# Top 50 Food and Beverage VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Switzerland in June 2026 ## SICTIC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 8 - 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. ## Alpana Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 7 - 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. ## Polytech Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 6 - 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 ## Zürcher Kantonal Bank - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 6 - 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. ## Blue Horizon Corporation - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Biotechnology Blue Horizon is accelerating the transition to a sustainable food system that delivers outstanding returns for the planet and people. ## Foundation for Innovation and Technology (FIT) - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Debt Financing, Grant, Seed - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Software 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. ## Samaipata - Type: VC Fund - Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce Samaipata is a specialized and pan-European venture capital fund investing in digital platforms with network effects at the early stage across Europe. With over $160M of assets under management, we start with investments of $750k to $2.5m and reserve up to $10m for future rounds, from pre-seed to Se ## Piton Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Marketplace, Internet Piton Capital is a venture capital and growth equity firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Piton focuses exclusively on network effects businesses (marketplaces, exchanges and platforms) as this provide one of the few moats or forms of defensibility to achieve dominance. There are several forms of great network effects businesses thataren’t marketplaces that include data network effects (including machine learning and AI), businesses that rely on user generated content, as well as SaaS businesses with the potential to layer network effects around it. The firm is a stage and style-agnostic and seeks to invest from seed to late stage (€200k to €15m). ## FJ Labs - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services FJ Labs is a stage-agnostic investment firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer facing startups. ## Good Seed Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Rheine, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Biotechnology Good Seed Ventures is a Venture Capital firm that exclusively invests in sustainable food tech. ## CapHorn Invest - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence CapHorn Invest is an independent Venture Capital Firm launched in 2010. The company invests in B2B digital companies. CapHorn Invest currently manages 180 million euros across two funds and has a portfolio of more than 20 companies. They invest in B2B startups that drive digital transformation. They mainly focus on Series A & B in roundsranging from 2 to 20M€. ## Aravis Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics Aravis is the first independent Swiss on-shore private equity house, an established investor in the renewable energy and life science spaces. We are a "hands-on" investor taking leading positions and understanding the balance between finance, commercial assets and people. With this distinct and crafted approach, we are serving over 30leading investors including corporates, pension funds, government funds, insurance companies and family offices. Currently actively managing more than a quarter of a billion Swiss francs, we have a cumulative history of investments in over 100 companies. These have resulted in several noticeable exits including the divestment of several renewable energy companies and a number of life science reverse take-overs, listings and trade sales. Our many years of experience in the Swiss fund industry have enabled us to establish a platform with a comprehensive offering of investment, accounting, regulatory and reporting expertise. Located in Zurich, Aravis was founded in 2001. ## Serena - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet Serena is one of Europe's leading venture capital funds, with $750m under management. Founded in 2008, Serena invests at early stages, from seed to series B, and supports the success of innovative and ambitious entrepreneurs to service a better world. Born of the profound conviction that a venture capital fund should be at the service of itsportfolio companies, Serena has set up the largest operational support team in Europe and the most active startup community, the Serena Squad, with more than 550 active C-levels. Serena has a strong focus on AI, SaaS, Climate Tech, Digital Transformation, and Impact. Serena has invested in more than 100 startups with several international success stories such as Dataiku, Malt, The Fork, Electra, Descartes Underwriting, Accenta, Lifen, and AramisAuto. Combating climate change, protecting biodiversity, promoting sustainability, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of Serena's DNA. ## Verve Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zug, Zug, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds) - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## Founderful - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## redalpine - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software redalpine is a thesis-driven vc with deep expertise in software and science. since 2006. we believe in the power of big ideas and in empowering game changers. we don't just invest, we co-create a better tomorrow. together with you. ## 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 ## BackBone Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## PINC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Biotechnology, Food and Beverage, Coffee PINC was launched as Paulig Incubator in 2018 to help Paulig stay in the forefront of relevant innovations, as well as to contribute to a tastier, healthier and more sustainable planet. Today, our ambition is the same, but we have developed into a corporate venture arm. We aim for strategic, financial, and societal impact in our investments,fostering a sustainable food system for tomorrow. We are investing across the agrifood value chain in three primary impact themes: Improve planetary health and diet within the current food system: This includes