# Top 50 Energy Startup Investors in Switzerland in June 2026 ## Foundation for Innovation and Technology (FIT) - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 20 - Stages: Debt Financing, Grant, Seed - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Information Technology The Foundation for Technology Innovation gives financial assistance to creative and technological projects at various phases of development. FIT funds projects in energy and the environment, information and digital technology, life sciences and health, precision industries, and nutrition and agriculture. ## Zürcher Kantonal Bank - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 14 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Medical Device, Biotechnology Zürcher Kantonalbank is an independent, incorporated public-law institution is its public service mandate. Enshrined in law, it governs the bank's economic, social, and environmental commitment. ## Founderful - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 14 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology Founderful operates as a venture capital firm and a Switzerland’s leading pre-seed fund. ## SICTIC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 9 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology SICTIC is the leading angel investor network in Switzerland with the largest Swiss seed-stage startup dealflow. ## Kickfund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 9 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: Manufacturing, Medical, Health Care Kickfund is a Venture Capital fund that systematically backs companies that successfully complete Venture Kick. ## Verve Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zug, Zug, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Health Care, Software, Biotechnology Verve Ventures has invested in more than 140 science and technology startups. We support visionary and resilient entrepreneurs from day one and are a reliable partner for the entire journey. We typically invest EUR 1-3m in early as well as later stage rounds of European high tech startups. ## Übermorgen Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Energy, Renewable Energy We are an early stage VC for climate tech startups. ## TiVentures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Analytics, SaaS TiVenture is a seed investment fund owned by the Fondazione Centenario Banca Stato that invests in early stage companies with innovative technologies and high growth potential, principally in southern Switzerland. TiVenture is actively looking and ready to support exceptional founders and entrepreneurs developing scalable products for the globalmarket. TiVenture has a diversified portfolio of companies and is mainly active in the life science, medical, high-tech and IT sectors. ## Technology Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Debt Financing, Grant, Seed - Focus: Software, Energy, Information Technology Technology Fund offers loan guarantees to Swiss companies whose novel products contribute to a sustainable reduction in greenhouse gas emissions ## Soheila Yalpani - Type: Angel - Location: Santa Monica, California, United States - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Consulting, GreenTech, Cyber Security oheila is an entrepreneur with C-team leadership experience on project management and pre-master planning of large-scale smart, resilient green infrastructure projects. ## HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds) - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology High-Tech Grunderfonds finances startups with growth potential. Its team of investment managers supports young companies with expertise, entrepreneurial spirit, and passion. The company focuses in the fields of digital tech, industrial tech, life sciences, chemistry, and related business areas. It also focuses on financial services in varioussectors. ## Danny Hayes - Type: Angel - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Clean Energy, Cyber Security, Finance 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. ## ACE & Company - Type: VC Fund - Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Financial Services, FinTech ACE offers three core investment strategies across the stages of private investment: Secondaries, Buyout, and Venture. Our portfolio construction guidelines ensure that our investors access the necessary customization to achieve their risk and return requirements.ACE aims to drive returns by managing risks and strategically adjusting investmentexposure to the stage of a company’s development. We strongly believe that diversification and sizing of investments according to the risk profile are the most effective approaches to investing private capital.ACE’s specialized investment teams provide the support to create long-term and sustainable investment results. ## Serpentine Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Automotive Serpentine Ventures (SERV) is the investment arm of the Swiss startup group. Serpentine refers to the meandering roads found across the Swiss Mountains. Unreachable mountain peaks become accessible by following the serpentine path. ## Angel Invest - Type: VC Fund - Location: Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS Angel Invest is one of Europe's most active angel funds ## another.vc - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology We're just another venture capital firm. We invest as soon as you made up your mind to start a company. Sometimes even before that. ## Contrarian Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vilnius, Vilniaus Apskritis, Lithuania - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Renewable Energy, Energy We are a hands-on, community-focused and founders vetted early-stage sustainable energy transition focused VC in Europe & Israel ## Bloomhaus Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zug, Zug, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS