Top 10 Fashion Startup Investors in Switzerland (June 2026)

Founderful operates as a venture capital firm and a Switzerland’s leading pre-seed fund.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Geography: Switzerland, United Kingdom, Canada

Investor stats

Total investments: 92
Round size: Seed $1.5M–$14M; Pre-Seed $1.1M–$3.3M; Series A $3.4M–$17M
Lead/follow: 55% lead, 45% follow
Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $85M in 2024

Portfolio highlights

DePoly — DePoly is a spin off out of the LSMO lab at EPFL- Valais that has developed a novel technology allowing for the chemical recycling of PET plastic back to its main two components ethylene glycol (EG) and terephthalic acid (TPA). Our approach turns low valued materials (PET waste) into high-valued chemicals like TPA creating a circular economy. Weexpect this process to generate revenue from chemically recycling PET to TPA/EG, which can be sold back to industry to make new virgin PET plastic and allowing for a sustainable source of TPA and EG on the market.
EthonAI — Ethon is the #1 Industrial AI platform, built to turn production data into business value. It empowers engineers and operators with agentic workflows to understand, improve, and control their production processes.
Flink — Drop-in robots for logistics operations. Handle any object, anywhere, autonomously. Enabled by our physical intelligence layer.

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SOSV is a global, deep tech venture capital firm that operates the HAX and IndieBio startup development programs focused on human and planetary health. SOSV invests $500,000 in startups at their inception as they onboard either HAX or IndieBio for a 4-6 month period designed to accelerate the raise of their next institutional round. SOSV joins thelater rounds of HAX and IndieBio graduates. HAX, based in a 35,000 sq ft facility in Newark, NJ, is equipped with machine tools, 3D printers, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering labs, as well as on-staff engineering and design experts. SOSV's IndieBio has locations in NYC and San Francisco, both of which offer extensive services and facilities to founders including on-site BSL-2 labs, well equipped lab benches and hoods, and advanced lab equipment, such as chromatography equipment.

Investment focus

Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
Stage:Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
Geography: United States, India, United Kingdom

Investor stats

Total investments: 1482
Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

MixRift — MIXRIFT - game developers specialized in Mixed Reality
unspun — From 3D scan to perfect fitting custom jeans. unspun makes each pair of jeans unique to your actual body and design. On a mission to reduce global carbon emissions by 1%. As seen in Fast Company's World Changing Ideas, Time's Best Inventions, and PopSci's Best of What's New. Welcome to the future of apparel.
Mesa Quantum — Unlock the potential of chip-scale quantum sensing for enhanced Position, Navigation, And Timing capabilities. Explore Mesa Quantum's practical solutions.

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Future Energy Ventures is a unique venture capital fund that brings together corporate partners and world-class start-ups to shape the future energy landscape. Future Energy Ventures invests in digital and digitally enabled technologies and business models that have the potential to redefine the future energy landscape.From its operational hubsin Germany, Israel and Silicon Valley, Future Energy Ventures looks for both investments and scaling opportunities for its portfolio globally and new investment opportunities.Future Energy Ventures is the venture capital investment and collaboration platform of E.ON, one of Europe’s largest operators of energy networks and energy-related infrastructure.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Energy, Information Technology
Stage:Seed, Series A
Geography: Germany, United States, Israel

Investor stats

Total investments: 85
Round size: Seed $1.2M–$5M; Series A $4M–$27M
Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $293M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

Calipsa — Advanced video analytics for real-time security and forensic analysis. Calipsa is a cloud-based platform that uses AI to extract operational intelligence from video systems.
GridCARE — GridCARE is the essential one-stop power solution for AI data centers, delivering energy security and resilience at unprecedented speed.
Reel Energy — Reel empowers all companies to procure renewable electricity that makes a real difference for the climate.

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SVC - Ltd. for Risk Capital for SMEs provides Swiss SMEs and start-up businesses with venture capital of up to CHF 100 million. Innovative companies in various development phases are supplied with venture capital in the form of additional equity capital or as loans with profit participation. The focus is on the consolidation of Switzerland as acenter of employment and the creation or preservation of jobs. SVC - Ltd. for Risk Capital for SMEs is active throughout Switzerland.

Investment focus

Industry: Medical, Health Care, Biotechnology
Stage:Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
Geography: Switzerland, Germany, Saudi Arabia

Investor stats

Total investments: 8
Round size: Seed $291k–$3M; Series A $2.9M–$6.2M
Lead/follow: 63% lead, 37% follow

Portfolio highlights

Nezasa — Discover how to grow your business with Nezasa TripBuilder, the world's leading travel commerce solution for travel businesses.
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Waggle — PRO8ET hadir sebagai portal game online paling viral 2025. Jadi incaran gamer karena fitur canggih, gameplay seru, dan komunitas aktif!

