About Velaris

Built for enduring value creation.

Velaris Ventures was founded in 2019 with one mission: deploy patient capital to build exceptional companies and acquire strategic assets that hold value across generations.

The Velaris Ventures office

Who We Are

A modern investment office.

We combine the discipline of institutional capital with the flexibility of a family office. Our team brings together veterans from Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, Carlyle and Blackstone, alongside entrepreneurs who have built and sold companies.

We are sector-agnostic in mandate but thesis-driven in practice. From laboratory automation to alpine real estate, from AI infrastructure to digital health, we invest where we hold an edge and can add value beyond capital.

Our Strategy

By the Numbers

Institutional scale.

€874M

Assets Under Management

Across eight sectors

8

Investment Sectors

Software, science and real assets

20

Board & Executives

12 directors, 8 operating leaders

2019

Founded

Built for the long term

We build for permanence, not for a three-to-five year exit.

We build for permanence, not for a three-to-five year exit.

Strategic planning

Our Vision

A multigenerational platform.

Our purpose is to create lasting value through strategic capital, active partnerships, operational excellence and responsible investing. We back founders and operators of the first rank, and we stay involved long after the investment is made.

The best investments are built, not bought. Our portfolio companies draw on our board expertise, operational playbooks, international network and patient capital that supports decisions made for the long term rather than the next quarter.

Patient capital, active partnerships, multigenerational value.

The Velaris philosophy

The Swiss Alps near Sion, Valais

Why Sion, Valais

Swiss precision, global reach.

Switzerland offers stability, the rule of law and a business environment built on trust. Sion, set in the Valais Alps, gives us access to Europe's financial centres while preserving the discretion and quality of life that attract exceptional people.

Zürich and Geneva airports sit within ninety minutes, Milan two hours away, Munich four. The region places us where Swiss reliability meets the breadth of European opportunity.

Our Journey

From 2019 to today.

A short history of how the platform took shape.

2019

Founded

Velaris Ventures established in Sion, Valais, with a mandate for patient, long-term capital.

2021

Alpine real estate

Acquisition of the Zermatt mountain resort anchors a growing alpine property portfolio.

2022

Hospitality

Ibiza and Barcelona assets join the Mediterranean and urban collections.

2024

Technology

€127M deployed across six companies in AI infrastructure, security and developer tooling.

2026

Laboratory automation

Acquisition of Markes International, rebranded Velaris, builds an instrumentation platform.

Meet the team behind Velaris.

Our Board and Executive Team bring more than three hundred years of combined experience across private equity, technology, real estate and advisory.

Meet Our Leadership