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Top 50 Hardware VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Switzerland in January 2026

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

Top 50 Hardware VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Switzerland in January 2026

Investor	Hardware Switzerland investments
Verve Ventures	33
Zürcher Kantonal Bank	30
SICTIC	25
Foundation for Innovation and Technology (FIT)	20
GoBeyond	16
Swisscom Ventures	15
Serpentine Ventures	14
HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)	14
Alpana Ventures	10
Founderful	10
3wVentures	9
Momenta	8
VI Partners	8
ACE & Company	7
Mutschler Ventures AG	6
redalpine	6
Polytech Ventures	6
EquityPitcher Ventures	5
Privilège Ventures	5
ETH Zurich Foundation	5
Technology Fund	5
Earlybird Venture Capital	5
Lakestar	5
Founderful Campus	5
CNB Capital	4
Bloccelerate VC	4
b2venture	4
FYRFLY Venture Partners	4
First Momentum Ventures	4
SOSV	4
DAA Capital Partners	4
Acequia Capital (AceCap)	4
Spicehaus Partners	4
Translink Capital	4
StartAngels Network	3
QBIT Capital	3
Bloomhaus Ventures	3
Switzerland Innovation Park Innovaare	3
Swiss Post	3
AM Ventures	3
EXTOREL	3
Vsquared Ventures	3
Blockchain Founders Fund	3
Sika	3
seed + speed Ventures	3
Blockwall	3
Side Door Ventures	3
BackBone Ventures	3
another.vc	3
Excellis	3

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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.

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.

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.

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.

GoBeyond is a FinTech company transforming angel investing into a new scalable asset class for small and large, novice to experienced investors. It offers a unique deal platform, portfolio tools, syndication/pooling, due diligence, investment monitoring services, training and certified deal leaders.Its clients are individuals, familyoffices, professional groups and corporations. It is active in the EU, Switzerland and the US. GoBeyond also offers educational training modules for angel investors in 11 categories.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Medical, Software
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Switzerland, Germany, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Stylect — Stylect is a mobile app to to help women discover their perfect shoe. They aggregate products from multiple websites and based on users' preferences (that they gather through a hot-or-not interface), they recommend better products. Their users are able to keep track of and buy the products they like and receive notifications whenever a productthey love goes on sale. Finally, They use geolocation to let their users know when a shoe is selling in a store nearby.
Fastree3D — Fastree3D imaging sensors help recognize and measure distance to fast moving objects in real-time, enabling driving assistance or autonomous navigation. Fastree3D SA is a fabless semiconductor company, spin-off from EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland founded in September 2013 (UID CHE-291.330.490). The company subsidiary Fastree3D B.V. performs researchwith TU-Delft, Netherlands (KvK 58866973).
Prestodiag — Prestodiag develops, manufactures and sells innovative solutions for rapid detection of bacteria. Their analytical solutions are based on an innovative optics technology called Surface Plasmon Resonance imaging and allow detection and identification of pathogenic bacteria such as Salmonella, Listeria or E.coli. They provide users with a result injust a few hours instead of 1 to several days. Their market is primarily the food safety sector, and also on medical and environmental applications.

Swisscom Ventures is an venture capital arm of Swisscom AG, that specializes in early stage tech investments founded in 2007.Swisscom Ventures invests in growth companies with emerging business models and technologies of strategic relevance to Swisscom's core business. As a value-add investor, Swisscom brings its investees the technicalexpertise and strategic insights of an incumbent telecom operator. We act as a bridge to Swisscom's operational business units, which portfolio companies can also leverage as a test environment for their products and services.Swisscom Ventures seeks minority stakes in companies related to the information/communications/entertainment space.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Funding Round, Series B, Series A
Switzerland, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

viboo — viboo offers self-learning predictive control on the basis of physics-informed Machine Learning as a cloud service to smart-thermostat and building automation companies.
Lumotive — Lumotive is a Seattle-based startup company developing high performance, solid-state lidar for autonomous systems in the automotive, UAV, robotics and related industries. The company's revolutionary beam-steering technology leverages Liquid Crystal Metasurfaces (or LCMs) implemented in mature semiconductor manufacturing processes to deliversmall, inexpensive 3D perception systems with unprecedented performance and reliability. For more information, visit us at www.lumotive.com.
RTDT Laboratories — Make real-time decisions to optimise fleet operation through unique structural health insights

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

Software, Information Technology, Automotive
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
Switzerland, Germany, United States

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.

