Top 15 Infrastructure Startup Investors in Switzerland in November 2024
A list of 15 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Infrastructure startups based in Switzerland. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Infrastructure companies from Switzerland. We update this investor list every month.Top 15 Infrastructure Startup Investors in Switzerland in November 2024
Investor | Infrastructure Switzerland investments |
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Future Energy Ventures | 2 |
Shell Ventures | 2 |
Alois Flatz | 1 |
Valentin Stalf | 1 |
Creandum | 1 |
Japan Energy Fund | 1 |
Thomassin Emmanuel | 1 |
UVC Partners | 1 |
Foundation for Technological Innovation (FIT) | 1 |
Dr. Cornelius Boersch | 1 |
Verve Ventures | 1 |
SICTIC | 1 |
Forticap | 1 |
Kosmos Ventures | 1 |
Alumni Ventures | 1 |
Future Energy Ventures is a unique venture capital fund that brings together corporate partners and world-class start-ups to shape the future energy landscape. Future Energy Ventures invests in digital and digitally enabled technologies and business models that have the potential to redefine the future energy landscape.From its operational hubsin Germany, Israel and Silicon Valley, Future Energy Ventures looks for both investments and scaling opportunities for its portfolio globally and new investment opportunities.Future Energy Ventures is the venture capital investment and collaboration platform of E.ON, one of Europe’s largest operators of energy networks and energy-related infrastructure.
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- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Germany, Israel, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Reev — Reev provides a transparent and automated charging platform for the management and control of charging infrastructure for electric cars.
- Hololight — Unleash the potential of XR! Holo-Light is your immersive technology expert for scaling XR use cases, enhancing XR apps, and streamlining engineering workflows.
- Prisma Photonics — Prisma Photonics helps utility operators to keep critical infrastructure running using existing optical fiber.
Shell Ventures invests in companies to speed up development and deployment of new technologies which complement our business.
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Investment focus
- Energy, Renewable Energy, Software
- Series A, Funding Round, Series B
- United States, United Kingdom, India
Portfolio highlights
- Mantel — Mantel is developing the material solution to carbon capture
- Sunswap — Sunswap is developing zero-emission transport refrigeration products to reduce noise and air pollution in our cities. Our mission is to replace the dirty diesel engines currently in use in the cold chain with our electric Transport Refrigeration Units (TRU).
- Zap Energy — Zap Energy's fusion reactor stabilizes plasma using sheared flows rather than magnetic fields. Driving electric current through the flow creates the magnetic field, which confines and compresses the plasma. The higher the current, the greater the pressure and density in the plasma. Zap Energy's reactor is the least expensive, mostcompact, most scalable solution with the shortest path to commercially viable fusion.
Alois Flatz is a Venture Partner with 20 years' experience in private equity, investment management and sustainability. He is a member of the boards of va-Q-tec and The Mobility House.Before joining Zouk, Alois was a Partner and Head of Research at Sustainable Asset Management in Zurich, where he co-founded the Dow Jones SustainabilityIndex. Alois was also Managing Partner of BTS Investment Advisors, a private equity advisor in India with over $3 billion AUM, and an advisor to the Austrian Ministry of the Environment.A published author on sustainable investment, Alois has a PhD in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen, an MBA from Vienna University of Economics and studied International Management at HEC.
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Investment focus
- Software, Real Estate, Social Media
- Seed, Funding Round
- Switzerland, Austria
Portfolio highlights
- Tset — The perfect combination of industry knowledge and modern technology to realize cost and CO2 savings. Learn more.
- Kooky — - What is kooky? kooky is a digital cup smart system and offers you the possibility to dispose your reusable cup on your way in an easy and sustainable way through kooky boxes.- How does kooky work? You order your drink as usual and get it in a kooky cup. You simply pay for the drink plus 1 CHF deposit. When you return the cup in a kooky drop offbox, you will immediately get your 1 CHF deposit credited in the wallet of your app.- What do I have to do when I got the cup with the drink? Simply scan the QR code of the cup with the kooky app (registration required), and the cup will be paired to your app account.- Where can I return the cup? In all the kooky boxes around town and in all the venues of the kooky network. You can find both in the app.- How do I get my credit? In order to withdraw the credit in your app wallet, you need to enter your bank details in the app. Then you submit a payout request of the desired amount. Kooky only takes a 10% fee as cost of service, you will receive a receipt for each withdrawal.- What does kooky do with the cups? Our employees empty the kooky boxes and bring the cups to our rinsing logistics. There, they are cleaned according to hygiene regulations and standards, picked, packed and distributed to our partners again.- Are e-vehicles used for logistics? Yes, the logistics for collecting and distributing the cups takes place exclusively with electric vehicles.
