# Gabriel Eckenstein

> Gabriel Eckenstein is a Series A investor at Eckenstein-Geigy-Stiftung backing Retail and Farming. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Eckenstein-Geigy-Stiftung](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eckenstein-geigy-stiftung)
- Location: Basel, Switzerland
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2015
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriel-eckenstein-aba3a531/
- Website: http://bachmanneckenstein.com/

Gabriel Eckenstein is a Series A investor at Eckenstein-Geigy-Stiftung in Basel focused on Retail and Farming. Gabriel Eckenstein is one of the foundation directors of Eckenstein-Geigy-Stiftung since March 2013.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 100% |
| Farming | 1 | 100% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Urban Farmers | Urban Farmers develops and builds urban agriculture systems with fish and plants for commercial growers and food retailers. The company develops rooftop farm solutions on commercial entities. | $2.4M | Series A | Apr 01, 2015 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Eckenstein-Geigy-Stiftung

VC Fund · Basel, Switzerland

Eckenstein-Geigy-Stiftung is a Swiss investment firm owned by the Eckenstein family. It invests money in companies such as technological startups across Switzerland. Eckenstein-Geigy-Stiftung has a headquarters in Basel in Switzerland.

1 contacts available at Eckenstein-Geigy-Stiftung.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gabriel Eckenstein | Foundation director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gabriel-eckenstein |

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## FAQ

### What does Gabriel Eckenstein invest in?

Gabriel Eckenstein invests primarily in Retail, Farming and Agriculture startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Gabriel Eckenstein last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Gabriel Eckenstein closed in Apr 2015. Shizune tracks 1 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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