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Phimpact Investments

Phimpact Investments is a multi-strategy investment firm founded in 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland. It offers private equity and venture capital services across...

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Phimpact Investments

Phimpact Investments is a multi-strategy investment firm founded in 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland. It offers private equity and venture capital services across sectors such as clean technology and health and life sciences. The firm serves family offices, asset management firms, and institutional investors.

General information

Firm type

Private Equity

Year founded

2016

AUM

Undisclosed

Location

Region

Europe

Country

Switzerland

City

Geneva

Corporate office

1 rue de la cité, 1204, Geneve, Switzerland

Principals

Alfredo Spilzinger

Chairman

Walter Fonseca

Managing Partner

Cynthia Giolito

Head of Sustainability

Lucas Fonseca

Global Investor Relations

Michael O'Keeffe

Investment Officer & Head of Geneva Office

Dr. Sissi Wachtel-Galor

Head Scientist

Sector focus

CleanTechEnergy Transition & RenewablesHealthcare ServicesEducationPropTechAgriTech & FoodTechMedia & EntertainmentFinTech

Frequently asked questions

Who runs investment decisions at Phimpact Investments?

Alfredo Spilzinger serves as Chairman and the senior-most investment professional disclosed by the firm. Walter Fonseca is named as Managing Partner. The firm does not publicly describe its investment-committee structure or voting rights, though the partnership emphasizes that the managing partners collectively have more than 200 years of combined M&A, private-equity and venture-capital experience.

Does Phimpact participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?

Phimpact describes itself as a direct investor across private equity and venture capital and does not characterize itself as a fund-of-funds. The firm's marketing emphasizes proprietary origination and hands-on deal structuring, suggesting a preference for direct exposure, though no explicit exclusion of fund commitments is stated.

What is Phimpact's known posture on co-investments alongside external GPs?

The firm has not publicly disclosed a formal co-investment program. Its description of leveraging its partners' network and cross-border execution capabilities implies an appetite for syndicated or collaborative transactions, but no named co-investors or club structures appear in available public materials.

Which sectors does Phimpact explicitly avoid?

Phimpact does not publish a restricted-sector list. Its eight named areas of expertise — ranging from CleanTech and Deep Tech to Sports, Media & Entertainment — suggest a broad sustainability mandate rather than a narrow exclusionary policy. The unifying filter is the ESG integration within the investment decision process rather than a sectoral prohibition.

How does Phimpact integrate sustainability criteria into its investment process?

Phimpact states it is inspired by the UN Principles for Responsible Investment and embeds environmental, social and corporate governance considerations into each phase of the investment lifecycle. The presence of a dedicated Head Scientist, Dr. Sissi Wachtel-Galor, suggests that scientific evaluation of sustainability claims may be performed in-house rather than through external consultants.

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