Born in academia. Built for the real world.
SAPIO began as a student project at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU), awarded Best Bachelor Project 2023 in Information & Cyber Security. What started as a research prototype is now a Swiss company building the infrastructure that lets education and employers trust digital credentials.
We build trusted digital credentials that connect education and work: securely, seamlessly and on the holder’s terms.
The digital bridge between education and work.
Skills are earned in one place and trusted in another. Paper certificates, siloed systems and manual checks slow everyone down. SAPIO lets institutions issue credentials that employers can verify instantly.
Institutions
Issue compliant, tamper-proof credentials to a whole cohort at once.
Employers
Verify credentials instantly, with no manual checks and no forged PDFs.
Individuals
Own their achievements and reuse them across employers and borders.
Principles we build by.
Security by design
Signed credentials, least-privilege access and encrypted storage throughout the platform.
Privacy by default
Selective disclosure and data minimisation: a verifier sees what it needs and nothing more.
Open standards
SD-JWT VC, OpenID4VC and did:webvh. Credentials stay valid beyond our platform.
Holder in control
Individuals keep their credentials in their own wallet and decide when to share them.
Built with institutions
Our product is shaped in pilots with universities, training providers and employers.
Honest about maturity
We say what is tested and what is not. Regulatory timelines are stated with their source.
The people behind SAPIO.
Founders
Matteo DemasiCEO & Founder
Engineer turned founder. Leads SAPIO’s architecture, security and alignment with standards.
Sibille ScherrerCo-Founder
The financial mind and customer champion. Drives strategy, operations and customer success.
Giuseppe DemasiCo-Founder & Investor
Executive MBA and SAPIO’s earliest believer. Supports growth, partnerships and long-term vision.
Advisory board
Cornel MüllerAdvisory Board
Serial entrepreneur in Swiss HR tech. Guides SAPIO on market fit, employer needs and enterprise adoption.
Dr. Susanne JungAdvisory Board
Entrepreneur and investor with deep ties to Europe’s academic landscape. Supports institutional partnerships.
Jamie TurnerAdvisory Board
HR tech and transformation leader from regulated environments. Advises on scaling and SSI governance.
SAPIO in the news.
- Global Digital Trust Community Awards 2026: finalist in Global Collaboration with the EU.ACE ChainFIDES Community
- Cross-Border Micro-Credentials: The EU.ACE Chain (EU–CH)FIDES Ecosystem Explorer
- Der CV zeigt zu wenig – das wird zum Problem (by Matteo Demasi)HR Today
- TrustXchange: research on cross-border verification of educational credentials, with HSLU spin-off SAPIOHochschule Luzern (HSLU)
- Builder spotlight: SapioParadym
- SAPIO – Digitale Identitäten neu denken und sicher gestaltenHSLU Smart-up
Ready to issue credentials that verify themselves?
A first call takes 30 minutes. We look at your credential type and tell you honestly what it takes.