Perspective,
changes outcomes.

An independent investment & advisory office for founders, leaders and owners.

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We spend time around ideas, technologies, markets and people that make us curious.

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Curiosity

We stay open long enough to see what others might miss.

Curiosity

We stay open long enough to see what others might miss.

Conversation

We ask, listen and challenge to grasp what truly matters.

Conversation

We ask, listen and challenge to grasp what truly matters.

Perspective

We connect different angles to turn information into clarity.

Perspective

We connect different angles to turn information into clarity.

Opportunity

We act on conviction where we see meaningful potential.

Opportunity

We act on conviction where we see meaningful potential.

Three ways
we contribute.

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01 Advise

Experience when it matters. Strategic
advice and entrepreneurial perspective
for consequential decisions ahead.

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01 Advise

Experience when it matters. Strategic
advice and entrepreneurial perspective
for consequential decisions ahead.

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02 Challenge

Better decisions need outside perspective. We question assumptions and pressure-test the obvious answer.

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02 Challenge

Better decisions need outside perspective. We question assumptions and pressure-test the obvious answer.

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03 Back

Conviction deserves commitment. We selectively back people and opportunities with capital, experience and connections.

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03 Back

Conviction deserves commitment. We selectively back people and opportunities with capital, experience and connections.

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Where curiosity
meets conviction.

We explore where shifts across technology, markets and capital begin to reinforce one another — and where that may create meaningful opportunity.

Our opportunity spaces are not fixed categories.

They evolve with the shifts we observe.

We look at intersections, not isolated trends.

As new value often emerges between established fields.

“Spotting opportunities is only the beginning. The real value of perspective lies in understanding what they mean, where they lead and which are truly worth pursuing in the long run.”

Harald Zapp

Founder & CEO

“Spotting opportunities is only the beginning. The real value of perspective lies in understanding what they mean, where they lead and which are truly worth pursuing in the long run.”

Harald Zapp

Founder & CEO

“Spotting opportunities is only the beginning. The real value of perspective lies in understanding what they mean, where they lead and which are truly worth pursuing in the long run.”

Harald Zapp

Founder & CEO

For what
comes next.

FOR FOUNDERS

OFFBOARD

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Your board before you need a board.

An ongoing sounding board for early-stage founders navigating strategy, organization, capital and the decisions that shape their company.

FOR FOUNDERS

OFFBOARD

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Your board before you need a board.

An ongoing sounding board for early-stage founders navigating strategy, organization, capital and the decisions that shape their company.

FOR FOUNDERS

OFFBOARD

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Your board before you need a board.

An ongoing sounding board for early-stage founders navigating strategy, organization, capital and the decisions that shape their company.

FOR LEADERS

SECOND CHAIR

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For the decisions only you can make.

A trusted outside perspective for CEOs, owners and board leaders navigating consequential decisions without politics or an agenda.

FOR LEADERS

SECOND CHAIR

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For the decisions only you can make.

A trusted outside perspective for CEOs, owners and board leaders navigating consequential decisions without politics or an agenda.

FOR LEADERS

SECOND CHAIR

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For the decisions only you can make.

A trusted outside perspective for CEOs, owners and board leaders navigating consequential decisions without politics or an agenda.

We choose
where to engage.

We focus on situations where our experience and judgement can genuinely make a difference. We invest only where close involvement has built real conviction.

Depth over volume

We keep our engagements few and meaningful.

Depth over volume

We keep our engagements few and meaningful.

Context before capital

We value direct knowledge over distant diligence.

Context before capital

We value direct knowledge over distant diligence.

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Curiosity opens the door.
Perspective determines what comes next.

Curiosity opens the door. Perspective determines what comes next.

Curiosity opens the door. Perspective determines what comes next.