Managing Partner at Endeavour Vision SA
Geneva Area, Switzerland
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- Managing Partner at Endeavour Vision
- Founder & President at European Tech Tour Association
- Co-Founder & General Partner at Vision Capital
- Past
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- Managing Director at Genevest
- Investment Manager at Genevest
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Sven Lingjaerde’s Summary
20 years of venture capital experience in Europe and the US, in Technology and Life Sciences. Invested in 12 countries from seed to expansion stage in Tech and Life Sciences companies.
Sven Lingjaerde’s Specialties:
Cross-border European investments & Trans-Atlantic expansion for emerging European Tech and Life Sciences companies.
Sven Lingjaerde’s Experience
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Managing Partner
Endeavour Vision
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
January 2007 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Pan European Venture Capital Fund investing in ICT and Life Sciences resulting from the convergence of Vision Capital Europe and Endeavour Advisors both based in Geneva. Endeavour II Fund had €88M under management as per Q1 2008.
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Founder & President
European Tech Tour Association
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Events Services industry)
March 1998 — Present (10 years 5 months)
The European Tech Tour Association is an independent, non-profit organization that plan and manages Tech Tours of emerging technology companies in selected countries or from vertical industries on a regular basis. Teams of best practice volunteers identify and select young companies having the potential to impact the European technology landscape. The Association provides the platform to introduce these companies to global technology and investment leaders, who have experience and capital, and who are interested to help these companies go global. The combination of these two factors creates an exciting forum to assess, challenge and eventually influence the destiny of participating companies. As per Q1 2008, the Association has organized 27 regional Tech Tours and two vertical industry summits.
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Co-Founder & General Partner
Vision Capital
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
January 1996 — Present (12 years 7 months)
With $175M under management, Vision provides capital and support to technology companies ready to expand in global markets. Primary focus is to accelerate the US market entry for emerging European companies. In 2007, Vision Capital European team merged with Endeavour Advisors to form Endeavour Vision SA.
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Managing Director
Genevest
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
January 1992 — December 1995 (4 years)
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Investment Manager
Genevest
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
September 1987 — December 1991 (4 years 4 months)
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Sven Lingjaerde’s Interests:
New technology, investing
