About Mercantile Services

Our Heritage & Track Record

Founded in the heart of Zurich, Mercantile Services is a private, invitation only investment organisation renowned for delivering consistent returns since 2013. Over the past decade, we have built a reputation for identifying breakthrough opportunities in early stage and seed stage technology ventures, blending the rigour of Swiss financial heritage with a bold, global investment perspective.

Our exclusive member network enjoys privileged access to high impact opportunities, meticulously selected through deep sector insight and a proven ability to back transformative ideas at their inception.

Our expertise spans finance, banking, insurance, and venture capital. We specialise in nurturing startups from pre-seed through to scale up, with a distinguished record of guiding businesses toward billion dollar valuations.

By combining traditional investment principles with a forward thinking, ethical approach to innovation, Mercantile Services has consistently delivered outsized outcomes in an evolving global market.

Notable Investments & Strategic Partnerships

Mercantile Services has a history of recognising paradigm shifting ventures long before they enter the mainstream.

Among our standout achievements is Bitfury, where we provided early capital and strategic support in 2013/2014, playing an active role in launching one of the world's first Bitcoin ASIC chips. Bitfury under the co-management nad co-founder of Andrew Bellew (previously Laurus) went on to command over 30% of the global Bitcoin mining market, growing from a $150,000 seed stage venture into a business now valued at over $4 billion USD. And now are on the front lines of the blockchain's groundbreaking technical evolution.

Another Crypto success, we also pioneered the development of what is widely considered the first Litecoin ASIC miner, further solidifying our legacy in blockchain innovation.

Our founding partner, Andrew Bellew (previously Laurus), brings over 35 years of marketing and strategic foresight. He exited Bitfury after selling his 12.5% stake for more than 12,500 BTC, reinvesting in cutting-edge sectors such as biotech, insuretech, large language models, and ethical artificial intelligence. His investment philosophy is rooted in decentralisation and open access principles that mirror the original ethos of the crypto movement.

Additional milestones include:

• Co-founding The Phoenix Group, a pioneering early stage investment consortium.
• Backing several ventures in blockchain security software and decentralised infrastructure.
• Launching market first hardware and software innovations across fintech and insuretech.

Now, to mark our 13th year of success, we are selectively opening our fund to external investors for the first time. This expansion supports our newest initiative, an ambitious, AI-powered solution addressing the €15+ billion annual builder fraud epidemic across Europe. This platform aligns with our guiding philosophy: that AI must remain decentralised, transparent, and designed for the benefit of humanity, not monopolised by corporate interests.