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Top 45 Climate Angel Investors in Switzerland in December 2024

Last updated: Dec 2024 A list of 45 angel investors that invest in Climate startups based in Switzerland. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Climate companies from Switzerland. We update this investor list every month.

Top 45 Climate Angel Investors in Switzerland in December 2024

Investor	Climate Switzerland investments
Soheila Yalpani	5
Danny Hayes	5
Dave Morin	2
Ralf Dummel	2
Zürcher Kantonalbankand	2
Oliver Samwer	2
Alex Hoye	2
Christian Fischer	2
Rand Hindi	1
Sean Park	1
Anonymous	1
Nico Hribernik	1
Patrick Spaulding Ryan	1
Clement Benoit	1
Jordan Ellis	1
Christopher Spray	1
Igor Kim	1
Mark Turner	1
Jaime Martin Chocano	1
Adriant Harrison	1
Péter Ilyés	1
Tobias Redlin	1
Tim Kentley-Klay	1
SAM LESSIN	1
Hermann Arnold	1
Ryan Gariepy	1
Idris Ayodeji Bello	1
Sandeep Nailwal	1
Matt Iannelli	1
Leonardo DiCaprio	1
Griff Green	1
Professor, “Emeritus” Robert Dibble	1
Lorenz Bogaert	1
Guenther Dobrauz	1
Alois Flatz	1
Dr. Cornelius Boersch	1
Cristian Mazzoleni	1
Daniel Kottlarz	1
Simon Michel	1
Valentin Stalf	1
Emilio Frazzoli	1
Oliver Pabst	1
Chung Ng	1
Michael Halbherr	1
Penny Schiffer	1

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oheila is an entrepreneur with C-team leadership experience on project management and pre-master planning of large-scale smart, resilient green infrastructure projects.

Investment focus

Consulting, Sustainability, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Mountain Gate — Accelerating the transition to a more sustainable planet through global green infrastructure deployment.
TerraScale Systems — Accelerating the transition to a more sustainable planet through global green infrastructure deployment.
Climate Transition Swiss AG — Accelerating the transition to a more sustainable planet through global green infrastructure deployment.

As the CEO of Climate Transition Swiss AG, I lead a Swiss company that develops and finances green, resilient infrastructure projects across North America, Europe, and Japan. With over 20 years of international business experience, I have a strong track record of delivering sustainable energy solutions that create positive environmental and socialimpact.In addition to my role as CEO, I am also a Lobbyist for Climate Policy at the U.S. House of Representatives, where I focus on influencing environmental initiatives in Japan and Europe. I am passionate about advocating for climate action and fostering global collaboration on this urgent issue. I am also a member of the Forbes Business Council and a regular contributor to their climate section, where I share my insights and expertise on green business and policy.

Investment focus

Clean Energy, Cyber Security, Finance
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
United States, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

TerraScale Systems — Accelerating the transition to a more sustainable planet through global green infrastructure deployment.
Climate Transition Swiss AG — Accelerating the transition to a more sustainable planet through global green infrastructure deployment.
Climate Transition Development — Climate Transition Development Corporation (CTD) is leading the Green Snow Project – an innovative hybrid renewable energy venture in Northern Japan. The company's mission is to revolutionize Japan’s renewable energy sector by harnessing the abundant low to medium-heat geothermal resources available in the region.Together with ourdevelopment partners, TerraScale Inc. and Global Family, the company is committed to tackling the challenges of the geothermal energy sector and transforming the way Japan generates power. The company's work forms an integral part of the Japan-US collaboration on geothermal energy development and aims to significantly reduce fossil fuel reliance and cut carbon emissions.

Dave is the Co-Founder & Managing Director of Offline Ventures.He was Founder & Partner Emeritus of Slow Ventures. A leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm that champions long term thinking and innovation. Slow serves a community of over 200 of the most innovative entrepreneurs and companies in the world. Including Slack, Pinterest,Evernote, NextDoor, Postmates, Blue Bottle and more.He was the Co-Founder and CEO of Path which was acquired by Kakao in 2015. He co-founded Path with the mission of being a source of happiness, meaning, and connection through simplicity, quality, and privacy in technology and design. Path continues to serves tens of millions of people each month to this day.Dave has had a lifelong passion for technology, entrepreneurship, culture, design, photography, nature, skiing, and improving society. He served both Apple and Facebook for several years during periods of rapid innovation and growth. Today, he serves on the Board of Directors of Eventbrite, Dwell, and Hinge. And, on the Boards of three Non-Profit Organizations, the United States Ski and Snowboard Association, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), and Montana ExplorationWorks. He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He grew up under the big sky of Montana where he was ranked as one of the top downhill ski racers in America. Today, he lives and works in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area with his wife Brit, son Ansel, and dog Pixel.

Investment focus

Mobile, Internet, Software
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, France, Finland

Portfolio highlights

Dance — Dance is an electric mobility subscription company that makes it easy to explore your city with an electric bike or moped.
Oura — Oura Ring: the most accurate sleep and activity tracker is all about you: it measures the physiological signals of your body, understands your lifestyle, and guides you to make your own optimal daily choices. The ring features scientifically validated sleep tracking and personalized guidance.
Dash Radio — 100% Free Music. More Variety. Zero Commercials. The Best DJ's & Stations. No BS