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.

Investment focus

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

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.
Zeeg — Create a customized landing page in just a few clicks and let your customers easily book appointments with you.
viboo — viboo offers self-learning predictive control on the basis of physics-informed Machine Learning as a cloud service to smart-thermostat and building automation companies.

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

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.

Momenta is the leading Industrial Impact® venture capital firm, accelerating industrial innovators across energy, manufacturing, smart spaces, and the supply chain. For over a decade, our team of deep industry operators has helped scale industry leaders and innovators to improve critical industries, the environment, and people's quality oflife. PitchBook has ranked Momenta as one of the ten best-performing venture capital firms for 2023 in its prestigious Global Manager Performance Score League Tables, and the firm is the only European-headquartered VC to secure a Top 10 spot on the list.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Switzerland, Canada

Portfolio highlights

HighByte — Architect your digital transformation with proven Industrial DataOps software from HighByte. Let's make your industrial data useful.
Overview.ai — Deploy deep learning vision inspection in days. Train models in hours with 10x fewer images. Edge-computing cameras achieve 99.9%+ accuracy on micron-level defects.
NODE Robotics — Elevate your software for AGVs and AMRs with NODE. Specializing in autonomy, fleet management, localization, navigation. No hardware modifications needed.

VI Partners are Venture Capitalists successfully financing outstanding teams and innovations in the Healthcare and Technology space since 20 years.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Device
Series A, Series B, Seed
Switzerland, Germany, United States

Portfolio highlights

Kadoa — AI-Powered Web Scraping Automation | No-Code, Maintenance-Free Data Extraction & Transformation
Buynomics — buynomics is the leading solution to optimize your product portfolio. Our clients use buynomics to optimize pricing, promotions, & portfolio architecture.
Unique — Unlock the power of generative AI in Finance with Unique FinanceGPT. Get custom use cases and accurate insights in a secure, enterprise-ready platform.

ACE offers three core investment strategies across the stages of private investment: Secondaries, Buyout, and Venture. Our portfolio construction guidelines ensure that our investors access the necessary customization to achieve their risk and return requirements.ACE aims to drive returns by managing risks and strategically adjusting investmentexposure to the stage of a company’s development. We strongly believe that diversification and sizing of investments according to the risk profile are the most effective approaches to investing private capital.ACE’s specialized investment teams provide the support to create long-term and sustainable investment results.

Investment focus

Software, Financial Services, FinTech
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 — Discover how PatientPoint delivers content that drives better health decisions and outcomes for healthcare providers, brands, and patients.

Mutschler ventures has been actively investing in start-up or young internet companies in the areas of e-commerce and / or "matchmaking".

Investment focus

Health Care, Software, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Series B
Germany, Switzerland, United States

Portfolio highlights

Predium — Predium is the software platform for real estate owners to measure, manage and communicate their ESG performance.
Invenda — Smart vending software and hardware by Invenda Group AG that powers connected devices, turns transactions into insights, and drives revenue for brands, operators, and retailers.
Invenda Group — Smart vending software and hardware by Invenda Group AG that powers connected devices, turns transactions into insights, and drives revenue for brands, operators, and retailers.

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.

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

As active investors, Equity Pitcher carry out a needs and network analysis as part of the due diligence process and thus evaluate the added value we can offer the founders.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Series A, Seed, Funding Round
Switzerland, Germany, Canada

Portfolio highlights

abaut — Abaut GmbH delivers AI-powered process intelligence for quarries, mining sites, and construction operations. SiteView OS gives real-time visibility into quarry process monitoring, mass flow, mixed fleets, and Load-Haul-Dump cycles. With smart analytics, teams work faster, reduce delays, and replace manual analysis with clear, data-driven decisions.
Voltiris — Unlock renewable energy in your greenhouse with Voltiris' spectral filtering technology.
Eleven Dynamics — Eleven Dynamics is a developer of software technology designed to automate industry quality control. The technology software provides solutions for designing and simulating. The processes include automatically programming measurement paths at optimal process time without the need for being a robotic expert, connecting all hardware in real time, andexecuting the measurement process. The software is used to create custom robotic solutions for clients.

