Invested in people,
committed to ideas.

We are a leading Swiss venture platform. A privately financed group that has become one of Switzerland’s most active early-stage investors. We hunt for opportunities, finding the most promising ideas and helping them succeed.

Power of Platform

When we speak about the power of platform, we refer to our exclusive network of investors and advisors, as well as the exchange of knowledge between our venture asset management and competence center. We have teamed up with passionate people working towards the same goal of granting exceptional founders access to the right network and providing them with the necessary tools and services.

The investment arm of the group offers exclusive access to venture capital investments. 
Serpentine Ventures' capabilities are tailored to the individual needs of high net worth, professional and institutional clients.

Our legal services company covering all legal needs that startups and entrepreneurs face in their ordinary course of business.
Code Law is not a traditional law firm. It has customers, not clients and provides hands-on advice.

Switzerland’s leading venture intelligence boutique equips leaders from strategy to execution. 
BV4 enables great venture transactions by creating transparency through its startup intelligence.

Our youngest daughter company provides professional CFO and backoffice skills essential to founders. 
GETGOING creates and executes winning fast-growth business strategies while keeping startups' teams lean.

Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors is the strategic driving force behind the Swiss Ventures Group. Comprising two of the group’s founders and three shareholder representatives, it is responsible for steering the whole organisation in the right direction and making sure it keeps evolving.

Mike Baur

CEO and Chairman of the Board

Mike Baur is a Swiss venture investor and entrepreneur. He worked in private banking for almost 20 years before starting his entrepreneurial journey in 2015 by co-founding the Swiss Startup Factory with Max Meister and Oliver Walzer. Mike is one of the top 100 «Digital Shapers» in Switzerland. He holds an MBA from the University of Rochester New York as well as an Executive MBA from the University of Berne.

Eric Sarasin

Eric Sarasin boasts over 30 years of banking experience gained at Morgan Stanley, Pictet & Cie, Citibank and, most notably, Bank J. Safra Sarasin. He helped the family-owned bank become one of Switzerland’s leading private banks. Since 2019, he has been Chairman of the Board of directors of Singularity Group SA and a board member of several other companies.

Michael Widmer

J.D. Michael Widmer is the Swiss Ventures Group’s Legal Counsel and manager of the Brino Group AG. After his Doctor of Law and a master’s degree in business administration, he worked as an associate and lawyer, was part of the management at Eurex, managed the Cat Group for four years and later the Gutenberg Group. For seven years, he regularly took off as a freelance pilot for Cat Aviation.

Oliver Walzer

COO Serpentine Ventures

As Co-founder of the group, Oliver Walzer is the COO of our investment arm Serpentine Ventures. His degrees in engineering and computer science first led him to be CTO of Switzerland’s most popular community platform and then to found an online marketplace for services. In 2012 he co-founded Incuray, an early stage incubator that later became the Swiss Startup Factory accelerator.

Latest News

29.02.2024

Taking the Pulse of the Swiss Venture Capital Landscape: Insights from Dominique Gruhl-Bégin

In an interview with Founded., Dominique Gruhl-Bégin, CEO of Serpentine Ventures, discusses Switzerland's startup landscape, highlighting the need for ambitious growth strategies and increased venture capital investment. 

26.02.2024

Fixposition Signs New Distributor Enabler to Accelerate its Expansion in Japan

Fixposition, a Serpentine Ventures portfolio company and a leader in precise positioning solutions, announces its collaboration with Enabler Japan for the official distribution of its groundbreaking Vision-RTK 2 product.

21.02.2024

Impact Food Selected as 2023 FoodTech 500 Finalist

Impact Food, a Serpentine Ventures portfolio company, recently got selected as one of the companies on the 2023 FoodTech 500 by Forward Fooding, recognising them as an innovative company blending food, technology, and sustainability.

15.02.2024

Apaleo Achieves Record Tech Rollout, Moves 7'500 citizenM Rooms in 8 Weeks

Apaleo, a Serpentine Ventures portfolio company, sets a new tech adoption standard by migrating 7'500 citizenM rooms to its PMS in just 8 weeks. This marks the fastest onboarding for a mid-sized hotel group. Congrats on this achievement.