Top 10 Music Startup Investors in Switzerland in January 2026
A list of 10 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Music startups based in Switzerland. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Music companies from Switzerland. We update this investor list every month.Top 10 Music Startup Investors in Switzerland in January 2026
| Investor | Music Switzerland investments |
|---|---|
| Zürcher Kantonal Bank | 3 |
| Serpentine Ventures | 2 |
| SICTIC | 2 |
| Verve Ventures | 2 |
| Joachim Schoss | 1 |
| Wilmaa | 1 |
| Stefan Brunner | 1 |
| Andreas Widmer | 1 |
| CV VC | 1 |
| Founderful Campus | 1 |
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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Investment focus
- Health Care, Medical Device, Biotechnology
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Switzerland, Japan, Spain
Portfolio highlights
- BTRY — BTRY is a spin-off of EMPA and ETH and is developing the industry's first energy-dense solid-state battery, using sophisticated semiconductor manufacturing technologies.
- TestResults — TestResults uses the TrueTest technology and AI-based virtual user that makes it possible for the first time to test autonomously across software, system, and technology boundaries from a user perspective with the same approach. The company has simplified automated testing massively and reduced time radically. With it, the automation andmaintenance effort is reduced to a minimum that allows zero flakiness and the enlightening feeling of being in control of automation and test scenarios.
- QualySense — QualySense is a Swiss start-up company focused on innovative high-throughput grain, beans and seeds sorting technology. QualySense develops a high-speed multi-tons per hour sorting device, which will change how grains, beans and seeds are processed and valued worldwide by assessing the biochemical quality of grains one by one. The QualySensesorters will enable customers to separate grain batches into different biochemical quality classes and sell the corresponding premium products at higher average prices. Food processors will be able to considerably increase the production value, and produce higher quality products in a non-interrupted process.
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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- Software, Information Technology, Automotive
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- Switzerland, Germany, United States
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- Apaleo — Transform your hospitality business with an open platform. Easily connect 3rd party applications to build a best-in-class tech stack for your hotel
- Evulpo — Creating Futures - For students from Year 3 to Year 13. Exactly according to the national curriculum. Learn always and everywhere with evulpo.
- Isochronic — Isochronic manufactures industrial robotic products for pick and place applications by transporting multiple parts simultaneously.
SICTIC is the leading angel investor network in Switzerland with the largest Swiss seed-stage startup dealflow.
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Switzerland, Germany, United Kingdom
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- Qala — Qala delivers real-time data classification, discovery, and policy enforcement. Auto-classify sensitive data, map full lifecycles, and label at source.
- Nextesy — Nextesy is a pioneering start-up that uses AI to simplify and automate important business processes, allowing businesses to alleviate the strain of repetitive manual procedures while increasing operational efficiency and scalability.
- Scanvio — Scanvio Medical provides gynecologists, endometriosis centers and ultrasound manufacturers with an AI-guided ultrasound software for faster endometriosis diagnosis.
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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- Health Care, Software, Biotechnology
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- Switzerland, France, Germany
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- Q.ANT — Q.ANT develops photonic processors for AI and high-performance computing, utilizing light for information processing. The company also produces quantum sensors offering ultra-high magnetic field sensitivity in a compact form factor. These products aim to enable more intelligent and sustainable systems across various sectors like data centers,aerospace, and medical technology.
- Lexroom.ai — Lexroom.ai allows lawyers to complete hours of legal research in seconds.Legal professionals spend up to 50% of their time in repetitive, low value-adding tasks. That’s why we’re building Lexroom.ai, a product that allows lawyers to complete hours of research in seconds, so they can focus on what really matters.Lexroom.ai perfectly integrateswith lawyers' daily workflow and enables them to speed up time-consuming legal research tasks while increasing output quality, so that they can focus more on value-adding activities.Lexroom.ai is building a bridge between advanced artificial intelligence technologies and legal professionals, through a product specifically tailored to their needs.
- EarlySight — EarlySight start-up company is founded in order to accelerate the development and to bring the technology to clinics.
Mr. Schoss has a history of founding successfulcompanies, including TellSell Consulting and Telcare, which merged with Sykes Enterprises. In 2004 his latest company, Scout24, was acquired by T-Online for $221 million. He was named 2002’s “Business Angel of the Year†in Switzerland.In addition to his entrepreneurial endeavors, Mr. Schoss also has extensive investment experience, going back to the 1990s. From 2000-2003, he was the Chief Excecutive for Beisheim Holding Schweiz, and is currently the cornerstone investor of 6S Capital, a quantitative hedge fund firm.Mr.Schoss is President of the charitable foundation MyHandicap.com, and the Chapter Chair of the Young Presidents Organisation in Zurich.Source:
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- Internet, Social Media, Music
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Switzerland, Germany, United States
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- HAUSGOLD — HAUSGOLD is a fast-growing property technology company that provides assistance in all matters relating to the real estate sale. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
- iMusician — iMusician offers music distribution, promotion, mastering, and monetization for independent musicians & labels. Get on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, TikTok & many more.
- CareerLunch — CareerLunch is a recruitment platform that pairs potential hires with employees through informal exchanges over lunch. It was founded in 2019 by Simon Hofer and Konstantin Nesterov.
Wilmaa offers Live TV, recordings with download option and 7 days Replay TV on over 150 channels – even while you're on the go.
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- Music, Personalization
- Series A
- Switzerland
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- Rayneer — Rayneer is a free personalized music television. Rayneer analyzes music preferences and socio-demographic information of users and their friends via social networks, and provides an personalized music TV channel for every user. Rayneer is available free of charge on Smartphones, Tablets and the Browser.
Entrepreneur | Co-founder bexio AG
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- SaaS, Audio, Music
- Seed, Funding Round
- Germany, Switzerland
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- OPTUNE — Optune is the first digital workspace that connects all stakeholders in the live music industry to facilitate their daily tasks focusing on event management and booking processing. Optune revolutionizes the existing workflow regarding efficiency, transparency and data driven optimization. onescreener, Optune’s promotion tool, helps artists tocreate a web presence in few simple clicks.
Andreas Widmer - Director, The Arthur and Carlyse Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship @ Catholic University of America
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Investment focus
- Music, Personalization
- Series A
- Switzerland
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- Rayneer — Rayneer is a free personalized music television. Rayneer analyzes music preferences and socio-demographic information of users and their friends via social networks, and provides an personalized music TV channel for every user. Rayneer is available free of charge on Smartphones, Tablets and the Browser.
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- Blockchain, Software, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- United States, Switzerland, Germany
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- fija Finance GmbH — Fija offers high-yield, regulated DeFi products without its own token. MiCA-compliant, transparent & secure.
- Mycel — Mycel is a decentralized cross-chain asset management platform with an intent-based token transfer layer.
- Reppo Labs — Blockchain Network that connect Data Owners with AI Developers and AI agents through Programmable IP Co-ownership
Founderful Campus aims to educate students and support entrepreneurs to disrupt the startup culture on campuses, producing the next generation of tech leaders, and creating more value for society.
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Investment focus
- Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Renewable Energy
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Convertible Note
- Switzerland, Bulgaria, United States
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- Avientus — Avientus is a revolutionary drone network with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities to autonomously transport a variety of payloads—including parcels, food, medical supplies, and spare parts—across both urban and rural areas.
- Recreate — Recreate is a technology platform that focuses on AI-driven content generation and creative automation.
- Aurora Analytics — Aurora Analytics specializes in creating novel research and diagnostic products for education, food safety, healthcare, and threat detection.
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