Strong companies are built by growing people.
One of the reasons we love working with entrepreneurs is that every growth journey is also a leadership journey.
Entrepreneurs are often the driving force behind a company’s vision, culture and ambition. As companies grow, leadership must evolve alongside them. New challenges emerge, organisations become more complex, and the capabilities that created success in one phase are not always the same capabilities needed for the next.
As active owners, supporting that journey is a core part of what we do. We partner with entrepreneurs, management teams and boards to help build stronger organisations, make difficult choices when needed, and develop the leadership capabilities required for long-term value creation.
Leadership & Entrepreneurship is one of Alder’s three Value Creation Themes, alongside AI & Innovation and Natural Capital & Sustainability.

Disruption is a recurring feature of economic development. Drawing on his study of 300 market disruptions over the past 300 years, Christopher Lyrhem explores why industries change, why established companies often struggle to adapt and…

Each Alder portfolio company appoints a Sustainability Ambassador to drive efforts to reduce its footprint and increase its positive handprint. This year, we’re highlighting eivis’ (formerly Insort) Ambassador, Armin Stadler, who demonstrates exactly what’s needed…

In our commitment to gender diversity, we are eager to create change not just within Alder and our portfolio, but also across the investment industry itself. That’s why, when approached by GAIN (Girls Are Investors),…