Ralf Dummel, born on 02.12.1966 in Bad Segeberg in Germany, started his career on 01.04.1988 at DS Produkte as a sales assistant to the then founder. Over the years he learned the business from the ground and took full responsibility for purchases and sales after only a year. He vastly participated in the establishment of the company and has been apartner since 1996. Today, the group has an annual turnover of ca. € 250 000 000, 400 employees, and more than 4 000 products in its portfolio. He often travels the world to visit suppliers and customers, and to find inspiration in new innovative products. Dümmel knows Asia inside out, but Northern Germany is the place he calls home. Since 2016 he takes part in the TV program “Die Höhle der Löwen” (literally: The Lions’ Cave, German version of Dragons’ Den on German TV channel VOX ) where he plays one of the “lions”, looking for young entrepreneurs with brilliant products.Ralf Dummel is very convincing with his genuine and appreciative style. From day one, Ralf Dümmel brightened up the surroundings, thanks to his enthusiasm for business and for new products. He has a unique sense for trends and products; he can market them with more success than hardly anyone else. He proudly claims that there hardly is any household without a “DS product” in Germany. Dümmel is often on the road for professional reasons, and when he sees that a customer adds a DS product in their shopping cart, he feels the same tingle of joy after 28 years that he felt in the early days. The 400 employees are Dümmels’s most important asset. They actively take part in the company, invest themselves in it, and help it develop further. Dummel is very proud that the DS products are the result of such a varied cast of people and skill sets. These are people with different personalities and talents that complement each other in a cooperation shaping always innovative business and product ideas.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, Product Design
Angel, Seed, Funding Round
Germany, United States, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Zeedz — Gaming for a green future. Zeedz is a monster collectible game that targets real-world climate change. Discover a world of plantified magic, made in Berlin.
Frinsh — Many ready-to-drink ginger shots are sweetened or blended with fruit juice and thus contain a lot of sugar. The Frinish Ginger Cubes, on the other hand, is made entirely with ginger. Our fresh ginger is processed into a fine ginger puree and then frozen promptly. This implies that the flavor and nutrients are kept better.
TeaBlobs — TeaBlobs allows you to make tea fast, responsibly, and without using a bag. Now available in seven delectable flavors.

Zürcher Kantonalbankand

Investment focus

Medical Device, Energy, Medical
Seed, Series A, Series B
Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

matriq — matriq offers innovative solutions for the part-individual marking of plastic components of all kinds. With the DynamicMold technology, marking takes place directly in the manufacturing machine, whether in injection molding, blow molding or thermoforming. Besides the application for traceability, the DynamicMold technology also offers thepossibility to integrate product protection.
Aspivix — ASPIVIX is developing a new generation of medical devices that make gynecological procedures gentler and safer for women and gynecologists. The first device, CAREVIX, is designed to prevent cervix bleeding using a suction technology to replace traumatic tenaculum (forceps).
Positrigo — NeuroLF is an ultra-compact brain Positron Emission Tomography system. Our technology makes functional imaging accessible for people worldwide.

Oliver Samwer was born in Cologne, Germany, in 1972. Oliver holds M.Sc. degree in Business Administration from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management. Upon graduation, Oliver and his two brothers founded Alando.de in 1999. After the sale of Alando.de to eBay Inc., he was Managing Director of eBay, responsible for Germany, Switzerland andAustria. In 2000, Oliver and his two brothers founded Jamba! AG, which was acquired by Verisign Inc. in 2004. In 2007, Oliver founded Rocket Internet. Since 2014, Oliver has served as Rocket’s Chief Executive Officer. Oliver is responsible for strategy development and implementation, business development and investor relations.

Investment focus

Software, Internet, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Switzerland, United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Silkhaus — A seamless, sophisticated experience you can rely on. Choose from the wide variety of furnished Boutique Flats and apartments for short and long-term stays from Silkhaus.
Pivot — Pivot operates as a fintech company.
enshift — Streamlining local clean energy for large-scale real estate.Easily simulate, plan and realise your buildings’ journey to energy independence and ‘net zero’. With just an address, instantly discover the financial and environmental returns your building can generate by transitioning to clean energy. Once you’re ready select and contract your idealconstruction and financing partners and reduce transition risks.

Alex Hoye is the Co-founder and CEO of Full Stack Supply Co. He previously worked at Runway East as a Co-founder. Alex Hoye attended Stanford University.

Investment focus

Software, Apps, Advertising
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom, United States, Romania

Portfolio highlights

Motion - Activity Goals — Use Motion to set your personal weekly activity goal and visualise progress. Create a team with friends and share your goals.
Grabble — Discover the best new fashion and homeware with the Grabble app. Get inspired by amazing articles and edits curated by our expert stylists, and buy anything you like in one tap.
Carv — Carv 2 clips onto any ski boot, analyzes your technique, and coaches you with live audio as you ski.

Mr. Christian Fischer has been Chief Executive Officer at Bcomp Ltd. since September 21, 2017 and served as its Managing Director of Products until September 21, 2017. Mr. Fischer holds a multilingual MSc & PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the EPFL.

Investment focus

3D Printing, Manufacturing
Seed
Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

CompPair — CompPair develops sustainable composites with an ultra-fast repair technology to extend their lifetime and reduce waste.

Dr Rand Hindi is an entrepreneur and investor in 50+ deeptech and web3 companies. He is the CEO at Zama, a homomorphic encryption startup. Rand started coding at the age of 10, created a social network at 14, and started his PhD at 21. He then created Snips, the first private-by-design voice assistant, which was acquired by Sonos. He was electedan MIT TR35, a Forbes “30 under 30”, and was a lecturer at Sciences Po in Paris as well as a member of the French Digital Council.He holds a BSc in Computer Science and a PhD in Bioinformatics from University College London (UCL).

Investment focus

Cryptocurrency, Software, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
France, United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Giza — Streamline blockchain complexity through autonomous agents.
Twin — Twin Labs, offer an automated tool for repetitive operations, such as onboarding new staff to all internal systems.
Usual Labs — Usual Labs operates as a decentralized finance(DeFi) protocol.

