Upvest Strengthens Engineering Leadership to Drive It’s Next Stage of Growth

Upvest, the leading investment infrastructure provider in Europe, today announces two key leadership hires to support its next phase of growth. Roberto Fajardo joins as SVP Engineering and Alexander Matthey joins the board as Non-Executive Director. Together, they bring deep experience in scaling financial infrastructure in regulated spaces and building world-class engineering cultures.‍

Roberto Fajardo joins Upvest from listed payments giant Adyen where he led a global engineering team. Prior to that, he spent over seven years at AI-powered banking platform Backbase during a phase of hyper-growth, where he scaled the engineering team responsible for modernising digital banking infrastructure.

At Upvest, Roberto will lead engineering strategy and organisation as the company continues to rapidly expand its product portfolio.

Roberto Fajardo, SVP Engineering said: “Upvest is uniquely positioned to transform how investment products are built and delivered. The opportunity to reimagine investing infrastructure from the ground up, powered by scalable and reliable technology, is what excites me most.”

With a strong track record in leading high-growth tech teams, Roberto will be responsible for driving engineering excellence, accelerating delivery, and embedding a culture of continuous improvement. “Delivering customer value through fast, pragmatic iterations over chasing perfection is a mindset I truly believe in”, he added. “Upvest shares that mindset. It’s an environment where engineers move fast, learn quickly, and build with purpose.”

In addition, Alexander Matthey is joining Upvest’s board as a Non-Executive Director. Alex brings invaluable expertise in building global platforms, leading through scale, and adopting AI for efficiency gains. As part of the board, he will provide strategic guidance on scaling technology and applying AI across the organisation.

“Upvest has established itself as the leading player in Europe’s investment infrastructure space,” said Alex. “It’s rare to find a company that combines deep infrastructure capabilities with a culture that’s both ambitious and grounded. I’m excited to support this next chapter in an advisory role.”

These strategic hires follow a period of rapid growth for Upvest, which secured its €100m Series C funding in 2024 and expanded into the UK market in 2025. With demand rising for modern, API-first investment infrastructure, Upvest is investing heavily in technology and talent to meet the needs of Europe’s leading financial institutions.

“Roberto and Alex bring a rare combination of infrastructure know-how, hands-on scale-up experience, and visionary thinking,” said Martin Kassing, CEO and co-founder of Upvest. “They share our belief that strong engineering is the foundation for long-term leadership and we’re thrilled to have them on board.”