Zurich-based private bank Maerki Baumann & Co. announced that it has partnered with Redalpine Venture Partners, a Swiss venture capital firm, to enable its clients to invest in the latter’s venture capital fund.

The partnership allows Maerki Baumann’s clients to invest in the existing “Redalpine Summit Fund”. The fund targets information technology, healthcare, financial service, energy, consumer products and services, business products and service sectors.

The investment focus is placed on growth-oriented companies that are at an early stage of their life cycle and possess scalable business models in the abovementioned sectors.

The regional focus of the investment activities is primarily in Europe, with particular attention on the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland).

Both entities have also jointly established a “Tech Advisory Board” that offers selected entrepreneurs a platform for the exchange of information and practical experiences relating to the topics of venture capital and technological innovations.