About
Alexander Seel is Chief Financial Officer at Planet A Ventures. He has over 20 years of experience across investment management, investment banking, and consulting, and has invested in asset classes including venture capital, private equity, private debt, and public equity. He co-founded three companies, Swissquote, Homegate, and VZP, and has worked on business development and restructuring efforts.
Experience
- Planet A VenturesChief Financial Officercurrent2024 — presentBerlin, Germany
- Verve VenturesVC fund manager2019 — 2024Zurich, Switzerland
- Legend HoldingsOverseas investments2017 — 2019Zurich, Switzerland
- Qatar Investment AuthorityFinancial institutions portfolio2011 — 2017Doha, Qatar
- Deutsche BankFinancial institutions group - investment banking2007 — 2011London, United Kingdom
- Goldman SachsInvestment banking2006London, United Kingdom
- PwC / IBMSenior Consultant2000 — 2005Zurich, Switzerland
- Victor Zindel & Partner (travel & leisure agency)Startup and development of business1998 — 2000Zurich, Switzerland
- SwissquoteLaunch of online brokerage service1999Gland, Switzerland
- Beyond GravityMechanical Engineer1994 — 1995Zurich, Switzerland
Skills & more
Bloomberg4Financial Modeling16Valuation13Investment Banking16Portfolio Management11Corporate Finance18Capital Markets9Emerging Markets7Business Strategy4Strategy4Derivatives4Fixed Income4
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EquitiesManagement ConsultingPrivate EquityInvestmentsFinancial AnalysisAsset ManagementFinancial MarketsDue DiligenceTradingSailingAlternative InvestmentsWealth ManagementLanguages English · French · German · Spanish
From Alexander's professional profile.
Colleagues at Planet A Ventures
Aina Cabrero
Investor & Scientist at Planet A Ventures
Alexander Stevens
Venture Partner at Planet A Ventures
Ashul Sinha
Finance Analyst at Planet A Ventures
Christian Gonzalez
Investor at Planet A Ventures
Christian Schad
Venture Partner at Auxxo
Christian Schad
Co-Founder & Venture Partner at Planet A Ventures
Christoph Gras
General Partner at Planet A Ventures
David Wortmann
Senior Policy & Market Advisor at Planet A Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alexander Seel?
- Alexander Seel is Chief Financial Officer at Planet A Ventures. He has over 20 years of experience across investment management, investment banking, and consulting, and has invested in asset classes including venture capital, private equity, private debt, and public equity. He co-founded three companies, Swissquote, Homegate, and VZP, and has worked on business development and restructuring efforts.
- Where does Alexander Seel work?
- Alexander Seel is CFO at Planet A Ventures.
- Where did Alexander Seel go to school?
- Alexander Seel studied at IESE Business School (MBA); ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences (Dipl. Ing., Mechanical Engineering); Haute école du paysage, d'ingénierie et d'architecture de Genève - HEPIA (Pre-diploma, Génie mécanique).
Same school
Also attended IESE Business School260
Avi MeirCo-founder & CEO of PerkJessica WangFP&A Manager at March Capital PartnersCarlos ContiManaging Partner at Inveready Technology Investment GroupIgnacio PuigGeneral Partner at Inveready Technology Investment GroupRobin LiInvestor at GGV CapitalSamuel GilCEO & General Partner at JME Ventures
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Also attended ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences11
Sascha ErniHead of Operations, CV Labs at CV LabsThomas MeierManaging Partner at Lightbird Ventures AGViktor SantiagoCrypto Research & Data Operations at Cyber CapitalSkyler WillcocksonHead of Finance & Operations at Casper LabsNathalie De TogniPortfoliomanagerin & Family Officer at Swiss KMU Partners AGMatthias StudhalterSenior Client Advisor at Belvoir Capital AG
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Shared employers
Also worked at Verve Ventures10
Andrew XuInvestor at StripesTarun GuptaPartner at Jump CapitalMike HobmeierPartner, Head Asset Management & Products at Verve VenturesFriederike ReinlPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Verve VenturesXavier MesnierPartner, Head of Frontiers in Health & Bio Investments at Verve VenturesLucas LaibPartner, COO at Verve Ventures
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Also worked at Legend Holdings3
Also worked at Deutsche Bank786
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkVlad YatsenkoCo-founder & CTO of RevolutFunmi GarrickFinance and Operations at Impact America FundGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesJeppe ZinkPartner at NorthzoneDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera Capital
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Also worked at Goldman Sachs2,000
Marc AndreessenCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzJosh KushnerFounder & CEO of Thrive CapitalSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDavid VélezFounder & CEO of Nubank
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