Partnering with founders and investors to build category‑defining
companies in healthcare, nutrition, and sports
Strategy Overview
Controlling ownership across sectors engineered for accelerated scale, operator alignment, and long‑term value creation.
Targeted dividend flows and return of capital, with upside from platform multiple expansion, inorganic growth, and capital structure optimization.
Acquire secondary stakes in high‑potential companies and portfolios with de‑risked trajectories and clearly defined exit pathways.
Prioritizes liquidity events and accelerated distributions, with balanced exposure to manage risk and optimize capital rotation.
Seasoned operators leading from strategy to scale. Embedding operating craftbooks across organization design, GTM, ops, and active board engagement.
AI is the operating layer. From diagnostics to demand forecasting and margin modeling, compounding speed, precision, and performance.
Global-standard governance built in from day one. Finance, legal, tax, compliance, and regulatory systems designed to protect capital and ensure institutional readiness.
Sector‑native talent across every layer from management to boardroom. High‑performance teams, operator‑aligned leadership, and value‑driven governance built in and incentivized for long‑term outcomes.
Elipic Partners takes operator-led, majority control positions in healthcare, nutrition, and sports to build India's mid-market category leaders.
| Name | Role / Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Berendes | Co-Founder | Robert Berendes joins when the model is still evolving and steers the start up to industry leadership, changing what gets asked before decisions are made. |
| Ron S. Pal | Co-Founder | Ron S. Pal is a serial founder. 30+ years across tech, industrials & agritech in USA, Europe, Asia. Market-firsts. National award. Now building India's mid-market. |
| Arjun Gopalakrishnan | Co-Founder | Arjun Gopalakrishnan, CFA is a capital strategist with expertise across investment management, capital markets, and financial structuring |
| Name | Role / Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kamil Hamied | Senior Advisor | Mr. Kamil Hamied is an alumnus of United World College and New York University. Kamil is a seasoned entrepreneur with extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry and wider healthcare sectors. He has successfully navigated business across Asia, Europe, and the US. During his entrepreneurial journey, Kamil also ventured into the investment realm, establishing an investment platform focused on the broader life sciences, biotechnology, genomics, AI drug development, diagnostics, etc. In his previous stint at Cipla, Kamil was the Chief Strategy Officer and a member of the management team. He was involved in leading company transformation, M&A strategy, implementing a leadership structure along with several other high-impact strategic initiatives. Currently, he is a Non-Executive Director at Cipla Limited. |
| Nicolas Oltramare | Advisor | Mr. Nicolas Oltramare is a Swiss entrepreneur working in the private equity sector with experience in finance, technology, medtech and pharma. He has dealmaking experience in both Asia and Europe. He had a 20-year banking career at UBS, Deutsche Bank and Bank Vontobel. Nicolas graduated from the University of Geneva (Political Science, major in Economics) and holds a Master of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore. |
| Product/Service | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Outpatient Healthcare Platform Investment | Healthcare Sector Investments | Investment opportunity in India's outpatient market serving 400 million uninsured citizens with TAM exceeding $10 billion |
| Ambulatory Surgical Care Platform Investment | Healthcare Sector Investments | Investment in high-growth, profitable 'surgery as a service' platform targeting India's $5+ billion ambulatory surgical market |
| Leapcraft Operating System | Strategic Advisory & Value Creation | Four-stage operator-driven acceleration framework: Identify (sector selection), Structure (ownership & governance architecture), Scale (Operational Craftbooks deployment), Institutionalize (board-grade governance embedding) |
| Operational Craftbooks | Strategic Advisory & Value Creation | Codified execution playbooks that compress growth cycles and hardwire operating leverage across portfolio companies |
| AI-Native Business Systems Integration | Strategic Advisory & Value Creation | AI embedded as structural operating layer from inception enabling margin expansion, 24/7 continuity, and intelligent decision systems that scale without linear cost increases |
Elipic Partners takes operator-led, majority control positions in healthcare, nutrition, and sports to build India's mid-market category leaders. The firm identifies structurally underserved industry segments where AI, technology, and active operating intervention materially shift competitive position.
