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We seek to make a positive contribution to society through sustainable, meaningful investments.

As a partner for start-ups, we offer strong financial backing, a long-term outlook and wide-ranging areas of expertise. Our investment decisions are driven by a strong orientation towards the future. Following our guiding principle that „tomorrow happens today”, we invest in start-ups in the present that will generate added value for tomorrow’s society.

OUR HISTORY

  • Early 1990s: Foundation of a life insurance brokerage in Central and Eastern Europe by Siegbert Schützenhöfer.
  • 2006: Exit of some Central and Eastern European sales companies.
  • 2012: Transfer of company management to the next generation with an increasingly sharp concentration on company participations and venture capital investments in Switzerland.
  • 2014: Investment strategy streamlined to focus on deep tech investments in the life sciences and digital fields.
  • 2016: First venture capital investment in Germany.
  • 2019: Opening of the second OCCIDENT site in Munich.

WE LOOK FOR

  • Innovative deep tech start-ups from the life sciences, industrial tech and digital sectors.
  • Highly motivated founders who want to reach ambitious goals and change the future.
  • Excellent technologies with broad application possibilities and the potential for further development.
  • Plausible business models for sustainable value generation.

WE PROVIDE

  • Initial financing in return for a minority stake from the seed stage onwards or later (from EUR 500,000).
  • Follow-up financing in the event of convincing results and confidence in the founder team.
  • Geographical focus on Germany and Switzerland.
  • Versatile support for portfolio companies with a competent team of experts and our own experience as entrepreneurs.

OUR SUCCESS AS AN INVESTOR IS BASED ON OUR VALUES.

  • Innovation: We invest in ventures that transform cutting-edge scientific findings into real-life applications.
  • Meaningfulness: We invest in technologies that provide significant solutions for the challenges facing society.
  • Expertise: Our work is characterized by in-depth understanding of the technologies and portfolio companies.
  • Partnership: Transparent communication and mutual trust form the basis for cooperation with our portfolio companies and co-investors.
  • Integrity: Our investment decisions are based on our values and our sense of responsibility for society.

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