Our Story
Private capital markets demand a different way of assessing, deciding, and engaging with opportunity. Shaped by years of cross-sector and cross-industrial transitions, we bring the perspective of hands-on operators grounded in data-led judgement and disciplined execution.
Our focus is on industrial-grade innovation and FOAK deployment, where modelling, real-world constraints, and strategic capital converge. We engage with conviction alongside those building enduring systems—whether institutions or individuals—guided by clarity, discretion, and long-term value creation.
Our Team
TACT+INVEST Group operates across structured capital and strategic transactions within HardTech, industrial systems, and capital-intensive innovation.
With a focus on FOAK and industrial-scale deployment readiness (typically TRL 6+), we engage alongside LPs, family offices, and strategic capital to shape resilient, regulation-ready pathways to scale.
Our capabilities extend to cross-border transaction execution, including IPOs, strategic sales and mergers—providing access to both growth capital and sophisticated liquidity pathways.
We prioritise industrial-grade innovation within institutional ESG and regulatory frameworks, with governance designed for long-term market relevance. Our global engagement reflects a commitment to advancing industrial and climate transformation with precision and discretion.
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Poonam Balan
Group Founding Partner, Principal Investments
Poonam Balan is an internationally recognized investment and strategy leader whose career spans multiple continents and industries. Her expertise bridges brand- and legacy-aligned asset management, organizational restructuring, and cross-border investment strategy.
She has held national public roles, often as the first in function—most notably as Malaysia’s Head of Diaspora Engagement Strategy—where she championed regulatory integration into long-term sustainable compliance and public finance targets. Her leadership during the financial crisis earned her the CIBC Achievers Award, and she has contributed to global initiatives including the Clinton Global Initiative’s impact investing programs, reinforcing her commitment to aligning capital strategy with systemic resilience.
Sascha Preis
Group Partner, Strategic Investments
Sascha Preis combines deep technical expertise in scaled production and hardware development with a track record in corporate innovation leadership. As former Head of Innovation in Production for Mercedes-Benz, he led the transition to Industry 4.0, spearheading R&D teams globally. He later served as an innovation scouting lead for Hyundai Motor Group, overseeing the identification of emerging technologies across the European market.
Specializing in corporate venture capital structuring in both developed and emerging markets, Sascha blends engineering excellence with sustainable practices. A graduate of Berkeley’s Executive Management Data Strategy Program and a staunch advocate for Germany’s energy transition, he is committed to advancing industrial innovation that aligns technical progress with long-term environmental responsibility.
Our ESG BACKED Approach
Our approach is grounded in the integration of ESG and regulatory considerations within industrial and capital-intensive innovation. We focus on opportunities where environmental and system-level resilience are embedded within the underlying technology, infrastructure, and deployment model.
Rather than treating ESG as a reporting layer, we assess its impact on capital allocation, execution risk, and long-term asset relevance—particularly in FOAK and industrial-scale deployments.
Explore our SFDR alignment here.
Us in Numbers
> 95%
Targeted Impact Investment Ratio
> 19
International Conference Partners
> 39
Strategic Partners in over 30 Countries
> 3,000
Potential ESG BACKED Startups
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