Built to Serve
Winterthur Search Fund practices servant leadership, a philosophy whereby an individual interacts with others — either in a management or employee capacity— to achieve goals rather than power. The system embodies a decentralized organizational structure that maximizes self-agency.
We have assembled a network of business and technical experts with invaluable knowledge and experience to support the fund, individual searchers and our business acquisitions.
Our network members have grown and run successful companies, created and exited start-ups, and invested in searches. They have managerial expertise and important strategic, operational, and financial insights.
Investors
Investing in connectivity is
investing in the future.
Winterthur invests in infrastructure for the long term. To fund our deployments, we maintain a high-quality pool of capital through both our equity commitments and corporate credit facilities. Our shareholder base is experienced, well-capitalized and supportive.
Our largest investors include private capital investors and growth/late-stage venture capital investors.
Our investors maintain a history of success deploying capital towards companies developing smart city infrastructure, data center revitalization and network expansion.
In challenging economies with varying stages of development, we’ve learned never to forget smart economics. And never stop acting with integrity.
Leadership
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Erik Bols ~ Founder / Co-Principal
Erik is a seasoned business professional with over 20 years of experience leading global teams across a diverse set of technology business streams in market research, business development and investment advisory.
Erik has extensive experience working with new ventures and established companies in the global information and communications technology industry to help execute growth strategies.
Erik holds a B.S. degree in Business Management and an M.B.A. degree with a focus on International Business. Erik is passionate about supporting the power of business to increase understanding and acceptance across cultures and countries.
Our Team
When you partner with Winterthur Search Fund, you add an experienced and knowledgeable team of trusted and collaborative advisors to your corner.
We strive to provide our searchers with individualized support through purpose, value, and integrity. We maintain a network of investment, management and technical experts across diverse ICT sectors and geographic regions to ensure we can provide proper expert guidance whenever needed.
Winterthur Search Fund is always seeking new Venture Advisors to join the boards of our portfolio companies and Technical Experts with appropriate engineering expertise . Please review our career opportunities to learn more.