Alberto Chalon
GIANO CAPITAL
LOCATION: MILAN, ITALY / GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
FOUNDERS: ALBERTO CHALON AND ANDREAS WIELE
INVESTMENT: 2025
ABOUT GIANO CAPITAL
Giano Capital is a European investment firm focused on late-stage investments in technology and digital businesses. Founded in 2021 by Alberto Chalon, the firm specialises in single-asset secondary investments, providing liquidity to founders, employees and early investors while backing established companies with strong fundamentals and clear paths to exit.
By investing in businesses at a more advanced stage of growth, Giano Capital seeks to combine the potential returns of venture capital with a more disciplined approach to risk, valuation and value creation. Its portfolio includes companies across technology, financial services, digital platforms and robotics.
ABOUT THE FOUNDERS
Alberto Chalon is an entrepreneur and investor with nearly 30 years of experience building and scaling businesses. He co-founded Qwant, the European privacy-focused search engine, in 2013, where he served as CEO, before founding Giano Capital in 2021.
Andreas Wiele is a General Partner at Giano Capital, bringing extensive experience in media, digital businesses and investment. Together with the wider Giano team, he contributes to the firm’s focus on late-stage investments in technology and digital businesses, with a particular specialisation in secondary transactions.
