# Fondation Botnar

> Fondation Botnar is a VC fund backing Software and Logistics. See 20 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 20
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 5%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.fondationbotnar.org/en

Fondation Botnar is a charitable foundation established with the core purpose to support children’s basic needs throughout the world. It was founded in Basel in 2003 to continue the philanthropic work of the Botnar family. Their focus is health, nutrition and education.They have supported many compelling projects over the years and are now in aprocess to establish a new strategy. They are currently developing a fresh investment and organisational framework to sustainably manage the capital base.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.2M–$4.2M |
| Pre-Seed | $327k–$1.1M |
| Series A | $3.8M–$10M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 15% |
| Logistics | 2 | 10% |
| EdTech | 1 | 5% |
| Energy | 1 | 5% |
| Medical | 1 | 5% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 35% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 10% |
| Series A | 1 | 5% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 5% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 5 | 25% |
| Kenya | 1 | 5% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 5% |
| Vietnam | 1 | 5% |
| Colombia | 1 | 5% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aline Cossy-Gantner | Chief Learning Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aline-cossy-gantner |
| Ramesh Raskar | AI + Health Expert Commission | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ramesh-raskar |
| Siddhartha Jha | Program Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/siddhartha-jha |
| Stefan Germann | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stefan-germann |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ekko | Ekko offers Earned Wage Access (EWA), allowing employees to access their earned wages at any time, rather than waiting for a certain payday. | $4.2M | Seed | Feb 03, 2026 |  |
| Dash Electric | Revolutionizing Last-Mile Delivery with Sustainable Mobility |  | Seed | Jan 30, 2026 |  |
| Brisil | Brisil specializes in producing silica and precipitated silica for various applications. | $327.5K | Pre-Seed | Jan 21, 2026 |  |
| MangoPoint | MangoPoint provides a sustainable, integrated value chain for mangoes with single-origin, carbide-free, chemical-free high-quality fresh mangoes, and processed mango products through sustainable farming, planet-friendly processing, and eco-friendly packaging. | $1M | Seed | Aug 07, 2025 |  |
| Promethean Energy | Promethean Energy is a waste heat recovery and water saving solution for industrial and commercial applications. It also develops systems to recover waste heat and reduce fuel consumption across industries such as chemicals, textiles, dairy, food, and hospitality, enabling clients to increase fuel efficiency and reduce their carbon footprint. | $2M | Seed | May 22, 2025 |  |
| Cancrie | Cancrie produces sustainable advanced material for energy storage devices. It transforms waste into quality advanced battery material that increases the efficiency of energy storage devices through a simple drop-in solution. | $1.2M | Seed | Jan 22, 2025 |  |
| Octavia Carbon | Octavia Carbon is the Global South’s first Direct Air Capture (DAC) company. It designs, builds and deploys patented technology to filter CO2 from the atmosphere to reverse climate change and to end the fossil fuel age. Its approach uniquely leverages Kenya’s amazing geothermal energy, geology & talent to drastically accelerate DAC technologydown the cost curve. | $3.9M | Seed | Oct 16, 2024 |  |
| Ruedata | Por medio de un software especializado en recolección y procesamiento de datos de llantas, Ruedata entrega resultados reales y tangibles de ahorro en uso de llantas, eficiencias en los costos de flotas de transporte de carga y pasajeros. Adicional mente se contribuye al medio ambiente minimizando el impacto al dejar de emitir toneladas de CO2. | $2M | Seed | May 22, 2024 |  |
| Butterfly Learnings | Butterfly Learnings strives to offer behavioural and developmental support in a compassionate, thoughtful, and respectful way. | $3.8M | Series A | Apr 10, 2024 |  |
| OKOA Rescue | OKOA Rescue is a provider of maintenance and repair services intended for the freight and logistics sectors in East Africa, | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2024 |  |

10 of 20 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [New Ventures Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-ventures-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Fondation Botnar invest in?

Fondation Botnar invests primarily in Software, Logistics and EdTech startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 20 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Fondation Botnar's check size?

Fondation Botnar typically joins rounds of $1.2M–$4.2M at Seed, $327k–$1.1M at Pre-Seed and $3.8M–$10M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Fondation Botnar participates in.

### How do I contact Fondation Botnar?

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### Who are the partners at Fondation Botnar?

The team at Fondation Botnar includes Aline Cossy-Gantner (Chief Learning Officer), Ramesh Raskar (AI + Health Expert Commission) and Siddhartha Jha (Program Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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