Entrepreneurial capital
We invest alongside entrepreneurial families who have founded, grown and managed their own companies.
Entrepreneurial Capital for Swiss companies
Entrepreneurs investing in entrepreneurs.
Since 2010, we have partnered with established businesses navigating growth, succession, management transitions, and transformation, with smart capital and operational expertise.
We are an independent Swiss investor with more than 15 years of institutional heritage in direct investments in SMEs. Helvetica Capital enables direct investments ("deal-by-deal"), backed by long-term institutional partners and Swiss entrepreneurial families.
We accompany SMEs in Switzerland and its neighbouring regions, connecting them with the know-how, experience, and network of successful Swiss entrepreneurial families to foster sustainable growth and long-term development.
On a deal-by-deal basis, we partner closely with management, supported by a trusted network of industry experts. Together, we provide the structural discipline, operational depth, and operational expertise required to scale complex industrial enterprises.
Our Approach
Entrepreneurs investing in entrepreneurs.
Three principles shape our approach: entrepreneurial capital, active partnership, and patient capital.
Active partnership
We sit on boards, contribute network and operational depth, and engage where founders and management need us most, never displacing them.
Patient capital
Our Entrepreneur Investor Platform is structured with long-term flexibility rather than as a traditional fund. We hold companies for as long as this serves their strategic development, with exits guided by business readiness rather than predefined timelines.
Portfolio Highlights
Our companies.
Laundry Technology
Schulthess Maschinen
Swiss majority ownership. 700,000+ machines installed. 600+ employees.
Since 2019
Precision Engineering
POLYGENA
7-company industrial platform. CHF 100-150M revenue. Built through strategic add-ons.
Since 2019
Power Systems
Statron
30,000+ UPS units delivered. 3,000+ customers in 100+ countries.
Since 2025And 5 more active investments across healthcare, technology, and logistics
Key metrics
Since 2010, Helvetica Capital has deployed approximately CHF 1 billion across 50+ investments in Swiss mid-market companies, with more than 20 successful exits and over 15 years of institutional experience.
Investment Volume
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Track Record
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Leadership
Governed by a Board of Directors who have guided various Swiss ownership transactions, led global industrial companies, and built entrepreneurial ventures across Switzerland and neighbouring countries.
Our experienced investment team has worked together for over a decade, supported by an extensive network of Swiss industry specialists who contribute as advisors, board members, and co-investors to our investments.
Investment Focus
What we look for.
We focus on established companies in Switzerland and its neighbouring regions. While industry-agnostic, our primary focus is on industrial businesses, particularly those with a strong service component. We invest through our Entrepreneur Investor Platform majorities without a fixed holding period.
Companies
Established companies in Switzerland and its neighbouring regions, revenue base of approximately CHF 15m, minimum of around CHF 4m EBITDA. Industry-agnostic, with a primary focus on industrial businesses, particularly those with a strong service component.
Situations & stake
We invest through our Entrepreneur Investor Platform majorities without a fixed holding period.