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Top 50 Gaming Startup Investors in Switzerland in January 2026

Last updated: Jan 2026 A list of 50 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Gaming startups based in Switzerland. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Gaming companies from Switzerland. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Gaming Startup Investors in Switzerland in January 2026

Investor	Gaming Switzerland investments
SICTIC	10
Alpana Ventures	8
Polytech Ventures	6
Zürcher Kantonal Bank	5
Foundation for Innovation and Technology (FIT)	5
Ralph Gygax	5
Blue Horizon Corporation	5
FJ Labs	4
LD Capital	4
Pluto Digital	4
Piton Capital	4
Samaipata	4
Werner Hoffmann	4
Founderful	4
3wVentures	3
redalpine	3
Good Games Guild	3
SevenX Ventures	3
Verve Ventures	3
Profluent Capital	3
TPS Capital	3
Good Seed Ventures	3
Momentum 6	3
Tokenomik Inc	3
Genblock Capital	3
Lukas Böni	2
Adrian Bührer	2
Swiss Founders Fund	2
Serena	2
Filippo Catalano	2
ACE & Company	2
HackCapital	2
DWeb3 Capital	2
Ringier Digital Ventures	2
Shasta Ventures	2
Anorak Ventures	2
b2venture	2
Axia8 Ventures	2
EIT Food	2
AET Fund	2
Be8 Ventures	2
Technology Fund	2
BackBone Ventures	2
Aravis Ventures	2
AU21 Capital	2
Joyance Partners	2
Clay Capital	2
Gullspång Re:food	2
PINC	2
Deribit	2

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SICTIC is the leading angel investor network in Switzerland with the largest Swiss seed-stage startup dealflow.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
Switzerland, Germany, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Qala — Qala delivers real-time data classification, discovery, and policy enforcement. Auto-classify sensitive data, map full lifecycles, and label at source.
Nextesy — Nextesy is a pioneering start-up that uses AI to simplify and automate important business processes, allowing businesses to alleviate the strain of repetitive manual procedures while increasing operational efficiency and scalability.
Scanvio — Scanvio Medical provides gynecologists, endometriosis centers and ultrasound manufacturers with an AI-guided ultrasound software for faster endometriosis diagnosis.

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.

Investment focus

Software, FinTech, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Switzerland, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Sinay — Use the full potential of your data with intelligent solutions. Become more efficient on a daily basis and reduce your environmental impact.
Nezasa — Discover how to grow your business with Nezasa TripBuilder, the world's leading travel commerce solution for travel businesses.
Tinamu — Trusted inventory intelligence delivered in real-time

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

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Software
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Switzerland, United States, Spain

Portfolio highlights

yamo — Frische Bio-Kindernahrung von yamo, so lecker wie selbstgemacht und kostenlos direkt zu dir nach Hause geliefert. Jetzt probieren und profitieren.
Relai — All you need to get started is to download our award winning Relai app, complete a simple verification and start buying with as little as 50 CHF/EUR.
Earny — Payroll management built for Startups & SMEs. Swiss payroll service with no hidden fees & no hassle

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.

Investment focus

Health Care, Medical Device, Biotechnology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Switzerland, Japan, Spain

Portfolio highlights

BTRY — BTRY is a spin-off of EMPA and ETH and is developing the industry's first energy-dense solid-state battery, using sophisticated semiconductor manufacturing technologies.
TestResults — TestResults uses the TrueTest technology and AI-based virtual user that makes it possible for the first time to test autonomously across software, system, and technology boundaries from a user perspective with the same approach. The company has simplified automated testing massively and reduced time radically. With it, the automation andmaintenance effort is reduced to a minimum that allows zero flakiness and the enlightening feeling of being in control of automation and test scenarios.
QualySense — QualySense is a Swiss start-up company focused on innovative high-throughput grain, beans and seeds sorting technology. QualySense develops a high-speed multi-tons per hour sorting device, which will change how grains, beans and seeds are processed and valued worldwide by assessing the biochemical quality of grains one by one. The QualySensesorters will enable customers to separate grain batches into different biochemical quality classes and sell the corresponding premium products at higher average prices. Food processors will be able to considerably increase the production value, and produce higher quality products in a non-interrupted process.

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.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Information Technology
Debt Financing, Grant, Seed
Switzerland, France

Portfolio highlights

INERGIO — This EPFL spin-off is developing faster, portable energy units that offer ten times the power at half the weight of current technology. Founder Mahmoud Hadad’s fuel cell innovation, which uses standard butane or propane that’s safe and available worldwide, offers high autonomy. INERGIO’s fuel cell geometry allows unlimited scaling, making thetechnology suitable for applications ranging from charging consumer electronics to auxiliary power for drones to automobile fuel cells. The team has a working prototype and is looking to have its minimal viable product by summer 2020 to start the pilot project with potential partners and customers.
Brightank — Catalyzing your Decarbonization. Brightank accelerates decarbonization with ammonia cracking catalysts, turning ammonia into fuel for heavy transport, hydrogen supply, and power. EPFL spin-off
DigeHealth — DigeHealth's approach to monitoring gut health using bowel noises and body measurements could provide some really valuable insights into digestive well-being.

