Line Break Capital

Line Break Capital

Line Break Capital was founded by Patrick Nicolet, the former Group Chief Technology Officer of Capgemini, and operates from Steinhausen in Switzerland's Zug canton. Nicolet's career at the helm of one of Europe's largest IT consultancies gave him visibility into enterprise technology supply chains and digital transformation mandates across industries, which now shapes the firm's investment lens. He serves on the board of Grid Dynamics, a Nasdaq-listed enterprise digital engineering firm, and holds an Operating Partner role at Benhamou Global Ventures, a Silicon Valley- and Paris-based venture firm focused on enterprise IT. The firm's strategy spans early-stage seed investments, restructuring situations, and co-investments alongside corporate and institutional venture partners. Confirmed positions include CYSEC, a Swiss cybersecurity startup that raised a round co-led by Indaco Venture Partners, and Pocket Network, a decentralized infrastructure protocol for Web3 applications. Line Break's co-investor network includes GM Ventures, the corporate venture arm of General Motors, which partnered on the NAX Group — an enterprise software platform for corporate asset commercialization. The firm concentrates on enterprise software, cybersecurity, AI/ML, and decentralized infrastructure, with a geographic focus on Switzerland, broader Europe, and cross-border US deals. Nicolet's professional affiliations extend into policy and leadership circles. He was recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Global Leader for Tomorrow, an early-career designation for individuals expected to shape global affairs. The firm is anchored by a Zug-registered entity, Linebreak (Switzerland) AG, and there is no public record of separate philanthropic vehicles or parallel fund structures under the Line Break brand. The firm's structural differentiator is its embedded operator model — Nicolet does not merely run a fund; he holds active board and operating roles at portfolio-adjacent companies and venture firms, creating a sourcing flywheel driven by hands-on enterprise technology practice rather than conventional LP marketing. This blurs the line between asset manager and operating executive, making Line Break resemble a personal investment office with opportunistic co-investment syndication more than a formal multi-strategy fund.