# Fondation Des Fondateurs

> Fondation Des Fondateurs is a VC fund in Zürich backing Robotics and Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Switzerland
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2016
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fondation-des-fondateurs
- Website: http://www.fondateurs.ch

Fondation Des Fondateurs is a non-profit umbrella foundation that aims to promote charitable projects in Switzerland and abroad.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Robotics | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Automotive | 1 | 50% |
| 3D Technology | 1 | 50% |
| Cyber Security | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Philipp Egger | Senior Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/philipp-egger |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| xorlab | xorlab is a Swiss cybersecurity company providing specialized, machine-intelligent defense against highly engineered, sophisticated and targeted email attacks. Founded in 2015 and spun out of ETH’s Laboratory of Software Technology, xorlab has grown to a team of 14 dedicated security professionals and passionate software engineers. The company,with its ActiveGuard Defense Platform, now already protects more than 50k mailboxes from leading financial service providers and high-tech industrial companies in Germany and Switzerland, and processes more than 1.5 million emails per day. xorlab empowers its customers to detect and stop emerging attacks at first sight, resulting in a smaller risk of breach, fewer incidents and lower operating cost overall. | $303.7K | Pre-Seed | Jul 12, 2016 | https://www.xorlab.com |
| Fastree3D | Fastree3D imaging sensors help recognize and measure distance to fast moving objects in real-time, enabling driving assistance or autonomous navigation. Fastree3D SA is a fabless semiconductor company, spin-off from EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland founded in September 2013 (UID CHE-291.330.490). The company subsidiary Fastree3D B.V. performs researchwith TU-Delft, Netherlands (KvK 58866973). | $494.7K | Seed | Mar 31, 2015 | http://www.fastree3d.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [A3 Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a3-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GoBeyond](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/go-beyond) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hasler Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hasler-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Fondation Des Fondateurs invest in?

Fondation Des Fondateurs invests primarily in Robotics, Software and Automotive startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Fondation Des Fondateurs?

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### Who are the partners at Fondation Des Fondateurs?

The team at Fondation Des Fondateurs includes Philipp Egger (Senior Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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