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Urs Ehrismann

Investor

Managing Director at fronttrail Equity Partners GmbH

Wollerau

About

Founder and Managing Director of fronttrail, a senior software growth capital investor who previously founded ViewPoint Capital Partners in Frankfurt/Zurich and worked as an investment banker at Vontobel in Zurich.

Experience

  1. fronttrail Equity PartnersFounder, Managing Director & General Partner | Growth Equity Investorcurrent2017 — presentZürich Area, Switzerland
  2. aixigo AGNon-Executive Director | Secondary & Series A Investor2018 — 2024Kreisfreie Stadt Aachen Area, Germany
  3. SpotMeNon-Executive Director | Mentor & Transformation Coach2016 — 2023Lausanne Area, Switzerland
  4. ViewPoint Capital PartnersFounder, MD, Chairman & General Partner | Growth Capital Investor2000 — 2016Zürich Area, Switzerland
  5. FERNBACH-SoftwareNon-Executive Director | Buyout Investor2002 — 2015Luxembourg
  6. DovetailNon-Executive Director | Secondary & Series A Investor2011 — 2015County Cork, Ireland
  7. BrandMakerNon-Executive Director | Secondary Investor2010 — 2014Karlsruhe Area, Germany
  8. QuantHouseObserver | Secondary & Series A Investor2011 — 2012Paris Area, France
  9. HYPE InnovationNon-Executive Director | Secondary & Series A Investor2010 — 2011Bonn Area, Germany
  10. ASDIS Software AGNon-Executive Director | Secondary & Series A Investor2004 — 2010Berlin Area, Germany
  11. SAPERION AGNon-Executive Director | Secondary & Series A Investor2003 — 2010Berlin Area, Germany
  12. Aquin Components GmbHNon-Executive Director | Secondary Investor2005 — 2008Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany
  13. Day SoftwareObserver | Pre-IPO Investor2000Basel Area, Switzerland
  14. HyperwaveNon-Executive Director | Series B Investor2000Graz Area, Austria
  15. update software AGNon-Executive Director | Series B Investor1999 — 2000Vienna Area, Austria
  16. Tecoplan AGNon-Executive Director | Series B Investor1999 — 2000Munich Area, Germany
  17. VontobelAssistant Vice President | TMT Investment Banking & Private Equity1996 — 2000Zürich Area, Switzerland
  18. VontobelAssistant Manager | Equity Derivatives & Structured Products1994 — 1996Zürich Area, Switzerland
  19. VontobelAssociate | Corporate Finance & M&A1989 — 1994Zürich Area, Switzerland
  20. VontobelApprentice | Securities/FX Trading, Money Market, Brokerage, Research, Private Banking & Back Office1986 — 1989Zürich Area, Switzerland

Education

  1. HWZ University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration ZurichGraduate in Economics and Business Administration (Betriebsökonom HWZ)1993 — 1997
  2. Swiss Armed ForcesFirst Lieutenant (Platoon Leader), Swiss Mountain Troopers1990 — 1992
  3. KV Business School ZürichApprenticeship in banking (Banklehre) at Bank Vontobel AG with a graduation to banker (Bankkaufmann)1986 — 1989

Skills & more

Secondaries1Venture Capital84Growth Equity10Software15Private Equity78Investments29Investment Banking27Mergers & Acquisitions36Start-ups22Restructuring8Funding2Information Technology1
+12 moreSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Enterprise SoftwareManagementGrowth CapitalInvestorEarly StageLate StageDevelopment CapitalIPOB2B softwareFinTechReplacement Capital

Languages English · French · German

  • Fundamentals in Finance, San Diego State University, USASan Diego State University
  • 25th Annual Venture Capital Institute, USAVenture Capital Institute
  • SOFFEX Trader License, Eurex, SwitzerlandEurex
  • National Commodities Futures Examination (Series 3), NFA, USANational Futures Association
  • Management Development Course, EVCA Institute, FranceInvest Europe

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