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Access curated startup investment opportunities and diversified venture capital exposure designed for accredited investors.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Health Care, Robotics
Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
Geography: United States, Switzerland, Brazil

Investor stats

Total investments: 74
Round size: Seed $2M–$4.5M; Series A $4.2M–$32M; Series B $18M–$50M
Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow

Portfolio highlights

PensarAI — AI agents that continuously attack your systems to find, exploit, and fix real threats.
Looking Glass Factory — Introducing Looking Glass Portrait, your first personal holographic display. Designed for people, real and imagined. Available for pre-order today.
Epicore Biosystems — Epicore Biosystems, Inc. has developed a proprietary wearable microfluidic platform that is ‘skin-like’ and capable of analyzing small droplets of sweat for proteomics, inflammatory markers, hydration, and health biomarkers to enable personalized management of health, performance and nutrition. Epicore's wearable sensing technology is basedon over two decades of microfluidics and soft materials research by Prof. John Rogers and Prof. Roozbeh Ghaffari at Northwestern University's Querrey-Simpson Institute for Biolectronics.

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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

Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
Stage:Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
Geography: Nigeria, United States, Egypt

Investor stats

Total investments: 36
Round size: Seed $700k–$5.1M; Pre-Seed $100k–$1.1M
Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow

Portfolio highlights

Bypa-ss — Bypa-ss is working on creating a world-class SaaS healthcare environment and revolutionizing healthcare in Egypt, Join Us
SimpliFi — We power the cards behind your brand. Instantly issue and manage virtual or physical cards, enable payments in multiple currencies, and scale globally through one secure API platform.
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.

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ID Capital is a sector-focused investment and advisory company committed to investing and nurturing entrepreneurs from the Asia Pacific. It is dedicated to building innovative and sustainable solutions to address one of the generation's most pressing challenges the future of food.

Investment focus

Industry: Fashion, Security, Marketing
Stage:Series A
Geography: Israel, Switzerland

Investor stats

Total investments: 3
Round size: Series A $4.2M–$4.3M
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

Innovopro — InnovoPro is committed to bringing unique plant-based protein ingredients to the global food market in order to create nutritious, tasty, safe, and sustainable food products. With an excellent nutritional profile, free from properties and wide usability in the food industry, InnovoPro’s chickpea protein is the best choice for the growingplant-based protein market.InnovoPro was founded on 2013 by Dr. Ascher Shmulewitz an experienced inventor and investor, and has made considerable progress in developing chickpea proteins and other chickpea ingredients.InnovoPro has been recognized as an innovator of disruptive technology in the food industry.
Qarbotech — QarboGrow Photosynthesis Enhancer Sustainable and Efficient Farming Uncover the significance of photosynthesis and learn how our product can enhance it to new heights! Learn More https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCp_pY8CzLg Curious about how our patented nanotechnology-based solution revolutionizes photosynthesis? What is photosynthesis and why is it inefficient? Photosynthesis is nature's remarkable process, where plants harness the power of sunlight
Scantrust — Secure QR codes for marketing, anti-counterfeiting, supply chain traceability, and regulatory compliance.

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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.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Information Technology, Automotive
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
Geography: Switzerland, Germany, United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 78
Round size: Seed $1.2M–$7M; Pre-Seed $650k–$1.7M
Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow

Portfolio highlights

Apaleo — Transform your hospitality business with an open platform. Easily connect 3rd party applications to build a best-in-class tech stack for your hotel
Evulpo — Creating Futures - For students from Year 3 to Year 13. Exactly according to the national curriculum. Learn always and everywhere with evulpo.
Isochronic — Isochronic manufactures industrial robotic products for pick and place applications by transporting multiple parts simultaneously.

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Equity-free programs for B2B SaaS founders - 1:1 Coaching with each founder team - Community of 200+ B2B founders - $1.25M+ Perks & Benefits.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Stage:Seed, Angel
Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Germany

Investor stats

Total investments: 99
Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

GHOSTDRIVE — The Ghostdrive leverages the decentralized nature of P2P networks (IPFS, and Filecoin) to provide unlimited data uploads. Unlike traditional centralized systems, where storage capacity is finite, P2P networks can dynamically expand their storage capabilities as more users join the network.
Flanksource — Mission Control is an open-source, Kubernetes inspired internal developer portal that helps teams improve developer productivity and operational resilience.
SEO Site Checkup — SEO Site Checkup offers webmasters, small business owners, and SEO agencies with SEO tools, software, and articles. It offers users with analysis and monitoring tools to analyze SEO issues of websites, to generate white-label SEO reports, to receive notifications on SEO score changes, and to understand their competitors’ SEO profiles.SEO SiteCheckup is operated from New York, United States.

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