We are a pioneering Swiss venture capital firm dedicated to empowering game-changing tech startups in Central Europe. ## SmartEnergy Innovation Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Energy, Renewable Energy, Car Sharing Smart Energy Innovation Fund is a venture capital fund managed by Smart Energy Innovation Fonds. The company invests in the energy equipment and cleantech industries. ## Innovation Endeavors - Type: VC Fund - Location: Palo Alto, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology Innovation Endeavors is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in cutting-edge technologies to drive generational change in order to solve problems that matter. The firm’s central investment thesis, the Super Evolution, combines data, computational capacity, and advanced engineering to transform a range of industries including engineeringhealth, climate, computing infrastructure, intelligent software, the physical economy, and more. Its investments include Afresh, AlphaSense, Atom Computing, Color, Gatik, Eikon Therapeutics, Fabric, Homelight, Kong, Formlabs, Panther, Planet, Replica, SoFi, Uber, Upstart, Vicarious Surgical, and more. For more information, visit www.InnovationEndeavors.com. ## Planet A Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Manufacturing, Sustainability Planet A supports founders tackling the world's largest environmental problems. We're building the economy our planet needs. ## Singular - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence Singular is a generalist venture capital firm backing ambitious European entrepreneurs. ## Tiny VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology Backing great companies when they're tiny ## Magility Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Denzlingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed - Focus: SaaS, Energy, Software Magility Ventures multi-level business angel and venture capital platform. ## BackBone Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software BackBone Ventures' focus are early-stage investments, primarly in the area of innovative ICT, FoodTech and disruptive technologies in DACH & Israel. Committed to achieve a positive impact for the next generation by empowering access to proficient ventures investments. ## Tiny Supercomputer Investment Company - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology Backing great companies when they're tiny ## Energy Impact Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Software, Energy, Renewable Energy Energy Impact Partners LP (EIP) is a global venture capital firm leading the transition to a sustainable future. EIP brings together entrepreneurs and the world's most forward-looking energy and industrial companies to advance innovation. With over $2.5 billion in assets under management, EIP invests globally across venture, growth, credit,and infrastructure. ## Statkraft Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Renewable Energy, Energy, Software Statkraft Ventures is a long-term partner for entrepreneurs disrupting the energy sector. ## seed + speed Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence Empowering visionary founders with pre-seed and seed funding for B2B software innovation. Partner with us to turn your aspirations into thriving businesses. Our expert support ensures your journey to success. ## Beiersdorf - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Biotechnology, Wellness, Health Care Beiersdorf AG is a German personal-care company based in Hamburg, manufacturing personal-care products and pressure-sensitive adhesives. ## EMPA - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubendorf, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Grant - Focus: Renewable Energy, Energy, Software Interdisciplinary research institute of the ETH Domain. Empa conducts cutting-edge materials and technology research. ## Mercy Corps Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Portland, Oregon, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology Mercy Corps Ventures invests in and catalyzes venture-led solutions to increase the resilience of underserved individuals and communities. Founded in 2015 as the impact investing arm of global development agency, Mercy Corps, supports over 57 early-stage ventures to scale and raise over $515 million in follow-on capital. Their portfolio centersaround resilience-building solutions in adaptive agriculture and food systems, inclusive climate fintech, and climate-smart technologies so that those living in frontier markets can withstand disruption and plan for the future. Through capital and support, piloting new approaches, action-oriented insights, and rigorously managing impact, they catalyze the ecosystem toward smarter, more impactful investments. ## Alpana Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, FinTech, Information Technology Alpana Ventures is a Swiss VC focusing on digital transformation.Since 2016 we backed 45 founder teams with 3 Funds, supporting them in their journey towards a positive impact.Committed to value creation, we discover deep tech solutions in Switzerland, Europe and the US.We invest to embed them into innovative business models and back them tobecome global market leaders.Applying ESG criteria, our portfolio companies help create a more sustainable future. ## Ciri Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Water, Construction, Renewable Energy Ciri Ventures is a venture capital firm that provides investment and support for early stage companies. The firm engages in pre-seed and seed round. It emphasizes on funding companies that are focused on climate innovation technology. ## ETH Zurich Foundation - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Grant, Pre-Seed - Focus: Information Technology, Medical, Software ETH Zurich Foundation is an independent, non-​profit-making foundation under private law for the promotion of education and research at ETH