# Akiden Ventures

> Akiden Ventures is a VC fund in Lausanne backing SaaS, Payments and Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lausanne, Switzerland
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/akiden-ventures-sa/
- Website: https://akiden-ventures.ch/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AkidenVentures/

Akiden Ventures is a VC fund in Lausanne focused on SaaS and Payments. Akiden Ventures offers project management, venture capital, investment strategy, project integration, and operational advisory services.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 100% |
| Payments | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Ticketing | 1 | 100% |
| Point of Sale | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Smeetz | Smeetz is an AI-powered commerce intelligence platform designed to revolutionize the leisure and entertainment industry. By unifying commerce, embedding financial tools, and leveraging AI-driven insights for marketing, pricing, and operations, Smeetz empowers venues to increase revenue, optimize efficiency, and deliver exceptional guestexperiences. The platform's comprehensive suite of solutions addresses the complex needs of diverse venues, from ticketing and POS to CRM and data analytics, all within a single, integrated system. With a focus on innovation and customer-centricity, Smeetz is driving the digital transformation of the leisure industry, enabling businesses to thrive in the experience economy. | $4.1M | Series A | May 01, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DAA Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daa-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [NewOak](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/newoak-56c4) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Privilège Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/privilege-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SICTIC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sictic) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Zürcher Kantonal Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/z%C3%BCrcher-kantonalbank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Akiden Ventures invest in?

Akiden Ventures invests primarily in SaaS, Payments and Software startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Akiden Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Akiden Ventures closed in May 2022. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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