Top 50 Media (Entertainment) Startup Investors in Switzerland (August 2026)
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SICTIC
VC Fund
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18 | Switzerland, Germany, Tanzania | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $302k–$3.4M |
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DAA Ventures
VC Fund
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16 | Switzerland, France | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Information Technology, 3D Technology | $1.2M–$49M |
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Verve Ventures
VC Fund
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11 | Switzerland, Germany, France | Series A, Seed, Series B | Health Care, Software, Biotechnology | $1.4M–$45M |
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DAA Capital Partners
VC Fund
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7 | Switzerland, France | Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | |
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Zürcher Kantonal Bank
VC Fund
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7 | Switzerland, Germany, Japan | Seed, Series A, Series B | Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Device | $1.2M–$20M |
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Privilège Ventures
VC Fund
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6 | Switzerland, Italy, France | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Health Care, Software, Wearables | $667k–$7M |
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3wVentures
VC Fund
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6 | Switzerland, Spain, Austria | Seed, Angel, Series A | Software, Health Care, Information Technology | |
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Creathor Ventures
VC Fund
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5 | Germany, Switzerland, United States | Series A, Series B | Software, Health Care, Biotechnology | $2M–$30M |
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Foundation for Innovation and Technology (FIT)
VC Fund
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5 | Switzerland, France, United States | Debt Financing, Grant, Seed | Health Care, Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence | $13k–$1.1M |
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Alpana Ventures
VC Fund
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4 | United States, Switzerland, Germany | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, FinTech, Health Care | $850k–$45M |
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Sam Lim
Angel
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3 | Switzerland | Seed, Pre-Seed | Metaverse, Blockchain, Recruiting | $50k–$100k |
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CV VC
VC Fund
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3 | United States, Switzerland, Germany | Seed, Pre-Seed | Blockchain, Software, Information Technology | |
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Technology Fund
VC Fund
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3 | Switzerland | Debt Financing, Grant, Seed | Information Technology, Software, Biotechnology | |
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Earlybird Venture Capital
VC Fund
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3 | Germany, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Health Care | |
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Serpentine Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | Switzerland, Germany, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, Automotive | $110k–$6.3M |
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Polytech Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | Switzerland, United States, Spain | Seed, Series A | Financial Services, FinTech, Software | $1M–$9.7M |
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Anja Graf
Angel
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3 | Switzerland, United States | Seed, Angel | Retail, Marketing, E-Commerce | $100k–$1.2M |
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Gentian Investments
VC Fund
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3 | Switzerland, Germany, United States | Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning | $933k–$13M |
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ACE & Company
VC Fund
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3 | United States, Switzerland, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Software, FinTech, Financial Services | |
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Roland Brack
Angel
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3 | Switzerland | Seed, Pre-Seed | E-Commerce, Retail, Lifestyle | $139k–$2.7M |
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Acequia Capital (AceCap)
VC Fund
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2 | United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | |
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Spicehaus Partners
VC Fund
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2 | Switzerland | Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | |
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Collective63
VC Fund
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2 | Switzerland | Seed | Big Data, Analytics, Information Technology | |
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Anorak Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Ghana, Kenya | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Virtual Reality, Information Technology | |
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Metavallon VC
VC Fund
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2 | Greece, United Kingdom, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Health Care | |
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Shasta Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Canada, New Zealand | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software | |
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GoBeyond
VC Fund
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2 | Switzerland, Germany, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Information Technology, Medical, Software | |
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Deutsche Beteiligungs
VC Fund
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2 | Germany, Italy, Switzerland | Private Equity, Series A | Information Technology, Mobile, Fashion | $6.9M–$15M |
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Fidelity Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | United States, United Kingdom, China | Series B, Series A | Software, Enterprise Software, Internet | $5.8M–$31M |
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Yves Latour
Angel
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2 | Switzerland, Germany | Seed, Series A | Internet, Software, Search Engine | $150k–$1.5M |
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Cipio Partners
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Germany, France | Series B, Series C | Software, Semiconductor, Enterprise Software | |
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Founderful Campus
VC Fund
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2 | Switzerland, Bulgaria | Pre-Seed, Seed | Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Analytics | |
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Ronald Strässler
Angel
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2 | Switzerland | Seed, Series B | Software, Hardware, Industrial | |
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Arvin Zuberbuehler
Angel
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2 | Switzerland | Seed | Internet, Search Engine, News | |
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Aare Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Switzerland | Seed, Angel | Software, Industrial Automation, SaaS | |
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FortyOne Group
VC Fund
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2 | Switzerland, Germany | Seed, Series A | Information Services, Information Technology, Software | |
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Swiss Post Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Switzerland, United States, France | Series A, Seed, Series B | Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence | |
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AET Fund
VC Fund
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2 | India, United States, Canada | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | E-Commerce, Internet, Gaming | |
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Founderful
VC Fund
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2 | Switzerland, United Kingdom, Canada | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $1.2M–$24M |
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Sequoia Capital
VC Fund
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2 | United States, China, India | Series A, Series B, Series C | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $6.4M–$230M |
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Advent Venture Partners
VC Fund
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2 | United Kingdom, United States, Switzerland | Series B, Series A | Biotechnology, Health Care, Software | $6.6M–$50M |
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Swiss Prime Site
VC Fund
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2 | Switzerland | Seed, Series A | Hospitality, Real Estate, Construction | |
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BackBone Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Switzerland, Germany, Israel | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology | $578k–$105M |
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EquityPitcher Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Switzerland, Germany, Canada | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, SaaS | $1.5M–$11M |
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Bloomhaus Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | Switzerland, Germany, Austria | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning | $873k–$5.7M |
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Éric Thuillier
Angel
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2 | Switzerland | Seed, Pre-Seed | SaaS, Books, Retail | |
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Gaingels
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Canada, Mexico | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence | $1M–$100M |
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Thomas Brändle
Angel
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2 | Switzerland | Seed | Marketing, Brand Marketing, Content Creators | $1.1M–$1.2M |
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Kima Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | France, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS | $589k–$16M |
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Leland Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Switzerland, Australia | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming | $200k–$30M |
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SICTIC is the leading angel investor network in Switzerland with the largest Swiss seed-stage startup dealflow.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Switzerland, Germany, Tanzania
Investor stats
- Total investments: 289
- Round size: Seed $537k–$3.4M; Pre-Seed $302k–$2.7M
- Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Agrinorm — Agrinorm is a Swiss deep tech company leveraging cutting edge machine learning techniques for the optimization of fruits and veg supply chains.
