Heidi: CSP Go-to-Market Strategy

Corporate Service Provider platform for Swiss trust companies. Formation, compliance, KYC — with embedded Kasha ecosystem.

~4,000
CSPs in Switzerland
CHF 200-500
/entity/mo typical CSP fees
1
CSP client today
3-5
Target end 2026
80-150
Entities target

1. The Thesis

Heidi is the operating system for Swiss CSPs / Treuhänder / Trust Companies. Today, the vast majority of these firms use Excel to track obligations, manual document collection for KYC, and fragmented billing across spreadsheets, PDFs, and email chains. Heidi replaces all of that — and auto-provisions a full Kasha business stack for every entity formed.

The CSP becomes a distribution partner. Every company they form is a Kasha customer from day one. Banking, invoicing, compliance, payments — all embedded. The CSP doesn’t just manage entities; they unlock an entire commerce ecosystem for each one.

Position: “We don’t sell to CSPs — we let them in.” The platform grows regardless; CSPs benefit by joining. Heidi is not a product we need to push. It’s an opportunity we extend.

2. Why CSPs Are Hard

An honest assessment of the sales environment. Swiss CSPs are not typical SaaS buyers.

Challenge Reality
Conservative buyers They’ve used Excel for 20 years. It works. Switching costs feel high even when they’re not.
Relationship-driven Zug and Zürich are small worlds. Deals happen through referrals, lunches, and existing trust. Cold outreach is nearly useless.
Long sales cycles 6–12 months from first conversation to signed contract. Multiple stakeholders, compliance reviews, partner approvals.
Trust & data sensitivity HNWIs, family offices, crypto treasuries. These CSPs handle sensitive client data and won’t risk it on unproven software.
No dedicated sales team We don’t have a field sales team in Zug. Founder-led sales only for now.
Margin sensitivity CSPs charge CHF 200–500/entity/mo. Any platform fee must be justified against a tight P&L.

Honest take: We have 1 CSP client. It was hard to win. The plan is 3–5 more, not 20. We are building depth, not spray-and-pray breadth.

3. The Heidi Platform

Production-ready. 5,650+ tests. Multi-jurisdiction. Built for the way CSPs actually work — not how SaaS companies wish they worked.

Module Capabilities Status
Company Formation Multi-step wizard, quote generation, AG/GmbH/Foundation/Ltd/Plc entity types, UID/Zefix integration, progress tracking Live
Compliance Engine Obligation scheduling (annual returns, VAT, KYC renewals, board meetings), cantonal requirements, automated task creation Live
KYC / AML SumSub integration, beneficial owner verification, expiry tracking, risk classification Live
Billing Recurring invoices, service catalog, pricing packages, multi-tier plans, VAT-aware Live
Task Management Notary appointments, capital evidence, ownership mapping, SLA tracking, subtasks Live
AI Agent Anthropic SDK, compliance recommendations, jurisdiction-aware automation Live
UK Jurisdiction Ltd/Plc entity types, Companies House API, HMRC integration In Progress

Multi-jurisdiction from one platform. CH + UK today. EU/Dubai scoped for 2027. One CSP can manage entities across borders without switching tools.

4. What We Give CSPs

Efficiency They Can’t Build

  • Automated obligation tracking — saves 10–15 hrs/week for a 50-entity practice
  • SumSub KYC/AML integration — no more manual document collection and spreadsheet tracking
  • Multi-jurisdiction CH + UK — one platform, multiple legal regimes
  • AI agent for cantonal requirements — jurisdiction-aware compliance recommendations

Revenue Streams They Don’t Have

  • Every entity = co-branded Kasha SMB + Enterprise — automatic provisioning at formation
  • Entities get banking, invoicing, Bexio, e-commerce, Voucherised Payments from day 1
  • CSPs can refer Enterprise clients — mass payouts, marketplace, working capital
  • Higher client retention — entities are sticky when they run operations through the platform
  • Private Banking products — commission on referrals to banking partners

5. The B2B2B Flywheel

Each CSP creates a compounding loop. The more entities they form, the more revenue flows through the system — for the CSP, for Kasha, and for the entities themselves.

  1. CSP forms entity through Heidi
  2. Entity auto-provisioned with Kasha SMB (banking, invoicing, payments)
  3. Entity processes payments through embedded Kasha stack
  4. Entity discovers marketplace / working capital products
  5. Entity needs mass payouts — upgrades to Enterprise
  6. CSP earns revenue share on ALL activity (subs, transactions, marketplace, working capital)
  7. CSP becomes profitable on Heidi — refers more CSPs

The flywheel is self-reinforcing. CSPs that win on Heidi become evangelists. Their referral is worth more than any sales call we could make.

6. CSP Pricing Model

What the CSP Pays

Item Price Notes
Heidi Platform Fee CHF 299–2,500/mo Tiered by entity volume and features
Formation: GmbH CHF 390 Per formation
Formation: AG CHF 590 Per formation
Formation: Foundation CHF 790 Per formation
Formation: Ltd CHF 190 UK jurisdiction
Formation: Plc CHF 490 UK jurisdiction

No per-entity monthly fees. The platform fee covers the CSP’s usage. Formation fees are one-time per entity.

What CSP Entities Pay

Co-branded Kasha. No free tier — these are businesses paying CHF 25K+ annual fees to onboard with a Swiss bank. They expect to pay for tools that work.

