Our purpose endures
Built for enduring value creation.
Velaris Ventures was founded in 2019 to deploy patient capital and build exceptional companies and strategic assets across generations.
Who We Are
A modern investment office for a changing world.
Velaris Ventures is a modern investment office combining the institutional discipline of a global investor with the flexibility and long-term perspective of a family office. We partner with exceptional management teams to build resilient businesses and strategic assets that create lasting value for economies, communities and future generations.
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.
By the Numbers
€874M
Assets Under Management
8
Investment Sectors
20
Board & Executives
2019
Founded, built for generations
We build for permanence, not for a three-to-five year exit.
Velaris Ventures
Our Vision
A multigenerational platform for exceptional companies.
We pursue a long-term investment approach, built on active partnerships, operational excellence and responsible investing. Our vision is to create a diversified portfolio of exceptional companies and strategic assets that generate enduring value for our investors, our people and the communities we serve, today and for generations to come.
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.
Active partnerships
Operational excellence
Responsible investing
Lasting value for generations
Why Sion, Valais
Swiss precision. Global reach.
Based in Sion, in the heart of Valais, we are rooted in Switzerland's values of stability, integrity and long-term thinking. Our location connects us to a dynamic ecosystem of talent, innovation and international markets, while keeping us close to the industries and communities we support.
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
A track record of thoughtful growth.
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.
Our People
Experienced leaders. A shared long-term mindset.
Our leadership team combines deep investment experience, operational expertise and a commitment to building exceptional companies for the long term.
Meet the Team