Knorr-Bremse

Drees & Sommer exists to create a future worth living by transforming how the built environment is designed, constructed, and operated. The construction and real estate industries account for nearly 40% of global carbon emissions, yet traditional approaches remain fragmented, inefficient, and unsustainable. Drees & Sommer tackles this challenge head-on by providing integrated consulting and implementation services that unite vision with reality - delivering projects that are economically viable, ecologically responsible, and digitally enabled. Since 1970, the company has grown from a small Stuttgart engineering office into a global partner-managed consultancy with 6,500 professionals across 70+ cities. Their interdisciplinary teams work on 6,872+ projects worldwide, uniting apparent opposites: tradition and innovation, economy and ecology, analog and digital, efficiency and well-being. As a sustainability pioneer and digitalization driver, Drees & Sommer doesn't just advise clients - they implement solutions that measurably reduce environmental impact while creating lasting value. From carbon-neutral buildings to resilient infrastructure and future-proof industrial facilities, they're proving that sustainable development isn't just necessary - it's the foundation of competitive advantage in a changing world.

Constructor Capital is a Swiss based early-stage capital firm investing in Deep Tech, Software, and Edtech. We bridge frontier research and scalable venture capital, backing founders who turn scientific breakthroughs and advance software ideas into global businesses. We’re the venture engine inside of Constructor Group - our global ecosystem across research, universities and applied technology. We connect frontier research with venture discipline, by backing founders to go from Lab to Market faster and with higher conviction. Our edge is the Research Network: relationships with 50+universities (Columbia, Oxford etc.) and 500+ world-class researchers (Hongkun Park, Harvard University; Ruslan Salakhutdinov, Carnegie Mellon University; Alexei Kitaev, Caltech etc.) to source and diligencedeep science opportunities early. Group assets: access to Constructor > University (Germany’s largest private university with 2000 students), Constructor > Tech (all-in-one platform for research & education) for pilots, talents and co-development and Constructor > Start, our flagship equity-free accelerator program. Our operator DNA: partners who’ve founded and scaled platforms like Parallels, Acumatica, Acronis, Virtuozzo and WebPros - we know how to build, sell and scale B2B software. Go-to-market Reach: a global network of VC’s, Lps, and corporate partners across Europe, Mena, US, Asia, with Swiss credibility and compliance at the core. Ecosystem deal flow: we work hand to hand with TTOs, incubators and accelerators to turn academic IP into companies, and keep our pipeline sustainably strong. We are passionate about the future – and we back it with our investments. We invested in quantum technologies before they gained mainstream attention (IDQ, IonQ), and we are constantly on the lookout for breakthrough innovations that accelerate learning and scientific discovery. So much so that our General Partner acquired Germany’s largest private university Constructor University and is building research Constructor Tech, an all-in-one platform for education and research because changing the world begins with knowledge. We don’t just anticipate the future. We build it.

An investment fund dedicated to partnering with entrepreneurs transforming the future of health through innovation and technology.

Nordstein AG is a Swiss investment boutique based on Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich, specializing in private equity and venture capital intermediation. Led by CEO Thomas Horvat, the firm connects high-growth companies seeking capital with strategic investors, positioning itself as an independent advisor focused on value creation for stakeholders across the transaction lifecycle. The firm's core offering centers on intermediating private equity and venture capital transactions rather than deploying proprietary capital. Its services span investor-company matching, independent investment advice, and relationship management designed to align investor objectives with company growth trajectories. This intermediary model places Nordstein between specialized companies requiring financing and institutional or strategic investors seeking deployment opportunities in the Swiss and broader European market. Nordstein operates from the heart of Zurich's financial district, emphasizing what it characterizes as transparent, value-driven relationships built on competence and objectivity. The firm's professionals provide advice aimed at optimal deal structuring and capital appreciation, serving as facilitators where, in its framing, strategic thinking meets execution in private capital transactions.

Brevan Howard Asset Management is a global alternative investment management platform founded in 2002, specialising in global macro and digital assets strategies for institutional investors. Under CEO Aron Landy, the firm manages capital for sovereign wealth funds, corporate and public pension plans, and foundations and endowments from nine global hubs. The platform has grown to over 1,050 team members, including more than 145 portfolio managers. The firm's investment approach centres on three pillars: macro thinking, trade structuring, and risk management. Its global macro products combine directional and relative value approaches with derivative trading strategies designed to generate what the firm describes as orthogonal but complementary return streams. Alongside these traditional offerings, Brevan Howard has developed digital assets investment products, positioning itself among the early institutional players in this emerging asset class. The firm emphasises rigorous stress testing, tail risk analysis, and continual development of risk frameworks within its investment process. Brevan Howard's institutional framework is supported by what it characterises as best-in-class technology infrastructure. The firm's technical domains span macro thinking, trade structuring, risk management, directional and relative value trading, derivative strategies, stress testing, tail risk analysis, and institutional investment technology. With headquarters in the United Kingdom and a presence across nine global hubs, the platform serves institutional clients worldwide, drawing on nearly two decades of operational history in alternative investment management.

eRecruiter Africa is a Pan-African recruitment consulting firm founded in 2012 by Jimmy Braimah, operating from Nigeria with an established presence across Ghana and Kenya. The company provides talent acquisition, workforce management, and HR services to businesses operating in African markets, with particular focus on manufacturing, NGO/charity, technology, media, financial services, and built environment sectors. With 36 employees, the firm was bootstrapped from its origins in a spare room and has positioned itself as a recruitment partner for organizations navigating Africa's talent landscape. The company's service portfolio spans the full spectrum of workforce operations: core recruitment and talent acquisition, HR advisory and consulting, outsourced HR services, payroll processing, pre-employment background screening, and global payment solutions. This integrated offering addresses both the front-end challenge of identifying and placing talent and the back-end complexities of managing teams across multiple African jurisdictions, each with distinct regulatory and tax frameworks. eRecruiter Africa's operational model emphasizes local compliance knowledge and regulatory expertise across its three-country footprint, positioning the firm to handle cross-border workforce challenges for clients expanding or operating in multiple African markets. The company's client-first approach and deep familiarity with regional hiring practices reflect its bootstrapped origins and sustained focus on the African market since its inception over a decade ago.