Sean Park combines a powerful mix of entrepreneurial, investment and corporate experience and is widely recognized as a leading independent thinker on the future of financial services, informed by his many years as a senior executive in capital markets and investment banking.Founder of Anthemis Group SA, author of The Park Paradigm, andserving as non-executive director on the board of a number of high growth companies, Sean has a proven track record of successfully investing in and advising innovative and disruptive startups.A founding investor in innovative companies such as Betfair, The Climate Corporation (WeatherBill), Markit and an early investor in Zoopla, before founding Anthemis Group, Sean was part of the Global Markets Management Committee at Dresdner Kleinwort where he ran a number of businesses including their groundbreaking Digital Markets initiative. He was instrumental in driving the introduction and adoption of electronic book building in the European fixed income markets in early 2000s and authored the seminal “AmazonBay” video exploring the future of finance in 2005.Originally from Calgary, Alberta, Sean has a BSc in Materials Science from Rice University in Houston, Texas. He is now based in Geneva and refuses to give up on his dream of one day skiing in the Olympics.

Investment focus

FinTech, Financial Services, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, United Kingdom, France

Portfolio highlights

Topia — The Topia Global Talent Mobility platform enables businesses to deliver mobility as part of a broader talent and business strategy with enhanced employee experiences. This drives competitive advantage by ensuring the right people in the right place at the right time. The Topia platform automates the entire global talent mobility process, fromscenario-based planning, compliance risk management, expat payroll, reporting and more. Topia powers global talent mobility programs for many of the world's most trusted brands, including Schneider Electric, Dell, Veolia, Equinor, AXA.
Perkbox — Harmonise your employee benefits and rewards globally. Provide benefits, support wellbeing and create a culture of recognition to boost employee engagement.
Roam International — Sign a single lease, and you can roam among magical properties across 3 continents.

Anonymous

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Software, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
United States, Egypt, India

Portfolio highlights

Aethir — Aethir is an Egyptian company that manufactures lighting equipment for professionals and amateurs in film making & Broadcasting industry.
ExaCare — ExaCare transforms post-acute and senior care with AI-driven CRM solutions. Streamline admissions, gain actionable insights, and improve patient outcomes.
ellipse — Ellipse is a technology company specializing in EMV-integrated card security code solutions to reduce CNP fraud and false declines. It offers a battery-free display card technology that allows card manufacturers to incorporate display cards into their products with existing equipment.

Nico Hribernik is the Founder at Wellster Healthtech Group.

Investment focus

Grocery, Organic, Food and Beverage
Pre-Seed
Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Ólixir — Ólixir is an organic extra-virgin olive oil with a superior level of freshness, heart-protective polyphenols, fruitiness, and taste.

Patrick Spaulding Ryan is the Co-Founder, Fractional CFO and CLO of Always Blue Games. He previously worked at TikTok as a Lead Technical Program Manager, Security + Web3 R D. Patrick Spaulding Ryan attended Stanford University.

Investment focus

Information Technology, FinTech, Mobile Apps
Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
United States, Mexico, Canada

Portfolio highlights

CurveCatch — CurveCatch brengt de voordelen van een kleine lingerie speciaalzaak en online shoppen samen. Enerzijds nemen we je bij de hand en nemen we alle complexiteit rond maten en pasvormen weg door deze voor jou uit te kiezen o.b.v. 15 jaar ervaring. Anderzijds ben je op 5min klaar met bestellen en kan je thuis lingerie passen alvorens deze te betalen. Je betaalt achteraf alleen wat je houdt. Bestel nu jouw box en ervaar deze nieuwe manier van shoppen!
Arrenda — Arrenda is a fintech startup that provides market-specific insurance and financial products to the real estate markets of Latin America. It also offers advance payments to landlords upfront to lower barriers to renting in the country. Arrenda was founded in 2021 and is based in Mexico City.
My Little Mascara Club — Meet the little mascara everyone is subscribing to, exclusively at My Little Mascara Club. Seriously smudge proof, packed with clean ingredients, and just the right size for you to always have a fresh, clump-free mascara. Delivered!

Clement Benoit - Founder and CEO @ Fithouse

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, FinTech
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
France, United States, Spain

Portfolio highlights

AnFin — AnFin is a venture-backed fintech company building the most innovative products in the wealth management and brokerage space. We strongly believe in the power of the stock market to transform developing economies. Therefore, we want to democratize access to stocks, bonds, and structured investment products. By leveraging scalable technology andstrategic partnerships, AnFin plans to build an ecosystem of products that connect stakeholders in a seamless way.
Cocunat — Cocunat is a natural and 100% toxic free cosmetics brand.
Animoca Brands — Animoca Brands is a metaverse and gaming venture capital firm that focuses on driving digital property rights to gamers and internet users through NFTs. It utilizes gamification and blockchain to develop and market a portfolio of mobile applications, games, and additional products oriented to educational learning to ensure transparency, security,and new business models.

Jordan Ellis

Investment focus

Blockchain, Communities, Marketplace
Seed
Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

DoinGud — DoinGud is an NFT ecosystem focused on inspiring creativity & positive social impact. We empower individuals, communities, and brands to create, curate, collaborate, and connect with one another while generating positive impact for the world.

Christopher Spray served as a Venture Partner at Atlas Venture L.P. Mr. Spray worked in the technology group of Atlas Venture and invested in software and services and Internet related businesses. Mr. Spray established firm’s Boston office in 1986 and was responsible for United States operations until 1998 when he moved to London office. Mr. Sprayhad moved to United States in 1985 as an Investment Director at CIN Investment Company. He started his venture capital career in 1983 with CINVen. Mr. Spray serves as Director of DoveBid, GoIndustry, Kalido, NTRglobal, Zinwave, picoChip, KDS, and MOO Print Ltd. He served as a Director at Kalido, Inc., Koodos, Corizon Ltd., and 3V Transaction Services Limited. He has been an investor and Board Member in number of successful companies, including OnDisplay and RightPoint Software. Mr. Spray also served on the Board of Business Objects from 1992 to 1994. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and a BA in English Literature from Oxford University.