- Allthings — Allthings enables digital communication and interaction between property users, owners and property managers. Allthings bundles various digital services around life and work in buildings in one app. By doing so, Allthings achieves operational cost reductions while simultaneously increasing the value of the property. The company was founded in 2013by an experienced team and has offices in Basel, Berlin and Freiburg i. Breisgau.
Valentin Stalf is co-founder and CEO of N26. In 2013 he founded N26 with his longtime friend Maximilian Tayenthal. Back then already, both shared a vision of building a bank that the world loves to use. Since the initial product launch in 2015, N26 has grown to include more than 2.5 million customers across 24 European markets — with plans toenter the US in 2019. The firm has raised more than USD 500 million from some of the world’s most well-known investors, including Insight Venture Partners, GIC - Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, Tencent, Allianz X, Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures, Li Ka-Shing’s Horizons Ventures, Earlybird Venture Capital, Battery Ventures, in addition to members of the Zalando management board, and Redalpine Ventures. N26 has more than 800 employees based in in Berlin, New York and Barcelona, who are concentrated on reinventing the banking experience for the digital generation. With its full banking license, state-of-the-art technology and no branch network, N26 is redesigning banking for the 21st century.
Before N26, Valentin was an Entrepreneur in Residence for Rocket Internet, an incubator and investor in online startups. There he helped to develop several companies in the mobile payments industry, including payleven and Paymill GmbH. Moreover, he worked in strategy consulting and investment banking. Valentin has a bachelor’s degree in business administration and management and a master’s degree in accounting and finance from the University of St. Gallen. He is currently a member of the advisory board at the Vienna University of Economics and Business.
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Investment focus
- Retail, Grocery, Big Data
- Seed, Series A
- Germany, Hungary, Switzerland
Portfolio highlights
- Kooky — - What is kooky? kooky is a digital cup smart system and offers you the possibility to dispose your reusable cup on your way in an easy and sustainable way through kooky boxes.- How does kooky work? You order your drink as usual and get it in a kooky cup. You simply pay for the drink plus 1 CHF deposit. When you return the cup in a kooky drop offbox, you will immediately get your 1 CHF deposit credited in the wallet of your app.- What do I have to do when I got the cup with the drink? Simply scan the QR code of the cup with the kooky app (registration required), and the cup will be paired to your app account.- Where can I return the cup? In all the kooky boxes around town and in all the venues of the kooky network. You can find both in the app.- How do I get my credit? In order to withdraw the credit in your app wallet, you need to enter your bank details in the app. Then you submit a payout request of the desired amount. Kooky only takes a 10% fee as cost of service, you will receive a receipt for each withdrawal.- What does kooky do with the cups? Our employees empty the kooky boxes and bring the cups to our rinsing logistics. There, they are cleaned according to hygiene regulations and standards, picked, packed and distributed to our partners again.- Are e-vehicles used for logistics? Yes, the logistics for collecting and distributing the cups takes place exclusively with electric vehicles.
- Kitchenful — Kitchenful is an app for personalized recommendations of recipes, which gets users the ingredients delivered from their local supermarket. Kitchenful's algorithm always suggests the most popular recipes that are 40% cheaper than meal kits.
- SEON — SEON Fraud Prevention tools help organisations reduce the costs and resources lost to fraud. Spot fake accounts, slash manual reviews and cut chargebacks now.
We support early-stage founders in building global, category-defining companies. From Seed to IPO and beyond.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, FinTech
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- Sweden, Germany, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Tola — Tola offers a simple and easy way for businesses to pay and get paid, however and whenever they want. Sign up today!
- terralayr — At terralayr, we're not just offering storage and batteries; we're pioneering a new era of energy flexibility. In a world where renewable energy is on the rise, the need for flexibility in energy storage has never been more crucial. That's where we come in.
- Passionfroot — A workspace where you can manage your creator business and organise your finances so that you can optimise your creator-work-life balance.
Japan Energy Fund aims to accelerate the transition to a decarbonized society in Japan by investing in leading climate tech solutions around the world. Together with our L.P.s, we leverage our expansive network across Japan to help our portfolio companies enter the Japanese market.
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Investment focus
- Energy, Renewable Energy, Software
- Funding Round, Series B, Series D
- United States, Italy, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Piclo — Piclo develop software to make our electricity grids smart, flexible and sustainable.
- Energy Dome — Energy Dome | Groundbreaking Long Duration Energy Storage. Using CO2 against climate change. Our Technology enables to store renewable energy efficiently.
- Svante — Eco-friendly carbon capture technology that is sustainable, eco-friendly, and industry ready.
