Chris Frank Gansen

General Counsel & CCO at Redalpine

Speaker

As General Counsel Chris has overall responsibility for all matters relating to tax, legal, regulatory, fund administration and sustainability of Redalpine and its investment funds.

After his legal studies he gained first practical experiences at a Swiss law firm and in the transaction advisory department of a leading management consulting company, before becoming legal counsel of an alternative investment group with USD 4bn AuM. Prior to joining Redalpine as General Counsel, Chris helped building up the private markets division of a Liechtenstein-based private bank as a transaction lawyer.

Chris is holding law degrees from both, University of Strasbourg in France and University of Zurich in Switzerland.

Founded in 2006, Redalpine is a Swiss venture capital firm bringing together financial investment, operational expertise, and a vast international network to help ambitious entrepreneurs transform their vision into a reality. With over EUR 1bn AuM and a disciplined, sector-agnostic investment strategy, the firm has backed some of Europe’s most disruptive companies, including N26, Taxfix, Inkitt, 9fin, Carvolution, Zenjob, vivenu, and Umiami. Redalpine has over 85 companies in its portfolio and invests Europe-wide from its offices in Zurich and Berlin.