CEO — Elixiria
Elixiria develops ventures that anticipate where the world is moving and what will matter next, connecting insight, market reality and operating capability.
Nicolas von Walzel
Business executive and investor.
Nicolas von Walzel is a Finnish business executive and investor based in the Middle East since 1993. He is CEO of Elixiria and co-owner of Velvian Capital.
Current work
Co-owner — Velvian Capital
Velvian Capital is a family investment and credibility platform built with Nicolas’s brothers.
Middle East business record
Isku — Regional Manager for the Middle East
His Middle East career includes the regional manager role for Isku, the Finnish furniture and interiors company, during its UAE expansion.
Elixiria / Lumoral UAE
Through Elixiria, Nicolas leads work at the intersection of clinical ecosystems, commercial development and local execution in the UAE.
Reserve-officer and competitive record
Finnish reserve officer
In 2024, Nicolas was promoted to Captain in the Finnish Defence Forces reserve (Finnish Navy rank: kapteeniluutnantti).
Competitive shooting
His reserve-officer background includes a documented HSRK club shooting championship in 2018.
Ideas
Nicolas publishes selected independent essays on economics, governance, geopolitics, institutions, mathematics, technology and systems. The essays stand as their own work; they are not a separate professional title.