Peter Letmathe
Angel Investor
Geneva, Switzerland
Peter Letmathe is a Series C investor in Geneva focused on AgTech and Fashion. Peter Letmathe served as Member of Executive Board at Nestlé S.A., a holding Company of Nestle Philippines, Inc. Mr. Brabeck-Letmathe has been leading Nestlé Group since 1997. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé S.A. from 1997 to April 2008. Peter Letmathe joined Nestle SA in 1968 and served as its General Manager since 1992. Heserved as an Executive Vice President of Nestlé S.A., since January 1992 and devised and implemented its brand strategy, consisting of a clear hierarchy of strategic brands on the global, regional and local level. He served as the Chief Executive Officer since April 1998. He served as Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director of Nestlé Ecuador since 1981, as the President and the Managing Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé Venezuela since 1983, as Senior Vice President in Charge of the Culinary Products Division of Nestlé, International headquarters Vevey since 1987 and Executive Vice President of worldwide responsibility for Strategic Business Group 2, Marketing, Communication and Public Affairs of Nestlé S.A. since 1992. He served as the Salesman and Specialist for new products at Nestlé, Austria since 1968 and served as a National Sales Manager and Director of Marketing of Nestlé, Chile from 1970 to 1980. He has been the Chairman of Nestlé S.A. since April 14, 2005. He has been Chairman of Credit Suisse (Australia) Limited since 2008 and Chairman of Delta Topco since 2012. He serves as the Chairman of Nestlé Health Science S.A. He serves as Vice Chairman of L'Oreal India Pvt. Ltd. He has been the Vice Chairman of the Board of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings Inc., since June 26, 2003. He serves as Vice Chairman of Winterthur (Switzerland). He served as Vice Chairman of Alcon, Inc. He also served as Vice-Chairman of AXA Leben AG (formerly, Winterthur Life Insurance Company) and AXA Versicherungen AG (formerly, Winterthur Group). He serves as a Member of Foundation Board at World Economic Forum. He serves as a Director of L'Oreal USA, Inc. He served as a Director at Alcon Inc. from 2002 to May 2, 2006 and Lead Independent Director of Credit Suisse Group from March 2001 to 2002. He served as a Director of Winterthur Swiss Insurance. He serves as Member of ERT (European Round Table of Industrialists), the Bretton Woods Committee's International Council, as well as of the International Association for the Promotion and Protection of Private Foreign Investments (APPI) and Avenir Suisse. He graduated from the University of World Trade in Vienna with a Degree in Economics.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Industries Peter Letmathe invests in
Stages Peter Letmathe invests in
Countries Peter Letmathe invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Series C
- $21M–$23M
Investment Focus
Industry
- AgTech 1 (33%)
- Fashion 1 (33%)
- Jewelry 1 (33%)
- Medical 1 (33%)
- Robotics 1 (33%)
Stage
- Series C 2 (67%)
- Series A 1 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Abionic SA is ideally positioned at the boundaries of medical technology, biotechnology and nanotechnology. As a spin-off from EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland), Abionic uses these highly advanced technologies to provide the medical profession with a novel diagnostic tool designed to give patients personal allergyprofiles. Abionic aims to become an important international player in the field of personalized medicine, in particular in allergy detection.Abionic SA is a certified ISO 9001/13485 company, including research, development and commercialization of in vitro diagnostic devices for allergies detection. The standard ISO 13485 specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organization has to demonstrate its ability to provide medical devices and related services that consistently meet customer and regulatory requirements.Abionic SA is a privately owned high-tech company and is strongly supported by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL), The Canton of Vaud and Venturelab.Abionic was founded by former scientists from the biomedical optics laboratory (LOB) at EPFL. Its headquarters are located in Lausanne, Switzerland.Abionic appreciates the support it has received from: | $20.9M / Series C / Mar 28, 2018 | ||
| Gamaya addresses the need to increase efficiency and sustainability of large industrial farming, as well as the productivity and scalability of small-holder farming, by deploying the world’s most advanced solution for mapping and diagnostics of farmland. Gamaya farmland analytics solution improves production efficiency and risk management byfacilitating optimum decision making, including use of chemicals and fertilizers, and resulting in larger and better yields, while minimizing the impact on the environment. | $3.2M / Series A / May 23, 2016 | ||
| HYT Watches is a watch brand evolving in the upper luxury market creating exclusive hybrid mechanical timepieces for watch connoisseurs. Its hydro-mechanical engineering lab is currently involved in the hybrid development of watches. HYT Watches is based in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. | $23.2M / Series C / Feb 25, 2016 |
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What does Peter Letmathe invest in?
Peter Letmathe invests primarily in AgTech, Fashion and Jewelry startups, most often at Series C and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Peter Letmathe's check size?
Peter Letmathe typically joins rounds of $21M–$23M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Peter Letmathe participates in.
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When did Peter Letmathe last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Peter Letmathe closed in Mar 2018. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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