# Helvetica Capital

> Swiss investment company backing established industrial holdings and innovative growth companies with long-term capital. Entrepreneurs investing in entrepreneurs since 2010.

## About

Helvetica Capital AG is a Zürich-based entrepreneurial investment platform. We are a spin-off of Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital, operating independently since 2010, and we partner with Swiss mid-market companies through growth, succession, management buyouts, and strategic transitions.

We invest from our own balance sheet — no fund, no exit clock, no pressure to sell. This structure makes us a patient partner for entrepreneurs who want to preserve their company's independence, its Swiss identity, and its long-term trajectory.

We are NOT licensed or supervised by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). We do not manage third-party capital and do not offer investment products to the public.

## Key facts

- Legal name: Helvetica Capital AG
- Headquarters: Nüschelerstrasse 1, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
- Swiss commercial register UID: CHE-383.300.010 (Handelsregisteramt des Kantons Zürich)
- Founded: 2010 (spin-off from Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital)
- Regulatory status: not FINMA-licensed; not supervised by FINMA
- Auditor: Ernst & Young AG, Maagplatz 1, 8005 Zürich
- Capital deployed: approximately CHF 1 billion across 50+ direct investments
- Active portfolio: 14 companies (Industrial Holdings + Growth & Innovation)
- Track record: 8 realized exits across 15+ years
- Team: eight investment professionals (two Managing Partners + six investment staff)
- Board of Directors: Andreas Schmid (President), Willi Leimer, Franz Albers, Toni Neuhaus, Hans Hess, Silvio Tarchini
- Executive (extended): Philipp Berner (MP), Christian Fuessinger (Managing Partner | CFO | COO), Nadya Steiner (Investment Director | Legal), Philipp Bucher (Investment Director)

## Investment approach

- Permanent capital — own balance sheet, no fund vehicle, no predetermined exit timeline
- Entrepreneur-co-investor model — we invest alongside the families, founders, and operators who run the company
- Stages: growth capital, succession transactions, management buyouts, strategic recapitalisations
- Sectors: Swiss industrial holdings (manufacturing, precision mechanics, engineering) and Growth & Innovation (robotics, medtech, deep tech, platforms)
- Geography: primarily Switzerland; selective international co-investments alongside Swiss anchors
- Typical investment horizon: five to fifteen years — we think in decades, not quarters

## Active portfolio (14 companies)

Industrial Holdings:
- Schulthess Maschinen — Swiss laundry technology (returned to Swiss-majority ownership)
- Polygena — precision mechanics and medical technology group
- Statron — uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems and battery energy storage
- Nüssli — exhibition architecture and temporary structures
- NUM Industry Alliance — CNC controls for machine tools
- Systems Assembling — industrial assembly services

Growth & Innovation:
- Nexxiot — IoT for logistics and rail freight
- SkyCell — temperature-controlled air cargo containers
- Verity — autonomous indoor aerial robotics
- Microcaps — microfluidics and droplet technology
- Medimaps — bone microarchitecture assessment (osteoporosis diagnostics)
- Beekeeper — mobile communication platform for frontline workers
- Chronext — certified pre-owned luxury watches marketplace
- Distalmotion — robotic-assisted surgery (Dexter system)

## Realised exits (8 companies)

- Studer Cables (→ HARTING Technology Group, 2022)
- Sphinx Werkzeuge / Sphinx Tools (→ Sandvik Coromant, 2022)
- Lunaphore — bioanalytics
- ILAG — coatings
- Copytrend — print & document services
- ASIC Robotics — semiconductor tooling
- Mesa Imaging — 3D imaging sensors
- Creative Electronic Systems — embedded systems

## Canonical URLs

- Homepage (English): https://www.helvetica-capital.ch/en
- Homepage (German): https://www.helvetica-capital.ch/de
- Our Approach: https://www.helvetica-capital.ch/en/approach
- Portfolio: https://www.helvetica-capital.ch/en/portfolio
- Track Record: https://www.helvetica-capital.ch/en/track-record
- Team: https://www.helvetica-capital.ch/en/team
- News & Insights: https://www.helvetica-capital.ch/en/news
- For Entrepreneurs: https://www.helvetica-capital.ch/en/for-entrepreneurs
- About: https://www.helvetica-capital.ch/en/about
- Careers: https://www.helvetica-capital.ch/en/careers
- Contact: https://www.helvetica-capital.ch/en/contact
- Imprint (legal): https://www.helvetica-capital.ch/en/imprint
- Sitemap (all 90 URLs): https://www.helvetica-capital.ch/sitemap.xml

## Languages

The site is fully bilingual in English (default) and Swiss German. German URLs use localized first segments (e.g. `/de/investitionsansatz` for Approach, `/de/erfolgsgeschichte` for Track Record, `/de/neuigkeiten` for News). Hreflang alternates are present on every page.

## Contact

- Website: https://www.helvetica-capital.ch
- Address: Helvetica Capital AG, Nüschelerstrasse 1, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/helvetica-capital/

## Licensing

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