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Pascal H. Widmer

Investor

Founding Partner at Alpana Ventures

Geneva

About

Founding partner at Alpana Ventures focused on fintech, cloud software and B2B marketplaces, and a board member of LEND and PROCSEA. Previously CEO of Swiss private bank Banque Cramer & Cie SA and began his finance career in risk management at Credit Suisse in Switzerland and the US. He holds an Executive MBA from IMD and a Master's in Law.

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Invests in

B2B MarketplacesCloud ComputingFintech

Experience

  1. Alpana Ventures SAFounding Partnercurrent2016 — presentGeneva, Switzerland
  2. NezasaInvestor & Board Membercurrent2023 — presentZurich, Suisse
  3. Banque CramerExecutive Committee Member2008 — 2016Geneva, Switzerland
  4. Credit SuisseRisk management1998 — 2008

Education

  1. IMDVenture Asset Management program2023
  2. Swiss Board SchoolFormation pour administrateurs de sociétés suisses2021 — 2022
  3. IMDExecutive MBA (2014-2015), Management2014 — 2015
  4. University of Lausanne - UNILMaster, Law1993 — 1997
  5. Collège ChampittetMaturité fédérale économique, Economics1984 — 1992

Skills & more

Risk Management7Business Strategy4Asset Management2Corporate Finance2Banking1Change Management1Portfolio Management1Financial Markets1Finance2Management5

From Pascal's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended IMD143

Karthik ChakkarapaniInvestor at Foundation CapitalKulpreet SinghOperating Advisor at OpenOceanMusaad AlkadiSr. Principal at Graphene VenturesGrant AllenFounding GP, Schneider Electric Ventures at Giant Ventures Global LlpDavidFormer Chief Technology Officer at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcXavier MesnierPartner, Head of Frontiers in Health & Bio Investments at Verve Ventures

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Also attended Swiss Board School4

Daniel BertholetManaging Partner at 4see VenturesPeter ZwyssigManaging Director Early Stage at QAI VenturesOdile RundquistPartner IR&BD at Bioqube VenturesCedric AnkerBoard Director at XBTO

Also attended University of Lausanne - UNIL15

Carlos LoyaVenture Partner & Founder at 82VSLorenzo LeoniFounder and Managing Director at Ti-VenturesAlexander LangeFounding GP at Inflection.xyzImed KhammariChief Risk Officer at Arab Bank (Switzerland)Ulrika KoppInvestment Manager at ProcuritasIván BustosPortfolio Analyst at Rockstart

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Shared employers

Also worked at Nezasa1

Salvador SaidManaging Partner at 30N Ventures

Also worked at Banque Cramer2

Claude SuchetMember at Arab Bank (Switzerland)Cedric AnkerBoard Director at XBTO

Also worked at Credit Suisse508

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesAryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersNic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire VenturesLeone PattofattoOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures

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Investments

Board seats

LENDPROCSEA

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Alpana Ventures

Ahmed Lateb
Senior Advisor at Alpana Ventures
Alex Fries
General Partner at ALPANA Ventures
Christophe Chemtob
Partner at Alpana Ventures
Hervé Liboureau
Venture Partner at Alpana Ventures
Nathalie Chemtob
Partner at Alpana Ventures
Olivia Sluijs
Junior Analyst at Alpana Ventures
Roman Maggio
Senior Operations Analyst at Alpana Ventures
Thomas Gabathuler
Senior Advisor at Alpana Ventures