Emmanuel Thomassin joined Delivery Hero in January 2014 as Chief Financial Officer. Emmanuel is responsible for the financial activities of Delivery Hero, as well as the management of several internal departments.Before joining, he was the CFO at the Berlin-based incubator and Delivery Hero investor, Team Europe. Until late 2012 Emmanuel spent6 years as the CFO and executive board member of MetaDesign, the international corporate branding agency based in Berlin. In this role he was responsible for the HR, Legal, IT and Finance departments and managed the relationship to customers like FIFA, AstraZeneca or Voith.Emmanuel holds masters degrees from the French University and from the German Fachhochschule in Economics.
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Investment focus
- Apps, Catering, Internet
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- Germany, Switzerland
Portfolio highlights
- Kooky — - What is kooky? kooky is a digital cup smart system and offers you the possibility to dispose your reusable cup on your way in an easy and sustainable way through kooky boxes.- How does kooky work? You order your drink as usual and get it in a kooky cup. You simply pay for the drink plus 1 CHF deposit. When you return the cup in a kooky drop offbox, you will immediately get your 1 CHF deposit credited in the wallet of your app.- What do I have to do when I got the cup with the drink? Simply scan the QR code of the cup with the kooky app (registration required), and the cup will be paired to your app account.- Where can I return the cup? In all the kooky boxes around town and in all the venues of the kooky network. You can find both in the app.- How do I get my credit? In order to withdraw the credit in your app wallet, you need to enter your bank details in the app. Then you submit a payout request of the desired amount. Kooky only takes a 10% fee as cost of service, you will receive a receipt for each withdrawal.- What does kooky do with the cups? Our employees empty the kooky boxes and bring the cups to our rinsing logistics. There, they are cleaned according to hygiene regulations and standards, picked, packed and distributed to our partners again.- Are e-vehicles used for logistics? Yes, the logistics for collecting and distributing the cups takes place exclusively with electric vehicles.
- Payrails — Payrails enables high-growth companies to craft their payment experiences and financial services globally.
- MILES — MILES is an independent carsharing and modern mobility. They believe in the energy and the pulse of cities and how they inspire them. MILES is your wingman on your trip through urbanity, guiding you to its hidden treasures and cool spots, which make your city so worth living. Their passion for the new and unexplored drives them in their vision tomake urban life better. Driving with no time pressure, no limits and no specific car brand.
UVC Partners is a Munich- and Berlin-based early-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology-based startups in the areas of enterprise software, industrial technologies, and mobility. The fund typically invests between € 0.5 - 10m initially and up to € 20m in total per company.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Germany, Switzerland, Denmark
Portfolio highlights
- Reverion — Reverion offers electrical efficiencies for both power generation and energy storage. Reverion was foun ded in 2022 and was headquartered in Bayern, Germany.
- DeepDrive — We are DeepDrive. We are powered by fusion. Absolute professionalism mixed up with our deeply rooted urge to discover. Deep expertise meets revolutionary innovations.
- Enginsight — Enginsight GmbH was founded in August 2017. With a highly motivated team, they are working together on the vision of providing companies with a solution that will enable them to safely and confidently navigate the digital future. Enginsight helps leading companies autonomously monitor and secure their entire IT landscape. Certified and highlytrained employees form the heart of Enginsight, together with partner companies around the globe. They analyze and monitor complete IT landscapes – recognize the connections and dependencies between websites and servers up to IoT-devices. The innovative software platform acts autonomously and points out the critical paths, risks and threats.
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.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Biotechnology, Software
- Debt Financing, Grant, Seed
- Switzerland, France
Portfolio highlights
- Aspivix — ASPIVIX is developing a new generation of medical devices that make gynecological procedures gentler and safer for women and gynecologists. The first device, CAREVIX, is designed to prevent cervix bleeding using a suction technology to replace traumatic tenaculum (forceps).
- Xemperia — Xemperia provides diagnostic solutions that helps to detect breast cancer and early diagnosis of relapses.
- Ex Nunc Intelligence — Ex Nunc Intelligence provides professionals with thorough summaries of legal information, credible responses to legal issues, and automated legal document preparation features.