Ralph Gygax is a Chief Administrative Officer at SWISS Gate AG. He attended KV, SVIT from 1999 to 2007.

Investment focus

Cannabis, Wellness, Cosmetics
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

SWISS Gate AG — SWISS Gate AG is a family-run Swiss company founded in November 2019 by brothers Dominic, Marco & Michael Hoffmann with the support of their father Werner Hoffmann and uncle Ralph Gygax.SWISS Gate AG focuses with its positioning on the areas of Lifestyle & Wellbeing. The offered product assortment ranges from CBD Anti-Aging and Day Creamsto Skin Creams as well as Shampoo, Shower Gel or Conditioner to Hemp Foods like Hemp Tea or Hemp Seed Oils to CBD Hemp Flowers to CBD Hemp Oil for humans and animals.SWISS Gate AG exclusively distributes its products of the company-owned brands Herbalea and Old Donald's through selected resellers as well as through the company-owned e-commerce channel cbuy.ch - Alles Gute aus Cannabis.SWISS Gate AG manufactures all products together with exclusive partners from the cosmetics, food & consumer goods industry and has the exclusive production & distribution rights over the products.SWISS Gate AG has launched its Series A financing round in mid-September 2021 with the goal to raise CHF 5'000'000. Currently, CHF 200,000 of this amount has been raised. The financing round is currently open - interested parties can contact CEO Marco Hoffmann directly via the contact details.

Blue Horizon is accelerating the transition to a sustainable food system that delivers outstanding returns for the planet and people.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Biotechnology
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, United Kingdom, Germany

Portfolio highlights

WOW EARN — Discover WOW EARN, the all-in-one Web3 app with crypto mining, multi-chain wallet, staking NFTs, and marketplace dApps. Join the global Web3 community today.
EV Biotech — We design and optimise your precision fermentation strains and processes, tailored to your success.
foodforecast — AI supported solution to reduce food waste.

FJ Labs is a stage-agnostic investment firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer facing startups.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Brazil, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Secfi — Secfi is the leading provider of equity education and stock option financing. Get the expertise, planning, and cash to own your startup stock options with confidence.
Clutch — Clutch is a Toronto-based technology company that is reinventing the way people buy and own cars. Clutch offers high-quality certified vehicles at great prices through a fully online customer experience. At Clutch.ca, customers browse inventory online, buy the car that’s right for them, and enjoy effortless at-home delivery. Clutch’s mission is toprovide customers with a delightful car buying experience by offering high-quality cars at great prices with ultimate convenience while making a positive impact on the communities in which it operates.
Transparency Analytics — Transparency Analytics is a new company dedicated to measuring risk and delivering transparent, technology-driven solutions for clients in the evolving world of private credit.

LD Capital is one of Asia's earliest organizations focusing on value investing in blockchain field. Owing to industrial resource advantages and professional investment research teams, LD Capital has successively discovered and invested in projects such as Qtum, Vechain and Eos which all achieved over 100 times return.Their teams spread overChina, the United States, Europe, Singapore, Japan, and South Korea, and have accumulated rich experience in areas of traditional internet, Fintech, and advanced blockchain technology. They are committed to the globalization of blockchain and quality investment in the entire industry.LD Capital focuses on blockchain innovation projects within finance, games, content publishing, Internet of Things and other circuits, and we have been propelling broad layout of blockchain technology and infrastructure construction to facilitate the comprehensive development of the global blockchain ecosystem.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming
Seed, Funding Round, Initial Coin Offering
United States, Singapore, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

DAOBase — DAOBase is an AI-powered data and infrastructure platform developed particularly for DAOs. By employing innovative algorithms, the company assists DAOs and voters in establishing on-chain and off-chain data reputation layers, allowing users to intelligently monitor DAO governance, make educated decisions, and investigate future job models.
Redpill AI — Access 200+ AI models with privacy-first infrastructure. Private models in GPU TEE, OpenAI-compatible API, zero data retention.
Yellow — Yellow is a financial services provider of software, analytics, and investments in blockchain startups.

Pluto Digital PLC (Pluto) is a crypto technology and operations company that makes Web 3.0 Decentralised Finance (DeFi) more accessible to all.Pluto is making DeFi available to everyone through products and services created by Pluto’s software development Labs division, new yield farming strategies through Pluto’s Yield division and collaboratingwith emerging DeFi projects and the NFT metaverse through Pluto’s Ventures division.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Gaming, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom, Switzerland, Spain

Portfolio highlights

IQ Labs — IQ Marketplace offers unique NFTs with exclusive utilities, boosting your in-game experience. With flexible renting parameters and multiple payment options, rent without collateral and unlock the full utility of NFTs. Say goodbye to gas fees with our gasless renting feature and multiply the value of NFT collections with our multi-utility renting. Explore now
Balthazar NFT Gaming — Balthazar is on a mission to empower the biggest community of gamers to create a self-sustaining,
Horizon Land — Horizon Land is the infrastructure platform that empowers builders to construct their own open and accessible virtual worlds; and to scale in a complete ecosystem of Games, Education, Entertainment, Social networks, …

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).

