# SAM Private Equity

> SAM Private Equity is a VC fund backing Biotechnology and Health Care. See 5 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Switzerland
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Dec 2010
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026

SAM Private Equity is an investment firm specialized in direct and fund of funds investments. Within fund of funds, it invests in venture capital funds, private equity funds, secondary investment funds, primary and secondary cleantech funds, and mid- and large-sized buyout funds. Within direct investments, it focuses on growth capital, developmentcapital, later stage, late venture, early venture, buyout, and middle market investments.The firm seeks to invest in the energy, energy generation, energy storage, energy infrastructure, health and nutrition, social and governance practices, resource productivity, energy efficiency, transportation, water and wastewater, air and environment, materials, manufacturing and industrial, agriculture, and recycling and waste sectors.Within energy generation, the firm invests in wind, solar, hydro, marine, biofuels, geothermal, clean coal technologies, and coal bed methane. In energy storage, the company’s the focus is on fuel cells, advanced batteries, and hybrid systems. Within energy infrastructure, it invests in management, smart grids, and transmission. In energy efficiency, the firm focuses on lighting, buildings, glass, ESCOs, combined heat, and power. Within transportation, it invests in structures, fuels, hydrogen highways, biofuel distribution, electric vehicles, and vehicle sharing. In water and wastewater, the firm invests in water treatment, water conservation, wastewater treatment, and desalination. Within air and environment, it focuses on cleanup and safety, emissions control, monitoring and compliance, carbon capture, and SOX and NOX removal.In materials, the firm invests in nanotechnology, bio, and chemical fields. Within manufacturing, it invests in advanced packaging, monitoring and control, smart production, as well as in energy efficiency, power production from waste and biomass, material recycling and biological materials, water technologies, and air treatment technologies. In agriculture, the firm invests in natural pesticides, land management, and aquaculture. Within recycling and waste, it invests in recycling and waste treatment.SAM Private Equity also invests in electric power transmission and control, technology hardware and equipment, biotechnology, food products, sanitary services, recycling and reclamation machinery, agricultural machinery and equipment, building products, fertilizers, and agricultural chemicals. The firm seeks to invest in North America with a focus on the United States; South America; Asia with a focus on India and China; Europe with a focus on Western Europe and Benelux regions; and other emerging markets.  It also seeks to make co-investments.Founded in 2000, SAM Private Equity is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 3 | 60% |
| Health Care | 2 | 40% |
| Pet | 1 | 20% |
| Energy | 1 | 20% |
| Medical | 1 | 20% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 2 | 40% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |
| Series C | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 60% |
| Canada | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Albert Gnägi | Chairman of the Board | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/albert-gngi |
| Andrew Musters | Global Head of Private Equity | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-musters |
| Daniel Wild | Head of Sustainability Investing Research & Development | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-wild-2 |
| Karin van Baardwijk | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karin-van-baardwijk |
| Leni Boeren | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leni-boeren |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Greengate Power | Greengate Power Corporation is focused on development of quality wind energy projects in Alberta in areas with available transmission capacity. Many of Alberta's best wind resources are located in areas that are transmission constrained, and require significant transmission system upgrades to exploit their potential resources. However,Greengate's portfolio of projects under development are in areas with strong wind resources, are geographically diverse, and are in transmission rich areas of Alberta. | $5.8M |  | Dec 04, 2010 | http://www.greengatepower.com |
| Advanced BioNutrition | Advanced BioNutrition develops functional ingredients to improve animal health and functional nutrition in the aquaculture area. The company focused on offering environmentally sustainable and science-based bioactive stabilization and delivery solutions to a variety of industries, spanning from human nutrition and health and human biologics toagriculture, food ingredients, and food safety. It continues to explore new verticals based on technologies available with over 40 patents.Since the company’s inception in 2001, ABN’s visionary scientists and engineers have helped the company grow into a diversified provider of solutions that better stabilize, protect, and deliver bio-actives to their targeted sites. | $7.5M | Series B | Jan 14, 2005 | http://advancedbionutrition.com |
