EFI Lake Geneva Ventures
EMPOWERING SWISS INNOVATION

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Innovation

We look for highly innovative and transformative technologies.

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Switzerland

We focus on the most innovative country in the world.

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Early-stage

We invest early to foster the companies of tomorrow.

01

Innovation

We look for highly innovative and transformative technologies.

02

Switzerland

We focus on the most innovative country in the world.

03

Early-stage

We invest early to foster the companies of tomorrow.

Innovation

We look for highly innovative
technologies.

01

Switzerland

We focus on the most innovative country in the world.

02

Early-stage

We invest early to foster the companies of tomorrow.

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Medtech

Biotech

Adv. Engineering

Security

Fintech

Blockchain

Medtech

Biotech

Adv. Engineering

Security

Fintech

Blockchain

Partner at EFI

Giovanni Leo joined EFI in 2020 from Innogest Capital where he was also a partner since 2017. Prior, he was VP of R&D at St Jude Medical, following the acquisition of Endosense in 2013, which he co-founded to develop a novel technology for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. Before that he was a director for Acrostak Corp. (a Boston-Scientific funded medical device company), a software quality manager at LeCroy Corp. And had a CERN fellowship. He earned an Executive MBA from the HEC of Lausanne, following a degree in management engineering from Politecnico of Milano, Italy.

Co-Founder of EFI

Sandy is co-founder of Efficient Frontier Investing. Sandy formerly established Bedrock SA, an independent wealth management company in Geneva as Managing Director. He was a Senior Investment Consultant with IRR Capital. Prior to that, Sandy was General Manager of the Republic National Bank of New York, Treasurer of Safra Republic Holdings, Chairman and CEO of the Republic Group's fund management arm and member of Executive, Credit and Treasury Committees. Sandy holds many board seats, leveraging his wealth of experience in the world of finance. Sandy holds an MBA from Stern School of Business at NYU.

Co-founder of EFI

Toby is co-founder of Efficient Frontier Investing. Toby formerly created Isla Capital Management SA in Geneva, having raised and run a German PERE strategy and structured several complex debt issuances. He previously worked with Sandy at Bedrock, having launched the advisory services and invested together in some Swiss start-ups. Previously he was at UBS investment bank in London and moved to Geneva with his family in 2008. Toby holds a honours degree in Mathematical Physics from Nottingham University in the UK.

Venture Partner

Elliott joined EFI in 2023 as a Venture Partner. Swiss born with an education from the International School of Geneva he pursued his studies with a Bachelor in Global Business Management from the European Business School of London. He then created his own F&B group in London composed of restaurants, bars and hotel, later sold to a Private Equity. In 2018 Elliott moved back to Geneva to run some of the family businesses and took an active role in the Geneva real estate marketplace with over CHF +1Billion of transactions in residential and commercial real estate.

Investment Manager

James was formerly Investment Manager and Head of Valuations at Octopus Investments in the UK, managing over £10 billion of AuM spanning VC, PE, infrastructure and quoted funds. He was previously at KPMG Corporate Finance in London, Dubai World (UAE) and originally UBS Investment Bank. James joined EFI in 2021.

Investor Relations Manager

Rachel joined EFI in 2019 as Head of Investor Relations after finishing her Bachelors in Economics and Masters in Management in London. She began her career working for a family-owned boutique investment bank. Born in Brazil, raised in Canada and educated in the UK, she brings a global view to our business and has fostered strong relationships with our investment community. Rachel helps connect our people and products and can do it brilliantly in Portuguese, English, French, Spanish and Italian.

Head of Operations

Caroline started her financial career at The Pictet Group in the Global Custody Department. She then joined the fund industry working for more than 10 years at Bedrock in Geneva, first as a fund accountant and eventually taking on the management of that team a few years later. Toby and Sandy invited Caroline to join EFI as Head of Fund Operations. Along with Rachel, she was one of the first hires to help drive the development of our growing business.

Partner at EFI

Giovanni Leo joined EFI in 2020 from Innogest Capital where he was also a partner since 2017. Prior, he was VP of R&D at St Jude Medical. Before this he was a director for Acrostak Corp. (a Boston-Scientific funded medical device company), a software quality manager at LeCroy Corp. and held a CERN fellowship to carry out development activity for the control system of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). He earned an Executive MBA from the HEC of Lausanne, following a degree in management engineering from Politecnico of Milano, Italy.

Co-Founder of EFI

Sandy is co-founder of Efficient Frontier Investing. Sandy formerly established Bedrock SA, an independent wealth management company in Geneva as Managing Director. He was a Senior Investment Consultant with IRR Capital. Prior to that, Sandy was General Manager of the Republic National Bank of New York, Treasurer of Safra Republic Holdings, Chairman and CEO of the Republic Group's fund management arm and member of Executive, Credit and Treasury Committees. Sandy holds many board seats, leveraging his wealth of experience in the world of finance. Sandy holds an MBA from Stern School of Business at NYU.

