We operate with a direct investment method to focus on quality
Instead of investing in dozens or hundreds of startups like a traditional VC, we select and target companies which are in their growth phase. These are companies which already have solid market validations and generate revenue, and are generally in their Series C or D. We then operate as a business partner with the company we invest in in order to support their growth and support them in strategic decisions.
We have three main type of activities, namely: deal-by-deal VC, liquid thematic investment products and we also operate our own ventures.
Deal-by-deal
We carefully chose and select the best tech investment deals, and find exclusive opportunities in the domains of blockchain, cloud, agritech and other tech domains.
We wanted to bring our tech and valuation expertise to public market. This is why we built EVOO, a company offering AMCs in key tech thematics, including blockchain and cloud computing.
A debugging solution built especially for hybrid cloud architectures and large-scale deployments.
HealthTech
Investment date
Mid 2019
Serie
C1
Exit date
Ongoing
Exit type
-
Alto Pharmacy
Investment date
Mid 2019
Serie
C1
Exit date
Ongoing
Exit
-
A full-service pharmacy that delivers prescriptions drugs to customers, working directly with doctors and insurances.
Blockchain
Investment date
Early 2022
Serie
Seed
Exit date
Ongoing
Exit type
-
La Collection
Investment date
Early 2022
Serie
Seed
Exit date
Ongoing
Exit
-
An NFT marketplace offering digital version of real world-class works of art
Cloud
Investment date
Mid 2021
Serie
Secondary
Exit date
Ongoing
Exit type
-
Alkira
Investment date
Mid 2021
Serie
Secondary
Exit date
Ongoing
Exit
-
A multi-cloud networking solution that connects all cloud services and SaaS platforms in matters of minutes
Agritech
Investment date
Early 2019
Serie
Secondary
Exit date
Ongoing
Exit type
-
Indigo
Investment date
Early 2019
Serie
Secondary
Exit date
Ongoing
Exit
-
An Agritech company expanding microbial sales through joint ventures in Eastern Europe for more efficient food production
Blockchain
Investment date
Mid 2020
Serie
Series D
Exit date
Mid 2021
Exit type
M&A
Curv finance
Investment date
Mid 2020
Serie
Series D
Exit date
Mid 2021
Exit
M&A
Europe's leading crypto business banking partner, providing payments solutions and trading services for the digital asset economy
Fintech
Investment date
Late 2021
Serie
Series A
Exit date
Ongoing
Exit type
-
BCB Group
Investment date
Late 2021
Serie
Series A
Exit date
Ongoing
Exit
-
Europe's leading crypto business banking partner, providing payments solutions and trading services for the digital asset economy
Blockchain
Investment date
Mid 2018
Serie
Series C
Exit date
Ongoing
Exit type
-
Bitfury
Investment date
Mid 2018
Serie
Series C
Exit date
Ongoing
Exit
-
A blockchain infrastructure company that develops and delivers solutions necessary for businesses, governments, organizations, and individuals to securely move assets across the Blockchain
Cloud
Investment date
Mid 2016
Serie
Secondary
Exit date
Early 2020
Exit type
IPO
Zoom Video Communications
Investment date
Mid 2016
Serie
Secondary
Exit date
Early 2020
Exit
IPO
Zoom is one of the leading video conferencing software apps
Cloud
Investment date
Late 2016
Serie
Series D
Exit date
Early 2018
Exit type
IPO
Spotify
Investment date
Late 2016
Serie
Series D
Exit date
Early 2018
Exit
IPO
Spotify is a digital music, podcast, and video service that gives you access to millions of songs and other content from creators all over the world
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Offering you the best tech investmen opportunities
About Lian Group
LIAN Group is a specialized direct investment firm focused on building market leaders in the technology sector..
Our in-depth sector expertise puts us in a unique position to identify, value and provide opportunities in the most prominent industries of our time.
We offer direct private equity investment opportunities on a deal-by-deal basis and liquid thematic investments to family offices, private banks and institutional investors. We manage these investments on their behalf as a general partner.
We have built a team of talented, dedicated professionals to provide our investors with attractive solutions that leverage deep expertise and experience, global industry relationships and local knowledge.
Offering you the best tech investmen opportunities
About Lian Group
LIAN Group is a specialized direct investment firm focused on building market leaders in the technology sector..
Our in-depth sector expertise puts us in a unique position to identify, value and provide opportunities in the most prominent industries of our time.
We offer direct private equity investment opportunities on a deal-by-deal basis and liquid thematic investments to family offices, private banks and institutional investors. We manage these investments on their behalf as a general partner.
We have built a team of talented, dedicated professionals to provide our investors with attractive solutions that leverage deep expertise and experience, global industry relationships and local knowledge.
Offering you the best tech investmen opportunities
About Lian Group
LIAN Group is a specialized direct investment firm focused on building market leaders in the technology sector..
Our in-depth sector expertise puts us in a unique position to identify, value and provide opportunities in the most prominent industries of our time.
We offer direct private equity investment opportunities on a deal-by-deal basis and liquid thematic investments to family offices, private banks and institutional investors. We manage these investments on their behalf as a general partner.
We have built a team of talented, dedicated professionals to provide our investors with attractive solutions that leverage deep expertise and experience, global industry relationships and local knowledge.
We believe that skill and expertise can and will pay off for our clients, beating the market average.
01
Benefit of specialization
Instead of tackling many niche, we decide to focus on specific tech deals for which we have a strong expertise.
02
Complete transparency
We focus on company fundamentals and their potential, as these will be sole determinant of the company’s success.
03
History
2017
Creation of Lian Group
After meeting at a crypto conference, Fiorenzo Manganiello and Nessim-Sariel Gaon decided to create a company together. They regretted the lack of tech expertise in Switzerland and wanted to found a company which would be the expert in the domain.
2020
Launching of Cowa
Seeing the rapid rise of cryptocurency and more specifically mining, Lian decided to found Cowa. Aware of the critisicim of mining’s energy consumption, Lian created 100% green mining operations, located in Norway.
2021
Creation of EVOO
The tech industry is fastest growing of them all. Lian wanted to use its technology expertise which previously only applied in private markets, and bring it to listed companies. Lian decided to launch 2 thematic AMCs under the EVOO brand: one in blockchain and one in cloud computing. The goal was to apply the same tech knowledge and expertise as in their investments and in-house ventures, but this time in focused strategies in the listed market. 2021 also marked the opening of our office in Tel Aviv.
With a young and dynamic team whose average age does not exceed 30 years old, Lian wants to help young creators constantly push the limits and break conventions. We organize many types of events, and recently partnered with renowned entities such as the United Nations, Art Basel, Geneva’s Red Cross, la Haute Ecole d’Art et de Design (HEAD) Geneva and the City of Geneva.