- hypt — hypt is a Swiss based SaaS marketing solution that empowers companies to digitalize word-of-mouth. By using our word-of-mouth manager companies are able to activate 40% of their customers to send out a personal recommendation to their peers increasing sales through word-of-mouth by 4 times. Our solution empowers our ICP customers in the finance andinsurance segments to strategically use and optimize the most authentic and cost effective advertising channel – word-of-mouth – and makes it an accessible asset of every marketing mix.
- Carewell — Carewell is influencing the way people work in healthcare by providing flexible digital solutions tailored to their specific needs.
DAA Capital Partners is a Swiss-based private equity generating significant returns on technology-driven companies and real estate opportunities
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, 3D Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Switzerland, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 28
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$4.8M; Series A $4.1M–$13M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.2M–$49M
- Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Largo.ai — We make the data-driven movie-making accessible to the market through our high level film understanding technologies. Largo has developed data-driven intelligence, which can be introduced much earlier in the life of a film project, right from script choice and development, through filming, post-production and theatrical release. Largo empowersproduction companies with data-enhanced ROI uplift and reduction of risk.
- Astrocast — Astrocast's global Satellite IoT Network provides a comprehensive direct-to-orbit service to expland your IoT strategy.
- Touch Sensity — Touch Sensity is an information technology company that specializes in the fields of IoT and sensors.
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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- Industry: Health Care, Software, Biotechnology
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Switzerland, Germany, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 285
- Round size: Seed $1.4M–$11M; Series A $2.3M–$18M; Series B $4.2M–$45M
- Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $66M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Axelera AI — Axelera AI is a company that delivers purpose-built hardware and software platforms designed to accelerate artificial intelligence tasks, particularly in edge computing. The company's flagship product, the Metis™ AI Platform, integrates both hardware and software components to deliver high-performance, energy-efficient AI inference solutions.This platform has been recognized for its innovation, notably being named a CES® 2024 Innovation Awards Honoree.Incubated in 2019 by the emerging technologies leader Bitfury and joined by the leading nano-technology group imec in early 2020, Axelera AI launched as a new company in 2021. Headquartered in the AI Innovation Center of the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, Axelera AI has R&D offices in Belgium, Switzerland, and Italy. Its team of experts in AI software and hardware hail from top AI firms and Fortune 500 companies.
- Aylight — Aylight develops semiconductor laser and photonics platforms designed to improve optical connectivity in AI datacenters and related infrastructure. The company focuses on frequency modulated comb laser technology that generates multiple stable wavelengths from a single InP-based laser cavity. Its architecture produces an equidistant, RF-lockedwavelength grid that aligns with dense wavelength-division multiplexing requirements and reduces control complexity and power consumption. Aylight targets use cases in AI datacenter interconnects, quantum computing hardware, precision metrology, and communication equipment. Its products aim to integrate with terabit optical links and wavelength-division multiplexing systems while remaining compatible with existing fabrication processes.
- Atana Elements — Atana is a data-driven resource company that accelerates the exploration and development of flowing critical minerals.
DAA Capital Partners is a Swiss-based private equity firm founded with the ambition to make a difference. We believe in creating value through long-term partnerships with talented entrepreneurs, managers and investors, and supporting them by leveraging our multidisciplinary expertise and our global network
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Switzerland, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 15
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Tinamu — Tinamu Labs has developed a technology that converts commercially available drones into camera equipment reaching professional standards.
- 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.
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.
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- Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Device
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Switzerland, Germany, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 200
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$6M; Series A $2.3M–$13M; Series B $1.9M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Riverkin — Riverkin builds rugged, low-cost water sensor systems for rivers that measure turbidity and temperature in real time. Our platform turns field data into clear insights and decision making tools.
- 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.
- Pearltec AG — Headquartered in Schlieren / Zurich, Pearltec AG develops, produces and delivers solutions for the optimal storage, fixation and positioning of patients. Their products are based on unique, patented technology developed in collaboration with ETH Zurich and renowned university hospitals.They have set theirselves the goal to use the technologycompetence of Pearltec AG for the benefit of humans, animals and industry and to create added value for their customers by excellent quality and convincing application advantages.Pearltec AG is certified according to ISO standard 13485. This certification certifies that their quality management system for the development and manufacture of medical devices meets the highest international standards.
