Zurich-based Redalpine, a Swiss venture capital firm that empowers “GameChangers”, has secured its largest fund to date, the oversubscribed $200M (approximately €179M) Redalpine Capital VII (RAC VII).
According to the Swiss VC firm, this deal marks a milestone in nearly two decades of supporting innovative and disruptive startups.
In addition to the new fund, Redalpine is also expanding its European footprint with the opening of a new office in London, a growing hub for deeptech and AI.
Led by Sebastian Becker, the London base will strengthen Redalpine’s ties with the local tech ecosystem and reinforce its position as a pan-European fund.
What to expect from the new fund?
With RAC VII, Redalpine aims to support the next generation of founders and unlock the economic potential of innovation.
RAC VII is set to support 15 to 20 European early-stage companies, with nine investments already made, including backing the Germany-based nuclear startup Proxima Fusion and UK’s Expression Edits, a gene-editing company developing life-saving therapies.
Reportedly, like its predecessors, RAC VII remains sector-agnostic, targeting innovation across diverse fields such as energy, health, and food.
Redalpine says, “RAC VII will continue our tradition of backing European companies with what we call a “tech hedge”—a significant, defensible advantage that is 10x better than their competitors. We believe that now, more than ever, is the ideal time to invest in these kinds of companies.”
“We are at a pivotal moment in technological development, with transformative changes converging across all industries.”
“AI is reshaping the way we work and live, and as a fund with a long history investing in the continuum of software and science, we are particularly excited about new AI applications, as well as the latest breakthroughs in computer science that will propel the field forward.”
Empowering GameChangers
Founded in 2006, Redalpine empowers ambitious entrepreneurs by combining financial investment, operational expertise, and a vast international network.
With over €1B in assets under management and a sector-agnostic investment approach, Redalpine has supported some of Europe’s most disruptive companies, including N26, Taxfix, and Inkitt.
The firm has a diverse portfolio of over 95 companies, investing across Europe from offices in Zurich and Berlin.
Redalpine focuses on transformative areas such as AI middleware, energy revolution, automation, mobility, health tech, data solutions, new food, and synthetic biology.
Founded by software entrepreneur Peter Niederhauser and molecular biologist Michael Sidler, Redalpine blends scientific and business expertise to guide startups through all stages of their growth. Their disciplined Swiss approach ensures complete support for founders, from inception to exit.
The firm says, “Historically, we have supported close to 50 per cent of our startups through three or more funding rounds, and over 65 per cent of our seed companies advance to a Series A round, far surpassing the European average of just over 20 per cent (according to Dealroom data).”
“To double-down even further, we launched our multi-stage Summit Fund to provide the means to back our portfolio superstars all the way to pre-IPO, reducing reliance on US funding in the later stages.”
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