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Marketplace, Internet
Series A, Series B, Funding Round
Germany, United Kingdom, The Netherlands

Portfolio highlights

Nesnězeno — Nesnezeno is a platform that helps restaurants, shops, and hotels eliminate the waste of quality food. Through their mobile platform, they sell day-of treats that are nearing their expiration date.
Vesper — Vesper is the leading Commodity Intelligence Platform for Dairy, Sugar, Oils and Fats. View the latest commodity prices, insights & forecasts.
Munch — Munch operates a marketplace for restaurants, supermarkets, bakeries and cafes to sell their surplus food to consumers at a discounted price.

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

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Series B
Spain, France, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

VIVLA — We make exclusive second homes in top European locations accessible to everyone. Buy shares of your home without having to buy the whole property.
PropHero — Invest wisely in real estate There is an easier way to invest in real estate. Whether you are just getting started or already on your investment journey, at Pro
Genesy AI — Instantly aggregate real-time B2B data from 30+ sources and enrichment tools, and scale personalised outreach using our AI sales agent.

Professional experience: Expert for Risk Management and Public Relations Strategic & operational responsibility Compliance & Safety Management Decades of leadership experience as colonel & professional military pilot in the Swiss Air Force

Investment focus

Cannabis, Wellness, Cosmetics
Seed, Series A
Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

SWISS Gate AG — SWISS Gate AG is a family-run Swiss company founded in November 2019 by brothers Dominic, Marco & Michael Hoffmann with the support of their father Werner Hoffmann and uncle Ralph Gygax.SWISS Gate AG focuses with its positioning on the areas of Lifestyle & Wellbeing. The offered product assortment ranges from CBD Anti-Aging and Day Creamsto Skin Creams as well as Shampoo, Shower Gel or Conditioner to Hemp Foods like Hemp Tea or Hemp Seed Oils to CBD Hemp Flowers to CBD Hemp Oil for humans and animals.SWISS Gate AG exclusively distributes its products of the company-owned brands Herbalea and Old Donald's through selected resellers as well as through the company-owned e-commerce channel cbuy.ch - Alles Gute aus Cannabis.SWISS Gate AG manufactures all products together with exclusive partners from the cosmetics, food & consumer goods industry and has the exclusive production & distribution rights over the products.SWISS Gate AG has launched its Series A financing round in mid-September 2021 with the goal to raise CHF 5'000'000. Currently, CHF 200,000 of this amount has been raised. The financing round is currently open - interested parties can contact CEO Marco Hoffmann directly via the contact details.

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

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Switzerland, United Kingdom, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Oxyle — Permanently eliminate PFAS from your wastewater. Book a pilot and lead the way to clean, safe waters.
Zuriq — We are building a quantum computer with scalability at its heart. Trapped-ion qubits with freedom to move and connect.
Chipmind — AI agents to speed-up development of chips, design and verification, collaborative, custom and confidential with open-source EDA tools.

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.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Information Technology
Seed, Angel, Series A
Switzerland, Spain, Austria

Portfolio highlights

Abionic — Abionic SA is ideally positioned at the boundaries of medical technology, biotechnology and nanotechnology. As a spin-off from EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland), Abionic uses these highly advanced technologies to provide the medical profession with a novel diagnostic tool designed to give patients personal allergyprofiles. Abionic aims to become an important international player in the field of personalized medicine, in particular in allergy detection.Abionic SA is a certified ISO 9001/13485 company, including research, development and commercialization of in vitro diagnostic devices for allergies detection. The standard ISO 13485 specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organization has to demonstrate its ability to provide medical devices and related services that consistently meet customer and regulatory requirements.Abionic SA is a privately owned high-tech company and is strongly supported by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL), The Canton of Vaud and Venturelab.Abionic was founded by former scientists from the biomedical optics laboratory (LOB) at EPFL. Its headquarters are located in Lausanne, Switzerland.Abionic appreciates the support it has received from:
GUURU — GUURU is a Customer Interaction Solution that combines AI with the human experience of product users. We enable brands to provide efficient First Contact Resolution with a single platform leveraging their most proficient and dedicated customers. Contact us to find out more.
Pregnolia — Pregnolia ensures that every woman can have a happy, healthy and informed pregnancy until term. Their team knows that the existing research about preterm birth assessment is very promising, but this alone does not guarantee success. Sabrina, Francisco and Annette are highly committed to develop the commercial version of the device, complete theclinical trial, follow the regulatory roadmap and execute on their business vision to successfully support gynaecologists in improving the preterm birth risk assessment and birth management.

