Ginko Ventures
VC Fund
Geneva, Switzerland
Ginko Ventures is a VC fund in Geneva focused on Consumer Electronics and Software. Founded in 2015, Ginko Ventures is a venture capital Firm targeting technologies, devices and solutions that will improve the way people work, play and live. We primarily focus on investments in European and Israeli companies whose technologies have the potential to rapidly access global markets.
- Total investments:
- 9
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 56%
Last updated:
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Industries Ginko Ventures invests in
Stages Ginko Ventures invests in
Countries Ginko Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series A
- $5.5M–$100M
- Series B
- $16M–$22M
- Series C
- $12M–$106M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Consumer Electronics 3 (33%)
- Software 2 (22%)
- E-Commerce 2 (22%)
- Internet of Things 2 (22%)
- SaaS 1 (11%)
Stage
- Series C 3 (33%)
- Series A 2 (22%)
- Series B 2 (22%)
- Seed 1 (11%)
- Series D 1 (11%)
Country
- France 2 (22%)
- Finland 2 (22%)
- Belgium 1 (11%)
- Switzerland 1 (11%)
- United States 1 (11%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dominique Pitteloud
Managing Partner
|
Managing Partner | Total investments: 8 | Find email | |
Jean-Francois Baril
Managing Partner & Founder
|
Managing Partner & Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| HMD designs and markets a range of smartphones and feature phones targeted at a range of consumers and price points. With a commitment to innovation and quality, HMD is the proud exclusive licensee of the Nokia brand for phones and tablets. | $100M / Series A / May 21, 2018 | ||
| Enevo works with its customers to transform the financial, environmental and social impact of waste. Founded in 2010, Enevo began providing waste data from dumpster sensors using its proprietary analytics software. Enevo now provides full management of waste and recycling services for restaurant, retail and commercial property customers throughoutNorth America. It provides the first predictive end-to-end solution that automates the whole planning and operations of waste and recycling logistics.Enevo has raised more than $34M in private equity funding to date and continues to invest in technology and new processes to deliver the peace of mind its customers need. | $12M / Series C / Sep 28, 2017 | ||
| Actility is an industry leader in Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN). ThingPark by Actility offers a carrier-grade IoT platform, with a growing ecosystem of partners; low-power, long-range wireless networks for sensors and devices; an operating system and middleware that enables web applications to connect seamlessly with data from differentsensors; and a B2B e-commerce market featuring tested and approved IoT device, connectivity, and application partners. Actility is a founding member of the LoRa Alliance™. | $75M / Series D / Apr 12, 2017 | ||
| Devialet is an audio tech company that offers solutions ranging from ADH intelligence to sound amplification. The company's mission is to make Devialet audio technology universal. It has developed a pair of wireless earbuds called Gemini. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Paris, Ile-de-France. | $106.2M / Series C / Nov 28, 2016 | ||
| Founded in 2009 by Marty Kagan and Julien Coulon, two veterans of web hosting and content delivery market, Cedexis optimizes web performance across data centers, delivery networks and clouds for companies that want to reach new global markets. With Cedexis, companies can comparatively assess worldwide cloud performance and availability forinformed vendor selection and making cost-and-performance tradeoffs. Cedexis also provides adaptive automation for dynamically optimizing traffic across clouds, data centers and delivery networks to dynamically match the best-performing clouds with local demand. Since revenue conversions and brand experience are directly tied to online performance, media, retail and consumer branded companies rely on Cedexis to ensure 100% availability, fast page loads, downloads and transactions to drive traffic and revenue at lower cost and risk.Cedexis is headquartered in Portland (OR) and Paris (EMEA) with offices in San Francisco (CA), London (UK) and sales representatives in Germany, Japan, Israel and Brazil. | $22M / Series B / Jan 26, 2016 | ||
| Octinion provides mechatronic product development, custom testing and measurement solutions, data analysis and algorithm development, and measurement services. They offer to assist in all customer development needs. They design and produce mechatronic original equipment manufacturer components for machine manufacturers. | Seed / Jan 01, 2016 | ||
| Enevo works with its customers to transform the financial, environmental and social impact of waste. Founded in 2010, Enevo began providing waste data from dumpster sensors using its proprietary analytics software. Enevo now provides full management of waste and recycling services for restaurant, retail and commercial property customers throughoutNorth America. It provides the first predictive end-to-end solution that automates the whole planning and operations of waste and recycling logistics.Enevo has raised more than $34M in private equity funding to date and continues to invest in technology and new processes to deliver the peace of mind its customers need. | $15.8M / Series B / Jun 30, 2015 | ||
| Actility is an industry leader in Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN). ThingPark by Actility offers a carrier-grade IoT platform, with a growing ecosystem of partners; low-power, long-range wireless networks for sensors and devices; an operating system and middleware that enables web applications to connect seamlessly with data from differentsensors; and a B2B e-commerce market featuring tested and approved IoT device, connectivity, and application partners. Actility is a founding member of the LoRa Alliance™. | $25M / Series C / Jun 16, 2015 | ||
| PIQ is a powerful wearable that can be used in many sports (Golf, Tennis, Football, Rugby, Ski...) with innovative metrics. With dedicated accessory, from their phone, consumers are able to measure, track and compete with their friends.Dec 2015 - Cedric Mangaud wrote to early buyers of "PIQ with the Babolat Tennis accessory" thatit will be shipping this week. | $5.5M / Series A / May 22, 2015 |
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FAQ
What does Ginko Ventures invest in?
Ginko Ventures invests primarily in Consumer Electronics, Software and E-Commerce startups, most often at Series C and Series A stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Ginko Ventures invest in?
Ginko Ventures typically joins rounds of $5.5M–$100M at Series A, $16M–$22M at Series B and $12M–$106M at Series C. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Ginko Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Ginko Ventures took part in.
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Who are the partners at Ginko Ventures?
The team at Ginko Ventures includes Dominique Pitteloud (Managing Partner) and Jean-Francois Baril (Managing Partner & Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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