Daniel Gutenberg
Venture Partner @ VI Partners
Zürich, Switzerland
Daniel Gutenberg is a seed investor at VI Partners in Zürich focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Daniel joined VI Partners in July 2003 as a Venture Partner focusing on IT. He started his career as Chairman and CEO of Gutenberg Communication Systems AG, a company he founded in 1991. Subsequent to selling Gutenberg Communication Systems AG to the Telindus Group in 2000, he became Country Manager of Telindus for Switzerland, Austria andHungary during the next two years, and he was also a member of the Executive Board. Since 2002 he has been taking consulting and advisory board assignments for various companies.
- Total investments:
- 28
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 11%
Last updated:
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Industries Daniel Gutenberg invests in
Stages Daniel Gutenberg invests in
Countries Daniel Gutenberg invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $1.4M–$18M
- Pre-Seed
- $1.1M–$2M
- Series A
- $3M–$18M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 7 (25%)
- Artificial Intelligence 6 (21%)
- SaaS 4 (14%)
- E-Commerce 4 (14%)
- FinTech 3 (11%)
Stage
- Seed 10 (36%)
- Series A 5 (18%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (7%)
- Series B 2 (7%)
- Funding Round 2 (7%)
Country
- Switzerland 12 (43%)
- United States 5 (18%)
- Israel 2 (7%)
- Germany 2 (7%)
- Austria 1 (4%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| NextBusiness makes tools for founders in Switzerland. We build the AI-first business software infinity.swiss. | $3M / Seed / Jun 30, 2026 | ||
| Founded in Vienna in 2024, fonio.ai provides AI-powered phone assistants that automate customer communication 24/7. The platform answers calls, forwards inquiries, books appointments, and integrates with CRM and ERP systems, while every interaction is transcribed and can be stored, shared, or connected to existing tools. | $3.5M / Angel / Dec 02, 2025 | ||
| Preventive healthcare platform that equips people with personalized insights and expert guidance for proactive whole-body health | $9.4M / Seed / Jun 04, 2025 | ||
| We create tools that kill smoking. | $7M / Seed / Jan 01, 2025 | ||
| Influur is a professional networking platform that connects influencers with brands to facilitate marketing collaborations. Influur operates as a data-driven platform that enhances decision-making for brands looking to engage with influencers effectively. The Influur app manages influencer marketing campaigns from beginning to end, utilizingalgorithms to streamline the process. | $10M / Series A / Nov 14, 2024 | ||
| AI-driven People Development - fully inclusive, reaching desk and frontline employees, driving engagement and retention | $4.7M / Seed / Aug 22, 2024 | ||
| Unique is a venture-backed B2B SaaS sales intelligence platform, transforming sales by empowering both sales teams and customers. Unique leverages the power of AI to augment sales teams with real-time coaching and insights to close more deals and build better customer partnerships; and to give customers a better, more transparent, informed buyingexperience. | $6.5M / Seed / Dec 19, 2023 | ||
| BOND is the first inspiration-driven live shopping platform that connects creators, brands, and consumers. | $2M / Pre-Seed / Jun 06, 2023 | ||
| We create tools that kill smoking. | $1.1M / Pre-Seed / Jul 01, 2022 | ||
| Unique is a venture-backed B2B SaaS sales intelligence platform, transforming sales by empowering both sales teams and customers. Unique leverages the power of AI to augment sales teams with real-time coaching and insights to close more deals and build better customer partnerships; and to give customers a better, more transparent, informed buyingexperience. | $6.3M / Seed / Dec 08, 2021 | ||
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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
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
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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 Daniel Gutenberg invest in?
Daniel Gutenberg invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 28 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Daniel Gutenberg invest in?
Daniel Gutenberg typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$18M at Seed, $1.1M–$2M at Pre-Seed and $3M–$18M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Daniel Gutenberg's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Daniel Gutenberg took part in.
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When did Daniel Gutenberg last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Daniel Gutenberg closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 28 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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