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.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
Seed, Series A, Series B
Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Inkitt — Publish stories online, join our author subscription program, and read books online for free. Join the Inkitt community for writers and readers today.
Donut — Donut helps people discover new ways to build wealth, by providing the easiest and most trusted way to save & earn high yield with DeFi. Donut was founded in 2018 and is dual headquartered in Los Angeles and Berlin.
Umiami — Umiami Technologies is a leader in plant-based meat. Our proprietary technology allows us to create clean-label and incredibly tasty foods.

Good Games Guild is a gaming hub for play-to-earn games based on NFTs and collectible tokens.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Vietnam, United Arab Emirates, Panama

Portfolio highlights

XOCIETY — The XOCIETY metaverse is being developed by a well-established team of over 50 developers with decades of experience in the tech and web2 gaming fields.
The FishVerse — FishVerse combines GameFi, AI, and blockchain technology, allowing players to fish in a dynamic open environment from their own homes.
NXI — Nexus Interactive gives collective growth and accrued value to its ecosystem.

SevenX Ventures is a Research-driven Crypto Venture Capital founded in 2020.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Singapore, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Perena — Perena is a startup developing the basic infrastructure to address significant difficulties in the stablecoin sector.
PumpBTC — PumpBTC is a liquid staking protocol that aims to help Bitcoin holders to stake their bitcoins and earn yield while bolstering the security.
StakeStone — Discover the Autonomous Neo Bank redefining finance. Earn bank-grade yield, make borderless payments, and power intelligent money movement for humans, AI, and machines.

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.

Investment focus

Health Care, Software, Biotechnology
Series A, Seed, Series B
Switzerland, France, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Q.ANT — Q.ANT develops photonic processors for AI and high-performance computing, utilizing light for information processing. The company also produces quantum sensors offering ultra-high magnetic field sensitivity in a compact form factor. These products aim to enable more intelligent and sustainable systems across various sectors like data centers,aerospace, and medical technology.
Lexroom.ai — Lexroom.ai allows lawyers to complete hours of legal research in seconds.Legal professionals spend up to 50% of their time in repetitive, low value-adding tasks. That’s why we’re building Lexroom.ai, a product that allows lawyers to complete hours of research in seconds, so they can focus on what really matters.Lexroom.ai perfectly integrateswith lawyers' daily workflow and enables them to speed up time-consuming legal research tasks while increasing output quality, so that they can focus more on value-adding activities.Lexroom.ai is building a bridge between advanced artificial intelligence technologies and legal professionals, through a product specifically tailored to their needs.
EarlySight — EarlySight start-up company is founded in order to accelerate the development and to bring the technology to clinics.

Investment firm managed by AI.

Investment focus

Apps, Gaming, Internet
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Colizeum — Colizeum is a gaming platform that will house a variety of games and applications and operate as a user funnel similar to Steam. The company aims to be the first blockchain mass adoption in mobile gaming. Colizeum was founded in 2021 and is located in Zug, Switzerland.

We develop and deploy our own proprietary, state of the art trading algorithms to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities.

Investment focus

FinTech, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency
Seed, Series A, Initial Coin Offering
Australia, Switzerland, United States

Portfolio highlights

zkLend — zkLend is an L2 money-market protocol built on StarkNet, combining zk-rollup scalability, superior transaction speed, and cost-savings with Ethereum’s security.
Blocklords — Be part of the most ambitious strategy game of our age.
Balthazar NFT Gaming — Balthazar is on a mission to empower the biggest community of gamers to create a self-sustaining,

Good Seed Ventures is a Venture Capital firm that exclusively invests in sustainable food tech.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Biotechnology
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Germany, Israel, United States

Portfolio highlights

Lovely Day Foods — We harness the power of plants and cutting-edge technology to crack the egg.
Libre Foods — MEAT, BUT MAKE IT MUSHROOMS. GET READY TO TASTE THE POWER OF FUNGI
Nosh Biofoods — We create nutritional and highly functional proteins from non-GMO fungi. Our proprietary ferementation process is minimal, scalable, and sustainable.

Building momentum for ideas in WEB3.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
United States, Singapore, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

NodeOps — NodeOps Network is the leading chain-agnostic, AI-powered DePIN Orchestration layer for general-purpose Compute, economically secured by Autonomous Verifiable Services (AVS)
RiskLayer — RiskLayer is an economic security middleware for DeFi and providing services and validating Creating positive feedback loops.
E Money Network — E Money Network is a modular Real-World Asset (RWA) blockchain technology designed with compliance at its core.

Tokenomik Inc ( TMK ) is a blockchain-centric venture capital investor and launch advisor, focusing on helping clever crypto projects with our capital, industry connections, structuring and deal execution expertise

Investment focus

Blockchain, Apps, Web3
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Singapore, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Colizeum — Colizeum is a gaming platform that will house a variety of games and applications and operate as a user funnel similar to Steam. The company aims to be the first blockchain mass adoption in mobile gaming. Colizeum was founded in 2021 and is located in Zug, Switzerland.
MELD — MELD is the first DeFi, non-custodial, banking protocol. You can securely lend & borrow both crypto and fiat currencies with ease and stake your MELD tokens for APY.

