# Alpha Associates

> Alpha Associates is a VC fund in Zürich backing E-Commerce and Marketplace. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Switzerland
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Jul 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.alpha-associates.ch

Alpha Associates is a VC fund in Zürich focused on E-Commerce and Marketplace. ALPHA Associates offers tailored private equity solutions to institutional and private clients.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 38% |
| Marketplace | 3 | 38% |
| Software | 2 | 25% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 25% |
| B2B | 1 | 13% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 25% |
| Series B | 2 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 25% |
| Private Equity | 2 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Turkey | 2 | 25% |
| Russian Federation | 2 | 25% |
| Poland | 1 | 13% |
| Austria | 1 | 13% |
| United States | 1 | 13% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Daniela Hauenstein | Partner | 0 | — |
| Guy Myint-Maung | Partner | 0 | — |
| Henry Potter | Partner | 0 | — |
| Katja Baur | CFO | 2 | — |
| Peter Derendinger | Founding partner & CEO | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kom-Eko | Kom-Eko is a privately held company whose activity is in waste disposal and cleanliness. It is accompanied by services related to the repair of road surfaces and pavements. |  | Private Equity | Jul 23, 2024 |  |
| Param | Param is a financial technology company, that offers integrated full-stack payment solutions to facilitate quick, seamless, and secure online transactions. Its platform delivers a range of innovative and customizable embedded finance products including wallet services, prepaid cards, virtual POS, payment processing, and well-documented APIsenabling fintech to quickly integrate and leverage our services also individuals and others currently underserved by traditional payment mechanisms.. | $43.9M |  | Jun 15, 2022 |  |
| Param | Param is a financial technology company, that offers integrated full-stack payment solutions to facilitate quick, seamless, and secure online transactions. Its platform delivers a range of innovative and customizable embedded finance products including wallet services, prepaid cards, virtual POS, payment processing, and well-documented APIsenabling fintech to quickly integrate and leverage our services also individuals and others currently underserved by traditional payment mechanisms.. | $52.3M | Series A | Jun 15, 2022 |  |
| TURK Finansman | TURK Finansman is a financial services firm that provides finance and lending services for personal and business use. | $11.1M | Series A | Jun 09, 2022 |  |
| Refurbed | Refurbed operates as an online marketplace for refurbished products in the german-speaking world. It sells renewed phones, laptops and tablets which are up to 40% cheaper and 100% more environmentally friendly than their brand-new, store-bought counterparts. Refurbed devices are renewed through a 40-step process, making them look like new andfunction like new. On top of that, each device comes with at least a 12-month guarantee.The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria. | $54M | Series B | Aug 05, 2021 |  |
| B2B-Center | B2B-Center is the operator of a major e-procurement marketplace in Russia. B2B-Center platform enables businesses both to sell and purchase products and services, thus extending sales channels for suppliers and improving sourcing and procurement efficiency. Daily contracts value on B2B-Center is between USD $70-300 mn, with an average transactionamount of USD $200,000. As of today, more than 80% of the business sector's e-trade in Russia takes place on B2B-Center, of which the clients are over 343,000 companies from nearly 100 countries. | $55M | Private Equity | Jun 04, 2012 |  |
| Ozon | OZON is a leading e-commerce platform and one of the largest and fast-growing internet companies in Russia. Its online marketplace offers one of the largest product selections in Russian e-commerce, with more than 130 million products across 20+ categories. Thanks to Ozon’s extensive fulfillment and delivery network, more than 50% of the Russianpopulation is covered by Ozon delivery or has a pick-up point within walking distance.The Ozon marketplace connects more than 150,000 sellers and more than 31 million customers in Russia. Marketplace sellers account for more than ¾ of turnover on Ozon by Gross Merchandise Value (GMV). The Ozon Global service supports international sellers in launching their sales in Russia (Ozon currently has more than 12,000 international sellers on its platform) and offers a variety of tools to help them grow their business.In addition to its core e-commerce business, Ozon is continuously expanding its services ecosystem, which includes fintech services through Ozon Bank, the Ozon Fresh express delivery service, and online travel and ticket booking through Ozon Travel. Ozon’s cutting-edge technology is developed by an in-house tech lab that employs nearly 4,000 IT specialists. Overall, the company employs approximately 35,000 people in its offices and logistics hubs across Russia.Ozon was ranked as the 3rd most valuable Russian internet company by Forbes Russia in 2021. In 2020, Ozon raised $1.27 billion in its IPO on the NASDAQ, which was described by Bloomberg News as the “best Russia IPO debut since 2011.” | $100M |  | Sep 08, 2011 |  |
| Neurotech | Neurotech is a privately held biotechnology company developing sight-saving therapeutics for chronic retinal diseases—including indications with significant unmet medical need that, as a whole, represent the largest market opportunity in ophthalmology. | $35M | Series B | Nov 16, 2006 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Ceecat Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ceecat-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [European Bank for Reconstruction and Development](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-bank-for-reconstruction-and-development-ebrd) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Revo Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/revo-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Acurio Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acurio-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Acurio Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/all-iron-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Almaz Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/almaz-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Alpha Associates invest in?

Alpha Associates invests primarily in E-Commerce, Marketplace and Software startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Turkey. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Alpha Associates?

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### Who are the partners at Alpha Associates?

The team at Alpha Associates includes Daniela Hauenstein (Partner), Guy Myint-Maung (Partner) and Henry Potter (Partner), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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