About

CHEPSTOW CAPITAL is the personal investment vehicle of Gisbert Rühl, former CEO of Klöckner & Co SE, one of the world’s largest independent steel and metal distributors. During his tenure, Gisbert led Klöckner’s transformation into an industry pioneer in digitalization – proving that even traditional sectors can be fundamentally reshaped by technology.

Today, CHEPSTOW CAPITAL channels that same conviction into backing exceptional founders. We invest exclusively with our own capital – no third-party money, no fund structures, no committees. This gives us the freedom to move fast, think long-term, and build genuine partnerships with the entrepreneurs we support.

Selected Academic Case Studies

Harvard Business School

Klöckner & Co: Steeling for a Digital World

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Klöckner: Operations During Transformation

ESMT Berlin

Gisbert Rühl: Leading Digital Transformation at Klöckner & Co

University of St. Gallen

An Incumbent’s Business Model Innovation to Disrupt the Steel Industry