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- Industry: Health Care, Software, Wearables
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Switzerland, Italy, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 24
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$5.9M; Pre-Seed $667k–$1.6M; Series A $4.1M–$7M
- Lead/follow: 54% lead, 46% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Xsensio — Xsensio develops the unique Lab-on-Skin™ sensing platform to sense in real-time biochemical information at the surface of the skin, providing unprecedented real-time information about our health and wellness, in a simple and non-invasive way.The Xsensio Lab-on-Skin™ sensing chip relies on a unique, highly-miniaturized sensing platform developedat the Nanolab of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. By leveraging semiconductor properties, our sensing platform unleashes a whole new set of possibilities in continuous health monitoring.
- ENANTIOS — ENANTIOS specializes in creating benchtop analytical instruments that provide industries, research institutions, and academic facilities.
- Develop Players — Supporto clinico per ADHD e DSA online. Aiutiamo adulti, bambini e ragazzi con screening, potenziamento e percorsi psicologici personalizzati.
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.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
- Geography: Switzerland, Spain, Austria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 42
- Lead/follow: no public data
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's Community Solution enables trustworthy and authentic live conversations between shoppers and your customer community.
- 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.
We have been investing at the frontier of technology and science for over 30 years. We know what it takes to succeed.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: Germany, Switzerland, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 93
- Round size: Series A $2M–$12M; Series B $5.1M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $94M in 2016
Portfolio highlights
- AYOXXA — AYOXXA is a biotech company commercializing innovative technology developed at the National University of Singapore (NUS). AYOXXA’s patented technology platform is producing a new generation of biochips – merging biology with IT. This allows the biochip to accumulate large numbers of applications – measuring multiple protein markers for cancer,allergies, cardiovascular and infectious diseases – in a single test.
- Tacalyx — Tacalyx develops therapeutics targeting cancer-specific carbohydrate antigens on the surface of metastatic malignant tumors where no satisfactory treatments exist.The name Tacalyx is derived from TACA (Tumor Associated Carbohydrate Antigen) and ‘lyx’ from the term Glycocalyx, the glycan-containing layer covering cells. Cancer cells differ fromnormal cells by displaying aberrant carbohydrate structures on their surfaces promoting metastasis, angiogenesis or suppression of the immune system. TACAs result from the aberrant glycosylation that is seen with transformation to a tumor cell and represent attractive targets for cancer treatment since they are displayed with high cancer specificity and enhance tumor virulence via the mentioned diverse mechanisms.
- CryoTherapeutics — CryoTherapeutics is focusing on the development, demonstration of clinical benefit, and early-stage commercialization of a proprietary cryotherapy system for use in the treatment of coronary artery disease that causes heart attacks. The safety and efficacy of cryoenergy in the cardiovascular system has been demonstrated and CryoTherapeutics intendsto extend the benefits of cryoenergy to the problem of diseased coronary arteries.
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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- Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Debt Financing, Grant, Seed
- Geography: Switzerland, France, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 204
- Round size: Seed $117k–$1.1M; Grant $13k–$125k; Debt Financing $100k–$566k
- Lead/follow: 93% lead, 7% follow
Portfolio highlights
- MyStones — MyStones - the athlete-centric platform redefining track and field. Daily progress into clear, shareable insights.
- Skilder Ai — skilder is the Agent Skills Management Platform to govern AI across Claude, ChatGPT and Copilot. Sovereign hosting, full governance, vendor-agnostic.
- Isospec Analytics — Isospec Analytics SA is a life science company that aims at simplifying molecular identification. We are unlocking the potential of glycomics and metabolomics in disease biomarker discovery and for the development of safer nutritional and pharmaceutical products.
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.
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- Industry: Software, FinTech, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, Switzerland, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 101
- Round size: Seed $850k–$4M; Series A $2.3M–$14M; Series B $3M–$45M
- Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Sinay — Sinay provides numerous solutions for maritime sector stakeholders, such as collecting and analysing maritime data.
- 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
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- Industry: Metaverse, Blockchain, Recruiting
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Round size: Seed $50k–$100k
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
Portfolio highlights
- IMPRESSO — The place where recruiters search for authentic career profiles. Job seekers mint and save their career NFT. Save your NFT CV on the blockchain. Meet and connect with verified professionals on the Metaverse. Real identities, jobs and networking on IMPRESSO.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Switzerland, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 54
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Lawyerd! — Lawyerd! is fully automatically found infringements, finding responsible for hosting bodies, formulating complaints, adding evidence of the violation, and sending completed complaints in 3 seconds. Also, our clients can store their products on our platform and put the information into the blockchain when products are created
- Villcaso — Truly is the easiest way to safely invest in US residential real estate. Our permissionless token means you can invest in American homes as easily as buying a stablecoin. When you invest with Truly, you get access to a diverse and professionally managed basket of high-performing US real estate. Returns with Truly are reliably high, and you can exit your position at any point. We're on a mission to make it easy for global investors to safely invest in US residential real estate.
- Mycel — Mycel is a decentralized cross-chain asset management platform with an intent-based token transfer layer.
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
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Biotechnology
- Stage:Debt Financing, Grant, Seed
- Geography: Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 20
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- FGen — FGen is a Swiss start-up company founded 2011 in Basel as a spin-off from the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering of the ETH Zurich. As a contract reasearch organization we collaborate with partners from Biotech, Life Sciences, and Pharma in order to establish efficient bioprocesses and to develop new biopharmaceuticals.
- 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.
- 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.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Germany, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 288
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Loyi — Loyi is a loyalty platform. Its no-code, white-label solutions provide individualized, gamified experiences.
- TILT — TILT app allow users to discover small brands, buy through videos, livestreams, and eard rewards.
- Involve Space — Involve Space provides solutions for space-based activities via a customizable and cost-effective stratospheric pseudo satellite.
