# Alexander Schlaepfer

> Alexander Schlaepfer is a Series B investor at Swisscom Ventures backing SaaS and Robotics. See 17 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Swisscom Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/swisscom-ventures)
- Location: Zürich, Switzerland
- Total investments: 17
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 41%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderschlaepfer
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/AlxSchlaepfer

Alexander Schlaepfer is a Series B investor at Swisscom Ventures in Zürich focused on SaaS and Robotics. Alexander Schlaepfer is based out of Zürich, Zurich and is the Managing Partner of Swisscom Ventures. Alexander previously worked at Aster Capital as a co-founder and partner. Alexander Schlaepfer attended the London Business School.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 3 | 18% |
| Robotics | 2 | 12% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 12% |
| AgTech | 1 | 6% |
| Drones | 1 | 6% |

35 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 6 | 35% |
| Series C | 4 | 24% |
| Seed | 2 | 12% |
| Series A | 2 | 12% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Switzerland | 6 | 35% |
| United States | 2 | 12% |
| Italy | 1 | 6% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CDDS | CDDS is a defense technology firm producing AI-powered autonomous interceptor drones for countering unmanned aerial systems. |  | Seed | Jul 16, 2026 |  |
| ANYbotics | ANYbotics is a manufacturer of four-legged robots intended for a variety of industrial uses. The company enhances safety and productivity in industrial operations through autonomous mobile robots capable of navigating complex environments. It provides solutions for robot applications with the most advanced mobility and autonomy requirements inchallenging terrain.ANYbotics was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland. | $60M | Series B | Dec 12, 2024 |  |
| xFarm Technologies | xFarm Technologies is a tech company focused on digitizing the agri-food sector, providing innovative tools that can support farmers and stakeholders in managing their businesses. It offers apps for farm management, connected sensors, support in Digital Transformation projects, algorithms applied to agriculture, and training activities for thewhole sector. xFarm Technologies supports the work of 500,000 farms belonging to more than 30 supply chains on 10 million hectares in more than 100 countries worldwide. | $39.5M | Series C | Oct 09, 2024 |  |
| Flyability | Flyability is a Swiss company building safe drones for inaccessible places. By allowing drones to be used safely inside cities, buildings, and in contact with people, it enables new interactions and services with UAVs and solves the two most critical issues of one of the fastest growing industries: collision and injury risks. The company’s mainmarket is in industrial inspection where it avoids sending people in dangerous and confined spaces for the inspection of Power Generation, Oil & Gas or Maritime infrastructures. It is also active in Search & Rescue and Security to assess emergency situations without putting humans at risk. Flyability is the winner of the 1M USD Drones for Good Award and over 11 other technology and business prizes. Read more on www.flyability.com. |  | Series C | Mar 03, 2023 |  |
| Flyability | Flyability is a Swiss company building safe drones for inaccessible places. By allowing drones to be used safely inside cities, buildings, and in contact with people, it enables new interactions and services with UAVs and solves the two most critical issues of one of the fastest growing industries: collision and injury risks. The company’s mainmarket is in industrial inspection where it avoids sending people in dangerous and confined spaces for the inspection of Power Generation, Oil & Gas or Maritime infrastructures. It is also active in Search & Rescue and Security to assess emergency situations without putting humans at risk. Flyability is the winner of the 1M USD Drones for Good Award and over 11 other technology and business prizes. Read more on www.flyability.com. | $17.5M | Series C | Sep 08, 2022 |  |
| Flyability | Flyability is a Swiss company building safe drones for inaccessible places. By allowing drones to be used safely inside cities, buildings, and in contact with people, it enables new interactions and services with UAVs and solves the two most critical issues of one of the fastest growing industries: collision and injury risks. The company’s mainmarket is in industrial inspection where it avoids sending people in dangerous and confined spaces for the inspection of Power Generation, Oil & Gas or Maritime infrastructures. It is also active in Search & Rescue and Security to assess emergency situations without putting humans at risk. Flyability is the winner of the 1M USD Drones for Good Award and over 11 other technology and business prizes. Read more on www.flyability.com. | $15.4M | Series C | Sep 07, 2022 |  |
| xFarm Technologies | xFarm Technologies is a tech company focused on digitizing the agri-food sector, providing innovative tools that can support farmers and stakeholders in managing their businesses. It offers apps for farm management, connected sensors, support in Digital Transformation projects, algorithms applied to agriculture, and training activities for thewhole sector. xFarm Technologies supports the work of 500,000 farms belonging to more than 30 supply chains on 10 million hectares in more than 100 countries worldwide. | $17M | Series B | Aug 05, 2022 |  |
| Preply | Preply is a provider of an online tutoring marketplace intended to promote faster learning with one-on-one online tutors. The company's marketplace helps to find and book professional private tutors online from over 185 countries, enabling users to achieve their goals and speak confidently. | $49.5M | Series C | Mar 30, 2022 |  |
| Yokoy | Yokoy is a FinTech company that automates spend management for medium and large enterprises with artificial intelligence, combining expense management, supplier invoice management, and smart corporate cards into one single intuitive platform. Powered by machine learning and developed in its own cutting-edge AI research lab, the platform alsoconstantly monitors individual workflows and processes to make them more efficient and impactful over time.In March 2019, Yokoy Group AG was created as Expense Robot GmbH. | $80M | Series B | Mar 29, 2022 |  |
| Flyability | Flyability is a Swiss company building safe drones for inaccessible places. By allowing drones to be used safely inside cities, buildings, and in contact with people, it enables new interactions and services with UAVs and solves the two most critical issues of one of the fastest growing industries: collision and injury risks. The company’s mainmarket is in industrial inspection where it avoids sending people in dangerous and confined spaces for the inspection of Power Generation, Oil & Gas or Maritime infrastructures. It is also active in Search & Rescue and Security to assess emergency situations without putting humans at risk. Flyability is the winner of the 1M USD Drones for Good Award and over 11 other technology and business prizes. Read more on www.flyability.com. | $8.6M | Series C | Dec 17, 2020 |  |

10 of 17 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ETF Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/etf-partners) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Verve Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/verve-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Cargill Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cargill-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Future Industry Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/future-industry-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [SBI Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sbi-investment-2) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Braemar Energy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/braemar-energy-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Swisscom Ventures

VC Fund · Zürich, Switzerland

Swisscom Ventures is an venture capital arm of Swisscom AG, that specializes in early stage tech investments founded in 2007.Swisscom Ventures invests in growth companies with emerging business models and technologies of strategic relevance to Swisscom's core business. As a value-add investor, Swisscom brings its investees the technicalexpertise and strategic insights of an incumbent telecom operator. We act as a bridge to Swisscom's operational business units, which portfolio companies can also leverage as a test environment for their products and services.Swisscom Ventures seeks minority stakes in companies related to the information/communications/entertainment space.

5 contacts available at Swisscom Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alexander Schlaepfer | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-schlaepfer |
| Carlo Grassi | CFO Swisscom Ventures | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carlo-grassi |
| Peter Ibbotson | Investor Relations Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-ibbotson |
| Stefan Kuentz | Investment Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stefan-kuentz |
| Wanja Humanes | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wanja-humanes |

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## FAQ

### What does Alexander Schlaepfer invest in?

Alexander Schlaepfer invests primarily in SaaS, Robotics and Manufacturing startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 17 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Alexander Schlaepfer last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alexander Schlaepfer closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 17 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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