Investment focus

Mobile, Software, Video
Seed, Series B, Series A
United Kingdom, Switzerland, United States

Portfolio highlights

Peak — Challenge your brain with Peak, the No.1 app for your mind. Push your cognitive skills to their limits and use your time better with fun, challenging games and workouts that test your Focus, Memory, Problem Solving, Mental Agility and more.
The Faction Collective — The Faction Collective - manufacturers of high performance freeride and freestyle skis since 2006.Skis are more than just pieces of wood, steel & fibreglass. They are tools of escape. A medium for personal expression. A way to challenge fears, push limits & share incredible experiences with friends.The Faction Collective was formedin 2006 by a group of friends with the aim of creating the best designed & built freeride & freestyle skis you can buy, with a world-class manufacturing base in heart of the European Alps and a strong commitment to social and environmental sustainability. Every year new ideas and products expand our range - but the manifesto remains the same.In 2010 we partnered with Swiss helmet manufacturer TSG to produce a new line of lightweight, high performance protection, and in 2012 we are working with acclaimed French skier Candide Thovex to create a range of revolutionary superlight park and freeride skis using recycled PET cores and minimalist graphics that support our ethos of uncompromised performance.From our bases in Verbier, Switzerland and Breckenridge, USA we still ski over 100 days a year, refining our products and keeping the stoke alive. We hope you are too.
Plum Guide — Plum Guide handpicks the world's best vacation rentals, holiday homes, short term lets and Airbnbs from over 25 different sites

Igor Kim is a Managing Partner at Xploration Capital. Xploration backs ambitious founders building next-generation platforms, digital ecosystems and SaaS companies worldwidePrior to Xploration Capital, Igor held the position of investment director in InVenture Partners specializing in disruptive technology startups across industries.Beforethat, Igor worked at Morgan Stanley where he participated in financing, capital markets and M&A transactions in excess of US$ 2 billion, including taking Yandex public on Nasdaq.Prior to Morgan Stanley, Igor worked at Credit Suisse in London, focused on Emerging Markets Coverage.Igor holds a BSc in Management from University of London, Royal Holloway.

Investment focus

Mining, Mineral, Internet
Seed, Pre-Seed
Switzerland, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Open Mineral AG — Technology-enabled global metal commodity trade & market intelligence platform.
Mirai Flights — Business aviation in the Mirai Flights' mobile app. Private charter flight at a fixed price: search and compare aircraft jets of different classes, book and pay online

Mark Turner

Investment focus

Jewelry, Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence
Seed
Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

ID Genève — We make watches that reflect the values and principles of people who are committed to fight climate change and who wish to have a positive social and environmental impact. The materials used are circular and have a lower carbon footprint than the industry average.

Jaime Martin Chocano is an individual investor.

Investment focus

Grocery, Organic, Food and Beverage
Pre-Seed
Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Ólixir — Ólixir is an organic extra-virgin olive oil with a superior level of freshness, heart-protective polyphenols, fruitiness, and taste.

Adriant Harrison - Sr. Executive Vice President, Office of CEO @ TerraScale

Investment focus

Aerospace, Consulting, Cryptocurrency
Seed
Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Mountain Gate — Accelerating the transition to a more sustainable planet through global green infrastructure deployment.

Péter Ilyés is a former CEO of E.ON Italia.

Investment focus

SaaS, Energy, Software
Funding Round
Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Hive Power — Hive Power provides a SaaS platform to optimise your existing electrical distribution grid, both from the technical and economic points of view.

Tobias Redlin - Founder @ iGo3D

Investment focus

Robotics, Computer Vision, Industrial Engineering
Pre-Seed
Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Ascento — Secure, maintain, and inspect outdoor assets by reducing the intervention times and augmenting data capturing capability.

Tim Kentley-Klay

Investment focus

Robotics, Sensor, Computer Vision
Seed, Pre-Seed
Switzerland, United States

Portfolio highlights

Zadar Labs — Zadar's breakthrough radar technology is transforming the way intelligent systems see and sense the world around us.
Ascento — Secure, maintain, and inspect outdoor assets by reducing the intervention times and augmenting data capturing capability.

SAM LESSIN - Co-Founder @ Fin.com

Investment focus

Software, Mobile Apps, Internet
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, Israel, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Hang — A new world for artists
Pogo — Unlock the power of your data to earn and save on shopping, finances and more. Download the Pogo app today to start earning and saving cash. 4.9 stars in the App Store.
Pogo — Unlock the power of your data to earn and save on shopping, finances and more. Download the Pogo app today to start earning and saving cash. 4.9 stars in the App Store.

Hermann Arnold - co-founder, co-initiator @ 42hacks.com

Investment focus

GPS, SaaS, Software
Pre-Seed, Angel
Switzerland, Spain

Portfolio highlights

Thingsy — Thingsy is the digital hub for the implementation of the circular economy.
Manax — Manax is a business management software that helps field service businesses digitalize their operations and close more sales.
Kollabo — Kollabo - the deep job platform for skilled blue collar workers. Thanks to our large network of temporary offices & our qualified team, we excel at finding the perfect match for job seekers and staffing agencies. Never before has the recruiting process been so easy and hassle-free for everyone involved. The goal is to digitally enable allstakeholder, generating a win-win-win situation. It can be that simple with Kollabo – We make work easy.

Cat meme connoisseur and autonomous systems guru, Ryan fulfills his duties as Chief Technology Officer while resisting the urge to express all of his thoughts solely via block diagrams.As CTO, Ryan drives the development of Clearpath’s autonomous control software while providing technical strategy for the company’s product lines and managingexternal research partnerships. An avid speaker in the robotics community, Ryan has been invited to speak at over a dozen international robotics events. He has also presented on behalf of the Canadian High Commission in London, England, and on behalf of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots at the United Nations. Co-founder of the Robot Operating System developers’ conference and a Director of the Board for the Open Source Robotics Foundation, it is no wonder why Ryan was recognized on Business Insider’s Top 40 Under 40 List alongside his business partners.

