Zurich, 18 June 2025 – Calvin Risk, a Zurich-based startup specializing in AI governance and quality assurance for financial institutions, has been named to the prestigious AIFinTech100 list for 2025. The annual ranking recognizes the world’s most innovative companies using artificial intelligence to transform financial services. Selected from over 2'000 international candidates by a panel of industry experts and analysts, Calvin Risk was honored for its pioneering role in helping financial firms manage AI risks and ensure regulatory compliance.

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Now in its fifth year, the AIFinTech100, compiled by FinTech Global, honors the top 100 companies at the forefront of AI-driven transformation in banking, insurance, compliance, payments, and more. Calvin Risk’s inclusion reflects a year of major milestones: closing a $4M seed round, securing a $1.75M research grant from Innosuisse, expanding commercial traction across the European market, and becoming a go-to voice at Insurtech and Fintech events across Switzerland, Germany, and the UK. As generative AI and AI agents become foundational infrastructures for banks and insurers, Calvin’s abilities to assess and govern such models have become critical for enterprises. Such momentum underscores both the growing demand, as well as the long-term sustainability of Calvin Risk’s approach in a complex, fast-evolving deeptech space.

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“We’re honoured to be recognised as a global leader in AI risk management,” said Julian Riebartsch, Co-Founder & CEO of Calvin Risk. “As financial institutions rapidly scale their use of AI, solutions like Calvin Risk’s are becoming increasingly critical to ensure systems are not only innovative, but also safe, explainable, and of the highest quality. Our goal is to give our clients the confidence to embrace AI - without compromising on trust or compliance.”

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Calvin Risk’s Unique Value Proposition

Calvin Risk empowers banks, insurers, asset managers, and other financial firms to maximize the value of AI initiatives by improving system quality, reducing operational overhead, and centralizing management of AI risk from day one. The platform enables clients to meet evolving regulatory requirements, align with global AI governance standards through Calvin’s modules, and unlock long-term trust and transparency in their AI systems in a standardized testing suite. With 50+assessment metrics, Calvin enables teams to automatically gain insights on model bias, hallucinations, and performance drift, cutting down manual review time and accelerating deployment. By combining deep technical insight with regulatory foresight, Calvin Risk offers a scalable solution that bridges the gap between innovation and compliance.

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As global AI adoption accelerates, so does the pressure on financial institutions to maintain regulatory certainty and operational integrity. Calvin Risk provides the tools to address these needs - helping institutions turn AI risk into a strategic advantage.

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More information and the full 2025 AIFinTech100 list are available at www.AIFinTech100.com.