# Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

> Banque Cantonale Vaudoise is a VC fund backing Mining and Precious Metals. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lausanne, Switzerland
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bcv
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/bcv
- Website: http://www.bcv.ch
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bcv

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise is a VC fund in Lausanne focused on Mining and Precious Metals. BCV are close to our customers and provide individuals and businesses with personalized advice.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mining | 1 | 50% |
| Precious Metals | 1 | 50% |
| Advanced Materials | 1 | 50% |
| Supply Chain Management | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fabien Brügger | Head, Multi-Assets Trading | 0 | — |
| Pascal Kiener | CEO | 0 | — |
| Thomas W. Paulsen | CFO | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gerald Group | Gerald Group is a metal trading company that specializes in the sale of nonferrous, ferrous, and precious metals, as well as related concentrates and raw materials.Additionally, Gerald Group provides commodity trading and product development services. It also offers merchant banking services, including project financing, lending, metal leasingand consigning, and marketing strategy and inventory management advisory. Gerald Group caters to the metal producing, refining, smelting, fabrication, and banking sectors. It has a strategic partnership with Pengxin International Mining Company. | $185M | Debt Financing | Jan 11, 2024 |  |
| Gerald Group | Gerald Group is a metal trading company that specializes in the sale of nonferrous, ferrous, and precious metals, as well as related concentrates and raw materials.Additionally, Gerald Group provides commodity trading and product development services. It also offers merchant banking services, including project financing, lending, metal leasingand consigning, and marketing strategy and inventory management advisory. Gerald Group caters to the metal producing, refining, smelting, fabrication, and banking sectors. It has a strategic partnership with Pengxin International Mining Company. | $180M | Debt Financing | Jan 27, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Arab Bank (Switzerland)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arab-bank-switzerland) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Banco do Brasil — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- DZ BANK — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Unicredit Investment Banking, Munich — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Zürcher Kantonal Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/z%C3%BCrcher-kantonalbank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bank of China](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bank-of-china) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Banque Cantonale Vaudoise invest in?

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise invests primarily in Mining, Precious Metals and Advanced Materials startups, most often at Debt Financing stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Banque Cantonale Vaudoise?

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### Who are the partners at Banque Cantonale Vaudoise?

The team at Banque Cantonale Vaudoise includes Fabien Brügger (Head, Multi-Assets Trading), Pascal Kiener (CEO) and Thomas W. Paulsen (CFO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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