Our Story
If money makes the world go round, why do so many businesses struggle to access capital when they need it most? WeOwn is the brainchild of Sascha Ragtschaa, Florian Batliner-Staber and Ermin Dzinic. Following 20 years in the corporate sector, they grew frustrated by complexity and red tape, and decided to approach financial services differently. Our company is built on a shared vision of making business funding simpler, cheaper and more accessible through technology. We’re a fast-growing international start-up, with talented developers building products that help SMEs source the money they need to grow.
WeOwn will enter the peer-to-peer loan space, giving SMEs the choice between equity fundraising and securing a competitive business loan
WeOwn founds the STO Alliance; a consortium of industry experts at the cutting edge of business fundraising technology
We announce visionary plans to transform the stock exchange model, following a year of IPO failures and over-valuations
We introduce our first business funding product: a blockchain-powered digital share register, making it simpler for companies to securely track investors
WeOwn wins ‘most innovative company’ at Sarajevo Unlimited
Meet the team
Florian Batliner-Staber
COO & Co-founderFlorian, a native Liechtensteiner, specialises in technology solutions and product development around global equities and shareholder relationship management. He gained his first experience with technology start-ups in 1995 when he first founded his own internet agency. He holds a degree in communication science at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich and worked for a number of years as a technical software manager at a Content Management provider. Between 2006 and 2017 Florian was the Head of Technology in Continental Europe for the global market leader in transfer agency and share registration, employee equity plans, proxy solicitation and stakeholder communications. Florian managed both IT infrastructure and software development projects, as well as product management. He has been responsible for the rollout of the global back of office software products as well as the implementation of large-scale applications in the financial services industry in Europe.
Ermin Džinić
CTO & Co-founderErmin is a technically sophisticated engineering professional with broad experience in business intelligence, data analytics, software development methodologies and strong expertise in database systems. Ermin started his career in 1998 in the finance and banking sector, developing and supporting banking systems in Bosnia. In 2001 he moved to a Munich start-up company, working on the development of various CRM systems with a focus on shareholder relationship management and data analytics. In his next role at the largest global share registry and transfer agency in the world, Ermin led various software development teams with a focus on data warehousing and web development. In his most recent position, he was in charge of a regional (EMA) data analytics unit with a focus on gathering and analysing data about market trends and business opportunities to maximise efficiency and revenues, using data mining and machine learning to evaluate past trends and predict future events. Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and IT Technology, SCRUM Master, Certified Oracle Professional and Associate coupled with the completion of relevant Management and Technical Education. Multilingual proficiency in Bosnian, English, German and Spanish.
Kenan Trokic
Managing DirectorKenan has vast experience launching, developing and growing companies, including co-founding digital payments IT specialist.
Ivana Galapcheva
Head of MarketingIvana has 15 years of marketing and PR expertise, specialising in strategic marketing development for B2B businesses.
Nezir Begic
UI DesignerNezir is a passionate, talented designer who has worked with both start-ups and big international businesses.
Ajdin Kahrović
Senior Software Engineer
Chelsea Groome
Content Strategist
Anes Prentić
Web Developer & Business Analyst
Samir Kahvedžić
Senior Frontend Developer
Sascha Ragtschaa
CEO & Co-founderSascha, our CEO & Co-Founder, started Software Engineering at the age of 16 and worked for a number of web technology start-ups during the initial stages of his career. Working in streaming and multimedia technologies initially in 2000 (Kirch New Media, Munich) he branched out into data analytics and financial services, working as a Lead Engineer on multiple projects and business lines around the world: employee share plans, share registry, annual general meetings and events, shareholder communication and mortgage servicing to name a few. Over the past 17 years, he has worked for the largest global share registry and transfer agency provider in the world and held various technology leadership roles in Europe, Australia and North America. In his most recent function, he was the Chief Information Officer for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia, managing 421 staff across multiple locations and countries, covering the end-to-end technology delivery and servicing lifecycle of a global organization. He is now developing and deploying these capabilities in the new era of decentralized financial services applications, creating a business with the best engineers in the industry.
Meet our advisors
Jan Vom Brocke
Professor, University of Liechenstein
Chris Prior-Willeard
Founder, Hembury Associates
Klaus Tschütscher
Former Prime Minister of Liechtenstein