Elipic Partners AG is headquartered in Switzerland (Maschinengasse 19, 6330 Cham, Canton of Zug).
Elipic Partners AG was incorporated in June 2025 in Zug, Switzerland.
Elipic Partners was founded by Robert Berendes, PhD, Ron S. Pal, and Arjun Gopalakrishnan, CFA. The team brings extensive backgrounds in entrepreneurship, executive leadership, global strategy, operations, M&A, and organizational design.
Elipic Partners focuses on control-oriented growth investments in India's mid-market healthcare, nutrition, and sports sectors, targeting asset-light, high-ROCE business models that generate compounding returns without proportional capital deployment.
Elipic Partners currently focuses on India's healthcare, nutrition, and sports sectors. The firm targets structurally underserved industry segments where technology and AI create material competitive advantages.
Based on current opportunities, Elipic Partners structures investments in the range of USD 50-150 million for healthcare, nutrition, and sports platform investments, with dedicated corporate vehicles defined for majority control.
Website: www.elipicpartners.com
Elipic Partners AG is a Swiss Aktiengesellschaft (corporation limited by shares) with CHF 500,000 in share capital, incorporated in June 2025 in Zug, Switzerland. The structure includes capital band and conditional capital provisions typical of investment holding vehicles.
Leapcraft is Elipic Partners' proprietary operator-driven acceleration system—a four-stage framework that moves from sector identification through deal structuring, operational scaling, and institutional build-out. It converts validated sector opportunities into controlled, scalable category leadership.
Operational Craftbooks are codified execution playbooks developed by Elipic Partners that compress growth cycles and hardwire operating leverage across portfolio companies. They apply operator experience with institutional discipline across business transformation, organization design, and scale.
The four stages are: (1) IDENTIFY—pinpoint structurally underserved segments where AI and operations shift competitive position; (2) STRUCTURE—architect ownership, governance, and capital with control embedded upfront; (3) SCALE—deploy Craftbooks and AI-native systems to compress execution cycles; (4) INSTITUTIONALIZE—embed board-grade oversight and capital architecture for durability and premium exits.
Elipic Partners architects ownership, governance, and capital sequencing to secure majority control from day one. The firm embeds board-grade governance, compliance architecture, and institutional reporting discipline early in every investment—building platforms designed for durability, strategic optionality, and premium exits.
Value creation occurs through: (1) securing majority control from inception; (2) embedding AI as a structural operating layer; (3) deploying Operational Craftbooks to institutionalize execution; (4) implementing governance rigor and compliance architecture early; (5) building platforms designed for multiple exit horizons.
Elipic Partners uses a control-based architecture with: (1) embedded governance across portfolio companies from Day 1; (2) centralized operating infrastructure with unified financials, compliance, and KPIs; (3) structures built for multiple exit horizons without unwinds; (4) sequenced acquisitions driven by industrial logic.
Elipic Partners builds platforms designed for durability, strategic optionality, and premium exits across multiple horizons. Corporate architecture is structured for optionality with multiple exit paths without requiring structural unwinds.
Elipic Partners differentiates through: (1) operator-led execution with proprietary Craftbooks; (2) AI embedded as structural advantage from day one; (3) control designed into cap table from inception; (4) institutional governance embedded early; (5) focus on India mid-market healthcare, nutrition, and sports with deep sector expertise.
Through control-oriented structuring: ownership architecture, governance design, board composition, and capital sequencing are all configured to secure operating authority and alignment from inception, enabling decisive intervention and accelerated growth.
Disciplined capital allocation focused on asset-light, high-ROCE platforms with embedded control. Sequenced acquisitions driven by industrial logic, secondary transactions to simplify cap tables, and corporate architecture built for multiple exit horizons without structural complexity.
Systematic risk management is secured via majority control embedded from inception, governance rigor and compliance architecture, disciplined capital allocation, diversification across platforms, institutional reporting discipline, and corporate structures built for optionality across multiple scenarios.