Investment focus

Robotics, Computer Vision, Industrial Engineering
Pre-Seed
Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Ascento — Secure, maintain, and inspect outdoor assets by reducing the intervention times and augmenting data capturing capability.

The 'Afropreneur' (entrepreneur with an African focus), as he self-describes, Idris Ayodeji Bello is a Partner at LoftyInc Allied Partners Limited and co-founder of The Wennovation Hub, an innovation platform based in Nigeria, that has successfully accelerated the launch of several technology start-ups in social impact sectors. He isalso a Founding Partner at Loftyinc Capital Management, owners of the Afropreneurs Fund (I&II)The 'Afropreneur' (entrepreneur with an African focus), as he self-describes, Idris Bello is a Partner at LoftyInc Allied Partners Limited and co-founder of The Wennovation Hub, an innovation platform based in Nigeria, that has successfully accelerated the launch of several technology start-ups in social impact sectors. He is also a Founding Partner at Loftyinc Capital Management, owners of the Afropreneurs Fund (I&II)A first class honors graduate of Computer Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, he has an M.Sc in Computer Science & Data Mining from the University of Houston; an MBA in Entrepreneurship & Strategy from Rice University in Houston and an M.Sc in Global Health Science from the University of Oxford, where he was a 2011 recipient of The Lord Weidenfeld Scholarship for demonstrating remarkable potential as a future leader from an emerging economy.Idris spent the greater part of a decade working at Chevron Corporation and ExxonMobil USA, where he led several large upstream technology projects across the USA and Sub-Saharan Africa. Idris has also worked with the Clinton Foundation Health Access Initiative where he played a major role in the deployment and evaluation of Swaziland’s first mobile health patient appointment reminder system as part of the country’s National AIDS Program. Listed among CNN’s Top Ten African Technology Voices, he is a Singularity University Impact Fellow, Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance Associate, Clinton Global Initiative University Fellow, MIT Global Start-up Fellow, SAP Ashoka Global Changemakers Award Winner, Dell Technology Award Winner, StartingBloc Innovation Fellow and a Nigeria Leadership Initiative Future Leader.As a leader, Idris has mentored and catalyzed scores of contributors across the growing African landscape and is an angel investor and advisor to several African startups including Andela, Flutterwave, RelianceHMO, among others. He continues to devote his efforts to the development of innovation-driven, technology-enabled social enterprises that empower the underserved and develop transformative ideas to change lives on the African continent.He spends most of his time between Lagos, Cairo, or airport lounges.

Investment focus

Software, FinTech, Mobile Apps
Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
Nigeria, United States, Egypt

Portfolio highlights

Jem — We give employers the ability to send company-wide communications, deliver payslips, manage leave & give employees access to their earnings, via WhatsApp.
SimpliFi — SimpliFi is on a mission to democratize payments by building the leading Cards as a Service (CaaS) platform for MENA and Pakistan.
ORDA — Process orders, accept payments, connect to logistic providers, engage with your customers + more. We equip you with everything you need to grow your business.

Sandeep Nailwal is the Co-Founder of Polygon. He is a former Co-Founder and CEO of Scopeweaver. He attended the National Institute of Industrial Engineering.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, India, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Rep3 — Rep3 is a Web3 community management application. Rep3 uses gamification methods to assist lps encryption projects in managing communities, members, and contributions.
Orb — A community-focused social app for people to connect, interact, and transact in their daily lives on web3 built with Lens Protocol.
Lens Protocol — Lens Protocol is a composable and decentralized social graph, ready for you to build on so you can focus on creating a great experience, not scaling your users.

Matt Iannelli previously served Netorian as CEO and Sr. systems engineer for over 11 years.

Investment focus

Finance, Sustainability, Project Management
Seed, Funding Round
Switzerland, United States

Portfolio highlights

Mountain Gate — Accelerating the transition to a more sustainable planet through global green infrastructure deployment.
Climate Transition Swiss AG — Accelerating the transition to a more sustainable planet through global green infrastructure deployment.

Leonardo DiCaprio is an American actor and film producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and nine Golden Globe Awards. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Aviator (2004), and has been nominated by the Screen Actors Guild, Satellite Awards, and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Acommitted environmentalist, DiCaprio has received praise from environmental groups for his activism. At the 2007 Oscar ceremony, DiCaprio and former Vice President Al Gore announced that the Academy Awards had incorporated environmentally intelligent practices throughout the planning and production processes, and on July 7, 2007, DiCaprio presented at the American leg of Live Earth.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Manufacturing
Series A, Funding Round, Seed
United States, Israel, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Bright — Bright offers residential solar for the developing world at $0 upfront. They operating first in Mexico, where electricity rates are 2-3x (that of the US), there's 40% more sun, and installation costs are half as much.
ID Genève — We make watches that reflect the values and principles of people who are committed to fight climate change and who wish to have a positive social and environmental impact. The materials used are circular and have a lower carbon footprint than the industry average.
SolarMente — SolarMente is a software platform that provides solar hardware, installation, warranties, financing, insurance, and technical support. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Barcelona, Catalonia.

Griff Green - Co-Founder @ The Commons Stack

Investment focus

Blockchain, Finance, Communities
Seed
Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

DoinGud — DoinGud is an NFT ecosystem focused on inspiring creativity & positive social impact. We empower individuals, communities, and brands to create, curate, collaborate, and connect with one another while generating positive impact for the world.
PrimeDAO — PrimeDAO is an open finance system based on programmable money that is being realized on Ethereum. The company develops tools that transform Defi into a collaborative ecosystem.