Genblock Capital invests exclusively in blockchain and cryptocurrency, with a focus on decentralized finance.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
United States, Singapore, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

OX.FUN — Trade Bitcoin, Ethereum and trending altcoin derivatives on the most FUN exchange around. Join OX.FUN today and earn up to 200% yield. Moo.
AINN Layer2 — A Bitcoin Layer2 Solution Built On AI-Driven Modular Architecture
Sanctum — Stake SOL and earn optimized LST returns from JupSOL, bbSOL, and more, and launch your own custom LST and Solana validator.

Lukas Boni is the Co-Founder at Planted.

Investment focus

Food Processing
Seed, Pre-Seed
Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Cultivated Biosciences — Cultivated - Creamy, dairy-free indulgence

Adrian Bührer

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Subscription Service, Food and Beverage
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
Switzerland, Germany, Austria

Portfolio highlights

yamo — Frische Bio-Kindernahrung von yamo, so lecker wie selbstgemacht und kostenlos direkt zu dir nach Hause geliefert. Jetzt probieren und profitieren.
UNOWN — Unown is a service and SaaS provider for the fashion industry. Our goal is to revolutionize the way we buy & sell clothing and thereby save 100,000 tons of CO2e every year. We believe that through our leasing, subscription and pre-loved services, we can use resources smarter and create higher value per asset.We enable brands to secure theirshare in the growing secondary markets. They lease out their assets through our revenue share model and get access to deep usage data. We enable customers to experience fashion with a completely new mindset. Our service allows them to rotate their wardrobe while maintaining an efficient and conscious lifestyle.
Farmy.ch — Farmy.ch is an online marketplace for local and organic food, directly from farmers and food makers. It places a lot of importance on the selection of producers and its uncompromising focus on quality and transparency. The company smart logistics and own fleet and e-mobiles deliver these goods incomparably fresh, emission-reduced, and time-savingdirectly to users’ front doors with its own fleet of e-mobiles.Farmy.ch provides online retailing of fresh and local food products with more than 10'000 hand-picked products from more than 1'000 authentic producers. It also offers products include fruits and vegetables, cheeses from Swiss dairies, meat, delicacies, and sweet temptations from real bakers and confectioners, as well as pantry and drugstore items. Farmy.ch was founded in June 2014 by Roman Hartmann and Tobias Schubert and is based in

Swiss Founders Fund is a seed and early stage investment fund based in St.Gallen, Switzerland. SFF invests in and builds companies globally.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Canza Finance — We are an Open Finance Portal enabling access to unlimited financial services for emerging markets, backed by Polychain, Avalanche, CoinMarketCap...
Reno Home — Reno is your ultimate destination for all your home or office renovation needs. Whether you're revamping your living space, workspace, or any other area, we've got you covered. Our mission is to link you with top-notch interior designers perfectly tailored to your style preferences. Moreover, we facilitate connections with skilledrenovators who can execute your envisioned design flawlessly. Count on us to ensure punctuality and uphold superior quality throughout the renovation process. Additionally, we offer financing options with 12 months to pay later, making it even easier to transform your space according to your vision
RemotePass — RemotePass makes it easy to hire, onboard & pay your global team in full compliance, giving you everything you need to support them

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.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet
Series A, Seed, Series B
France, United States, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Inato — Inato matches the right sites to the right clinical research study, globally.
Odaseva — Odaseva enterprise data security platform protects Salesforce data, ensures business continuity, and helps meet compliance requirements. Get a demo today.
Kili Technology — Kili Technology enables large companies to transform their raw data into high-quality annotated data, ready for AI-driven projects.

Filippo Catalano is the Chief Information and Digital Officer of Mondelez International. He previously worked at Nestlé as a Group CIO. Filippo Catalano attended The Faculty of Engineering at Lund University.

Investment focus

SaaS, Mobile, Software
Seed
Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

PowerAPI — Foodetective enables F&B businesses to integrate & manage their entire tech stack from a single OS & platform. Increasing online revenues and visibility as well as removing all operational & administrative tasks. Our vision is to become the intelligent OS & interface of the F&B industry.

ACE & Company (“ACE”), founded in 2005, is a global investment group specialized in private investments with total assets of over $1.6 bn across three investment strategies and investment solutions. With headquarters in Geneva and offices in London, New York, and Cairo, ACE’s global presence brings the company in direct contact with sourcingpartners, investment firms, as well as entrepreneurs and provides investors unparalleled access to a network of opportunities. ACE’s passion is for finding investment opportunities where we have an advantage through many years of relationship building, a carefully developed position of knowledge in the sectors which we are active, and a culture of efficiency to gain first mover’s advantage. ACE’s purpose is to offer investors a long-term and collaborative investment approach that values honesty, transparency and rigorous execution, so that our strategies not only provide unique access to value accretive, risk-managed deals, but fosters what we consider our bedrock—trust.ACE’s progress has been marked by a globally respected track record since the Company was founded in 2005. In the last four years we have increased our total assets by fivefold and in 2017 received the Swiss Financial Supervisory Authority (FINMA) authorization.

