulatory guidance, and access to a network of experienced operators and investors across the European fintech landscape.
Operators and
technologists.
Founder
Chief Executive OfficerEntrepreneur and technologist with experience building financial infrastructure companies in the European market. Founded Ermes Holdco to develop institutional-grade digital financial platforms based in Milan.
Co-founder
Chief Operating OfficerOperator with deep experience in technology-enabled businesses — from platform architecture to regulatory operations. Previously scaled operations at two European fintech companies through growth and regulatory expansion.
Head of Finance
Chief Financial OfficerFinance executive with a background in structured finance and capital markets. Responsible for group treasury, investor reporting, and holdco-level financial governance. Previously held senior roles in investment banking in Milan and London.
Head of Compliance
General Counsel & Chief Compliance OfficerLegal and regulatory specialist with expertise in European financial services law, PSD2, and AML frameworks. Oversees all legal, compliance, and regulatory affairs across the group and portfolio companies.
Head of Strategy
Chief Strategy OfficerStrategy executive with a background in management consulting and principal investing. Leads portfolio evaluation, M&A strategy, and the group's long-term positioning across the European fintech landscape.
Head of Technology
Group Chief Technology OfficerTechnology leader with fifteen years of experience architecting financial systems, APIs, and data infrastructure at scale. Oversees technology strategy and engineering standards across all group entities.
The group is supported by a network of experienced investors, advisors, and board members with backgrounds in financial services, technology infrastructure, and venture capital. Profiles available upon request.
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