AI dismantles every mental model
Cognition becomes a commodity. Every knowledge-intensive industry reprices toward zero marginal cost.
LAPIS CAPITAL
We invest beyond the horizon.
Investing in the world after AI
The Thesis
The world is changing. Most funds haven’t noticed.
Fiat currencies fracture
Governments print to fund the transition. Dollar blocs form. Weak EM currencies face existential pressure.
Labour disappears
Physical and cognitive work both automated. UBI becomes political necessity, not ideology.
Capital concentrates
When labour earns nothing, all returns flow to owners of land, compute, energy, and IP.
Wealth is redefined
Access replaces accumulation. The middle of every market collapses.
The Platform
Two businesses. One platform.
Thematic AI Fund
- $10M AUM at launch
- Cayman exempted LP structure
- All asset classes, Americas focus
- AI-assisted portfolio construction
- 1.5% management fee · 20% carry · 8% hurdle
Integrated Exchange
- Crypto ↔ fiat conversion
- USD/ARS arbitrage desk
- LatAm cross-border FX corridors
- Paraguay SEPRELAD regulated
- Revenue from day one
The exchange funds operations while the fund builds its track record.
AI-Native Operations
We don’t just invest in AI. We run on it.
Pattern recognition
AI systems process macro signals, sentiment, and flow data at a scale human analysts cannot match.
Augmented judgment
Human portfolio managers retain full decision authority. AI surfaces what they cannot see alone.
Proprietary flow data
Exchange transaction volume provides real-time intelligence on LatAm USD demand — a macro signal unavailable to any other fund.
Track Record
Built by founders who have done this before.
SwissOne Capital
- Co-founder & launch partner, 2018
- $10M starting AUM
- Institutional crypto asset manager
- Swiss regulated (Baar ZG, Switzerland)
- Three active funds: Smart Top 50 Crypto Index, Smart Metaverse ETI, Smart Defensive ETI
swissone.capital
Decentralised Investment Group (DIG)
- CEO & Founder
- $40M AUM
- Institutional crypto / blockchain investment
decentralisedinvestment.com
$50M+ in funds launched across two vehicles
Founders
The founders behind the platform.
Haydn and Steffen created Lapis Capital and serve as Co-GPs and board members. Day-to-day investment management and operations are led by the fund's dedicated management team.
Steffen Bassler
Partner & Co-GP
MBA · EBS GermanyCredit Suisse · Arthur D. Little
Current CEO of SwissOne Capital. MBA in Entrepreneurship & Finance, European Business School (EBS) Germany. 15+ years in investment banking as European Head at Credit Suisse. Strategy and corporate finance consultant at Arthur D. Little. Career foundation through international trainee programme at Daimler Financial Services AG.
SwissOne Capital
Current CEO · Swiss regulated asset manager
swissone.capital
Credit Suisse
European Head · 15+ years investment banking · Senior institutional relationships across Europe
Arthur D. Little
Strategy & corporate finance mandates · Daimler Financial Services international trainee programme
15+ years · European institutional finance
Haydn Snape
Launch Partner & Co-GP
MSc Economics · LSEHSBC · Barclays · JP Morgan
Launch partner of SwissOne Capital (2018, $10M AUM, Swiss regulated). CEO & Founder of Decentralised Investment Group ($40M AUM). Masters in Economics from the London School of Economics. Investment banking career spanning HSBC, Barclays, and JP Morgan.
SwissOne Capital
Launch partner · 2018 · $10M AUM · Swiss regulated
swissone.capital
Decentralised Investment Group
CEO & Founder · $40M AUM · Institutional crypto & blockchain
decentralisedinvestment.com
$50M+ in funds launched
Haydn and Steffen serve as Co-GPs and board members. The fund's investment management and daily operations are led by a dedicated professional management team.
Legal Structure
Built for institutional capital.
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Uruguay
Platform Holdco (SAS) · Territorial tax · International credibility
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Cayman Islands
Fund LP + GP · CIMA registered · Exempted LP structure
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Paraguay
Exchange SA · SEPRELAD VASP · 10% IRACIS corporate tax
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Argentina
Advisory SRL · Local operations · Research & market access