Where Entrepreneurs Thrive Rooted in reality, reaching for the extraordinary over five decades of combined investment experience Where Entrepreneurs Thrive Rooted in reality, reaching for the extraordinary Authentic, dedicated, disciplined, and goal-oriented, our team drives meaningful and lasting success About Team

Investment focus

Health Care, Hardware, Software
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Switzerland, France

Portfolio highlights

Wyth — Wyth creates private digital spaces for virtual and hybrid audiences. With our fully customizable platform organizations can build a seamless experience and an online home for their communities to connect, learn, work, share and play without ever leaving Wyth. We give our customers full control over their brand experience, data ownership andbusiness relationships.
Smeetz — Smeetz is the future of a unified, data-driven and dynamic pricing-oriented commerce for attractions and cultural venues.
Avelo — Our mission is to save lives by bringing fast and actionable infectious disease diagnosis closer to the patient. Avelo's solution is a breath collection device. It works with existing molecular tests to detect multiple respiratory tract infections causing pneumonia

ETH Zurich Foundation is an independent, non-profit-making foundation under private law for the promotion of education and research at ETH Zurich.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Medical, Software
Seed, Grant, Pre-Seed
Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

qCella — qCella Impregnate natural fibers with copper and utilize them to create heating mats that outperform commercially available heating wires. When linked to a power source (e.g., a battery), the mats have the right electrical resistance over the entire structure, allowing them to heat uniformly.
Microcaps — Microcaps provides a novel solution to encapsulate ingredients naturally, protect them an enhance them with high-end appearence
Tethys Robotics — Tethys Robotics develops AI-powered application oriented robotics system that enables professionals in carrying underwater search & recovery to inspection & surveillance.

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

Portfolio highlights

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.

Founded in 1997, Earlybird invests in all development and growth phases of technology companies. Among the most experienced venture investors in Europe, Earlybird offers its portfolio companies not only financial resources but also strategic support plus access to an international network and capital markets. With EUR 2 billion under management,eight IPOs and 30 trade sales, Earlybird is one of the most established and active venture capital firms in Europe.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Series A, Seed, Series B
Germany, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

SLNG — SLNG is radically global infrastructure for speech AI.
Voyfai — Voyfai provides a platform to manage shipments, procurement, back-office tasks, and logistics services for freight forwarders.
Payable — Scale your business with our payment operations API and dashboard. Track, reconcile and make payments instantly.

Lakestar is a venture capital firm investing in technology companies led by exceptional entrepreneurs. Early investments included Skype, Spotify, Facebook, and Airbnb. Since raising the first fund in 2013, Lakestar manages an aggregated volume of over EUR 1bn across three early-stage funds, and more recently a growth fund. The company has expandedand broadened its portfolio and holds investments in the likes of Opendoor, Oscar, GetYourGuide, Glovo, Sender, Eigen, Five, Revolut, and Hometogo to name a few. Lakestar has a presence in Berlin, Zurich, and London.Lakestar helps companies to identify new markets and expand into them rapidly, with a focus on the US and Europe. The team advises and supports portfolio companies in business development, recruitment, technology, and marketing. The investments range from early-stage companies to those in their growth stage.

Investment focus

Software, FinTech, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Germany, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Faktus — Le partenaire financier de vos chantiers publics. Le financement de BFR rapide et accessible pour les entreprises du bâtiment
Auterion — The ecosystem of software-defined drones, payloads, and apps within a single easy to use platform.At Auterion we care about providing enterprise and government with an ecosystem of software-defined drones, payloads, and third party applications within a single easy to use platform based on open-source standards.We’re leaders in an open-sourcemovement bigger than ourselves that works together to meet the needs of enterprises, government, and drone manufacturers. We believe in openness, partnership, engineering excellence, and empowering the drone industry.With offices in California and R&D in Switzerland, we’ve raised $25M in venture-backed funding. Today, our software platforms powers the drones of some of the leaders in the industry, including General Electric (GE) Aviation, Quantum Systems, Freefly Systems, Avy, and the U.S. Department of Defense.
Fuse Games — Based in Istanbul, Fuse Games’ vision is to build mobile games that are loved by wide and diverse player groups. Founded by a team that has strong gaming, growth and execution background, Fuse Games’ initial focus is on developing a MOBA game that includes strong meta elements and innovative ways to create a sense of ownership.