innovations in agriculture and food security, such as advanced crop breeding or green fertilizers, innovative ingredients and next generation healthy foods, as well as solutions for tracking and improving climate and nature. Novel technologies to feed 10 BN people by 2050: Technologies needed to sustainably produce enough food for our growing population. This includes food production without land use change, such as precision fermentation and cell-culture. A circular system for food & materials: Regardless of whether we grow our food in soil or in bioreactors, the system needs to be circular. Some examples are upcycled ingredients, food from unused sources, new coating and packaging solutions, as well as technologies to prevent or make better use of side streams. We are looking for entrepreneurs in an attractive market space with an intrinsic drive to find a solution to the problem they are addressing, a clear and scalable plan for success, a reliable team and partners whom we can trust and work closely with. ## Kickfund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: Manufacturing, Medical, Biotechnology Kickfund is a Venture Capital fund that systematically backs companies that successfully complete Venture Kick. ## seed + speed Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Food and Beverage 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. ## Felchlin - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ibach, Schwyz, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Coffee, Food Processing, Food and Beverage Felchlin provides an outstanding classic product line for the professional user such as chocolatiers, pastry chefs, hotels, and caterers for various applications including their ready-to-use coatings, gianduja, naturally flavored fillings, and products suitable for food decorations. They are one of the few manufacturers that still produce fine,diverse, and unique chocolates through both modern and traditional methods. ## HackCapital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Biotechnology, Food and Beverage, Food Processing Join FoodTech focused investors looking to back impact-driven founders shaping our food system ## Swiss Startup Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Information Technology, Retail Swiss Ventures Group Website ## Astanor Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Agriculture, Biotechnology, Food and Beverage Astanor Ventures is a venture capital firm focusing on entrepreneurs regenerating the food, blue ocean economy, and agriculture sector. The firm targeting technology-enabled companies across the agri-food value chain, leveraging disruptive technologies to bring about a future of food that is nourishing, regenerative, trusted, and ultra-fresh. Itrings together capital, deep sector knowledge, and a strong network of entrepreneurs, impact investors, technologists, scientists, farmers, chefs, policymakers, and food lovers to give rise to a future of food that is nourishing, regenerative, scalable, trusted, and delicious. ## Navus Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, Agriculture, Manufacturing Navus Ventures B.V. (“Navus”) is a venture capital firm aimed at high-tech and sustainable start-ups and scale-ups, part of a family office and linked to Lely (farming innovators).Founded in 2013, Navus has invested across a range of sectors and is now primarily focused on the ongoing transitions in food and energy.As a family funded VC, Navusis not subject to entry or exit pressure, invests both in typical VC setup as well as for longer holding periods and has simple governance allowing for quick decisions.Navus draws from the knowledge and network of the Lely family business, with a longstanding history in high-tech product development and successful market entry of innovations (but is not linked to the Lely business strategy).Our approach is hands-on and pragmatic, as an independent fund we can respond well to changing situations and act quickly and we support our portfolio as active shareholders with short communication lines to support management on strategic and operational matters.We value transparency and honesty in our relationship with start-ups and fellow investors. ## XAnge - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, E-Commerce XAnge is a Franco-German team of venture capital investors that manages €450 million and invests in digital, deeptech, and impact startups.It is the innovation brand of the Siparex group, a major player in French private equity. XAnge is a key European investor in early-stage startups and is looking for game-changing startups and entrepreneurswho rock the code[s].The Paris, Ile-de-France-located company was founded in 2004. ## Vorwerk Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Health Care, Software Backing early-stage startups that drive positive impact for people and planet ## TR Invest - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tafers, Fribourg, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Manufacturing, Software, Apps Private Investment Company ## Clay Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Biotechnology, Food and Beverage, Health Care VisVires New Protein is a pioneering investor focused on solving the persistent challenges of our food and feed system. ## 3wVentures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Herisau, Ausser-Rhoden, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, Medical 3wVentures provides seed money and venture capital to international internet startups. As they focus on early stage projects and prototypes, our investments and co-investments target a volume of up to USD 250,000. ## b2venture - Type: VC Fund - Location: Saint Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology B2venture is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in digital and industrial technology companies. B2venture invests EUR 100m+ per year in high-growth companies with ticket sizes from EUR 0.25m to 3.5m. ## Siddhi Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Food and Beverage, Biotechnology, Food Processing Siddhi Capital is the growth equity partner for convention-crushing food and beverage companies. ## KFW DEG - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Debt Financing, Grant - Focus: Financial Services, Finance, FinTech KFW DEG offers financing, advice and support to private sector enterprises operating in developing and emerging-market countries. Their customers can rely on their expertise: They can benefit from their market knowledge, their 21 locations worldwide, and their international network. For entrepreneurial success and development. ## EQT Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology EQT Ventures is a European VC fund with just over €2.3 billion in total capital raised. EQT Ventures I launched in May 2016, with commitments totaling €566 million and a simple mission - to be the kind of VC the team would have liked to have had on their own startup journeys. Recognizing that building and growing a company takes more than justcapital, the EQT Ventures team provides founders with support and advice throughout different stages of growth. EQT Ventures doesn't focus on particular markets or industries, but on bold and ambitious founders who have the grit and determination to build global success stories. EQT Ventures II launched in November 2019, with commitments totaling €660 million. EQT Ventures III launched in 2022, with commitments totaling €1.1 billion, making it the biggest European Venture Capital fund committed to early-stage tech startups. The EQT Ventures team is based across six offices in London, Stockholm, Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Paris, and San Francisco, taking a locals-with-locals approach and supporting founders on the ground. Motherbrain, EQT Ventures' in-house-developed artificial intelligence (AI) platform, ensures the team has a data-driven approach and has driven more than $100 million in portfolio company investments. ## Prediction Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Birkirkara, NA - Malta, Malta - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, EdTech Prediction Capital is an early-stage ConsumerTech and FinTech investment firm. We are a young and dynamic team, acting eye-to-eye with our founders. ## Gentian Investments - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sarnen, Obwalden, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology Gentian is an early-stage investment company founded by the Entrepreneurs Elian Kool and Gerhard Gerner. We focus on investments in SaaS platforms, Mobile, Robotics/Drones and adjacent areas we have a passion for.Based in Switzerland, most of our investments are in the DACH region, but with a clear focus on a global market.We investexclusively in enthusiastic teams, which we support with our experience as entrepreneurs as board member or advisor. ## Revent - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Revent is a tech fund backing purpose-driven founders addressing the biggest challenges of our time. ## Movendo Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Netherlands, Missouri, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Retail, Pet Movendo Capital is a venture capital firm that focuses on investing in seed-stage, early-stage, and later-stage companies. The firm seeks opportunities to support innovative businesses across various sectors. ## Landscape Resilience Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Debt Financing - Focus: AgTech, Farming, Organic Food The LRF aims to mobilize finance for climate adaptation projects for sustainable agricultural & forestry supply chains & that improve the resilience of smallholder farmers in developing countries. ## Innovationsstiftung der SZKB - Type: VC Fund - Location: Schwyz, Schwyz, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: SaaS, Internet, Software The Innovationfund by SZKB is an established and successful tech-focussed venture capital investor, with a capital of CHF 20 million. As a lead investor in companies such as Doodle, TrekkSoft, ElectricFeel, Dacuda, Codecheck, and Assetmax, the Innovation Fund has shaped many entrepreneurial success stories in Switzerland. We specialise infirst-round financings and act as lead investor in most of our investments. The Innovationfund is legally set up as a foundation, is managed by an entrepreneurial board of trustees and acts legally and strategically independently of the SZKB. ## Swiss Entrepreneurs Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series D - Focus: Health Care, Baby, Medical The Swiss Entrepreneurs Fund only invests in startups and SMEs in the growth phase (internationalization) with a financing requirement of between CHF 5-20 million. The fund does not make direct investments in early-stage startups with smaller financing needs. ## Ringier Digital Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Internet, Fitness, Wellness Are you a digital startup with a clear unique selling proposition looking for investment? Find out how to partner with us. ## Müller Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Baby, Children, Nutrition Müller Ventures operates as a family-owned company. Müller Ventures invests in food and beverage early-stage start-ups. ## Fundament - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Baby, Children, Nutrition Fundament ## Five Seasons Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Food Processing Investing in tomorrow's leading consumer brands, today. ## Innosuisse - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berne, Bern, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Grant, Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Device Innosuisse’s role is to promote science-based innovation in the interests of industry and society in Switzerland. ## Swiss Founders Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Saint Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Internet, E-Commerce Swiss Founders Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Switzerland. We invest CHF 100k-300k in Pre-Seed and Seed stage startups globally. ## Yakumi - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Food and Beverage, Biotechnology, iOS Yakumi | 792 followers on LinkedIn. Angel investment and advisory platform for Japan-connected startups (not a fund) | We provide a platform connecting global angel investors with promising startups based in, having connection with, or trying to enter into Japan. We are a group of angel investors (all full-time professionals), including a New York lawyer, an entrepreneur with IPO experience, an engineer-turned-banker, a hedge fund manager, an B2B IT expert, a public service expert and a manage-ment consultant, with decades of combined experience. We have global experience in studying, working and/or investing in many different countries, including Canada, China, Denmark, Dubai, Netherlands, Japan, New Zealand, U.S. and U.K.