Professor R. W. Dibble is the principal investigator of the Combustion Analysis group. His main area of research is the internal combustion engine. He is also the leading scientist behind the development of the Argon Power Cycle technology.Research Description:Laser diagnostics in turbulent reactive flows, generation of “green” fuels frombiomass, including ethanol and bioDiesel mitigation of greenhouse gases, highest efficiency and lowest pollution combustion of fuels derived from biomass, combustion issues related to global warming, conversion of waste heat to power via Organic Rankine Cycle ( ORC ), spectroscopy, chemical kinetics, turbulent combustion, optics and electronics. Combustion in turbine engines, combustion of oxygenates and biodeisel fuel in diesel engines. Combustion in new engine concept of Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI).

Investment focus

Aerospace, Consulting, Cryptocurrency
Seed, Pre-Seed
Switzerland, United States

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Mountain Gate — Accelerating the transition to a more sustainable planet through global green infrastructure deployment.
TerraScale Systems — Accelerating the transition to a more sustainable planet through global green infrastructure deployment.

Lorenz is co-founder and CEO Ghent-based start-up studio StarApps. He also co-founded early stage investment fund Pitchdrive. He previously created Netlog, Twoo (exit to Tinder), Realo (exit to Axel Springer), Delta (exit to eToro) and Rydoo (exit to Sodexo).

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Belgium, United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

FixForm — At FixForm, we aim to keep spaces and buildings in good, safe and clean condition. Our platform allows everybody to report problems with just the snap of a picture. Simplify your maintenance today and become part of the FixForm community.
Otamiser — Otamiser Booster® is an automated solution that helps hoteliers and revenue managers secure bookings by improving a property's online presence on major OTAs such as Booking.com, Expedia, Trips.com, Kayak, Airbnb, and VRBO. It maximizes occupancy rates and revenue through optimizing 951 essential parameters, ensuring continuous optimization,full automation, seamless integration with CMS, PMS, and RMS systems, dedicated customer support, integrations with Cubilis and Hostaway, and a customized API for Revenue Management software.
Accurat — Accurat provides real-word shopper insights to support retail decision making with unprecedented accuracy. Our proprietary technology, platform and algorithms understand behaviour in high detail.

Guenther is a Partner with PwC in Zurich and Leader of PwC Legal Switzerland where he also heads the Legal FS Regulatory & Compliance Services practise. Together with his team he is building the law firm of the future. He is also a member of PwC’s Global Legal Leadership Team directing the firm’s global legal practise comprising 4000+ lawyersin 90+ countries where he leads the firm’s global LegalTech efforts.Guenther is considered a global expert on legal advisory, specialising in supporting the structuring, authorisation and ongoing lifecycle management of financial intermediaries and their products. A practising Tech- and Innovation Enthusiast since 2002 he also strongly focuses on LegalTech, RegTech and the Blockchain space.He is the author of three books on innovation and disruption and of five books on European, Swiss and Liechtenstein regulation. He also wrote 100+ publications in international expert magazines and has to date been speaking at more than 200 conferences worldwide. Additionally, Guenther is an entrepreneur and innovator in the legal field of technology

Investment focus

Jewelry, Textiles, CleanTech
Seed
Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

OceanSafe — OceanSafe is a textile technology company for circular, biodegradable, and toxin-free circular textiles.
ID Genève — We make watches that reflect the values and principles of people who are committed to fight climate change and who wish to have a positive social and environmental impact. The materials used are circular and have a lower carbon footprint than the industry average.

Alois Flatz is a Venture Partner with 20 years' experience in private equity, investment management and sustainability. He is a member of the boards of va-Q-tec and The Mobility House.Before joining Zouk, Alois was a Partner and Head of Research at Sustainable Asset Management in Zurich, where he co-founded the Dow Jones SustainabilityIndex. Alois was also Managing Partner of BTS Investment Advisors, a private equity advisor in India with over $3 billion AUM, and an advisor to the Austrian Ministry of the Environment.A published author on sustainable investment, Alois has a PhD in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen, an MBA from Vienna University of Economics and studied International Management at HEC.

Investment focus

Software, Real Estate, Social Media
Seed, Funding Round
Switzerland, Austria

Portfolio highlights

Tset — Transform cost engineering with Tset's automated software. Drive sustainable manufacturing with CO2 tracking and optimize production costs efficiently.
Kooky — - What is kooky? kooky is a digital cup smart system and offers you the possibility to dispose your reusable cup on your way in an easy and sustainable way through kooky boxes.- How does kooky work? You order your drink as usual and get it in a kooky cup. You simply pay for the drink plus 1 CHF deposit. When you return the cup in a kooky drop offbox, you will immediately get your 1 CHF deposit credited in the wallet of your app.- What do I have to do when I got the cup with the drink? Simply scan the QR code of the cup with the kooky app (registration required), and the cup will be paired to your app account.- Where can I return the cup? In all the kooky boxes around town and in all the venues of the kooky network. You can find both in the app.- How do I get my credit? In order to withdraw the credit in your app wallet, you need to enter your bank details in the app. Then you submit a payout request of the desired amount. Kooky only takes a 10% fee as cost of service, you will receive a receipt for each withdrawal.- What does kooky do with the cups? Our employees empty the kooky boxes and bring the cups to our rinsing logistics. There, they are cleaned according to hygiene regulations and standards, picked, packed and distributed to our partners again.- Are e-vehicles used for logistics? Yes, the logistics for collecting and distributing the cups takes place exclusively with electric vehicles.
Allthings — Allthings enables digital communication and interaction between property users, owners and property managers. Allthings bundles various digital services around life and work in buildings in one app. By doing so, Allthings achieves operational cost reductions while simultaneously increasing the value of the property. The company was founded in 2013by an experienced team and has offices in Basel, Berlin and Freiburg i. Breisgau.