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.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Automotive
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Switzerland, Germany, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 88
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$6.3M; Pre-Seed $110k–$1.5M
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Evulpo — Creating Futures - For students from Year 3 to Year 13. Exactly according to the national curriculum. Learn always and everywhere with evulpo.
- Correntics — Our vision is to make global supply chains future-proof. With our data-driven approach, a deep understanding of risks, we help our clients to reduce risks in their value chains. Through our expertise, we support our clients to improve their operations and their financial resilience in the face of climate change and emerging risks while ensuring thesustainability of their business activities.
- RAAAM Memory Technologies Ltd. — RAAAM provides a unique on-chip memory technology that offers the highest-density embedded memory solution in any standard CMOS process.RAAAM develops a high-density memory technology that allows for up to 50% higher on-chip memory density with no cost, complexity, or performance-penalty.
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
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Switzerland, United States, Spain
Investor stats
- Total investments: 50
- Round size: Seed $1M–$5M; Series A $2.3M–$9.7M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $40M in 2016
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
- Hemostod — Developing universal platelets and next-generation diagnostics
- Earny — Payroll management built for Startups & SMEs. Swiss payroll service with no hidden fees & no hassle
Anja Graf is an individual investor and real estate entrepreneur .
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- Industry: Retail, Marketing, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Switzerland, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$1.2M; Angel $100k–$305k
- Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Fabas — Explore Fabas Solutions' innovative, sustainable, plant-based yogurt mixes. Perfect for creating high-protein, vegan dairy alternatives from natural ingredients, driving food industry innovation.
- Refluence — LinkTrust offers powerful business-building tools for agencies and networks. Discover how to manage campaigns, partners and channels at scale. Book a demo.
- Refluenced — Refluenced is an online platform that specializes in connecting brand enthusiasts with brands, aiming to revolutionize word-of-mouth marketing. Originating from the success of the SunIce Festival's micro-influencer campaign, which reaches millions annually, Refluenced offers a unique opportunity for creators to engage with brands andcampaigns. With a focus on marketing services, the company operates with a team of 15 employees and is based in Switzerland. Refluenced is dedicated to transforming the interaction between brands and their advocates, providing new avenues for marketing engagement.
Gentian is an early-stage investment company founded by the Entrepreneurs Elian Kool and Gerhard Gerner. We focus on investments in SaaS platforms, Mobile, Robotics/Drones and adjacent areas we have a passion for.Based in Switzerland, most of our investments are in the DACH region, but with a clear focus on a global market.We investexclusively in enthusiastic teams, which we support with our experience as entrepreneurs as board member or advisor.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Switzerland, Germany, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 18
- Round size: Seed $933k–$10M; Series A $2.1M–$13M
- Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
- Yeastup — Yeastup transforms brewer's yeast into proteins & fibers for food & supplements. Contact us for sustainable ingredient solutions.
- Sunflower Labs — Fully autonomous AI-powered drone security with thermal imaging and real-time threat detection for commercial, industrial, and residential properties.
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.
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- Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 181
- Lead/follow: no public data
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.
- ANYbotics — ANYbotics provides autonomous legged robots for industrial applications to provide high availability and reliability in automated routine inspections.
Roland Brack is an online trade pioneer and investor in the TV24 programme "Höhle der Löwen Schweiz" (Lion's Den Switzerland). The entrepreneur from Aargau founded his own company BRACK.CH in 1994 while studying electrical engineering at the University of Applied Sciences Brugg-Windisch. In doing so, he focused on the Internet ande-commerce at an early stage. Today BRACK.CH is the largest independent online retailer in Switzerland and part of the Competec group of companies. This group of companies employs over 780 staff with more than 40 apprentices
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Retail, Lifestyle
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 17
- Round size: Seed $139k–$2.6M; Pre-Seed $200k–$2.7M
- Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
Portfolio highlights
- MyFeld.ch — MyFeld.ch is the holder of a fresh farm food platform that aims to create a digital link between consumers and our local agriculture. The company's platform provides products directly from the farm, allowing people to improve their comprehension of seasonality and regionality while also raising awareness of the sustainable use of food byallowing them to purchase fresh produce from the farm.
- dropz — Dropz provides various natural flavoured drink filled with vitamins and minerals.
- Findependent — Findependent goal is to enable you to make more of your savings with findependent and thus to be able to live more financially independently and self-determined - financially independent or findependent for short.
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Browse database — It's Free!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.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 205
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Sloyd — 3D modeling has never been easier. Select a generator, tweak it, done. Generate with realtime in the Sloyd Webapp or SDK.
- Insempra — Origin.Bio creates synthetic microorganisms that can make many of the same ingredients as traditional chemical industrialization processes today, but with significantly fewer energy requirements and waste produced while eradicating the need for petrochemicals.The company drives the convergence of engineering with biology, using DNA as theprogramming language. Rather than editing genetic material only in or out of DNA, engineers can hack entirely new organisms that have never existed — all powered by computing, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI)/machine-learning while leveraging millions of years of evolution. Operating at an atomic level, the company farms organisms with microscopic precision and integrates them into existing original equipment manufacturer (OEM) manufacturing processes. This asset-light approach enables Origin.Bio to generate sustainable materials at speed in a cost-effective way, without compromising on performance.
- ExpressionEdits — Redefining the status quo of protein expression
Venture Capital made in Switzerland Who we are Strong Investment Portfolio 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 the technology
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 33
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Logmind — Logmind automatically detects IT infrastructure and application issues hidden in your millions of log file streams.
