B Capital SA (BC)
Geneva British-Swiss multi-family office founded 2008 by Lorne Baring; runs ETF portfolios and a tech-focused private-markets platform of PE funds and co-investments.
USEFUL FOR Fund managers raising capital · Business owners seeking a long-term partner · Co-investors
Not to be confused with B Capital (B Capital Group), the US venture capital firm.
Identity
- HEADQUARTERS
- Geneva, Switzerland
- OFFICES
- London, United Kingdom · Swatar, Malta · Lisbon, Portugal · George Town, Cayman Islands · Road Town, British Virgin Islands
- FOUNDED
- 2008
Investment approach
- STAGES
- Growth
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Private equityFunds (as LP)Public equities
Overview
B Capital SA was founded in Geneva in June 2008 by Lorne Baring, formerly of Barclays private banking, and describes itself as a British-Swiss multi-family office with teams in Geneva, London, Malta, Lisbon, the BVI and the Cayman Islands. It manages client portfolios built from low-cost index ETFs, provides family office services, arranges lending and advises on trusts. Its private-markets offer is a platform of private equity funds and GP-led co-investments focused on late-stage technology companies. FINMA lists B Capital SA as an authorised portfolio manager supervised by AOOS.
Investment thesis
Low-cost ETF portfolios for liquid wealth, plus access to late-stage, high-growth technology companies through private equity funds and GP-led co-investments.
Holdings & investments (27)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Media & Entertainment
- Software & SaaS
- Deep Tech
- Software & SaaS
- HealthTech
- Artificial Intelligence
- Software & SaaS
- Climate & Energy
- Biotech & Life Sciences
- Software & SaaS
- Artificial Intelligence
- Artificial Intelligence
- Crypto & Web3
- HealthTech
- Software & SaaS
- Food & Agriculture
- Software & SaaS
- Software & SaaS
- Media & Entertainment
- Space
- Consumer & E-commerce
- Consumer & E-commerce
- Software & SaaS
- HealthTech
People
- Lorne BaringFounder, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer · source
- Mackenzie BlairDirector, investment committee · source
- Ben CheethamInvestment Manager, investment committee (London) · source
- Olivier CavadiniDirector (legal adviser) · source
- Malcolm ManaraDirector, B Capital Services (Malta) Ltd · source
- Natasha BaringDirector, B Capital Services (Malta) Ltd · source
Frequently asked questions
B Capital SA (BC) is a multi family office based in Geneva, Switzerland, founded in 2008.
B Capital SA (BC) invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes private equity, funds (as lp) and public equities.
B Capital SA (BC) invests at Growth stage in Software & SaaS and Artificial Intelligence.
Key people at B Capital SA (BC) include Lorne Baring (Founder, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer), Mackenzie Blair (Director, investment committee), Ben Cheetham (Investment Manager, investment committee (London)) and Olivier Cavadini (Director (legal adviser)).
B Capital SA (BC)'s holdings and investments include Anthropic, ByteDance, Canva, Cerebras, Claroty, Corcym, DayOne and Deepgram, among others.