# Ginko Ventures

> Ginko Ventures is a VC fund in Geneva backing Software and SaaS. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Geneva, Switzerland
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jan 2016
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ginko-ventures/about/
- Website: http://www.ginkopartners.com

Ginko Ventures is a VC fund in Geneva focused on Software and SaaS. 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.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series B | $16M–$22M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 50% |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| Sensor | 1 | 25% |
| Sports | 1 | 25% |
| Big Data | 1 | 25% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Belgium | 1 | 25% |
| Finland | 1 | 25% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dominique Pitteloud | Managing Partner | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dominique-pitteloud |
| Jean-Francois Baril | Managing Partner & Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jean-francois-janne-baril |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cedexis | 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 |  |
| Octonion | specialized in mechatronic product development applied to biological material |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2016 |  |
| Enevo | 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 |  |
| PIQ | 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 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Foxconn Technology Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foxconn-technology-group) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Swisscom Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/swisscom-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [360 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/360-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Advanced Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/advanced-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Almaz Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/almaz-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Citrix](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/citrix-systems) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ginko Ventures invest in?

Ginko Ventures invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Sensor startups, most often at Series B and Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Belgium. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ginko Ventures's check size?

Ginko Ventures typically joins rounds of $16M–$22M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ginko Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Ginko Ventures?

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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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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