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By Ralf KONRAD, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), VP Fund Solutions (Liechtenstein) AG, Vaduz
In recent years, venture capital (VC) as an asset class has increasingly become the focus of interest for a wide range of investors. In Switzerland alone in 2018, more than CHF 1 billion was invested in VC for the first time, and in 2019 as much as CHF 2.3 billion. Although financing rounds of more than CHF 200 million were missing, start-ups generated more than CHF 2 billion for the second consecutive year in 2020. VC has become attractive for investors because such investments allow portfolios to be diversified, the risk/return profile to be improved and direct investments to be made in innovations. However, to make VC investments successful, there are a few things...
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