Co-founder of EFI

Toby is co-founder of Efficient Frontier Investing. Toby formerly created Isla Capital Management SA in Geneva, having raised and run a German PERE strategy and structured several complex debt issuances. He previously worked with Sandy at Bedrock, having launched the advisory services and invested together in some Swiss start-ups. Previously he was at UBS investment bank in London and moved to Geneva with his family in 2008. Toby holds a honours degree in Mathematical Physics from Nottingham University in the UK.

Investment Manager

ames was formerly Investment Manager and Head of Valuations at Octopus Investments in the UK, managing over £10 billion of AuM spanning VC, PE, infrastructure and quoted funds. He was previously at KPMG Corporate Finance in London, Dubai World (UAE) and originally UBS Investment Bank. James joined EFI in 2021.

Head of Operations

Caroline started her financial career at The Pictet Group in the Global Custody Department. She then joined the fund industry working for more than 10 years at Bedrock in Geneva, first as a fund accountant and eventually taking on the management of that team a few years later. Toby and Sandy invited Caroline to join EFI as Head of Fund Operations. Along with Rachel, she was one of the first hires to help drive the development of our growing business.

Venture Partner

Elliott joined EFI in 2023 as a Venture Partner. Swiss born with an education from the International School of Geneva he pursued his studies with a Bachelor in Global Business Management from the European Business School of London. He then created his own F&B group in London composed of restaurants, bars and hotel, later sold to a Private Equity. In 2018 Elliott moved back to Geneva to run some of the family businesses and took an active role in the Geneva real estate marketplace with over CHF +1Billion of transactions in residential and commercial real estate.

Investor Relations Manager

Rachel joined EFI in 2019 as Head of Investor Relations after finishing her Bachelors in Economics and Masters in Management in London. She began her career working for a family-owned boutique investment bank. Born in Brazil, raised in Canada and educated in the UK, she brings a global view to our business and has fostered strong relationships with our investment community. Rachel helps connect our people and products and can do it brilliantly in Portuguese, English, French, Spanish and Italian.

Veteran of the Medical device industry with more than 20 years of experience. Former VP of Medtronic and European VC of the Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management Europe.

Organisational and managerial transformation expert. Anna is a Senior Advisor for CEO and C-levels. Anna advises top management of listed and private companies in the facilitation and development of decision-making processes.

Molecular Biologist and entrepreneur, Jurgi is a pioneer in the Data-driven medicine industry and Founder of Sophia Genetics. Jurgi has a PhD in Life Sciences from the University of Geneva and an EMBA in Management of Technology from EPFL.

CEO and President of FEMTOprint SA, company active in 3D printing for production of complex 3D micro-devices out of glass. Nicoletta is a civil engineer from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ) and serial entrepreneur.

PhD and MSc in Physics for work performed at Stanford University and CERN, Piero is Founder of Andrew Alliance and previously CTO of SpinX Technologies leading the development of advanced microfluidics platforms.

Professional with more than 10 years of expertise in sustainable development with experiences at the United Nations Environment Program, World Economic Forum and Impact Investment Funds.

Italian Physicist founder of Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA) with years of experience on different international research projects in the field of energy production and nuclear waste transmutation.

Palmieri

Physicist from the University of Naples and PhD from the University of Bern, Vittorio is co-founder and CTO of TVP Solar in charge of R&D. Vittorio leads the concept, engineering, development, qualification and patenting of TVP innovations.

Veteran of the Medical device industry with more than 20 years of experience. Former VP of Medtronic and European VC of the Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management Europe.

Organisational and managerial transformation expert. Anna is a Senior Advisor for CEO and C-levels. Anna advises top management of listed and private companies in the facilitation and development of decision-making processes.

Molecular Biologist and entrepreneur, Jurgi is a pioneer in the Data-driven medicine industry and Founder of Sophia Genetics. Jurgi has a PhD in Life Sciences from the University of Geneva and an EMBA in Management of Technology from EPFL.

CEO and President of FEMTOprint SA, company active in 3D printing for production of complex 3D micro-devices out of glass. Nicoletta is a civil engineer from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ) and serial entrepreneur.

PhD and MSc in Physics for work performed at Stanford University and CERN, Piero is Founder of Andrew Alliance and previously CTO of SpinX Technologies leading the development of advanced microfluidics platforms.

Professional with more than 10 years of expertise in sustainable development with experiences at the United Nations Environment Program, World Economic Forum and Impact Investment Funds.

Italian Physicist founder of Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA) with years of experience on different international research projects in the field of energy production and nuclear waste transmutation.

Palmieri

Physicist from the University of Naples and PhD from the University of Bern, Vittorio is co-founder and CTO of TVP Solar in charge of R&D. Vittorio leads the concept, engineering, development, qualification and patenting of TVP innovations.

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