- DAAV — At DAAV we are working on providing mobility services for people with reduced mobility in indoor environments.
- Drone Harmony AG — Drone Harmony was founded in 2016 by a team of problem solvers with a passion for drones, software and automation. From their very early days, they have set out to tackle the mathematical and engineering challenges of enabling cost-effective deployment of drone technology in industries, where existing technologies were unable to deliver.DroneHarmony reinvents the way people fly drones commercially. Its 3D flight planning software turns anyone with a drone into an inspection professional. Sophisticated algorithms reduce complex industrial inspection tasks to automated and scalable workflows.
Collective63 is a swiss based consultancy specialized in consumer / customer centric transformation and growth.
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- Industry: Big Data, Analytics, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Largo — We make the data-driven movie-making accessible to the market through our high level film understanding technologies. Largo has developed data-driven intelligence, which can be introduced much earlier in the life of a film project, right from script choice and development, through filming, post-production and theatrical release. Largo empowersproduction companies with data-enhanced ROI uplift and reduction of risk.
Anorak Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco investing in seed-stage technology companies.
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- Industry: Software, Virtual Reality, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Ghana, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 100
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- 2weeks — 2weeks makes games on the open web for you and your friends.
- JigSpace — JigSpace is the interactive 3D presentation software that anyone can use to create immersive AR demonstrations and rich product stories. No coding required!
- ZeroTier — ZeroTier is the best global networking solution and overlay for IoT infrastructure, SD-WAN, VPN, and remote access.
Metavallon VC focuses on early stage (Pre-Seed and Seed) investments across sectors in Greece and Europe. With an affinity for B2B models, deep technology, and strong ties with Greece, we back pioneering teams and work alongside ambitious entrepreneurs operating at the forefront of business and technology innovation.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Greece, United Kingdom, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 46
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Langaware — Our use of language and speech can provide a window into our brain's health. When we speak, complex neural networks work together to form our thoughts and ideas. Utilizing our patented system and proprietary biomarkers.
- Trucksters — We are a transportation company that focuses on providing long distance FTL trucking service through an innovative relay system based on artificial intelligence. We achieve transit times similar to air transport while reducing the costs of traditional road transportation.
- Feel Therapeutics — Feel develops Biomarkers and Digital Therapeutics to bring objective data and measurement in the way we diagnose, manage and care for Mental Health.
Shasta is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on enterprise technology like SaaS, cybersecurity, infrastructure, data intelligence & camera vision.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: United States, Canada, New Zealand
Investor stats
- Total investments: 345
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Voxel51 — We build software that enables ML engineers to build better models, more quickly. Try FiftyOne, our powerful platform for dataset curation, analysis, and model development.
- LeakSignal — Sensitive data and attack observability/mitigation across service mesh architecture. WAF, Data Exfiltration, Data protection, Real time mitigation.
- Overland AI — Overland AI is a manufacturer and developer of autonomous navigation for off-road autonomous vehicles.
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.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Medical, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Switzerland, Germany, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 161
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- LEND — LEND provides peer to peer lending in Switzerland. It connects investors with borrowers. Moreover, investors earn substantial returns and borrowers benefit from low interest rates. The company is based in Switzerland and it was founded in 2015.
- AVAtronics — AVA Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) Solution is a breakthrough in Audio Industry. AVA is the first and only TRUE WIDE-BAND ANC in the market capable of selectively cancelling all annoying noises we want to get rid of without compromising the quality of Music or speech.
- Blumer — Blumer is a social networking platform that provides social networks that can monetize time by consuming advertisements, selling nfts, and making crypto transactions. It offers social networks, crypto, digital marketing, and blockchain.
Deutsche Beteiligungs is an investment company. The firm prefers to make investments across a broad range of sectors, including automotive supplies, machine and plant construction, printing, media, and packaging, industrial services, logistics, and measuring and automation technology.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Mobile, Fashion
- Stage:Private Equity, Series A
- Geography: Germany, Italy, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 17
- Round size: Series A $15M–$15M; Private Equity $6.9M–$7.4M
- Lead/follow: 47% lead, 53% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Itelyum — Itelyum is a provider of sustainable solutions for industrial waste recycling.
- TotalMobile — Totalmobile offers end-to-end field service management software for service providers. Learn more and schedule your demo today.
- Bug Bounty Switzerland — Bug Bounty Switzerland operates a cybersecurity platform connecting organizations with ethical hackers to identify software vulnerabilities. The company provides tools and managed programs for continuous security testing, allowing businesses to run coordinated vulnerability disclosure and bug bounty initiatives. Its system supports data-drivenanalysis and AI-assisted workflows to help monitor, validate, and manage security findings across digital environments.The platform also offers advisory and implementation services that help organizations design and operate bug bounty programs aligned with their systems and security needs. It focuses on enabling structured collaboration between security researchers and companies to improve vulnerability detection and response processes.
Fidelity Ventures brings resources to portfolio companies that go far beyond the capital. Their experience, track record, and unique business relationships propel new products and services into the marketplace.They leverage their relationship with Fidelity Investments, one of the pre-eminent early adopters of technology, to engage its activenetwork of over 6,000 IT executives and business leaders with an annual IT budget of over $2.5 billion.
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- Industry: Software, Enterprise Software, Internet
- Stage:Series B, Series A
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 108
- Round size: Series A $5.8M–$27M; Series B $7.5M–$31M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2004
Portfolio highlights
- Akeana — Akeana is a venture funded RISC-V startup founded in early 2021 by leaders in our industry. Our semiconductor IP offerings include low end microcontroller cores, mid-range embedded cores, high end laptop/server cores along with coherent and non-coherent interconnects and accelerators.