Dr. Cornelius (“Conny”) Boersch is an entrepreneur, business angel and founder of numerous technology companies. Conny is considered one of the bestconnected networkers in the tech and start-up scene. He is the founder of the global company builder Mountain Partners as well as the global co-investment company Conny & Co. Conny initiated theEntrepreneurs Day at the Tegernsee, one of the most exclusive conferences in Europe and regularly holds speeches at universities or tech events all over the world. As a business angel, he has invested in more than 300 companies since 1995 and was voted “European Business Angel of the Year” in 2009. He is a European Investment Fund (EIF) - certified super angel, which means that, subject to certain restrictions, the EIF matches all of his startup investments 1 to 1.As an entrepreneur, Conny previously founded the stock-listed RFID-based companies ACG, Smartrac and Identiv as well as the cashless payment systems provider Sandpiper. For his activities he was named “Entrepreneur of the Year” in 2000. Politically, Conny acted as advisor to Dr. Guido Westerwelle, former president of the German Liberal Party, FDP, Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister of Germany from 2009 to 2012.He studied at the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Essen with a thesis on venture capital and investing. He later also acted as honorary professor and held lectures at the University of Essen.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, FinTech
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Germany, Switzerland, Mexico

Portfolio highlights

Faarms — FAARMS is a new age digital platform catering to the needs of farmers.
Lingoda — Learn a new language effectively with our online language courses! English, German, French and Spanish online, in live video group & private classes.
Flash Coffee — Flash Coffee is a tech-enabled coffee chain that customers use their app to order and pay online, choosing to pick up orders from one of the Flash Coffee’s storefronts or order for delivery through major platforms in each market. Flash Coffee was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Cristian Mazzoleni is a Chief Financial Officer at KIKO MILANO

Investment focus

Grocery, Organic, Food and Beverage
Pre-Seed
Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Ólixir — Ólixir is an organic extra-virgin olive oil with a superior level of freshness, heart-protective polyphenols, fruitiness, and taste.

Daniel Kottlarz is a founder of MYBOTSHOP.

Investment focus

Robotics, Computer Vision, Industrial Engineering
Pre-Seed
Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Ascento — Secure, maintain, and inspect outdoor assets by reducing the intervention times and augmenting data capturing capability.

Mr. Simon Michel has been the Chief Executive Officer of Ypsomed Holding AG since July 2014. Mr. Michel serves as a Senior Vice President of Marketing & Sales for Ypsomed Holding AG and is responsible for the business development and marketing of the injection, infusion and blood glucose meters as well as pen needles. He has been working withYpsomed since October 2006 and has been a Member of management since 2008. He served as a Finance Director of International, MIM at New Look Group Limited. He served as Senior Vice President of Marketing at Ypsomed Holding AG since October 2006 and also served as its Senior Vice President of Business Development. Mr. Michel served as Head of the Infusion Business Division at Ypsomed Holding AG. From 2003 to 2006, he worked for Orange Telecommunications in Zurich and Lausanne, was responsible for, among other things, the introduction and marketing of UMTS. Mr. Michel has been a Director of Sphinx Werkzeuge AG since 2006. He has been a member of executive committee of the local trade and industry association since 2008. He studied Masters with a focus on Media and Communications Management and Economics at the University of St. Gallen.

Investment focus

Robotics, Manufacturing, Medical Device
Series A
Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

LEM Surgical — We are developing the next generation of spine surgical robotic systems

Valentin Stalf is co-founder and CEO of N26. In 2013 he founded N26 with his longtime friend Maximilian Tayenthal. Back then already, both shared a vision of building a bank that the world loves to use. Since the initial product launch in 2015, N26 has grown to include more than 2.5 million customers across 24 European markets — with plans toenter the US in 2019. The firm has raised more than USD 500 million from some of the world’s most well-known investors, including Insight Venture Partners, GIC - Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, Tencent, Allianz X, Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures, Li Ka-Shing’s Horizons Ventures, Earlybird Venture Capital, Battery Ventures, in addition to members of the Zalando management board, and Redalpine Ventures. N26 has more than 800 employees based in in Berlin, New York and Barcelona, who are concentrated on reinventing the banking experience for the digital generation. With its full banking license, state-of-the-art technology and no branch network, N26 is redesigning banking for the 21st century. Before N26, Valentin was an Entrepreneur in Residence for Rocket Internet, an incubator and investor in online startups. There he helped to develop several companies in the mobile payments industry, including payleven and Paymill GmbH. Moreover, he worked in strategy consulting and investment banking. Valentin has a bachelor’s degree in business administration and management and a master’s degree in accounting and finance from the University of St. Gallen. He is currently a member of the advisory board at the Vienna University of Economics and Business.

Investment focus

Retail, Grocery, Big Data
Seed, Series A
Germany, Hungary, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Kooky — - What is kooky? kooky is a digital cup smart system and offers you the possibility to dispose your reusable cup on your way in an easy and sustainable way through kooky boxes.- How does kooky work? You order your drink as usual and get it in a kooky cup. You simply pay for the drink plus 1 CHF deposit. When you return the cup in a kooky drop offbox, you will immediately get your 1 CHF deposit credited in the wallet of your app.- What do I have to do when I got the cup with the drink? Simply scan the QR code of the cup with the kooky app (registration required), and the cup will be paired to your app account.- Where can I return the cup? In all the kooky boxes around town and in all the venues of the kooky network. You can find both in the app.- How do I get my credit? In order to withdraw the credit in your app wallet, you need to enter your bank details in the app. Then you submit a payout request of the desired amount. Kooky only takes a 10% fee as cost of service, you will receive a receipt for each withdrawal.- What does kooky do with the cups? Our employees empty the kooky boxes and bring the cups to our rinsing logistics. There, they are cleaned according to hygiene regulations and standards, picked, packed and distributed to our partners again.- Are e-vehicles used for logistics? Yes, the logistics for collecting and distributing the cups takes place exclusively with electric vehicles.
Kitchenful — Kitchenful is an app for personalized recommendations of recipes, which gets users the ingredients delivered from their local supermarket. Kitchenful's algorithm always suggests the most popular recipes that are 40% cheaper than meal kits.
SEON — SEON Fraud Prevention tools help organisations reduce the costs and resources lost to fraud. Spot fake accounts, slash manual reviews and cut chargebacks now.

