Founders Research & Investment
For Select Professional & Institutional Investors

Backing Founder-Led Compounders with High-Conviction Research.

Valuation-sensitive equity research and long-term capital allocation built exclusively for institutional investors. Focused on durable economic moats, capital reinvestment discipline, and multi-decade compounding.

UCITS Compliant
European institutional governance, daily liquidity, and independent custody.
High-Conviction Focus
Concentrated portfolio of 20–30 thoroughly researched market leaders.
Founder-Led Moats
Backing owner-operators with high ROIC and significant skin-in-the-game.
Our Approach

Six Pillars of Disciplined Compounding

"True capital compounding requires the courage to concentrate in exceptional businesses and the patience to let visionary founders execute."

Pillar 01

Invest with Founders

Long-term visionary governance and aligned shareholder incentives. We partner with leaders holding substantial equity and multi-decade commitments.

Skin-in-the-game • Owner-Operator Mindset
Pillar 02

Exceptional Businesses

Defensible economic moats, structural tailwinds, and durable return on invested capital (ROIC > 18%) supported by undeniable customer switching friction.

High ROIC • Pricing Autonomy • Wide Moat
Pillar 03

Participate in Long-Term Success

Multidecade compounding horizons over short-term market noise. We minimize turnover, avoid quarterly trading friction, and let winners compound.

Low Portfolio Churn • Tax & Friction Alpha
Pillar 04

Valuation-Sensitive Discipline

Asymmetric entry points with calculated margins of safety. We never overpay for narrative growth, anchoring every decision in normalized cash flow yield.

Margin of Safety • Normalized FCF Yield
Pillar 05

Conviction-Sizing of Positions

Concentrated allocation where high conviction meets structural upside. Focused on 20 to 30 positions to deliver true, non-diluted active share.

20–30 Positions • High Active Share
Pillar 06

Diversification & Compliance

Multi-sector value drivers operating within rigorous UCITS regulatory frameworks. Robust risk controls without sacrificing upside convexity.

UCITS Risk Framework • Cross-Sector Drivers
Mathematical Model

The Compounding Stream Simulator

Simulate how consistent founder alpha progressively widens terminal capital return over multi-year horizons.

Initial Allocation €1,000,000
Horizon 10 Years
Founder Alpha Spread +4.0% p.a.
FRI Founder Strategy €2.97M +€908K Outperformance
Benchmark (7.5% CAGR) €2.06M Market Baseline
Publications & Memos

Research & Insights

In-depth equity research notes, founder alpha whitepapers, and strategic market commentaries published for institutional allocators.

Date Publication Title & Abstract Category Access
Leadership & Governance

Investment Committee & Institutional Governance

Decades of rigorous bottom-up equity research, risk management, and European UCITS fund stewardship across Zurich, London, and international financial hubs.

CIO
Managing Partner

Chief Investment Officer

Zurich • 22+ Years Institutional Equity Experience

Former Lead Portfolio Manager overseeing global high-conviction equity mandates. Specialized in forensic owner-operator screening and asymmetric position sizing.

CFA Charterholder M.Sc. Finance
RES
Senior Partner

Head of Equity Research

London • 17+ Years Sector Coverage

Specialist in European & North American mission-critical industrial technology, enterprise software moats, and incremental return on invested capital.

B.Sc. Economics Chartered Analyst
RSK
Partner & Risk Officer

Head of UCITS Governance

Geneva • 19+ Years Risk Architecture

Oversees liquidity risk frameworks, independent depositary integration, and cross-border regulatory compliance under European UCITS directives.

Ph.D. Quantitative Finance FRM
Direct Institutional Channel

Request Allocator Briefing & Fund Access

Founders Research & Investment engages exclusively through direct dialogue with professional investors, single and multi-family offices, endowments, and institutional gatekeepers.

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London: 10 Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London W1J 6AA
Email: ir@founders-research.com