- Safe Security — Safe Security offers a unified platform that quantifies and manages enterprise‑wide cyber risk in real time. It provides modules for Cyber Risk Quantification (CRQ), Third‑Party Risk Management (TPRM), Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM), and support for cyber insurance processes. The platform aggregates automated signals across people,processes, technology, external threats, and vendors, and uses agent‑based AI to generate risk scores, projected financial impact, and prioritized actions. The solution delivers continuous monitoring, benchmarking, and risk reporting that aligns cybersecurity metrics with business objectives
- Tenstorrent — Tenstorrent is a next-generation computing company that builds computers for AI. Headquartered in the U.S. with offices in Austin, Texas, and Silicon Valley, and global offices in Toronto, Belgrade, Seoul, Tokyo, and Bangalore, Tenstorrent brings together experts in the field of computer architecture, ASIC design, RISC-V technology, advanced systems, and neural network compilers.
Yves Latour is the Co-Founder of 3wVentures. Yves Latour attended the University of St.Gallen.
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- Industry: Internet, Software, Search Engine
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Switzerland, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Round size: Seed $150k–$1.5M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Verve Ventures — 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.
- PresseTrends.com — What is happening today, this week or this month? Which people matter, what major events are taking place or which organizations are acting? These questions are topic in news and weekly magazines and can be found answered on www.pressetrends.com where the German speaking press can be searched.
- Uberchord — Uberchord offers a mobile, interactive learning experience that is new, effective and motivating.Unlike competing products, like Yousician, JoyTunes or Flowkey, Uberchord's unique audio analysis technology is able to understand precisely what the user plays - even down to single finger mistakes within complex chords. This was unheard ofpreviously to Uberchord's new technology.As a result exercises can adapt automatically to the users needs and show them exactly how to improve. Further, Uberchord teaches musical understanding instead of mere note reproduction.Guitar is the first instrument Uberchord addresses, but technology and concept are applicable to any other instrument.
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Browse database — It's Free!Cipio Partners is a leading European secondary direct and growth capital investment management and advisory firm. The firm makes direct investments in private growth stage technology businesses predominantly in Europe.Founded in 2003, Cipio Partners manages an international portfolio of private growth stage technology businesses in Europe fromoffices in Luxembourg and Munich.
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- Industry: Software, Semiconductor, Enterprise Software
- Stage:Series B, Series C
- Geography: United States, Germany, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 84
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Wire — Always-on end-to-end encrypted instant messaging, voice- and videoconferencing with up to 100 participants - future proof with MLS integration
- Microoled — Our best technology is vision. Designing the future of microdisplay applications. Our proprietary AMOLED technology elevates near-eye displays to the next level with optimal picture resolution, image brightness, and power con-sumption efficiency.
- Welcome to the Jungle — Welcome to the Jungle is the guide that walks you through your job-search: find out what it's like to work for today's top companies and find the best content to thrive in your career
Wingman Campus Fund 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.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Analytics
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
- Geography: Switzerland, Bulgaria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- K2 Photonics — K2 Photonics develops dual-comb lasers for metrology leaders. Unlock the power of optical frequency combs.
- Firefly Fusion — FireFly Fusion is pioneering the development of standard tokamaks, which open the path for fusion energy.
- SAEKI — Building the future of autonomous robotic manufacturing.
Ronald Strässler is a Co-Founder at Avaloq.
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- Industry: Software, Hardware, Industrial
- Stage:Seed, Series B
- Geography: Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Veertly — Veertly provides a modular all-in-one platform that satisfies all your needs for digital collaboration.
- yeekatee — yeekatee is an independent investing-based networking connecting people and investing for the whole investment journey.
- bNovate Technologies — bNovate Technologies SA was founded in 2011 with the goal to be the best in the field of automated cells analysis. The company is based at the Innovation Park of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL). They started their activities with a few people. Today, bNovate Technologies SA has grown into a strong team of scientificexperts and managers who can address the challenge of developing the most demanding, fully automated analysis instruments.They develop instruments for clients, but they also created their own cell detection instruments for drinking water that they distribute through partnering companies.
Arvin Zuberbuehler is the Co-Founding Partner of 3wVentures.
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- Industry: Internet, Search Engine, News
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Youblisher — On youblisher.com people, companies, schools etc can publish their documents and create an easy handable page flipping document. The service is entirely free of charge and everything is hosted. Three easy steps and everything is done.
- PresseTrends.com — What is happening today, this week or this month? Which people matter, what major events are taking place or which organizations are acting? These questions are topic in news and weekly magazines and can be found answered on www.pressetrends.com where the German speaking press can be searched.
Aare Ventures - der Berner, Freiburger und Solothurner Business Angel Club. Bei unseren Veranstaltungen pitchen jeweils bis zu 10 top Startups aus der Region und der Schweiz.
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- Industry: Software, Industrial Automation, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Yoordi - scan order pay — We implement your desired concept according to your design. For efficient service and more satisfied guests. Order with tip calculator in just a few clicks. Without app download.
- GOLOG — GOLOG provides a holistic, digital, and automated platform for the real estate industry. They provide real estate management software that offers data collection and communication with stakeholders such as tenants and service providers.
- Fairpicture — Fairpicture offers ethical photo and video production and consulting services, working with local photographers and videographers and experts worldwide.