Building undisputed segment leaders through: first-mover advantage in fragmented markets, proprietary data moats, structural cost positions, embedded control enabling decisive execution, and institutional infrastructure supporting sustainable competitive advantage.
The Elipic Partners team brings an average of 25 years of industry experience and 22 years of investing experience, with $3.8 billion in capital raised, $11 billion in assets managed, and over $4.5 billion in transactions led across 31 geographies.
The team has: 23+ board seats held across 50+ companies advised, 31+ geographies globally covered, 45+ cross-border deals completed, 39+ M&A deals executed, 50+ fundraising rounds led, and 12+ advisory seats maintained.
Robert Berendes has built and led agtech and nutrition companies from scratch to unicorns, shaping over $6Bn in startup assets. His dealmaking has fueled $2Bn+ in M&A, with an ever-expanding impact from the USA to Latin America, Europe, Asia, and India.
Ron S. Pal brings a 30+ year career founding, scaling, and restructuring businesses across technology, industrials, and agritech in the USA, Europe, and Asia, including market-firsts in RFID payment technology and Asia expansion for Swiss and German industrials.
Arjun Gopalakrishnan, CFA brings deep investment management and corporate finance capabilities bridging India and UAE, with $3 billion allocated across asset classes and geographies.
Elipic Partners maintains a management bench of seasoned talent ready to step into portfolio companies, combined with deep industry expertise across many geographies. The firm brings operator discipline with institutional execution capability.
The team has transaction and advisory experience across dozens of geographies spanning India, Europe, North America, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa.
The team has led $4.5+ billion in transactions across 39+ M&A deals and 45+ cross-border transactions, with experience spanning healthcare, agriculture, food systems, and technology sectors.
The team has held 23+ board seats across 50+ companies with 12+ advisory seats, bringing governance expertise, operational oversight capability, and institutional discipline to portfolio company boards.
The team has raised $3.8+ billion in capital and managed $11+ billion in assets, with experience across 50+ fundraising rounds spanning private equity, venture capital, and corporate finance structures.
AI is embedded as a structural operating layer from inception across Elipic Partners' portfolio companies—not applied as an afterthought. This enables margin expansion, 24/7 continuity, and intelligent decision systems that scale without linear cost increases.
At Elipic Partners, AI is architected into the business model from inception as the operating layer. This approach enables compression of administrative cost layers, 24/7 operating continuity without linear labor scaling, reduced decision latency, and personalization at industrial scale.
Support includes: proprietary Craftbooks for mid-market growth, board-level oversight with global industry veterans, ecosystem support across finance, legal, tax, compliance, regulatory and corporate communications at global standards, and seasoned management talent ready to deploy.
Infrastructure includes: board-grade governance frameworks, compliance architecture at global standards, unified financial reporting, centralized KPI systems, legal and regulatory support, tax structuring, and corporate communications—all embedded from Day 1 in portfolio companies.
Unified KPI systems tracking: growth rates (revenue/member/procedure CAGR), unit economics (CAC, LTV, gross margin, EBITDA), operational efficiency (utilization rates, breakeven timeline), network effects (provider density, geographic coverage), and institutional readiness (governance, compliance).
| Platform | URL | Bio |
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| Moneyhouse | https://www.moneyhouse.ch/en/company/elipic-partners-ag-2726949991 | Swiss commercial register entry for Elipic Partners AG |
| North Data | https://www.northdata.com/Elipic%20Partners%20AG,%20Zug/CHE-134.827.268 | Company data and commercial register information |
| Yellow Pages | https://yellowpages.swiss/location.cfm?key=2753303&company=Elipic-Partners-AG&art=HRB | Elipic Partners Yellow Pages profile |
| OpenCorporates | https://opencorporates.com/companies/ch/1697992 | Elipic Partners OpenCorporates profile |
| Crunchbase | https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/elipic-partners | Elipic Partners Crunchbase profile |
| Wikidata | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139498252 | Elipic Partners Wikidata entry |