About Armada

Armada is a Zurich-based entrepreneurial driven investment firm owned by its founder Daniel S. Aegerter. Our focus is on exciting growth companies and visionary entrepreneurs who drive innovation and progress. Founded in 2000, we are pursuing the most promising companies and investments in private equity, public market securities and real estate. For the past 20 years we have invested in many great companies and have been fortunate to back some great ideas.

Daniel S. Aegerter

Daniel Aegerter is Chairman and founder of Armada. He is a serial entrepreneur and long-term investor. Daniel established Armada as his family office at the age of 31 after the successful merger of his founded B2B software company Tradex Technologies to Ariba for $5.6 billion dollars in 2000. It was one of the largest software acquisitions at the time. In 2012 Ariba was acquired by German software maker SAP.

Daniel’s business experience as investor and entrepreneur, gives him unique insights in business formation and capital markets. Over the last decade at Armada, Daniel worked with many entrepreneurs to help them reach their goals and execute their business plans.

«As a founder you need capital to build your company. But, even more important, you need an experienced, straightforward capital partner to help navigate through choppy waters and shifting winds.»

For his investments, Daniel enjoys leveraging his extensive, global personal network to connect people, ideas and capital.

As a philanthropist, he is committed to power modern civilization without destroying.
He co-founded Energy for Humanity, a key global advocate for solving environmental challenges and enabling universal access to modern energy services.
Daniel is a member of numerous well-respected international networks including the World Economic Forum since 2002.
He is a benefactor of START the Europe’s leading student initiative at the interface between technology and entrepreneurship (HSG)

Investments

INVESTMENT STYLE

Since 2000, Armada has partnered at every stage of growth with companies and management teams to aggregate significant value. Our focus is in venture capital, public equity and real estate. We are active investors and we partner only with very selected management teams. If we invest, we want to work with our partners to build a meaningful company and great businesses. We invest in entrepreneurs and great business ideas and if we take an equity stake, we expect the capital to be used for the expansion of the business. We are seeking companies with a unique insight focused on a market poised for growth. Companies that work with us are afforded numerous value-added benefits, including access to a wide range of knowledge, experience and networks.

Venture Capital

At Armada we invest and partner with entrepreneurs and companies that change the way we do things today and push the edge of what’s possible. We focus on selected venture capital investments where we identify unique opportunities for growth. We are looking for entrepreneurs who have both a strong vision and proven execution skills. Our investment can include every stage of growth.

Investments

Amaro

AMARO is Brazil's largest pure-play online fashion brand. Based in São Paulo, the company leverages vertical integration to launch bi-weekly collections with the latest trends at disruptive prices.

About Armada

Daniel S. Aegerter

Investments

INVESTMENT STYLE

Venture Capital

Selected EXITS

Public Equity

REAL ESTATE

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