Founderful Campus aims to educate students and support entrepreneurs to disrupt the startup culture on campuses, producing the next generation of tech leaders, and creating more value for society.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Renewable Energy
Pre-Seed, Seed, Convertible Note
Switzerland, Bulgaria, United States

Portfolio highlights

Avientus — Avientus is a revolutionary drone network with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities to autonomously transport a variety of payloads—including parcels, food, medical supplies, and spare parts—across both urban and rural areas.
Recreate — Recreate is a technology platform that focuses on AI-driven content generation and creative automation.
Aurora Analytics — Aurora Analytics specializes in creating novel research and diagnostic products for education, food safety, healthcare, and threat detection.

CNB Capital believes in the power of technology-driven entrepreneurship. We understand real innovation creates moat and defensibility. We provide long-term commitment, building an enduring partnership without the usual exit pressure.

Investment focus

Software, Machine Learning, Information Technology
Series A, Funding Round, Seed
Germany, Austria, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Hydrogrid — All-in-one solution for optimizing hydropower plants. Increase revenues by up to 18%, reduce spill by up to 12%, and save valuable time with Hydrogrid Insight.
watttron — Watttron invents a revolutionary heating system that can heat up surfaces heterogeneously.Watttron develops an innovative heating technology that can be used in various industrial processes. It is superior to current heating systems in many ways and offers a number of advantages. On the following pages, you will find information about possibleapplications and opportunities.The company is located in the Technologie- und Gründerzentrum Freital – a technology and start-up center on the outskirts of Dresden, the state capital of Saxony.
Neural Concept — Neural Concept is the first AI software for enhanced engineering. Leverage your historical CAD and CAE data to drastically shorten and improve your design cycles.

Bloccelerate VC Investment Thesis Enterprise Blockchain Focus Areas Team Writings

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Switzerland, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Rover — Rover is a liquid staking protocol on Botanix that exchanges Bitcoin for rovBTC.
Tally — Tally is a DAO operations platform. DAOs use Tally to create and pass proposals, enable delegation, and power voting.
Validation Cloud — Discover enterprise-grade staking and node infrastructure: Ethereum, Polygon, and more. Enjoy secure, fast, and reliable staking and node services with Validation Cloud.

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

Portfolio highlights

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.

Fyrfly Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that focuses on data and intelligence. The firm prefers to invest in startups and early-stage companies in the information technology sector.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Switzerland, France

Portfolio highlights

Kadoa — AI-Powered Web Scraping Automation | No-Code, Maintenance-Free Data Extraction & Transformation
rready — Boost internal innovation and engage employees with ready-to-use programs, accompanied by experts in intrapreneurship.
Portal AI — Portal One is your central AI agent platform. Automate workflows, schedule tasks, bring your own LLM keys & MCP servers, and manage everything with human oversight.

Pre-Seed B2B Tech VC - Engineers at heart, investors by choice

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Unikraft — The No.1 platform to deploy AI Agents, databases and any other workload at scale, in milliseconds. Break through your scalability barrier with exponentially better efficiency and unit economics.
Zenline AI — Zenline AI empowers European retailers with AI agents for modern assortment optimization. In a market shaped by global platforms and increasing margin pressure, Zenline helps build profitable, shopper-centric assortments. Its AI delivers automated, product-level recommendations, from product launches and consolidation to the ongoing optimization ofexisting items. By analyzing internal margin and competitor data alongside social trends, Zenline identifies assortment gaps and suggests concrete pricing actions. The result: intelligent, competitive assortments aligned with what shoppers truly want.
Magentic — AI digital workers for supply chain and procurement teams

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

Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
United States, India, United Kingdom

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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.

DAA Capital Partners is a Swiss-based private equity generating significant returns on technology-driven companies and real estate opportunities

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Switzerland, France

Portfolio highlights

Tinamu — Trusted inventory intelligence delivered in real-time
Touch Sensity — Touch Sensity is an information technology company that specializes in the fields of IoT and sensors.
Cognitive Design Systems — Cognitive Design Systems (CDS) is a software company enabling designers and engineers to automate and accelerate their design process using AI. Our software converts concept designs into manufacturable, sustainable and economically viable products using machine learning algorithms.

We are a leading early-stage investment platform. We are at the center of a global ecosystem that attracts and fuels the technical founders and product teams building the next wave of global businesses.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, United Kingdom, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Tracelight — Tracelight is the leading AI assistant for financial modelling in Excel. Build models, automate workflows, format at scale, and check for errors - we are the AI for analysts.
Hyperdrives — Discover Hyperdrives, a deep-tech engineering company providing electric drive systems designed to set a new benchmark for performance-to-cost.
Windup Minds — Stay: Forever Home is a heartwarming virtual pet game where you meet Ember, a magical companion bringing joy, adventure, and connection. Discover her emerging world, uncover hidden treats, and build your forever home together!