Investment focus

Software, FinTech, Financial Services
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United States, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Roofr — The complete sales toolbox for roofers. From roof measurement reports to project-winning proposals.
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.
PatientPoint — PatientPoint is a leading digital health company that connects patients, healthcare providers and life sciences with health information at key moments of care.

Join FoodTech focused investors looking to back impact-driven founders shaping our food system

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Food and Beverage, Food Processing
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Israel, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

twig bio — twig bio operates as a bioengineering startup. twig bio using AI and robotics to find sustainable replacements for harmful ingredients.
Cultivated Biosciences — Cultivated - Creamy, dairy-free indulgence
UNCAGED Innovations — What if we could make leather without the animal? We are a biomaterials company combining the power of nature and technology to reimagine leather.

Digital fund focused on crypto & digital assets investments related to blockchain technology, Decentralized Finance DeFi, web 3, NFT, metaverse, Bitcoin, & more

Investment focus

Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency
Seed, Funding Round, Initial Coin Offering
Singapore, United States, Taiwan

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Releap Protocol — Releap Protocol is a decentralized social graph on Sui
Rivalz Network — Join the connectivity infrastructure between AI Agents, DeFAI and Markets.
Martial Arts Awakening — Martial Arts Awakening is a blockchain game developer focused on the long-term development of blockchain, Web3.0, Metaverse, and NFT ecosystems.

Are you a digital startup with a clear unique selling proposition looking for investment? Find out how to partner with us.

Investment focus

Internet, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage
Funding Round, Series A, Seed
Switzerland, Germany, Austria

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yamo — Frische Bio-Kindernahrung von yamo, so lecker wie selbstgemacht und kostenlos direkt zu dir nach Hause geliefert. Jetzt probieren und profitieren.
Regimen — Regimen is the first effective digital therapeutic for men's most intimate health issues – starting with erections.
Archilyse AG — Digital archive, smart plans Archilyse.one makes the quality of architecture and properties digitally and objectively measurable, comparable and understandable. This is all done using globally unique analyses, backed by AI. Start here and now: TEST NOW ARCHILYSE.ONE ADVISE ME

Shasta is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on enterprise technology like SaaS, cybersecurity, infrastructure, data intelligence & camera vision.

Investment focus

Software, Enterprise Software, SaaS
Series A, Series B, Seed
United States, Canada, New Zealand

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Mocana — Mocana is a developer of cybersecurity software solutions that protect Internet of Things (IoT) devices, operational technology, mission-critical systems, and industrial infrastructure. The company's on-device cybersecurity software and lifecycle management platform enable manufacturers and industrial companies to build self-defending systemsthat are tamper-resistant. Its tightly integrated solutions help companies to minimize the risk of a cyber breach, comply with industry standards, and protect intellectual property by ensuring that devices and processes are trusted end-to-end, from device manufacturing to deployment. Unlike IT network security approaches, Mocana enables devices to protect themselves and prevent malware from being installed.It was established in 2002 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Fetch Robotics — Adapt to market shifts, enhance worker productivity and secure long-term growth with AMRs. Deploy, redeploy and optimize autonomous mobile robots with ease.
Starship Technologies — The future of delivery - today!

Anorak Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco investing in seed-stage technology companies.

Investment focus

Software, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
United States, Ghana, Kenya

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Koobz — Koobz is revolutionizing footwear with fully automated, on-demand production. Discover sustainable, high-quality shoes made faster and more efficiently in the USA. Join us in shaping the future of footwear manufacturing.
Sahay AI — Smart Inspection solutions for infrastructure
Level Zero Health — Utilizing cutting-edge DNA-Based sensors to provide real-time monitoring of hormone levels in the interstitial fluid, a minimally invasive method unlocking access to hormonal data.

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.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
Series A, Seed, Series B
Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom

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Kiin Bio — Accelerate drug discovery with Virtual Scientists. Unified platform integrating 100+ specialized tools into one intelligent workflow.
assemblean — assemblean goal is to construct the digital manufacturing infrastructure of the future. We want to make it possible for everyone to build physical items as readily as software.
Nautica Technologies — Nautica Technologies is developing intelligent robotic technologies for autonomous ship hull cleaning and inspection. we operate at the convergence of robots, autonomy, and data to solve important difficulties in the marine industry.

At Axia8 Ventures, we back early-stage founders bold enough to innovate in emerging Web3 frontiers.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Information Technology, Financial Services
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United States, Singapore, Taiwan

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Oh Gamers — Oh Gamers is a developer and operator of an online community platform for Web3 gamers. The company evaluates high-quality Web3 games and delivers information to blockchain game users.
Raiinmaker — Multi - Chain Layer 2 Network. Powered by AI, Secured by Bitcoin.
Conductive.ai — Conductive.ai is an engagement platform for game developers to motivate players to increase player lifetime value.

