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“The venture investor must always be on call to advise, to persuade, to dissuade, to encourage, but always to help build.”

GENERAL GEORGE DORIOT, Founder of ARD, the first true VC fund

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Privilège Ventures is a Swiss-based Venture Capital firm, authorized by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA, www.finma.ch) as venture capital asset manager, investing in promising early-stage startups. With offices in Lugano, Zurich and Boston, we aim to support young founders on a mission to build the future. Our unique values derive from previous experiences as founders, entrepreneurs, operators and investors. We provide unceasing support, expertise, and valuable network access to help entrepreneurs forge ahead.

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Privilège Ventures NEWS

3th November 2022 – Lugano, Switzerland-based venture capital fund Privilège Ventures just launched its fourth fund. The CHF 20 million (just over $20 million) fund is earmarked for women-led early-stage startups across Europe… read more
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Our Values

The right partner for ambitious entrepreneurs with bold ideas.

Hands On Approach

We leverage our entrepreneurial expertise. We know what it is like to be in the shoes of the entrepreneur and that allows us to provide unique, hands-on support and know-how.

Relationship First

We always invest in people first and build strong relationships with our portfolio companies based on honesty, support, consistency, and respect. Teamwork and personal relationships are fundamental for growing ideas into successful businesses.

Long term Vision

We are in this business to support entrepreneurs, nurture their vision and help them scale. We invest for the long term since it is never a short journey when you are pioneering new paths.

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Jacqueline Ruedin Rüsch

“I have learned that only by failing and continuing trying you can reach your goals. There is never success without hard work.”

Jacqueline Ruedin Rüsch

Founding General Partner – Privilège Ventures

Our Exits

Keyless

Keyless
Software – EXIT 2021

deliveroo

Deliveroo
Marketplace – Exit 2021

Creoptix

Creoptix
Medtech – EXIT 2022

AVA

AVA
Fertility – EXIT 2022

Lucian Wagner

“Both Jacqueline and I are entrepreneurs. We lived the struggles of the founders that we fund. We can truly make a difference at the seed stage, beyond the monetary contribution.”

Lucian Wagner

Founding General Partner – Privilège Ventures

Privilège Student Ventures

“Educating students and empowering startups.”

Privilège Student Ventures is a non-profit organization, launched by Privilège Ventures and supported by several entrepreneurs and companies, with the goal of educating students and, in so doing, helping shape the next generation of entrepreneurs and investors. A select group of students will be able to learn from venture capitalist investors, entrepreneurs and experts on how to select and evaluate startups, and support their launch in the local ecosystems through small investment tickets.
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