Venture Capital of Switzerland is a team of experienced venture capitalists whose previous careers include successful startups and turnarounds, and extensive executive management. VCS is committed to helping innovators exploit new business opportunities and anticipating trends through long-term relationships that endure the changing economic conditions.
Once engaged, our assistance is deep and consistent. Having been real world executives as well as experienced investors, we know both the successes to repeat and the mistakes to avoid. Our breadth of knowledge can add value throughout the lifecycle of a company and assist companies at any stage to achieve extraordinary results.
We're builders, creating companies and guiding them to big results. At VCS, we build with you, and we know the path to success. We develop and investigate investment theses to help us find the best entrepreneurs and the most promising businesses.
CEO / Founder
Hans Wadsack
Hans Wadsack is born in 1951 in Zug, Switzerland. He is a Swiss citizen, married with 2 children.
Languages: German, English, French
Professional training:
Language courses in Lausanne, Switzerland and in Poole, England. From 1978 to 1982 he completed studies at the School of Auditing in Zurich, Switzerland, graduating as a Certified Accountant (dipl. Wirtschaftsprüfer); he has attended numerous national and international seminars, with a focus on international tax law.
Practical experience and specialist knowledge:
1972 to 1978
Chief accountant of a Swiss enterprise and Swiss honorary consul in Freetown, Sierra Leone; chief accountant at a US company in Zug.
1978 to 1983
Auditor in a Swiss auditing company, in Zug as well as in Zurich. From 1982 onwards he managed the auditing and tax consulting sectors.
1983 to date
Founded, developed and managed Wadsack trust company Co-founded the Fiduciary Association of Zug and served as its Secretary from its inception until 2000. He also co-founded the Tax Association of Zug, was a member of its editorial commission and from 1998 to 2000 he became its president.
He is a regular contributor of professional articles on tax practices in Zug and
on numerous boards of domestic as well as international corporations. From 1991 – 1994 he was a member of the Zug parliament.
Personal memberships
Schweizerische Treuhandkammer (Swiss Chamber of Fiduciaries)
IFA International Fiscal Association
Zuger Treuändervereinigung (ZTV) Zug (Zug Fiduciary Association)
CONSULEGIS EWIV (Association of European Consultants and Attorneys).