Opportunity
A large market with structurally weak digital infrastructure
Corporate bond issuance remains one of the most important capital markets workflows globally, yet key decisions around pricing, structuring, demand formation and execution still rely on fragmented information, manual processes and insufficient decision support. BondsSphere is being built to create a new infrastructure layer for this market.
Founder view
“We believe the future winners in debt capital markets will not only own distribution or data, but the decision infrastructure in between.”
Why this matters
Why now
- AI materially changes what is possible in research, modelling and workflow intelligence
- Cloud-native infrastructure lowers the cost of building institutional software from day one
- Issuers and market participants increasingly expect better analytical tooling and speed
- Structured transaction data can become a powerful compounding moat
Product thesis
What BondsSphere is building
- Pricing intelligence for primary corporate bond issuance
- Risk and structuring support for financing decisions
- Execution and demand insight
- Canonical transaction data capture and learning loops
- A long-term path toward the operating system of debt capital markets
Why this can win
Potential advantages
- Deep domain understanding in capital markets and bond issuance workflows
- Focused initial wedge rather than overbuilt platform sprawl
- AI-first product and operating model
- Potential to compound through data, workflow embedment and institutional trust
Current phase
Where we are today
- Founder-led platform thesis and strategic architecture are in place
- Landing page and hiring pages are live
- Current focus is on building a high-calibre founding team
- We are particularly focused on the right founding CTO and founding Quant
What we value in angel partners
Who we would like to meet
- Long-term oriented angels who appreciate infrastructure businesses
- People with conviction in financial market digitisation and data moats
- Partners who can challenge thinking constructively and bring sharp perspective
- Selective supporters who value ambition, discipline and category creation
Contact
Dr. Carsten Höhn
Founder | Managing Director
Frankfurt area