Redalpine closes $250M Fund VIII, its largest to date

Redalpine has held the final close of Redalpine Capital VIII (RAC VIII) at $250 million. The fund was oversubscribed and is the largest in the Zurich firm's 20-year history, up from the $200 million RAC VII closed in 2024. Assets under management now exceed $1.4 billion.

Limited partners are both returning and new, and include Aviva Investors, Flexstone Partners and Germany's KfW.

RAC VIII will back around 20 early-stage European companies, mainly leading Seed and Series A rounds with initial tickets of $1 million to $15 million. The focus is where software and science meet: AI, robotics, biotech and fusion energy. Half of the investment team are trained scientists.

First investments include Enact Intelligence, Helical and Arlequin AI. Redalpine was founded in 2006 by Peter Niederhauser and Michael Sidler.