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Efficient Frontier Investing
Toby Main and Sandy Koifman's Geneva firm targets uncorrelated returns across Swiss and Israeli venture, medical lien fixed income, and co-investments.
Efficient Frontier Investing
EFI focuses on private and public investment vehicles, including venture capital portfolios in Swiss and Israeli tech and life sciences ventures, and thematic equity portfolios. The firm has made three investments. Its most recent investment was in metaENGINE, a Seed VC investment made on March 15, 2022.
General information
Firm type
Generalist
Year founded
2018
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Europe
Country
Switzerland
City
Geneva
Corporate office
Rue du Marché 3, Geneva, 1204, Switzerland
Principals
Toby Main
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Sandy Koifman
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
James Barclay
COO
Giovanni Leo
Venture Partner
Rachel Costa
Head of Investor Relations
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Efficient Frontier Investing?
Co-founders Toby Main and Sandy Koifman lead the firm as Managing Partners, with Venture Partner Giovanni Leo, a former CERN fellow and medtech entrepreneur, driving venture deal assessment. The firm's website lists no separate investment committee, suggesting the partners operate a flat decision-making structure.
How does Efficient Frontier Investing source its venture deals?
EFI runs two geographically distinct venture portfolios: one focused on Swiss startups in technology, medtech, and life sciences, and the other on Israeli technology companies. Co-founder Sandy Koifman spent much of his career in Geneva banking and wealth management, while Venture Partner Giovanni Leo's MedTech operating background in Switzerland provides origination depth in health-related technology.
Is Efficient Frontier Investing structured as a family office or a fund manager?
It is structured as a financial services firm and asset manager based in Geneva, not a family office. EFI markets discrete product offerings — venture capital portfolios, fixed-income funds, and co-investment opportunities — to external investors rather than managing a single pool of proprietary capital.
Does Efficient Frontier Investing participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?
The firm's venture exposure appears to come from proprietary portfolios of direct startup investments in Switzerland and Israel. It does not market a fund-of-funds product, though it does offer co-investment slots into its own funds and projects.
What investment stages does Efficient Frontier Investing typically target?
Altss tags EFI's strategy as early-stage and venture generalist, targeting startups. Specific stage parameters are not published on the firm's website, but the venture portfolios are described as Swiss and Israeli 'start-up companies' in technology and life sciences.
What is Efficient Frontier Investing's fixed-income strategy?
EFI runs a medical lien receivables fund, a niche fixed-income strategy that invests in legal claims backed by medical settlements. The firm does not disclose fund size or track-record specifics on its public website.
Does Efficient Frontier Investing maintain an office outside Geneva?
No. The firm's contact page lists a single address on Rue du Marché 3 in central Geneva, and no additional offices are mentioned in team biographies or strategy descriptions.
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