Happy Pot

**Happy Pot** is a Swiss crowdfunding company founded in 2024 by Habiba Alami and headquartered in Zurich. The platform has quickly established itself as the first online group gifting and fundraising solutions designed specifically for the Swiss market, benefiting from rapid growth and a strong local focus.

## History 
Happy Pot was born from the observation that no online pot platform was truly built for Swiss users. Existing solutions were mostly foreign, often complex to use, poorly aligned with Swiss payment habits, and rarely adapted to daily life in Switzerland. This revealed a clear need for a Swiss platform that is simple, intuitive, and compliant with local standards. From this vision, Happy Pot was created. Habiba Alami developed an initial version of the service to validate interest in a local online collection tool. The immediate success of this prototype confirmed the relevance of the concept and led to the development of a fully automated platform.

The official launch of Happy Pot brought to market a modern solution developed and hosted in Switzerland, designed to offer a seamless, secure, and Swiss-oriented user experience. By combining technology, simplicity, and trust, the platform set a new standard for local group collecting.

Happy Pot emerged as one of Switzerland’s most innovative fintech initiatives, providing the only online money pot solution built and operated in the country. Since its launch, Happy Pot has continued to expand its features, including the introduction of a news feed where pot creators can update contributors, share progress, and strengthen transparency. The company aims to solidify its position in the Swiss market and become one of the leading national solutions for group online collecting.

## Functioning 
Happy Pot enables users to create online fundraising campaigns to finance projects, group gifts, events, or association initiatives. The platform offers an intuitive user experience accessible via browser or mobile device. Users can set a fundraising goal, personalize their campaign, and share it through a direct link or social media. Contributions can be made through several Swiss-adapted payment methods, and each contributor can choose whether to appear anonymously. At the end of a campaign, funds can be withdrawn partially or in full. Happy Pot follows strict Swiss standards for security, data protection, and compliance.

Happy Pot relies on high standards of security, Swiss compliance, and data protection. The platform goes beyond private collections, hosting a wide range of public pots that enable anyone to support causes, solidarity initiatives, or community projects across Switzerland. Some of these public pots have gained national media attention, highlighting impactful stories that resonated with the Swiss public. This public dimension reinforces Happy Pot’s role as a Swiss solidarity platform and increases visibility for local initiatives, making participation easier. Public pots can be viewed here: 

## Positioning 
Happy Pot positions itself as the first online money pot platform designed for Swiss users. Unlike international players, it was built to meet local specificities, national languages, and expectations of simplicity, transparency, and security. Its vision is to modernise how Swiss people collect money in groups and provide a reliable long-term local alternative.

## Recognition 
Happy Pot has been selected for several Swiss Swiss innovation and entrepreneurship programmes, recognizing the strength of its positioning and the quality of its vision. . In May 2025, the startup was nominated for the Swiss Fintech Awards and the Swiss Innovation Challenge.

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