Zurich. ## ABB Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series B, Series A - Focus: Software, Energy, Robotics Learn about ABB Ventures and our investments in transformative industrial technologies. ## Pegasus Tech Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Jose, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care Pegasus Tech Ventures is a global venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, offering intellectual and financial capital to exceptional emerging technology companies around the world. ## BASF Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series B, Series A - Focus: Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Electronics BASF Venture Capital is the corporate venture capital arm of BASF Group. They invest worldwide in promising young enterprises relevant to BASF’s current and future business fields and also in funds. Besides innovations in the fields of chemistry, new materials and sustainability, their areas of focus include digitization and new business models.They support their portfolio companies through selective interactions with the global research, partnership and customer networks of the BASF Group. They are headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany and have offices in San Francisco, Boston, Shanghai, Sao Paulo, and Tel Aviv. ## Swiss Federal Office of Environment - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Grant, Debt Financing - Focus: Water, Battery, Recycling Swiss Federal Office of Environment ## Swisscom Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series B, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology Swisscom Ventures is an venture capital arm of Swisscom AG, that specializes in early stage tech investments founded in 2007.Swisscom Ventures invests in growth companies with emerging business models and technologies of strategic relevance to Swisscom's core business. As a value-add investor, Swisscom brings its investees the technicalexpertise and strategic insights of an incumbent telecom operator. We act as a bridge to Swisscom's operational business units, which portfolio companies can also leverage as a test environment for their products and services.Swisscom Ventures seeks minority stakes in companies related to the information/communications/entertainment space. ## Oliver Samwer - Type: Angel - Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Internet, E-Commerce 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. ## Polytech Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software Polytech Ventures are an early stage VC firm based in Switzerland with a strong international focus. Their strategic location at EPFL in Lausanne grants us access to one of the most dynamic and recognized innovation centers in the world ## Péter Ilyés - Type: Angel - Location: Budapest, Budapest, Hungary - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: SaaS, Energy, Software Péter Ilyés is a former CEO of E.ON Italia. ## Privilège Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Hardware, Software Where Entrepreneurs Thrive Rooted in reality, reaching for the extraordinary over five decades of combined investment experience Where Entrepreneurs Thrive Rooted in reality, reaching for the extraordinary Authentic, dedicated, disciplined, and goal-oriented, our team drives meaningful and lasting success About Team ## Gaingels - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence Gaingels is a venture investment syndicate in service of the LGBT+ community and its allies, investing in companies with LGBT+ founders and C-suite leaders at all stages of growth, as well as in more established companies resolved on building more inclusive teams, with a global portfolio of 130+ companies and $70M in deployed investment capital todate. The Gaingels network also actively supports its portfolio in identifying and recruiting diverse talent to their C-suite and board leadership teams and fosters a vibrant global community of industry leaders, investors, operators, and entrepreneurs who share a common goal for positive social change through business and successful investments. ## Creandum - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence We support early-stage founders in building global, category-defining companies. From Seed to IPO and beyond. ## UVC Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS UVC Partners is a Munich- and Berlin-based early-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology-based startups in the areas of enterprise software, industrial technologies, and mobility. The fund typically invests between € 0.5 - 10m initially and up to € 20m in total per company. ## Union Square Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, Financial Services, FinTech Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City. ## EIT Food - Type: VC Fund - Location: Belgium, Wisconsin, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Grant, Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Biotechnology, Food Processing EIT Food is a European Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC), which was set up to transform our food ecosystem. By connecting consumers with businesses, start-ups, researchers and students from around Europe, EIT Food supports innovative and economically sustainable initiatives which improve our health, our access to quality food, and our environment ## EREN Groupe - Type: VC Fund - Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Corporate Round - Focus: Energy, Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency EREN Groupe is recognized as a key player in renewable energy production, mainly in the wind and photovoltaic sectors. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features: - 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others) - Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data - Updated daily from public funding news - CSV and Excel export The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co