Venture Capital made in Switzerland Who we are Strong Investment Portfolio more than 40 companies funded Our portfolio Driving digital transformation By backing successful founders Our approach 01 We drive digital transformation in Switzerland Spicehaus Partners AG is an independent Swiss venture capital investor, fully owned by its partners. We focus on early-stage companies in

Investment focus

Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Caplena — Our no black box AI platform helps you analyze open ended responses fast, to the highest quality. Trusted by leading brands and market research agencies.
Insurteam — Insurteam provides the benefits of its technology to all insurance companies that service the travel and leisure sector.
AICA SA — AICA believes programming robots should be at everyone's reach. We combine Artificial Intelligence & an intuitive interface, to help you relocate your production.

Translink Capital is a trailblazing Silicon Valley VC with unmatched institutional connections to Asia's economic powerhouses.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Series A, Series B, Series C
United States, China, South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Atolio — Atolio delivers an AI-powered enterprise search engine that keeps your data in your cloud. Empower your teams with tools that connect and protect critical data.
Foundation EGI — The EGI platform from the Foundation is designed to speed up all phases of the product development cycle, from design and research to production and documentation, enabling engineers to create better products more quickly and effectively.
Makersite — AI, data and apps for procurement, product design and expert teams to make faster sustainable product and supply chain decisions, at scale.

StartAngels Network is a Zurich-based angel investment firm that provides investment consulting services.

Investment focus

Medical Device, Health Care, Medical
Seed, Series A, Series B
Switzerland, Brazil

Portfolio highlights

Calingo — Calingo is a digital insurance platform that offers personalised and optimised risk protection at the point of sale.
Scanvio — Scanvio Medical provides gynecologists, endometriosis centers and ultrasound manufacturers with an AI-guided ultrasound software for faster endometriosis diagnosis.
Hylomorph — Hylomorph is a clinical-stage medical device company developing innovative materials designed to transform the biocompatibility of implantable medical devices.

We are QBIT Capital, an early stage venture capital firm focused on founders in Switzerland.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

DuraMon — DuraMon provides sensor for monitoring durability in concrete.
Manukai — At Manukai, our mission is to bridge the gap between design and production.
DPhi Space — DPhi Space is a startup that specializes in shared satellites for hosted payloads to simplify access to space. The company's flagship product, Clustergate, is a modular platform that aggregates multiple payloads—such as sensors, antennas, or cameras—into a single container, allowing them to share a satellite. This approach reduces costs andcomplexity by optimizing satellite resources. Clustergate offers built-in in-orbit computing, AI processing, and real-time data analytics, enabling businesses to deploy and manage their technology in space without requiring specialized expertise.

We are a pioneering Swiss venture capital firm dedicated to empowering game-changing tech startups in Central Europe.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
Seed, Pre-Seed
Switzerland, Germany, United States

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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.
Skyld — Skyld create AI-powered security solutions The goal of our endeavor is to prevent reverse engineering and model theft. It is not possible to solve these issues with patents. A true "anti-theft" solution for AI models is what we are creating.
Manukai — Our AI models turn your production history into scalable automation. It runs fully on-premise, secure, and integrates seamlessly into your CAM software or NC code workflow.

Switzerland Innovation Park Innovaare is a rising innovation ecosystem in the Canton of Aargau that boasts large-scale, state-of-the-art research facilities. SIP innovaare creates the best possible conditions for industrial R&D. It offers companies of all sizes state-of-the-art high-end infrastructure (labs, cleanrooms, workshops, and offices)with unique properties such as temperature and humidity control and vibration-free environments; connect companies with the academia and industry experts, governmental officials, and a network of highly specialized suppliers to help them find the right partner faster; provides them tailor-made and need-oriented support program and promotion and funding opportunities.

Investment focus

Sensor, Aerospace, Electronics
Seed
Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Arc Power — ARC-Power offers standard radiation-tolerant hybrid DC/DC converter, export restrictions free, designed and manufactured according to European Space Agency standards. The compact hybrids, dedicated EMI filter design and in house customer support will reduce designers' effort and improve DC/DC converter board performances.
Lumiphase — We design and manufacture photonic engines that enable computing and networking chips to interact using light in the most efficient way.
CondenZero — CondenZero develops scientific instruments and components for research applications in ultra-high vacuum and cryogenic conditions.

