# gfs.bern

> gfs.bern is a VC fund in Bern backing Marketing, Social Media and Generative AI. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bern, Germany
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gfsbern
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/gfsbern
- Website: https://www.gfsbern.ch
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gfs.bern

gfs.bern is an abbreviation for political and communications research. Another important part of our work is the support of strategic, evidence-based communication.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marketing | 1 | 50% |
| Social Media | 1 | 50% |
| Generative AI | 1 | 50% |
| Market Research | 1 | 50% |
| Predictive Analytics | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Boomerang Ideas | Boomerang Ideas runs AI-powered market & opinion research — and automatically switches to real people via Live Social Sampling™ when confidence is low. Our platform combines calibrated AI personas with representative human inputs from TikTok, WhatsApp, LinkedIn & more, delivering fast, validated insights that panels and pure AI can’t match.Trusted by brands like Lindt, Swisscom, and SRF, validated by the University of Zurich with ongoing Stanford research |  | Corporate Round | May 15, 2023 | https://boomerangideas.com |
| Boomerang Ideas | Boomerang Ideas runs AI-powered market & opinion research — and automatically switches to real people via Live Social Sampling™ when confidence is low. Our platform combines calibrated AI personas with representative human inputs from TikTok, WhatsApp, LinkedIn & more, delivering fast, validated insights that panels and pure AI can’t match.Trusted by brands like Lindt, Swisscom, and SRF, validated by the University of Zurich with ongoing Stanford research | $500K |  | May 30, 2022 | https://boomerangideas.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does gfs.bern invest in?

gfs.bern invests primarily in Marketing, Social Media and Generative AI startups, most often at Funding Round and Corporate Round 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.

### When did gfs.bern last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for gfs.bern closed in May 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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