Building
what endures
Royalty investments at scale for mid-market technology companies and research institutions.
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Our story
Althera42 is a London-based investment platform.
We focus on royalty investments into leading mid-market technology companies and research institutions in Europe.

The royalty model has generated durable returns in sectors such as pharmaceuticals, mining, and music for decades. It is built on a simple principle: acquire a contractual share of revenues linked to intellectual property, and participate directly in long-term value creation.

Founder Dr. Christian Czernich spent eight years applying that logic to European technology companies as the CEO of Round2 Capital, executing 39 royalty-linked investments across 10 countries.

Althera42 takes that work one step further. It is moving beyond royalty-linked lending to the direct acquisition of revenue streams at scale, creating a purer, asset-based royalty strategy aligned with the economics of the IP economy.
We align companies and our investors through direct participation in revenue, enabling long-term value creation driven by recurring revenue and intellectual property”
What we believe
Technology changes.
The fundamentals of a strong business do not.
Loyal customers. Real revenue. Disciplined execution. Althera42 is built around these realities, backing organizations with the structural profile to compound value over time.
Financing should act as an accelerant. We provide scalable capital aligned with how strong businesses actually perform, and we measure success on the same timeline as the founders we work with.
Our approach
Beyond Debt. Beyond Equity.
Royalties represent a distinct form of investment - neither debt nor equity - but participation in revenue.
Built to Last, Built to Scale
We partner with mid-market technology companies with proven recurring revenues, high gross margins, and low churn. We look for technologies deeply embedded in their customers' operations.
Capital That Fits
Our role is to provide scalable capital that accelerates what is already's working, without touching what makes it work.
Your ownership stays intact. Your governance stays intact. Your strategy stays yours. We participate directly in revenues, and as you grow, we grow.
Team track record
€170m+
Deployed across platforms
39
Investments
9
Countries