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🇨🇭 From research giant to venture champion? #Switzerland is closer than you think. A new report from Schroders Capital shows what many of us in the ecosystem have long believed: Switzerland has all the ingredients to become the Massachusetts of Europe — but it’s time to scale our venture ambitions to match our innovation pedigree. 🔍 The data is striking: ***ETH Zürich & EPFL are comparable in talent density to Massachusetts Institute of Technology & Harvard Business School (~38,400 vs. ~36,500 students) ***Yet Massachusetts generates 8x more venture investment and 6x more unicorns ***Why? Local capital. In MA, 85% of large rounds include local VCs. In Switzerland? Just 40% ***And for every CHF 1 invested by a Swiss VC, CHF 3 in foreign capital follows. With stronger local backing, Swiss venture funding could quadruple to CHF 11B annually 💡 At redalpine, we see this not just as a data point, but as a mission. Our long-term goal is to help elevate the Swiss and European venture ecosystems to global top-tier status — with founders, investors, and institutions building lasting value at home. Let’s not settle for exporting our talent and IP — let’s scale it. 📈 The multiplier effect is real. Let’s activate it. Thank you Nils Rode, Rainer Ender, Chad Brokopp #VentureCapital #SwissTech #DeepTech #Redalpine #Startups #Innovation #Europe #Funding #Unicorns #ETH #EPFL #ResearchToRevenue #MassachusettsOfEurope Link to article in comments section.

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Marktlink Capital hits €520m raise for private equity and AI-focused venture funds. The raise includes €440m for a private equity vehicle targeting 11 funds such as Hg, Adams Street Partners, Egeria, and Mill Point Capital, and €80m for a venture capital fund backing leading VC managers focused on high-growth technology and AI-driven businesses. The firm’s fifth private equity fund-of-funds closed above its €300m target in just six months, while its third venture fund reached its €80m hard cap. Among early VC successes is Swedish company Lovable, which scaled to €100m in revenue in under a year. “Geopolitical tensions, trade tariffs, and the reduced appeal of real estate as an asset class are driving investors towards more diversified strategies,” said Managing Partner Hylke Hertoghs. Read more: https://lnkd.in/d5vQ9Pxy #PEInsights #privateequity #fundraising #fundoffunds

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🚀 Rethinking Capital – Shaping the Future! 📘 “The New Capital – Our Chance for Germany’s Next Economic Miracle”. („Das Neue Kapital – unsere Chance für Deutschlands nächstes Wirtschaftswunder“) Edited by Ulrike Hinrichs and Ingo Krocke (my fellow Board Members at the BVK Bundesverband Beteiligungskapital), the book brings together leading voices from business, finance, and innovation. Among the contributors are Stefan B. Wintels (KfW Capital), Danijel Višević (World Fund), Hubertus Theile-Ochel (Golding Capital Partners), Helmut Schoenenberger (UnternehmerTUM) and many more. Dr. Hendrik Brandis and me from Earlybird Venture Capital are happy to contribute as authors of the chapter: “Courage for the future: why Europe must invest in deep tech now”, thanks also to Dr. Fabian Heilemann (AENU) and Danijel Višević to add their perspective! 👉 The core message: Capital is not an end in itself. It can, and must, take responsibility, enable innovation, and secure the future. This book shows why private equity and venture capital are key drivers of resilience, climate neutrality, and sustainable growth in Germany. It addresses questions such as: - What happens when private capital finances the future? - What role does venture capital play for innovation and competitiveness? - How can SMEs, startups, and deep tech benefit alike? 📅 Save the Date: Publication by Murmann Verlag on October 28, 2025 – available for pre-order now: 👉 https://lnkd.in/dWQJ5S5d #BVK #DasNeueKapital #PrivateEquity #VentureCapital #Innovation #Future #Growth #Responsibility

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Robotaxis are coming to Switzerland next year - and one company will launch them in a rather unusual location. Here’s what to expect.   Driverless taxis are a normal sight in cities like San Francisco or Austin. Soon, you might also be able to spot them in the Swiss countryside.   Wait, did he just say ‘countryside’?   Yes, that’s indeed Chinese tech company Baidu’s plan.    Instead of launching their robotaxi service in cities, where there are many options for getting from one place to the other already, Baidu rather wants to fill the gap in public transport in rural areas starting.    This way, they plan to solve the last-mile-problem of multimodal transport.    While Switzerland has a great public transport network, it can still be difficult to get from the station to your doorstep using busses if you live rather remotely - especially outside of the main hours.    To my knowledge, this would make it the first commercial robotaxi service in the world outside of cities. I find it quite an interesting decision - so let’s see how rural commuters will use the service once it's live.    Many experts would probably argue that there’s not enough demand outside of peak times for such a service to be a commercial success.    But who knows, why should a convenient new service not create its own demand?    #robotaxis   https://lnkd.in/dRkyZiCy   

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In August '25, German industrial production collapsed 4.3% m/m. Germany is headed for the third consecutive recession year. To Dr Polleit, the "Great Reset" is destroying industrual production and economic growth in Germany. ➡️ Polleit is a German economist affiliated with the Austrian School of economics, and president of the Ludwig von Mises Institut Deutschland.  Mises Institute. He is strongly skeptical of state intervention, central banking, fiat money, and what he sees as coercive economic planning ➡️Polleit general critiques on Germany are the following: 👉 Heavy regulation, strong state involvement 👉Germany’s ambitious transition from fossil fuels to renewables may cause disruptions in energy supply, cost volatility, grid stresses, and increase production costs 👉Export dependence and global competition 👉Monetary and fiscal pressures reduce real returns on capital and discourage long-term investment. 👉Uncertainty and investment risk 👉With more government programs, state investment, subsidies, and oversight, private actors may be crowded out or discouraged. Polleit would claim that entrepreneurship and innovation decline. 👉Central planning or incentive distortions lead to misallocation of capital. Polleit warns that “green subsidies” or mandated transitions may favor politically connected actors rather than the most efficient ones. 🚨 Hence, under Polleit’s logic, Germany — already having high regulation, energy transition burdens, export dependency, and significant state involvement — would be particularly vulnerable to further growth suppression from Great Reset-type policies. He would argue that growth is slowly being “destroyed” by compounding layers of regulatory, monetary, and fiscal drag. Source: Thorsten Polleit @ThorstenPolleit on X

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I am always looking for new and interesting topics to share with my network of family offices. During Freedom Capital Markets' Summer Family Office Summit last week, one of our panels was on: ♟️ Opportunities for Investing in Turnaround & Distressed Assets During this discussion, our panel dug deep into the complex—but potentially rewarding—world of distressed and special situation investing. From operational turnarounds to distressed M&A and asset recovery strategies, these industry veterans shared how they uncover value in chaos—and what investors need to get right when navigating high-risk environments. Led by moderator Ron Senatore of Insperity (which was also a conference sponsor), the conversation featured sharp insights from: 🔹 Aaron Manoucheri – Co-founder and COO of Manoucheri Brokers, LLC 🔹 Jeff Sands, CTP – Founding Partner, Dorset Partners; Senior Advisor, American Industrial Acquisition Corporation Not for the faint of heart, but for those with the expertise and the willingness to go all in on the operational front, there are potential investment opportunities to be found. Albert Aguiar, CFA Ed Maguire Vikram Patra Wayne Caron Jay Woods, CMT Kayla Swift Alison Hamilton #TurnaroundInvesting #DistressedAssets #SpecialSituations #PrivateEquity #AlternativeInvestments #ConferenceRecap #FamilyOffice #ValueCreation #summerfamilyofficesummit #freedomcapitalmarkets

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