Patricia Falco Beccalli
Patricia is the Founder and CEO of Principle AG, investing in young companies, and actively supporting them as a member of the Supervisory Board. Principle AG's investment focus lies in technology and healthy living (FinTech, FitTech, MedTech, Food, AI, Blockchain). She’s also Founding Partner of Falco Capital. The Partnership focuses on scale-up companies with an ‘Buy-in and Build-up’ business model. Combining her financial expertise, media and communication background, she guides businesses in fundraisings, business development, corporate branding strategies, and media visibility across all relevant platforms.
In April 2020 – during the first Covid19-lockdown - she launched Mentorit.TV, a YouTube channel. A mélange of high-level guests across a plethora of different fields and industries join her for a meaningful conversation, sharing deep insights and personal experiences with an ever growing following of the Mentorit.TV community.
For over 13 years as a financial news anchor for CNBC, she presented for the entire CNBC network: CNBC US, MSNBC, Class CNBC (in Italian) and German N24 (Welt). Based on this experience, Patricia is still a popular speaker, event host and media-coach for corporates and individuals.
Her first non-fiction book - ‘Ricca Germania, Poveri Tedeschi...' (EGEA Bocconi University, 2014) - casts a critical eye on Germany's 'Agenda 2010' reforms.
Patricia started her career path as an equity broker, private banker and portfolio manager for Lehman Brothers, Robert Flemings and Citigroup (SFA certified, LSE registered).
She actively supports Charities such as the Schweitzer Tafel (Food Banks), young writers and artists. She was a member of the board at the English Theater (FFM), member of BAFTA (UK), and the 'Group 21' of Top German Financial Journalists. She speaks five languages, is happily married and the proud mother of one daughter. She lives in Zürich, Switzerland.