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Hands-On Operators.
People-Driven.
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Capital & Advisory Group
Founded in Vienna, Austria, and operating globally, the ALVIAS Capital & Advisory Group was established over a decade ago with the vision to build a world-class, diversified investment portfolio focused on venture capital, private equity and real estate businesses in partnership with various entities. On small and large scales alike. Under the roof of ALVIAS, we actively drive economic results and help create value-adding businesses.
Driven by people, partnerships, collaboration, and ecosystem building.
The ALVIAS Difference
Initially founded in 2014, the ALVIAS Capital & Advisory Group is a globally operating investment and advisory firm founded in Vienna, Austria, with the vision of building a world-class, diversified portfolio focused on venture capital, private equity, and commercial & residential real estate businesses.
ALVIAS works closely with partners, partnering companies, and a global network. Under the roof of ALVIAS, we actively drive economic results, growth & turnaround and help create value-adding businesses. On small and large scales alike. Further, we support during M&A processes and make meaningful connections. Alvias supports its endeavours as a hands-on operator or in a non-executive mode with expert guidance, advice, mentoring, and access to a comprehensive global network, helping businesses and projects achieve their goals. We are also people-centric, hands-on operators dedicated to driving economic growth and creating value-adding businesses that also make a difference in sustainability and social and societal development.
As a team of partners and hands-on operators aligned in values, we prioritise sustainability and people-focused strategies. Individually and collectively, we support establishing strategy and corporate governance structures, frameworks and processes to integrate ESG, EDI, talent, digital transformation and innovation driven by corporate culture.
Furthermore, Alvias supports its endeavours as a non-executive with expert guidance, advice, mentoring, and access to a comprehensive global network, helping businesses and projects achieve their goals.
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Global and Local
By embracing a global perspective, we bring fresh ideas, technology, and a broad range of experiences to our local communities and ecosystems while collaborating with shareholders and stakeholders.
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Operational Excellence
With dedicated strategy, operational, business development, and finance expertise, we combine the innovation, nimbleness, and partnership of a boutique firm with the capability and commitment of institutional-quality operational support.
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Hands-on Operators
We are close to the businesses and properties and leverage our industry expertise to create value. We use a clear, consistent, and repeatable process to add value to each investment.
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Partners
We work collaboratively with our portfolio partners with the shared goal of building enduring businesses and properties.
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Shared Values & Purpose
Our primary focus is on businesses whose values align with ours, resulting in a shared vision and purpose.
What is in the name?
ALVIAS Capital & Advisory Group takes its name as an allegory to the potential of entrepreneurship. Our founder was born in Vienna, a city known for its opportunities, resilience, and sustained growth, what characterised the way of thinking.
The Austrian capital, Vienna, grew like many other Continental European cities from the small Roman settlement of Vindobona. Despite adversity and setbacks, people continued building and expanding the city, which now has over 2 million inhabitants.
'Via' is the Italian term for a path, a way, a road, which is at the core of our name. ALVIAS represents our strong belief that with a people-centric approach and an entrepreneurial mindset, all ways 'via's are possible.
We share our vision
We offer advisory services for independent companies such as VC funds, start-ups, family-owned companies, projects and initiatives.
The focus areas of advice are business strategy, governance structures, policies, frameworks and processes to integrate ESG, DEI, people & talent, succession, digital transformation and innovation driven by corporate culture.
Alvias’ cooperative style and people-centric approach adopt an entrepreneurial mindset to balance risks and opportunities and help create resilient, future-forward businesses.
Empowering
Sustainable Growth driven by people
Our ESG Pillars
Sustainability + Social/Societal Improvement driven by Corporate Governance
A responsible approach to business is part of our ethos. We are committed to ethical, sustainable, social and lawful conduct and require the same from all our business partners. We believe that integrating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices improves our organisations and our ability to create long-term value.
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We commit to a shared language of sustainability. Thus, we carefully check, base and align our work with the UN Sustainability Goals.
We walk the talk
Exemplary excerpt of our advisory services to independent corporations
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Cooperation with a global VC on ESG frameworks and the integration into strategy for their portfolio startups
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Cooperation with a US Venture & Private Equity Community Fund on integrating a DEI and ESG strategy, measurements and a concept of cooperation with the wider region.
Exemplary excerpt of our investments
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Climate-Tech company that enables companies to analyse, reduce, report and compensate Co2 emissions in real-time. (seed investor), supported with value-add, exit to a large corporate for global impact
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E-mobility in urban environments (Series C-investment), active
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B2B logistics marketplace for more sustainable e-commerce fulfilment (seed investment), active
Published book for good governance in early-stage startups. Alvias contributed to ESG strategy and DEI within corporate governance, as well as effective governance.
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The Co-Authors decided collectively to provide it for free as a support to ESG in Venture Capital.
We spread the word
We share knowledge
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Exemplary publications
Why you probably need to shake your startup's board, sifted.eu (backed by Financial Times),
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Board Governance of Startups and ESG. Digoshen, May 9, 2023
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Business Angels - Die Engel mit den guten Gaben. Die Presse, Dec 20, 2020
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Mentor &
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Business Info
ALVIAS Capital & Advisory Group is the arch over a coalition of independent entities cooperating to make a difference for the businesses they support. This webpage is provided by Alvias Consulting GmbH, Vienna. All materials on this website have been prepared for general information purposes only to permit you to learn more about Alvias, our work and the expertise of our staff. The information presented is not legal advice, is not to be acted upon as such, may not be current and is subject to change without notice. (c) Alvias Consulting GmbH, 2024.
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