Dr. Cornelius (“Conny”) Boersch is an entrepreneur, business angel and founder of numerous technology companies. Conny is considered one of the bestconnected networkers in the tech and start-up scene. He is the founder of the global company builder Mountain Partners as well as the global co-investment company Conny & Co. Conny initiated theEntrepreneurs Day at the Tegernsee, one of the most exclusive conferences in Europe and regularly holds speeches at universities or tech events all over the world. As a business angel, he has invested in more than 300 companies since 1995 and was voted “European Business Angel of the Year” in 2009. He is a European Investment Fund (EIF) - certified super angel, which means that, subject to certain restrictions, the EIF matches all of his startup investments 1 to 1.As an entrepreneur, Conny previously founded the stock-listed RFID-based companies ACG, Smartrac and Identiv as well as the cashless payment systems provider Sandpiper. For his activities he was named “Entrepreneur of the Year” in 2000. Politically, Conny acted as advisor to Dr. Guido Westerwelle, former president of the German Liberal Party, FDP, Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister of Germany from 2009 to 2012.He studied at the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Essen with a thesis on venture capital and investing. He later also acted as honorary professor and held lectures at the University of Essen.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Software, FinTech
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Germany, Switzerland, Mexico
Portfolio highlights
- Faarms — FAARMS is a new age digital platform catering to the needs of farmers.
- Lingoda — Learn a new language effectively with our online language courses! English, German, French and Spanish online, in live video group & private classes.
- Flash Coffee — Flash Coffee is a tech-enabled coffee chain that customers use their app to order and pay online, choosing to pick up orders from one of the Flash Coffee’s storefronts or order for delivery through major platforms in each market. Flash Coffee was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Singapore.
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.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Software, Biotechnology
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- Switzerland, Germany, France
Portfolio highlights
- Otoqi — Otoqi is a vehicle delivery platform that develops connected services and logistics solutions for the automotive professionals.
- Puraffinity — Puraffinity develops targeted materials for water treatment, focused on forever chemicals called PFAS. Our strategic intent is to provide 1 billion people with PFAS safe water by 2030
- Somagenetix — Somagenetix is a new firm that wants to be a leader in gene therapy by developing first-in-class treatments for phagocyte-related illnesses. Somagenetix's mission is to use genetically modified phagocytes to treat patients suffering from immunodeficiency, neurodegeneration, and cancer with brain metastases.
Swiss ICT Investor Club (SICTIC) connects smart money investors to Swiss seed and early-stage tech startups.
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Switzerland, Germany, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Pelt8 — Pelt8 enables climate action through the platform with scalable processes and controls to collect sustainability-related data in an easy and traceable way.
- Creaitor — Creaitor is the ultimate solution for content producers, offering a comprehensive suite of AI tools and integrated SEO features. Streamline your content creation process and optimize your online presence with our powerful platform.
- Health Yourself — Health Yourself is making routine healthcare services available digitally and from home. So far, we are offering lab tests from home, medication subscriptions and personalised supplements for health concerns ranging from sexual health to prevention.
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Investment focus
- SaaS, Mobile, Software
- Seed, Funding Round
- Switzerland, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Akselos — Akselos provides Structural Performance Management software. We optimise designs, run predictive maintenance & safely extend the life of critical assets.
- Bestmile — Bestmile is a fleet orchestration platform for mobility providers to deploy, manage and optimize AV and human-driven vehicle fleets. The cloud platform enables the intelligent operation and optimization of autonomous mobility services, managing fixed-route, and on-demand services, regardless of the vehicle brand or type. Bestmile's on-demandautonomous mobility services platform is being used daily in city centers on four continents on both pedestrian areas and open roads. Bestmile also provides distributed and highly scalable cloud technology leveraging the full potential of autonomous vehicles to tackle global mobility challenges. The platform supports every operating model from fixed routes with fixed schedules to on-demand door-to-door services, or combinations of them, enabling optimized and dynamic services. The company mission is to provide a mobility platform that allows operators to support multi-modal, multi-service offerings in a safe, accessible, efficient and lucrative manner by integrating autonomous vehicles in the existing transportation system with conventional vehicles.Bestmil was founded on January 28, 2014, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
Enabling multi-chain future with core infrastructure and innovative dapps
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Information Technology
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United States, Singapore, China
Portfolio highlights
- GRVT — Trade on the next-gen hybrid derivatives exchange 100% self-custody. 0% counterparty risk. Traditional finance meets the power of blockchain.
- Nyan Heroes — Nyan Heroes is an immersive NFT based shooter of futuristic revolutions, cats in robots, evil corporations.
- Tap Protocol — Tap Protocol is a protocol that focuses on the development of bitcoin capabilities through the Ordinals system.
Alumni Ventures offers diversified venture portfolios to accredited investors into highly competitive deals that individuals typically do not have access to on their own.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Coframe — Transform your website with AI-driven optimization and personalization that boosts engagement and conversions. Coframe automates growth 24/7.
- MOTORMIA — Meet Mia! MOTORMIA - Curated by auto enthusiasts, powered by AI. MOTORMIA is revolutionizing personalized discovery of aftermarket upgrades for your enthusiast vehicle
- Reactiv — Reactiv is an AI-powered mobile app platform to help you sell more and increase retention, without the headache of managing another channel
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