Privilège Ventures SA, a venture capital firm based in Lugano in the canton of Ticino, has been granted a license as a venture capital asset manager by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). The FINMA authorization allows Privilège Ventures SA to act as delegated portfolio manager for its own investment company with variable share capital (SICAV) incorporated under Swiss law. As the company writes in a press release, this is another “important step underlining the company’s growth”.
Jacqueline Ruedin Rüsch, Founding General Partner at Privilège Ventures, is proud of “this important milestone for our company”. The fact that the company is now regulated within Switzerland provides increased confidence for existing and future investors, which will help to “support our development as a leading venture capital firm in Switzerland”, she adds.
Privilège Ventures manages a diverse portfolio of innovative early-stage start-ups. The majority of these are based in Switzerland. The company’s investment strategy primarily focuses on technologies that leverage the expertise of Swiss engineers.
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