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

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Biotechnology, Food Processing
Grant, Funding Round, Seed
United Kingdom, Israel, Germany

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Fyteko — For a more sustainable agriculture
Ficosterra — fertilizers and bio-fertilizers, 100% vegetable and ecological, with algae and microorganisms that favor the maximum development of crops and plants.
PFx Biotech — PFx Biotech transforms food through bioinnovation by creating sustainable and nutritional alternative protein solutions.

AET Fund envisions a Heart Driven World by making the world a colorful place through entertainment.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Gaming
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
India, United States, Canada

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Questt — School homework app by Questt helps teachers to assign homework to students. Download today on your smartphone.
3DC — 3DC develops and manufactures a new carbon material, graphene meso sponge (GMS), for electrodes in next-generation batteries, capacitors, fuel cells and other energy storage and generation devices.
Stream Captain — Captain.tv makes games for streamers to play live with their viewers! Streamers are the hosts, and viewers play alongside them and each other live on sites like Twitch!

Be8 is a growth stage venture capital fund focusing on food & beverage chain (Innovative Food, E-Grocery, Retail & Gastro Tech, Packaging).

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Biotechnology, Food Processing
Seed, Series A, Series B
Sweden, Germany, Argentina

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Michroma — Michroma is a biotech platform producing natural ingredients in a sustainable, scalable, and cost-effective way. We are using synthetic biology to unleash the potential of filamentous fungi and develop proprietary strains capable of producing high-performance ingredients in bioreactors.
Melt&Marble — Melt&Marble, formerly known as Biopetrolia, was founded patent holding firm for co-founder Professor Jens Nielsen’s research group.
Planted Foods — Planted is an ETH Spinoff that uses cutting-edge technology to turn four natural ingredients into plant-based meat that mimics the taste, texture, and mouthfeel of traditional animal meat. It takes only the best raw materials from plants and creates that tasty, nutritious, high-protein, and juicy planted that the customers love.It was founded in2019 and is headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland.

Climate protection through innovative technologies. The Technology Fund offers loan guarantees to Swiss companies whose novel products contribute to a sustainable reduction in greenhouse gas emissions

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Energy
Debt Financing, Grant, Seed
Switzerland, Italy, Germany

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Calopad — Calopad, awarded by the Swiss Confederation, offers a unique and the most holistic solution in pain therapy and muscle regeneration. The therapeutic deep heat of 42 degrees solves any muscle pain, muscle tension, or muscle spasms of chronic patients in the long term and in a highly efficient way through new forms of therapy. With the associatedapp, Calopad brings the physiotherapist digitally into any user's home and enables personalized all-around care in real time - utterly independent of time and place. In the future, the modular design will make it possible to combine different therapies such as heat, cold, or light with just one device, opening up the possibility of new therapeutic successes.
LEDCity — Mit dem intelligenten Beleuchtungssystem von LEDCity reduzieren Sie durchschnittlich 90% ihrer Energiekosten und CO2-Emissionen.
Selfrag — SELFRAG AG is specialized in the development of high voltage pulse power products, plants and systems for selective fragmentation of solid materials.

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.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software
Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Switzerland, Germany, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Neon — With neon, you can pay, save and manage your money. Digitally, securely and with no hidden fees. Open your account online in less than 10 minutes!
Evoralis — Evoralis is an enzyme development company that specializes in the discovery and development of plastic-depolymerizing enzymes. It is a spin-out from the University of Cambridge.
Proofcheck — Proofcheck is a multilingual AI proofreading platform and a collaborative in-browser workspace for PDFs and epubs. Their next-generation AI workflow and collaboration tool helps content creators quickly catch costly mistakes before they reach audiences. Proofcheck is headquartered in Vienna, Wien and was founded in 2022.

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.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics
Series A, Series B, Series C
Switzerland, United States, Denmark

Portfolio highlights

Bird Rock Bio — We are a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of proprietary cannabinoid derivatives for the treatment of glaucoma and other diseases with significant unmet medical needs. Our innovative approach to drug development combines strong science with the drive to find solutions where the need is the greatest.
Synaffix BV — Synaffix BV is a clinical-stage, Netherlands-based biotech company that has established a proprietary antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) technology platform that enhances efficacy and tolerability compared to all 3 major clinical-stage ADC technologies. We have a 'one-stop' technology offering (including 4 different ADC payloads) thatenables the development of proprietary ADCs from any antibody and our patent portfolio provides patent protection of resulting Products through at least 2035.Our business model is technology out-licensing and we regularly engage in research collaborations with other companies that are interested in developing highly competitive ADC products for their own pipelines.Disclosed partnerships to date include those with ADC Therapeutics and Mersana Therapeutics
Hedera-22 — Hedera-22 expanded its scope to include the identification of natural products through the use of in-house bio-informatic prediction technologies.