At Fortyone AG they hold participations in non-listed companies. They are guided by the question: "Can they make a difference?". As active investors, they make investments in which, in addition to the financial resources, they can add value to their knowledge, their experience and their relationships. In order to live up to this smartmoney approach and to be able to actively influence the corporate design, they usually require the involvement of the Board of Directors. The scope of the participation depends on the requirements.
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- Industry: Information Services, Information Technology, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Switzerland, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 16
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Gossik — Gossik is the productivity assistant that helps you to stay on top of your tasks and responsibilities so that you can reach your full potential and crush your goals.
- Yoordi - scan order pay — We implement your desired concept according to your design. For efficient service and more satisfied guests. Order with tip calculator in just a few clicks. Without app download.
- memox. — Memox Innovations provides workshops, scheduling, and meeting spaces. Memox Innovations was founded in 2016 and is based in Zürich, Zürich.
Swiss Post positions its services at the junction between the physical and digital worlds, building on an impressive range of physical products by supplementing them with an increasing number of digital solutions.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: Switzerland, United States, France
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- Total investments: 14
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Jobbatical — Jobbatical takes care of the entire relocation process for you. Just sit back and relax.
- CareerFairy — We build live streaming for employers, to help them communicate their mission through their people to future employees who really care about their success. We help you attract the right people for the right reasons.
- ContractHero — ContractHero is a leading digital contract management solution for business customers. The smart and easy-to-use software provides an overview of all current contracts, quickly identifies unnecessary costs and reduces risks from missed contract deadlines. As a result, companies have full control over their contracts and avoid missed deadlines andunnecessary costs.
AET Fund envisions a Heart Driven World by making the world a colorful place through entertainment.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Internet, Gaming
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: India, United States, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 36
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- 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!
Founderful operates as a venture capital firm and a Switzerland’s leading pre-seed fund.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Geography: Switzerland, United Kingdom, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 105
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$14M; Pre-Seed $1.2M–$4.3M; Series A $3.4M–$24M
- Lead/follow: 56% lead, 44% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $85M in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- AVIAN — AVIAN helps industrial teams prevent fires and downtime with continuous thermal monitoring, abnormal-heat detection, alerts, and response workflows.
- Stellar Alpina — Stellar Alpina develops modular lunar landers and the RDRE propulsion modules that power them, combining rapid hardware iteration with a scalable platform approach for reliable missions from Earth orbit to the Moon.
- Exclaim Robotics — Autonomous mobile robots for the AI data center.
We help the daring build We help the daring build legendary companies from idea to IPO and beyond. companies.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: United States, China, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2068
- Round size: Series A $6.4M–$50M; Series B $11M–$100M; Series C $12M–$230M
- Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $65M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- Despegar — Despegar operates as an online business-to-consumer travel agency that focuses on the Portuguese and Spanish speaking markets. It enables people to research travel plans, check flight availability, book airline, and hotel and car rental reservations online, as well as offer travel-related services, including access to airlines, car rentalcompanies, and hotels and vacation packages. The company serves the leisure and corporate travelers. It operates in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela, Spain, and the United States. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Miami, Florida.
- Faire — A wholesale technology platform empowering brands and retailers to strengthen the unique character of local communities.
- Mercury — Everything you do with money. All in one place. Apply in 10 minutes for business banking that transforms how you operate.
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Browse database — It's Free!Advent Venture Partners is one of Europe's most successful growth and venture capital investors in market-leading tech and life sciences businesses. They have designed their strategy, teams and funds so they can focus on backing a select few companies. They pride their selves on establishing true partnerships with entrepreneurs in order tobuild valuable businesses together.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
- Stage:Series B, Series A
- Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 91
- Round size: Series A $6.6M–$26M; Series B $7M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $25M in 2019
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- Wiz — Organizations of all sizes and industries use Wiz to rapidly identify and remove the most critical risks in AWS, Azure, GCP, and Kubernetes so they can build faster and more securely.
- OpenCloud — Our cloud native software solutions dramatically improve operator business models and help quickly create new revenue-generating services.
- Acutus Medical — Acutus Medical develops medical technologies to treat complex cardiac arrhythmia. The company's platform displays the heart’s true activation pattern, turning the chaos of a complex arrhythmia into a clear vision for electrophysiologists.Acutus Medical is a privately funded company founded in 2011 and based in Carlsbad, California. Itsproducts are co-developed in the U.S. and Europe with an exceptional team of medical scientists, biomedical engineers, and other professionals.It was founded in 2011 and headquartered in Carlsbad, California.
Swiss Prime Site AG is a real estate investment company. The Company owns business and mixed-use business/residential buildings in commercial centers in Switzerland.
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- Industry: Hospitality, Real Estate, Construction
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- FenX — FenX is a recyclable insulating product that turns mineral waste into usable resources to support a circular economy. Real estate developers, construction companies, and architects can now access non-flammable insulation materials for construction processes. the company's portfolio of recyclable insulation materials, which includes foamproducts and foam formulations made from readily available waste or natural materials with CO2 emissions.
- memox. — Memox Innovations provides workshops, scheduling, and meeting spaces. Memox Innovations was founded in 2016 and is based in Zürich, Zürich.
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.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Geography: Switzerland, Germany, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 74
- Round size: Seed $966k–$4M; Pre-Seed $578k–$2.8M; Series A $5M–$105M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
Portfolio highlights
- eternal.ag — We help greenhouses overcome labor shortages through autonomous harvesting robots so they can keep operations running, every day, at scale.
- Immitra Bio — Developing scalable in-vivo genomic medicine for blood disorders
- NextBusiness — NextBusiness makes tools for founders in Switzerland. We build the AI-first business software infinity.swiss.
