UKUnited KingdomIndividual investor
  • Email sign up
  • FAQs
  • Contact us

Capital at risk. You are viewing this site as an Individual investor in the UK. You can change this setting at any time. If you confirm these details are correct, we'll save this information.

The details you select will be saved for 90 days.
01. Your location
UK
Select region
Select country
Country not listed?
02. Your user type
User type not listed?
Baillie Gifford
  • Funds
  • Insights
  • Private growth investing
  • About us
  • Careers
    • Life at Baillie Gifford
    • Working at Baillie Gifford
    • FAQs
    • Early careers
    • Client manager programme
  • Events
  • Search
  • Email sign up
  • FAQs
  • Contact us
  • Home
  • Insights
  • Quick take: Tekever
Article

Quick take: conversations with private companies - Tekever

June 2026 / 11 minutes

Key points

Investment manager Chris Evdaimon talks to Tekever co-founder Ricardo Mendes about building a modern defence company and his experience working with both civilian organisations and the Ukrainian armed forces. 

Watch our full conversation with Tekever co-founder Ricardo Mendes here.

Related insights

  • Conversations with private companies: Tekever

    How Tekever co-founder Ricardo Mendes built a modern defence company.
    June 2026
    Video|31 minutes
  • Conversations with private companies: Altruist

    How Altruist founder Jason Wenk is broadening access to high-quality financial advice.
    June 2026
    Video|27 minutes
  • Private companies outlook

    Why growth may offer a more promising path as buyout and venture face tougher returns.
    May 2026
    Article|4 minutes

Related funds

  • The Schiehallion Fund

    The Schiehallion Fund

    The Schiehallion Fund Limited seeks to generate capital growth for investors through long-term minority investments in later stage private businesses that the Company considers to have transformational growth potential and to have the potential to become publicly traded. Please note, Schiehallion C Shares were converted into Ordinary Shares on Friday 8th September 2023. Any information shown below before that date refers to the Ordinary Shares before the merger. From 30th September 2023, all information shown here will be reflective of the whole Schiehallion Fund.
Learn about Baillie Gifford
  • Funds
  • Insights
  • About us
  • Careers
  • Actual investors
  • Philanthropy
  • The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction
  • Events
  • Media hub
Legal
Help and support
  • Frequently asked questions
  • Product and regulatory data
  • Consumer duty
  • Fraudulent activity
  • Accessibility
  • Important disclosures
Legal
  • Legal and regulatory
  • Manage cookies
  • Terms of use
  • Modern slavery statement
  • Privacy notices
Stay in touch via social media
  • LinkedIn Logo
  • YouTube Logo
Have a question?
Contact us
Baillie Gifford & Co
© Copyright Baillie Gifford & Co. All rights reserved. 2026