| AgraQuest | As a leader in innovative biological and low-chemical pest management solutions, AgraQuest is at the forefront of a shift in how food is grown. AgraQuest focuses on discovering, developing, manufacturing and marketing highly effective biological and low-chemical pest, disease control and yield enhancing products for the agricultural, home &garden and food safety markets. Through its Agrochemical and BioInnovations Divisions, AgraQuest provides its customers and partners with tools to create value-enhancing solutions. AgraQuest has its own direct sales force in the NAFTA crop protection markets, and sells its products through a network of distributors and partners in other global regions as well as in several non agriculture related markets.Through its Agrochemical Division, AgraQuest is redefining the agrochemical industry with the introduction of effective, innovative and environmentally responsible pest and disease control products and services. AgraQuest is the premier supplier of proprietary, data-driven biological and low-chemical technology, and unlike many conventional pesticides which are made using petroleum-based or other synthetic chemicals, AgraQuest’s products are produced from renewable, bio-based materials.As part of the clean-tech revolution, AgraQuest’s BioInnovations Division is developing cutting edge technologies for use in seed treatment, food safety, post-harvest disease control, animal health and hygiene, human nutrition, home and garden, structural pest control, and vector control. Additional applications for AgraQuest’s technologies lie in areas as diverse as detergents, cosmetics and healthcare. | $9.4M |  | Feb 07, 2003 | http://www.agraquest.com |
| Iomai Corporation | Iomai Corporation discovers and develops vaccines and immune system stimulants, delivered via a novel, needle-free technology called transcutaneous immunization (TCI). TCI taps into the unique benefits of a major group of antigen-presenting cells found in the outer layers of the skin to generate an enhanced immune response.Iomai is leveragingTCI to enhance the efficacy of existing vaccines, enable new vaccines that are viable only through transcutaneous administration and expand the global vaccine market. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Intercell USA, Inc. was formerly known as Iomai Corporation. As a result of the acquisition of Iomai Corporation by Intercell Ag, Iomai Corporation's name was changed. As of August 5, 2008, Intercell USA, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Intercell Biomedical Research & Development AG. | $54M | Series C | Jan 03, 2003 | http://www.iomai.com |
| IDENTEC SOLUTIONS | Identec Solutions provides its customers with RFID based solutions to help better manage their processes and track whatever their particular situation requires. They focus on a number of sectors, including automotive, transportation, logistics, oil, gas, offshore, mining, marine and ports.Founded in 1999, IDENTEC SOLUTIONS immediately set theindustry standard in the RFID industry with the introduction of its Intelligent Long Range® (ILR®) technology, a breakthrough in the world of low-power, long-range wireless communication.In 2006, IDENTEC SOLUTIONS acquired a premier industrial RFID supplier to the automotive industry. Today, one of every three vehicles is manufactured with wireless technology pioneered by IDENTEC SOLUTIONS. The acquisition of WTEK in 2007, a Norway based personnel safety solution provider to the Oil, Gas, Tunnel and Mining industries, led to the expansion of IDENTEC SOLUTIONS’ award-winning RFID technology portfolio, which enabled the company to become an established provider of complete solutions to this burgeoning market. The 2010 acquisition of Sattel from DP World fuelled IDENTEC SOLUTIONS’ ongoing commitment to offering complete, high-value applications and technologies for the Marine and Intermodal industry. |  |  |  | http://www.identecsolutions.com |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Arancia International](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arancia-international) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BASF Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/basf-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [China Development Industrial Bank (CDIB)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/china-development-industrial-bank-cdib) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Domain Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/domain-associates) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Eastbourne Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eastbourne-capital-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Essex Woodlands Healthcare Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/essex-woodlands-health-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does SAM Private Equity invest in?

SAM Private Equity invests primarily in Biotechnology, Health Care and Pet startups, most often at Funding Round and Series B stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at SAM Private Equity?

The team at SAM Private Equity includes Albert Gnägi (Chairman of the Board), Andrew Musters (Global Head of Private Equity) and Daniel Wild (Head of Sustainability Investing Research & Development), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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