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.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Switzerland, Germany, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 52
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$5.5M; Series A $3.1M–$11M
- Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Enzo — Enzo is a Heidelberg based InsurTech startup offering modern and smart insurance coverage for homeowners. Instead of just reacting to claims, Enzo takes a proactive customer-focused approach to prevent damages from happening at all. Thus, Enzo is leading a paradigm shift in a €100+ billion market that has barely improved customer experience forover 100 years. Our Goal is to become Europe's smartest homeowners insurance.
- eternal.ag — We help greenhouses overcome labor shortages through autonomous harvesting robots so they can keep operations running, every day, at scale.
- NextBusiness — NextBusiness makes tools for founders in Switzerland. We build the AI-first business software infinity.swiss.
We are a pioneering Swiss venture capital firm dedicated to empowering game-changing tech startups in Central Europe.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Switzerland, Germany, Austria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 26
- Round size: Seed $873k–$5.7M; Pre-Seed $1.1M–$3M; Venture - Series Unknown $1M–$4.6M
- Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Tentris — Tentris is a deep tech startup and university spinout developing high performance graph database software. Their core product, Tentris DB, utilizes a proprietary compressed data structure called a hypertrie.
- Sodex Innovations — Unlocking embedded power at any shape
- 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.
Mr. Eric Thuillier is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Deep Wealth, a Geneva-based investment advisory firm providing private capital solutions and investment consulting services to institutional investors including foundations and single family offices. Eric is also a business angel and active in the Swiss VC and growth ecosystem. Priorto Deep Wealth, Eric has co-founded Investivity, an award winning Geneva-based wealth manager and private office. He led before the multi-asset quantitative trading department in Geneva of Koch Industries, one of the largest private US companies and has held quant positions as VP, at a hedge fund trading equity futures, in the rates exotics dealing room of HSBC and in the FX models validation group at ABN Amro. Eric is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA), a certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM), a level 2 CFA (level 3 pending), graduated as a French computer science engineer and further holds a MSc in corporate finance from Dauphine University (France) and another MSc in quantitative finance from ENSAE / Dauphine.
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- Industry: SaaS, Books, Retail
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- ZenOwn — All your products in one place. Collect invoices, track warranties and sell what you no longer need. Declutter your home with ZenOwn.
- Jeux d'enfants — Founder and inventor.
Gaingels is a venture investment syndicate in service of the LGBT+ community and its allies, investing in companies with LGBT+ founders and C-suite leaders at all stages of growth, as well as in more established companies resolved on building more inclusive teams, with a global portfolio of 130+ companies and $70M in deployed investment capital todate. The Gaingels network also actively supports its portfolio in identifying and recruiting diverse talent to their C-suite and board leadership teams and fosters a vibrant global community of industry leaders, investors, operators, and entrepreneurs who share a common goal for positive social change through business and successful investments.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, Canada, Mexico
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1258
- Round size: Seed $1M–$8.5M; Series A $5.5M–$37M; Series B $16M–$100M
- Lead/follow: 1% lead, 99% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- Quadient Accounts Receivable by YayPay — YayPay accounts receivable automation software helps businesses collect faster, forecast cash flow accurately, and improve payment process. Automate your AR
- Sharper Sense — Neuromodulation for Clear Senses
- Willow Wealth — Willow Wealth is an alternative investment platform focused on generating income streams for investors. Get exclusive access to private market investments.
Thomas Brändle is the Managing Director of Infoniqa Switzerland Software and Services AG. He previously worked at Run my Accounts AG as a Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member. Thomas Brändle attended the University of St.Gallen.
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- Industry: Marketing, Brand Marketing, Content Creators
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$1.2M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Refluenced — Refluenced is an online platform that specializes in connecting brand enthusiasts with brands, aiming to revolutionize word-of-mouth marketing. Originating from the success of the SunIce Festival's micro-influencer campaign, which reaches millions annually, Refluenced offers a unique opportunity for creators to engage with brands andcampaigns. With a focus on marketing services, the company operates with a team of 15 employees and is based in Switzerland. Refluenced is dedicated to transforming the interaction between brands and their advocates, providing new avenues for marketing engagement.
Kima Ventures promotes the growth of startups, supporting them in the fastest and most effective ways.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: France, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 633
- Round size: Seed $600k–$6M; Pre-Seed $589k–$3.8M; Series A $1.2M–$16M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Hoora — Hoora is a mobile gaming platform that offers an instant, scrollable feed of over 200 casual and arcade mini-games playable without downloads or waiting.
- Shiplong — Shiplog gives every customer a live profile and decides the next best action in real time, so you expand, retain and grow revenue from the customers you already have.
- Explora Project — Explora Project is specializing in adventure travel and expeditions to the 4 corners of the planet and all environments.
Leland Ventures is a token-based hedge fund that founded by a professional invest team.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: United States, Switzerland, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 26
- Round size: Seed $200k–$10M; Venture - Series Unknown $200k–$30M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- zkPass — zkPass enables a trust graph where any entity - human or AI agent - can verify claims about any other without exposing raw data.
- B² Network — B² Network is a Bitcoin Layer 2 network that utilizes ZK rollup and on-chain logical gate commitment verification mechanisms. It is a supplementary network that runs on top of the Bitcoin Network. It also introduces smart contracts to Bitcoin, which could open up new possibilities for DeFi, NFTs, and derivatives.
- Konnex World — Building the GDP of autonomous systems. Turning robot labor into on-chain liquidity. $KNX
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