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SECA has a chapter concentrating on the fields of innovation processes, venture capital and start-up companies in Switzerland and their role for the Swiss economy. Under the lead of Thomas Heimann, the chapter meets regularly and has meetings with the corresponding partners on government and government-related levels.

Professional Venture Capital in Switzerland, corporate as well as traditional venture firms are the main source of funding for high growth companies at early stages in Switzerland. SECA will ensure that a solid network between firms and regions is built and that funding sources for our industry are well informed about Venture potential in Switzerland. Increased collaboration at the legal, tax and regulatory levels as well as with industry and academia will concur to higher visibility and transparency.

Business Angels” have become an important element in establishing and financing young, innovative companies, especially with regards to early stages of a venture. In 2008, the Association of Swiss Business Angels Network (ASBAN) has joined forces with SECA and the chapter “Venture Capital” of SECA covers now all stages of innovative companies development from seed financing to IPO.

The chapter, which consists of general partners, lawyers, business angels, media and impact investing experts, follows three major goals:

  • Increase Visibility of Venture Capital (VC) as an Asset class
  • Strengthen the Voice of Swiss Venture Capital and Raise Awareness for Economic Importance
  • Enable the implementation of new programs to foster innovation, entrepreneurship and in particular VC


SECA's mission is to establish VC as an Asset class. VC often still play a subordinate role in the portfolios of institutional investors, particularly in Switzerland. Only a small fraction of institutional money is currently allocated to this asset class. VC is becoming an important source of value creation and returns. By organizing events, workshops, we seek to provide a deep understanding of how venture capitalists generate investment opportunities, screen, valuate, carry out due diligence, negotiate the termsheet, add value, manage the portfolio, and finally exit the company.

 

 

map swiss vc firms

See the Map of the Swiss VC Firms here: VC Map SSA

Thomas Heimann

HBM Partners AG, Zug

member of the SECA board - coordinates information and networking of SECA Chapter Seed Money & Venture Capital.

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Dr. Teddy Amberg

Spicehaus Partners AG, Zug

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Dr. Thomas Dübendorfer

SICTIC, Zürich

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Kiran Dallenbach

BiomedVC, Basel

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Dr. Karim Maizar

Kellerhals Carrard, Zürich

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Dr. Michael Sidler

Redalpine, Zürich

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Christian Winkler

asc impact GmbH, St. Gallen

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Swiss Venture Capital Report

The Swiss Venture Capital Report is the reference publication for investment in Swiss start-ups. Link

Angel investing for private investors

Discover the Swiss Angel Investor Handbook. It is a practical guide to the ins and outs of doing smart angel investments in Swiss tech startups without making unnecessary mistakes. Link

SECA Business Angel of the Year

Through the "Business Angel of the Year" Initiative and the publicly held annual election of the Swiss Business Angel of The Year we would like to contribute to further network integration of Swiss Business Angels in order to advance the investment into innovative high-growth companies of this country. BA of the Year

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