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Single Family OfficePuts its own capital into companiesLAST VERIFIED Oct 2026 · 11 SOURCES

ZHAR SA

Swiss entrepreneur office and venture studio in Balerna, founded by Abouzar Rahmani, that builds and owns consumer food brands such as CimaNorma, Mani and ZAZ.

USEFUL FOR Founders · Co-investors

Family & background

FAMILY
Rahmani
WEALTH ORIGIN
Four generations of family business in agri-food and real estate
HEADQUARTERS
Balerna, Switzerland
FOUNDED
2018

Investment approach

SECTORS
Consumer & E-commerceFood & AgricultureIndustrial & Manufacturing
STAGES
Pre-SeedSeed
ROUTES
Companies (own capital)
STRATEGIES
Direct investmentsVenture capital

Overview

ZHAR SA is a Swiss entrepreneur office and venture studio in Balerna (Ticino) founded by serial entrepreneur Abouzar Rahmani, whose family has four generations of heritage in agri-food and real estate. It creates and owns ventures, taking them from ideation and validation through venture setup, funding and scale-up. Its portfolio is mainly consumer food brands (CimaNorma, Mani, ZAZ, Kakoo, Mellody, FRŸZE, Tessinor), the FoodYoung Labs & Studio product-development venture, and a planned CimaNorma hospitality resort.

Investment thesis

Builds and owns clean, purposeful, future-ready ventures in consumer goods, food systems, industrial innovation, hospitality and wellness.

Holdings & investments (8)

  • CimaNorma
    Consumer & E-commerce
  • Mani
    Food & Agriculture
  • ZAZ
    Food & Agriculture
  • FRŸZE
    Food & Agriculture
  • Mellody
    Food & Agriculture
  • Tessinor
    Consumer & E-commerce
  • Kakoo
    Food & Agriculture
  • FoodYoung Labs & Studio
    Food & Agriculture

People

  • Abouzar Rahmani
    Founder · source
  • Julia Rahmani
    Founding team · source
  • Funda Dilmaghanian
    Head of Operations · source

Frequently asked questions

ZHAR SA is a single family office based in Balerna, Switzerland, founded in 2018.

ZHAR SA invests on behalf of the Rahmani family (Four generations of family business in agri-food and real estate).

ZHAR SA invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments and venture capital.

ZHAR SA invests at Pre-Seed and Seed stages in Consumer & E-commerce, Food & Agriculture and Industrial & Manufacturing.

Key people at ZHAR SA include Abouzar Rahmani (Founder), Julia Rahmani (Founding team) and Funda Dilmaghanian (Head of Operations).

ZHAR SA's holdings and investments include CimaNorma, Mani, ZAZ, FRŸZE, Mellody, Tessinor, Kakoo and FoodYoung Labs & Studio.