About us
Fifty-Six Capital is a London investment firm built on eighty years of Swedish manufacturing. We combine the patience of a family business with the standards of an industrial operator.
Our history
It started with metal. In 1946 a small works in Sweden began machining precision components for industry, and it is still doing so today, on a floor where robots tend the lathes.
Metal led to lifts. Platform and home lifts designed in Sweden and built in factories in Sweden, Italy, Türkiye, India and China are now sold through partners in more than 60 countries. The group employs over 1,300 people globally and has installed more than 200,000 lifts; every 30 minutes, another one is completed.
Fifty-Six Capital is the investment firm that grew out of that history.
What we do
From London we invest our own capital in early-stage companies. We make a small number of investments and are actively involved in each of them, leading rounds, sitting on boards and advising founders, in the same way our businesses have always been run.
What we look for
We invest in early-stage companies that have early commercial traction: paying customers, active users or a product already in the market.
We look for founders with deep knowledge of their industry, supported by a board that brings experience and judgement.
We make a small number of investments and size them properly, so that each company has our full attention.
Leadership
Alexander Falk
Alexander Falk leads Fifty-Six Capital. He is co-CEO of the family office behind the group. Alongside this, he acts as a private investor, sitting on the boards of multiple early-stage ventures, and was an early adopter of digital assets. He also invests in and develops real estate. Alexander holds a BA in History, an MSc in Computer Science from the University of Birmingham and an MSc in Management from University College London.