We power Switzerland. With trustworthy services in the physical and digital worlds. At home, during leisure time and at work.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Logistics
Series A, Funding Round, Seed
Switzerland, Germany, United States

Portfolio highlights

Seenons — Do you have business waste, transport or process waste? Discover our platform - a total solution for sustainable waste management.
GUURU — GUURU's Community Solution enables trustworthy and authentic live conversations between shoppers and your customer community.
Seven Senders — Excellent international delivery is a competitive advantage. Connect with Seven Senders and benefit. Find out more now!

We back trailblazing entrepreneurs who transform the world with industrial 3D printing.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, 3D Printing, Mechanical Engineering
Seed, Series A, Series B
Germany, United States, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Soil Connect — Soil Connect is a platform created for excavators, contractors, builders, landscapers and other building professionals who work with soil on a regular basis. Our platform connects those who have soil, with those who need soil.
Fortius Metals — Fortius Metals is an innovative metal 3D printing company. Fortius Metals provides patented high performance wire consumables for advanced manufacturing including welding, joining and 3D printing
Conflux Technology — Conflux Technology is a new generation of heat exchangers made by metal additive manufacturing (3D printing).

EXTOLL GmbH was founded in 2011 as a spin-off of the University of Heidelberg. The spin-off process has been significantly supported by the German EXIST program. The core technologies of the company were developed at the chair of computer architecture of Dr. Ulrich Brüning, who is a co-founder. The IP has been transferred to EXTOLL GmbH. Theresearch group has also developed a method for low-cost mass production of high-density Active Optical Cables (HD-AOC). Such HD-AOC enable signal transmission over longer distances than it would be possible with purely electrical interconnects. This IP has been exclusively licensed to EXTOLL GmbH. Consequently, EXTOLL GmbH has developed a complete product solution, necessary for interconnecting clusters with sizes ranging from a few nodes up to 64.000 nodes.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Hardware
Series A, Funding Round, Seed
Germany, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Sintratec — Print your mind. Sintratec is Switzerland's premier provider of selective laser sintering 3D printers for production, prototyping, and more.
iThera Medical — iThera Medical offers access to innovative technology and know-how in photonic molecular imaging. The company was founded in 2010, as a spin-off from the Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, the German Research Center for Environmental Health (HMGU). Together, they pursue the further development of proprietary MSOT technology for use in preclinical andclinical applications.
Mr Beam Lasers — Industrial laser cutters are digital tools for cutting and engraving a variety of materials based on a digital design file. Mr Beam Lasers offers a desktop laser cutter with an integrated connected ecosystem. Our target group are small businesses, professional service providers, educational institutions and private customers, who enjoy creative andartistic crafting. Mr Beam reduces the entry barrier for digital, automated labeling, personalization and prototyping to an absolute minimum. Due to child’s play handling, integrated online designs, material shops and service hubs, the mass market gets the opportunity to use this technology which originally was only possible for the industry.

Vsquared Ventures invests in early-stage deep-tech companies that are tackling society's most pressing challenges, with a focus on quantum and novel computing, green energy, robotics, AI/ML, new space, synthetic biology, and healthcare. It is committed to a partnership and will go to any length to help accelerate and scale vision,unlocking all seemingly impossible possibilities.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Semiconductor, Manufacturing
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Germany, United States, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Lendurai — Lendurai enables drones to operate without GNSS using computer vision and AI. Providing autonomous navigation solutions for defence and public sector UAVs.
Arlequin AI — Unlock actionable insights from complex social data to drive strategic decisions using our AI models.
Snowcap Compute — Snowcap Compute develops advanced artificial intelligence computing chips that leverage superconducting technology for faster processing and greater energy efficiency.

We Focus Exclusively On Adding Value To Blockchain & Emerging Technology Projects With Real World Applications.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

KINO — KINO is a film production company that brings fans behind the scenes of their favorite hollywood films.
Renaissance — Renaissance allows artists to amplify their streaming traction and tap into a community of their super fans.
Virtualtech Frontier — Virtualtech Frontier develops business processes through virtual reality technology. It operates virtual event platforms, metaverse services, and virtual reality solutions. Virtualtech Frontier was founded in 2021 and is based in Selangor, Malaysia.