A fund dedicated to backing the most brilliant minds in the blockchain space

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming
Seed, Funding Round, Initial Coin Offering
United States, Singapore, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

A-World — A-world is a super metaverse card tower defense battle game based on BNB CHAIN.
NeuronX — NeuronX Protocol is the pioneering decentralized lending protocol on Dfinity, setting the stage for smart DeFi. By focusing on AI-driven automation and enhanced user experiences, NeuronX aims to revolutionize the DeFi landscape and appeal to a broader audience. At the core of NeuronX is a groundbreaking innovation: AI-Powered Smart LiquidityPlatforms (AILPs). These AILPs are advanced vault strategies operated by intelligent AI algorithms. Users can effortlessly gain leverage by simply depositing a base asset. Behind the scenes, AILPs leverage AI to automate complex transactions and continuously rebalance positions, ensuring optimal leverage without the risk of liquidation. This integration of AI streamlines the process, making advanced financial strategies accessible and hassle-free.
Vue Protocol — Vue Protocol operates as a layer2 for Web3 Social.

Joyance Partners invests in companies that, through science and tech, cultivate joy to improve how we live, focusing on the health and consumer sectors from Pre-Seed to Series A.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Wellness
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, Germany, United Kingdom

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JOYA — JOYA is the first employee skincare and wellness benefit platform. The company's goal is to provide tailored access to services such as skin cancer screenings, skin condition treatment, anti-aging, acne, and hair loss care from reputable physicians at an accessible cost.
Kyan Health — Prioritise your employees' mental health and well-being with Kyan Health. Our evidence-based solutions address employees' mental well-being, stress at work & boost your workforce productivity.
World Class Health — Access top 1% global healthcare with World Class Health. Superior patient experience & reduced employer spend. Explore our Global Benefits today.

VisVires New Protein is a pioneering investor focused on solving the persistent challenges of our food and feed system.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Biotechnology, Health Care
Series A, Series B, Funding Round
France, Israel, Germany

Portfolio highlights

MiAlgae — MiAlgae is a new-age microalgal production company that aims to revolutionize the £340 billion global livestock feed industry by producing microalgal products – through the remediation of wastewater – as nutrient supplements for fishmeal in livestock feeds. Their microalgal products are high in omegas and proteins, both of which are required forthe production of many livestock feeds, especially in the aquaculture sector.Their production methodology uses circular economy to reduce the operating costs involved in the production of microalgae and as such allows them to compete with other supplements currently on the market.
Infinite Roots — Mushlabs is a biotech company using fermentation to create the next generation of sustainable foods from the roots of mushrooms.
Abolis Biotechnologies — Abolis is a biotech innovator providing sustainable, tailor-made solutions for food, health, cosmetics, and chemicals industries. Embrace biotechnology for a better future.

Gullspång Re:food makes enduring investments in entrepreneurs solving the food system’s structural problems for generations to come.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Biotechnology
Series A, Funding Round, Series B
United States, Sweden, Denmark

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NewLeaf Symbiotics — NewLeaf Symbiotics is a bioagriculture company dedicated to sustainable agriculture, innovative research and product development.
Pow.bio — Pow.bio provides fermentation services for synthetic biology.
The Mediterranean Food Lab — The Mediterranean Food Lab merge traditional fermentation and cutting-edge science, to produce natural plant-based flavor-bases for a wide range of meat replacement needs.

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.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Food and Beverage, Food Processing
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Sweden, Denmark, United Kingdom

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Elaniti — Elaniti uses recent advances in machine learning and DNA sequencing to make insights on soil biology accessible to farmers and agronomists, empowering precise decision making. Our proprietary outcome-based predictive analytics service, correlates soil biology with vital crop health outcomes like yield, disease prevalence and nutrient content. Thisenables growers to save time and money, for instance by improving the efficiency with which inputs are used, whilst also supporting environmental and sustainability objectives.Through our unique crop prediction insights, our goal is to demonstrate the value of soil’s complex biological makeup, enabling a viable, de-risked, and data-driven transition to Net-Zero agriculture.
BlueRedGold — Discover BlueRedGold - the home of exquisite Swedish Saffron, ethically grown and harvested with precision in Sweden. Experience the unparalleled quality of our saffron, perfect for culinary enthusiasts and chefs alike. Join us in embracing sustainable luxury.
Win-Win — We're WNWN Food Labs and we love food. We're creating delicious, sustainable and ethical alternatives to unsustainable and ethically dubious foods. We're starting with cacao-free chocolate. Changing chocolate? It's Win-Win #alt-chocolate #altchocolate #alt-universe #altuniverse #alt-protein

World's biggest Bitcoin and Ethereum Options Exchange and the most advanced crypto derivatives trading platform with up to 50x leverage on Crypto Futures and Perps.

Investment focus

Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Portugal, Singapore

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StablR — StablR issues compliant stablecoins StablR Euro (EURR) and StablR USD (USDR), backed by reserves and audits. Built for secure payments, DeFi, and fintech.
Kemet Trading — Kemet Trading provides institutional-grade infrastructure for digital asset derivatives trading; optimizing access to liquidity, data, trade execution and post-trade workflows.
Arbelos Markets — Arbelos Markets provides unprecedented access and transparency to counterparties through powerful technology.

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