Alain Nicod
Co-Founder and Managing Partner @ VI Partners
Saint-prex, Switzerland
Alain Nicod is a Series A investor at VI Partners in Saint-prex focused on Software and Manufacturing. Alain Nicod is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of VI Partners. He previously worked at CeQur as a Board Member. Alain attended INSEAD.
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 14%
Last updated:
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Industries Alain Nicod invests in
Stages Alain Nicod invests in
Countries Alain Nicod invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 2 (29%)
- Manufacturing 2 (29%)
- Consumer 1 (14%)
- Analytics 1 (14%)
- Industrial 1 (14%)
Stage
- Series A 2 (29%)
- Funding Round 2 (29%)
- Seed 1 (14%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (14%)
- Corporate Round 1 (14%)
Country
- Switzerland 4 (57%)
- United States 1 (14%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| We create tools that kill smoking. | $1.1M / Pre-Seed / Jul 01, 2022 | ||
| MESA Imaging is focusing on the development and production of 3D time-of-flight cameras. | $4.3M / Series A / Jan 01, 2019 | ||
| SilentSoft is a pioneer, since year 2000, of the M2M (Machine To Machine) business. The company has developed since then a large range of technologies and processes for the operation of M2M networks. Silentsoft is the partner of industrial customers for the deployment and the daily operation of their M2M networks. | $2.1M / Feb 01, 2010 | ||
| Nexthink is a global leader in digital experience management. The company's product allows enterprises to create highly productive digital workplaces for their employees by delivering optimal end-user experience. Through a unique combination of real-time analytics, automation and employee feedback across all endpoints, Nexthink helps ITteams meet the needs of the modern digital workplace. | $1.3M / Seed / Apr 07, 2006 | ||
Avalon Photonics
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Avalon Photonics produces world-class VCSELs (vertical cavity surface emitting lasers) for datacom, sensing, and measurement markets. These devices are enabling volume applications due to their exceptional performance, lower power consumption, and volume cost reduction.Avalon also produces unique, patent-protected, single-spatial-mode VCSELs withunsurpassed specifications required for many sensing and measurement applications.Avalon’s ISO 9001 production line achieves high quality, exceptional uniformity, and telecom-grade reliability devices. VCSELs can be provided from bare die up to fully packaged units with temperature control and fiber pigtailing. | $5.5M / May 14, 2003 | |
| Nexthink is a global leader in digital experience management. The company's product allows enterprises to create highly productive digital workplaces for their employees by delivering optimal end-user experience. Through a unique combination of real-time analytics, automation and employee feedback across all endpoints, Nexthink helps ITteams meet the needs of the modern digital workplace. | $4.9M / Series A | ||
| Nexthink is a global leader in digital experience management. The company's product allows enterprises to create highly productive digital workplaces for their employees by delivering optimal end-user experience. Through a unique combination of real-time analytics, automation and employee feedback across all endpoints, Nexthink helps ITteams meet the needs of the modern digital workplace. | $3.3M / Corporate Round |
Co-Investors
About VI Partners
Healthcare & Technology Venture Capital since 2001. We build bridges between entrepreneurs’ dreams and successful companies. We enable savvy investors to partner with the best start-up companies. VI Partners is a Swiss venture capital firm providing university spin-off's as well as other promising start-up companies with capital, coaching and networks. VI Partners is the advisor to multiple funds. The first fund was established by McKinsey & Company and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETHZ) in 2001.
VI Partners Contacts
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Alain Nicod
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Arnd Kaltofen
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
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Cyrill Osterwalder
Principal
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Diego Braguglia
General Partner
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Olivier Laplace
Partner
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FAQ
What does Alain Nicod invest in?
Alain Nicod invests primarily in Software, Manufacturing and Consumer startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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When did Alain Nicod last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Alain Nicod closed in Jul 2022. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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