Sika AG manufactures construction materials and offers related services. The Company produces concrete and mixtures, mortar, sealants and adhesives, tooling resins, anti-static industrial flooring, acoustic materials for automobiles, and waterproof membranes. Sika also offers specialized contracting services.

Investment focus

Construction, Sensor, Robotics
Seed, Corporate Round
Switzerland, Finland

Portfolio highlights

Concria — We want to be a partner for concrete floor and polishing contractors, offering genuinely good and practical concrete floor solutions.
DuraMon — DuraMon provides sensor for monitoring durability in concrete.
Mesh — Build 3D concrete structures without formwork and construction waste.

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.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Health Care
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Germany, Austria, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Covalo — Covalo™ is disrupting how formulation-driven products are developed in the 3 trillion euro consumer goods industry so brands can reduce time to market by scouting ingredients and packaging, collaborating on projects, and purchasing -- all from one place. . Today it's one of the largest beauty ingredient search platforms that connects beautybrands with suppliers of ingredients, packaging, and services such as contract manufacturing, formulation, regulatory, compliance and testing. It also arms suppliers with the tools and real-time industry insights needed to effectively market products. Covalo launched in 2021 and is based in Switzerland.
Prewave — Prewave and stems from five years of advanced machine learning research.
OPTIMUSE — Optimuse provides an AI-based solution that supports the pre-design phase of building renovation. The platform converts building data into a digital twin to create accurate models for planning. It integrates data such as room types, thermal properties, and HVAC systems. The system runs energy simulations to calculate heating, cooling, lighting, andequipment needs. It helps design technical systems by defining the quantity, sizing, and configuration of components. The platform develops renovation plans by modeling financial, energy, and emissions outcomes. It also offers tools for cost calculation, performance monitoring, and collaboration across project teams.

Thesis-driven, industry-focused and independent blockchain investment firm funding the development of Web 3.0 and decentralized technologies from the heart of Europe, Frankfurt - Germany

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Spiko — Spiko is a tokenization platform that offers to be the supplier of tokenized Money Market Funds.
Blu — Blue is a blockchain security platform. They offer KYC/AML trading on DeFi protocols like uniswap and curve, as well as wrap and trading services with secured KYC. They provide intermediary services for banks and brokerages.
Validation Cloud — Discover enterprise-grade staking and node infrastructure: Ethereum, Polygon, and more. Enjoy secure, fast, and reliable staking and node services with Validation Cloud.

Side Door Ventures is a global venture capital firm investing in audacious founders building the future at the fringe. We’re generalist investors and back teams across software, life sciences, space, frontier tech, blockchain, gaming, and financial services that aim to transform industries and improve lives. The Future Starts at the Fringe.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Software, FinTech
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Walkway — Walkwai is the first AI-powered platform for tour and activity providers. Price with confidence, track your competitors, and uncover new ways to increase revenue.
Validation Cloud — Discover enterprise-grade staking and node infrastructure: Ethereum, Polygon, and more. Enjoy secure, fast, and reliable staking and node services with Validation Cloud.
Dominion Dynamics — Dominion Dynamics is an advanced technology firm building a dual-use, AI-driven Arctic sensing network designed for both military and civilian applications, focusing on seamless multi-domain coordination and persistent regional surveillance.

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.

We're just another venture capital firm. We invest as soon as you made up your mind to start a company. Sometimes even before that.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Aletiq — Aletiq is an online PLM software that offers technical data management solutions for industrial companies.
CROWN — Drive savings and supplier competition with CROWN's eAuction service. Smart reverse auctions built for procurement teams. Book your free demo today.
AllFocal Optics — AllFocal Optics revolutionizes display technology through groundbreaking nanophotonic solutions.

Excellis is a private investment company focusing on Robotics Automation.

Investment focus

Internet of Things, Medical, Chemical
Series A, Seed, Series B
Switzerland, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

FluoRok — By employing our patented technology, we can produce fluorochemicals without the production of toxic and highly dangerous hydrofluoric acid
MintNeuro — MintNeuro is pioneering the use of semiconductor technology in next-generation neural implants.
Annaida Technologies — Annaida Technologies has developed a groundbreaking device, EmbryoSpin, that performs microscopic Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (“µNMR”) at a scale 10-fold better than existing technologies.

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