# Foundation for technological innovation

> Foundation for technological innovation is a VC fund backing AgTech and Medical. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://sti-stiftung.ch/

Foundation for technological innovation is a VC fund focused on AgTech and Medical. Foundation for technological innovation provides support for start-up founders with projects based in the business and residential area.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $303k–$560k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 1 | 50% |
| Medical | 1 | 50% |
| Medical Device | 1 | 50% |
| Chemical Engineering | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gaia Tech | Gaia Technologies has invented an innovative method to upcycle agricultural sidestreams into bio-compounds and added-value ingredients. Through its novel approach, Gaia tackles the ever-increasing trend to substitute synthetic compounds by natural alternatives in the cosmetics, food and feed sector. At the same time, Gaia responds to the pressingneeds of the primary sector to create new value streams and to reduce the environmental footprint. Gaia Tech builds on the results from the EIT Food project Phenoliva and aims to commercialize a portfolio of value-added products derived from olive pomace (e.g. antioxidants, biochar, activated carbon, biogas) obtained through a technology that, differently from competitors’ solutions, is cost-effective and highly scalable. | $559.6K | Pre-Seed | Jul 18, 2023 |  |
| Pulsewave | PulseWave AG is a digital health care company redefining the way arterial sclerosis is clinically diagnosed and monitored over time. PulseWave’s development, the TempleGuard combines a wearable biosensor device worn conveniently and permanently with patient’s eyeglasses and cloud-based data analytics with powerful proprietary algorithms thatdistill data from millions of heartbeats into clinically actionable information. PulseWave believes improvements in blood pressure monitoring and characterization have the potential to change clinical management of patients. | $284.4K | Pre-Seed | Jan 14, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SICTIC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sictic) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Venture Kick](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venturekick) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Foundation for technological innovation invest in?

Foundation for technological innovation invests primarily in AgTech, Medical and Medical Device startups, most often at 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.

### What is Foundation for technological innovation's check size?

Foundation for technological innovation typically joins rounds of $303k–$560k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Foundation for technological innovation participates in.

### When did Foundation for technological innovation last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Foundation for technological innovation closed in Jul 2023. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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