Plan Price
SMB Starter CHF 29/mo
SMB Pro CHF 59/mo
SMB Business CHF 119/mo
Enterprise add-on from CHF 499/mo
Transaction fees 2.9% + CHF 0.25

Revenue Share the CSP Earns

Revenue Stream CSP Share
Entity SMB subscriptions 15%
Entity Enterprise subscriptions 15%
Transaction fees 10% of margin
Marketplace commission 10%
Working capital fees 5%
Private Banking commissions 10%

Example: A CSP with 40 entities across a mix of tiers generates ~CHF 2,245/mo in revenue share vs a CHF 799 platform fee. Heidi is a profit centre, not a cost centre.

7. Entity Lifecycle

Every entity formed through Heidi follows a predictable journey from formation to full platform adoption.

Phase Timeline What Happens Revenue
Formation Week 1–4 Entity created in Heidi, legal formation initiated, KYC completed, compliance obligations scheduled Formation fee (one-time)
Activation Month 1–2 Kasha SMB auto-provisioned, banking activated, first invoices sent, Bexio connected SMB subscription starts
Growth Month 3–6 Entity processing regular payments, using compliance tools, discovering marketplace products Transaction fees, tier upgrades
Expansion Month 6+ Entity needs mass payouts, working capital, or multi-currency — upgrades to Enterprise Enterprise add-on, working capital fees
Full Platform Year 1+ Entity running entire operations through Kasha. High retention, high LTV, referral source All revenue streams active

8. Acquisition Strategy

We are not building a sales machine. We are building proof, then leveraging relationships. Four steps, in order.

Step 1: Let CSP #1 Win

Our first CSP client is the foundation. We over-invest in their success. Every entity they form, every compliance cycle they run, every invoice they send — we document it. Their success becomes our case study, our demo, and our proof point. No marketing budget can replace a real CSP saying “this works.”

Step 2: Referral with Revenue Share

CSPs who refer other CSPs earn 10% of the referred CSP’s first-year platform fee. In the Zug/Zürich network, a warm introduction from a trusted peer is the only sales motion that works reliably. We pay for it directly.

Step 3: Domestic Base as Proof

Our 300+ domestic merchants demonstrate that the Kasha stack works. When a CSP evaluates Heidi, they can see real businesses processing real payments. The domestic base is not just a separate product line — it’s social proof for the CSP channel.

Step 4: Selective, Not Desperate

1–2 industry events per year. No booth, no swag. Founder conversations at Swiss Finance Forum, Crypto Valley gatherings, or Treuhänder association meetings. The goal is 2–3 meaningful conversations, not 200 badge scans.

9. Competitive Landscape

Nobody does what Heidi does. The market is fragmented between point solutions and spreadsheets.

Competitor What They Do What They Don’t Do Heidi Advantage
Athennian Entity management, compliance tracking US-focused, no Swiss legal structures, no banking, no formation Swiss-native, full formation + embedded banking
EntityKeeper Entity register, document storage No formation workflow, no banking, no KYC/AML, no revenue share End-to-end: form → comply → bank → grow
Kyckr KYC/AML verification KYC only — no entity management, no formation, no billing KYC is one module, not the whole product
Manual (Excel + Email) Everything, badly Scale, automation, audit trail, multi-jurisdiction, revenue streams 95% of Swiss CSPs today. Our real competitor.

The real competition is inertia. Excel works until it doesn’t. Our job is to be there when it breaks — and to make switching painless.

10. Risks & Mitigations

Risk Severity Mitigation
CSP sales cycles too long High Focus on referrals from CSP #1. Reduce cycle with live case study and working product. Don’t sell vapourware.
CSPs resist change High Revenue share makes Heidi a profit centre, not a cost. Show ROI in first quarter. Offer migration support.
Data sovereignty concerns High Swiss hosting, SOC 2 compliance path, transparent data policies. CSPs own their data.
Entity adoption is slow Medium Auto-provisioning reduces friction. Entities don’t choose Kasha — they’re born into it.
Competitor enters Swiss market Medium First-mover with working product + embedded banking. 5,650+ tests. Hard to replicate the full stack.
UK jurisdiction delays Medium CH is fully live. UK is additive, not critical. Ship when ready, don’t rush.
Revenue share erodes margins Low Revenue share is funded by entity activity we wouldn’t have without the CSP. It’s incremental, not cannibalistic.

11. Targets

End of 2026 targets. Conservative, achievable, and based on the assumption that CSP sales take 6–12 months.

3-5
CSPs
80-150
Entities
Revenue Line Annual (End 2026)
Platform fee revenue ~CHF 40K
Formation fees ~CHF 30K
Entity revenue (SMB + Enterprise subs + transactions) ~CHF 185K
Revenue share (paid to CSPs) ~-CHF 22K
Net CSP channel revenue ~CHF 233K

12. Roadmap

Period Focus Milestones
Q1–Q2 2026 Platform completion UK jurisdiction live, tenant provisioning API, CSP #1 fully operational
Q2–Q3 2026 Proof & expansion CSP #1 case study published, warm referrals initiated, Kasha SMB/Enterprise integration complete
Q3–Q4 2026 Growth CSP #2–3 signed, leverage domestic merchant base as proof, 50+ entities on platform
2027 Scale CSP #4–5, jurisdiction #3 (EU or Dubai), 150+ entities, revenue share programme mature
Heidi CSP GTM Strategy · February 2026 · Kasha.io · Confidential