About
Erich Sieber co-founded PeakBridge in 2018. He previously served as Partner at Nestlé's €750M strategic "fund-of-one" from its 2001 creation, focusing on AgriTech, FoodTech, and health and nutrition startups, and spent 16 years as Partner/SVP with Nestlé's venture fund manager Inventages, alongside earlier roles at the World Economic Forum and the German Finance Ministry. He holds a B.A. in Business Economics and Law from HSG University of St. Gallen, a trilingual MBA from EAP-ESCP, and an L.L.M. in Financial Law from Geneva University.
Invests in
AgTechFoodTech
Experience
- PeakBridge VCFounding General Partnercurrent2018 — presentLuxembourg, Netherlands, Malta, USA
- EIT Food CLC SouthBoard Member2019 — 2022Spain
- NestléPartner, Nestlé's Corporate Venture Funds2001 — 2018Geneva, London, Auckland, Nassau
- NestléMarketing & Sales Director1994 — 2000Vevey, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Manila
- World Economic ForumProject Manager1992 — 1994Geneva, Davos, Asia
- German Federal Ministry of FinanceInvestment Manager1991 — 1992Berlin Area, Germany
- Christie'sInternal Audit1991London, United Kingdom
- Hertz Rent a CarInternal Audit1991London, United Kingdom
- Swiss ArmyOfficer | Lieutenant1985 — 1987
Skills & more
Venture Capital69Private Equity49Limited Partnerships2Alternative Investments8Advisory Boards2M&A due diligence2M&A experience3Investment Banking4Investment Strategies4Foreign Investment2Private Placements6Investors2
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Product DevelopmentProduct LaunchesNew Business DevelopmentConsumer ProductsPharmaceuticalsLife SciencesHealthcareNutraceuticalsGeneral PartnerNegotiationNutritionFood & BeverageLanguages English · French · German
From Erich's professional profile.
Colleagues at PeakBridge VC
Chris Thoen
Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board & IC Member (PeakBridge Growth II) at PeakBridge VC
Dr. Gali Artzi
CTO, Partner at PeakBridge VC
Einav Gefen
SVP Global Culinary Talent & Culture, Compass Group at PeakBridge VC
Gianluca Vitale
Associate at PeakBridge VC
Juliette Nille
ESG Analyst, Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity at PeakBridge VC
Martina Pace
Partner, COO & Head of Impact at PeakBridge VC
Matthias de Kock
Principal at PeakBridge VC
Miriam Ueberall
Turing Labs AI; Ex-R&D at Flora Food Group, Kraft Heinz, Unilever at PeakBridge VC
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Erich Sieber?
- Erich Sieber co-founded PeakBridge in 2018. He previously served as Partner at Nestlé's €750M strategic "fund-of-one" from its 2001 creation, focusing on AgriTech, FoodTech, and health and nutrition startups, and spent 16 years as Partner/SVP with Nestlé's venture fund manager Inventages, alongside earlier roles at the World Economic Forum and the German Finance Ministry. He holds a B.A. in Business Economics and Law from HSG University of St. Gallen, a trilingual MBA from EAP-ESCP, and an L.L.M. in Financial Law from Geneva University.
- Where does Erich Sieber work?
- Erich Sieber is Co-Founder at PeakBridge VC.
- What does Erich Sieber invest in?
- Erich Sieber invests in AgTech, FoodTech.
- Where did Erich Sieber go to school?
- Erich Sieber studied at INSEAD (IDP - International Directors Program); University of Geneva (Master of Laws (LL.M.), Banking & Finance); IMD (OWP, Management).
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Also attended Université de Montréal50
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Shared employers
Also worked at EIT Food CLC South9
Thomas van den BoezemPartner at PeakBridge VCMatthias de KockPrincipal at PeakBridge VCChris ThoenChairman of the Scientific Advisory Board & IC Member (PeakBridge Growth II) at PeakBridge VCTatyana SlavovaInvestment Associate at Atento CapitalXana BelásteguiPartner at Swanlaab Venture FactoryDr Maya BenamiInvestor at Motion Capital
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Also worked at Nestlé71
Sydney SloanChief Marketing Officer at Scale Venture PartnersXavier MesnierPartner, Head of Frontiers in Health & Bio Investments at Verve VenturesManpreet RatiaManaging Partner, Portfolio Success at Jungle VenturesEinat NemeshVenture Partner at TAU VenturesPaola BranniInvestor at Extantia CapitalValentin BulaHead of Studio at FoodLabs
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Also worked at World Economic Forum188
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