Thesis
One of the world’s largest capital markets still lacks a true issuer-side decision layer
Corporate bond issuance is economically critical, but many financing decisions still depend on fragmented information, manual preparation, limited comparability and bank-dependent inputs. BondsSphere is being built to improve that decision layer before any live deal process begins.
Founder view
“We are starting with financing decisions before the deal — because that is where issuers need a clearer, more independent system first.”
Why now
The technology stack has changed
- AI can materially improve research, modelling, coding and workflow design
- Cloud-native architecture makes institutional-grade decision software more feasible
- Treasury teams increasingly expect better transparency and better analytical support
- Structured transaction data can become a compounding asset when captured in the right workflow
What BondsSphere is
A focused decision layer for issuers
- Financing readiness assessment
- Scenario-based structuring support
- Market context and pricing corridors
- Decision support for treasury teams before mandate
- A disciplined long-term path toward broader market infrastructure
What BondsSphere is not
Clear by design in phase one
- Not a trading venue
- Not a replacement for investment banks
- Not a platform that requires live-deal disclosure
- Not a promise to run the execution process from day one
Why this matters
Better preparation leads to better outcomes
- Issuers gain a more independent view before entering the bank-led process
- Funding scenarios become more structured and comparable
- Internal financing discussions become clearer and more repeatable
- Each future transaction can build institutional memory instead of starting from scratch
Long-term logic
A focused wedge with infrastructure potential
BondsSphere starts with the pre-mandate decision layer because this is the most credible and least disruptive entry point. Over time, better data, better workflows and repeated issuer usage can create the foundation for a broader infrastructure role — but the starting point remains deliberately narrow and institutionally realistic.
Who we want to meet
Builders, specialists and long-term partners
- Senior engineers and infrastructure-minded technical leaders
- Quantitative builders with capital markets curiosity and product instinct
- Domain experts who understand debt capital markets deeply
- Long-term oriented supporters who care about durable market infrastructure
Culture
How we want to build
- Intellectual honesty and obligation to dissent
- AI-first working across research, engineering and decision-making
- One team mentality with high ownership
- Hybrid collaboration with regular in-person work around 2–3 days per week
- Willingness to travel to the Frankfurt metropolitan area when needed