Emilio Frazzoli is the Chief Scientist at Motional Inc and currently the Professor of ETH Zurich. He was the director of transportation at He is also a professor of aeronautics and astronautics at the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems, and the Operations Research Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Prior to Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT, Frazzoli held faculty positions at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and at the University of California, Los Angeles. He obtained a Laurea degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Rome, and a PhD from the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Investment focus

Software, Industrial Automation, Information Technology
Series A
Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Embotech — Embotech, short for embedded optimization technologies, was founded in September 2013. They strive to lead the market for numerical optimization solutions that will be integral part of tomorrow's decision making systems. The company is a spin-off of the Automatic Control Laboratory from ETH Zurich.

Oliver Pabst

Investment focus

Health Care, SaaS, Beauty
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Germany, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Nanoleq — Nanoleq provides full solutions to precisely monitor vital signs and health in clothes. Join the future of health monitoring textiles.
Recare — Recare developed a software platform for discharge management and supply control in hospitals and other medical facilities. With its B2B marketplace, Recare is trying to end the paperwork in the German healthcare system.
Salonmeister — Salonmeister is revolutionizing the last bastion of telephone reservation: beauty-salons and barber shops. With the vision to become the internet’s first address for beauty-bookings Salonmeister was founded in 2012. Today, it is not only that booking platform the founders once dreamed of, but Salonmeister became an expert in regards to schedulingand customer management for local beauty service providers. The Salonmeister calendar is a full fledge customer management tool tailored to the needs of the beauty industry delivering real value to merchants and their customers alike: up-to-date service and less stress for the merchant.

Solving Human Problems for over 25 years as ex-CXO @Publicis Groupe | Exited $50M ARR Agency | Web 2&3 Investor & Advisor

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Real Estate, Marketplace
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Spain, France

Portfolio highlights

Stuf — Stuf is a next-generation self-storage startup that provides easy-to-access and "right next door" storage in a warm and inviting environment for tech-enabled users. At the same time, it partners with real estate owners to monetize underutilized spaces in commercial buildings, creating new cash flow opportunities while providingneighborhoods with new amenities.
Daring Foods — Craveable delicious plant chicken made from non-GMO plants and a short list of wholesome ingredients.
Hero Cosmetics — Hero Cosmetics is creating solutions for those times they have a pimple emergency. Their broader vision is to create products that can be their hero when their skin is in a pinch.

Michael heads the Location and Commerce business in Nokia, overseeing Nokia's Location and Navigation activities, including NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of mapping assets.The Location and Commerce business combines Nokia's global footprint and social location services product portfolio with its NAVTEQ subsidiary's leadingmapping assets.Michael is a recognised authority in the industry.Prior to joining Nokia in 2006, he held positions at the Boston Consulting Group and at europatweb, the internet investment vehicle of Groupe Arnault, overseeing all technology investments.In 2001, Michael became CEO of gate5 AG, a leading supplier of mapping, routing and navigation software and services globally. In 2006, gate5 was acquired by Nokia.Since joining Nokia, Michael has held different senior positions within Nokia's Services organisation. Most recently, he was head of the Product sub-unit in Nokia's Services business, based in Berlin, responsible for integration of all services, including product development, marketing, road mapping and deployment efforts across Nokia.He holds a PhD in electrical engineering from ETH Zurich, spending four years at the MIT Laboratory for Computer Science.Swiss born Michael (1964) is married and has two children. Living in Berlin, Germany, he enjoys riding his motorbike, skiing and reading history books in his spare time.

Investment focus

SaaS, Marketplace, Industrial Automation
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Germany, Switzerland, United States

Portfolio highlights

Nanoleq — Nanoleq provides full solutions to precisely monitor vital signs and health in clothes. Join the future of health monitoring textiles.
DigiSure — DigiSure's platform and consulting will help your mobility or sharing platform reduce costs and create new revenue streams, while making your marketplaces safer.
German Bionic — German Bionic is backed by renowned international technology investors such as Samsung Catalyst Fund, Storm Ventures and MIG, which is also invested in Covid-19 vaccine developer BioNTech. The company and its products are regularly featured in top-tier publications and are the recipients of numerous awards including the German Entrepreneur Award,the Land of Ideas Award, the Automatica Award as well as a nomination for Hannover Messe’s coveted Hermes Award.The German Bionic Cray X is the world’s first connected exoskeleton. Linked to the Smart Factory, it self-learns to reinforce lifting movements and prevent incorrect posture, thus becoming an intelligent link between humans and machines. In doing so, it delivers data that underscores its ability to protect the health of workers, measurably reduce the risk of accidents, and thereby make quantifiable improvements to work processes.

Penny Schiffer - CEO & Co-founder @ Raized.ai

Investment focus

Health Care, Medical, Finance
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Switzerland, Germany, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Versameb — Versameb AG is a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company located in Basel, Switzerland managed by an experienced scientific and business pharmaceutical industry team. The company’s focus is the development of novel RNA-based therapeutics. Versameb’s proprietary VERSagile technology platform enables efficient development of functional mRNAmolecules for customized protein expression and modification in multiple disease areas with high unmet medical need.
Enterprise Bot — Cost-effective Conversational AI solutions transforming customer interaction for global enterprises. Discover cutting-edge chat, email, and voice tech.
Scientific Visual — Scientific Visual supplies quality control workstations to visualize defects in non-polished sapphire such as watch covers, ingots and wafers.

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