Hasler Foundation
VC Fund
Bern, Switzerland
Hasler Foundation is a VC fund in Bern focused on Software and Information Technology. The purpose of the Hasler Foundation is to promote information and communications technology (ICT) for the well-being and benefit of Switzerland as an intellectual and industrial center. The Foundation aims to play an active role in ensuring that Switzerland continues to take a leading position in science and technology in the future.TheFoundation provides its support by financing or co-financing selected educational, research and innovation projects and undertakings in the field of ICT. The Foundation is politically and religiously neutral and free of any commercial interests. Although it is a non-profit-making organisation, it is not a charity, in that its support is always results-based, in keeping with the purpose of the Foundation.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 25%
Last updated:
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Industries Hasler Foundation invests in
Stages Hasler Foundation invests in
Countries Hasler Foundation invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $2M–$4M
- Series A
- $1.2M–$6.7M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 2 (50%)
- Information Technology 2 (50%)
- GPS 1 (25%)
- Drones 1 (25%)
- Robotics 1 (25%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (50%)
- Series A 2 (50%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Fixposition
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Fixposition simplifies autonomous navigation by increasing reliability and expanding availability of precise positioning.The combination of cutting edge computer vision techniques and leading satellite navigation know-how allows Fixposition to develop products that provide high-precision and ultra-reliable navigation. The positioning is oncentimetre accurate-level and stays operational in challenging environments, such as so-called urban-canyons, forests, or generally places with limited satellite signal reception. This facilitates a wide variety of tasks such as off-road autonomous robots, industrial drone inspection, high-precision control of autonomous machines, and many others that need precise positioning. | $4M / Seed / Oct 26, 2021 | |
xorlab
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xorlab is a Swiss cybersecurity company providing specialized, machine-intelligent defense against highly engineered, sophisticated and targeted email attacks. Founded in 2015 and spun out of ETH’s Laboratory of Software Technology, xorlab has grown to a team of 14 dedicated security professionals and passionate software engineers. The company,with its ActiveGuard Defense Platform, now already protects more than 50k mailboxes from leading financial service providers and high-tech industrial companies in Germany and Switzerland, and processes more than 1.5 million emails per day. xorlab empowers its customers to detect and stop emerging attacks at first sight, resulting in a smaller risk of breach, fewer incidents and lower operating cost overall. | $6.7M / Series A / Oct 24, 2021 | |
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xorlab
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xorlab is a Swiss cybersecurity company providing specialized, machine-intelligent defense against highly engineered, sophisticated and targeted email attacks. Founded in 2015 and spun out of ETH’s Laboratory of Software Technology, xorlab has grown to a team of 14 dedicated security professionals and passionate software engineers. The company,with its ActiveGuard Defense Platform, now already protects more than 50k mailboxes from leading financial service providers and high-tech industrial companies in Germany and Switzerland, and processes more than 1.5 million emails per day. xorlab empowers its customers to detect and stop emerging attacks at first sight, resulting in a smaller risk of breach, fewer incidents and lower operating cost overall. | $2M / Seed / Dec 13, 2018 | |
BugBuster
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BugBuster, a Switzerland based startup, spinoff of the Operating Systems Laboratory (LABOS) at EPFL. Their vision is to transform the way applications are being tested by reducing the reliance on manually written test cases and leverage code analysis to automate away most of the testing effort. | $1.2M / Series A / Nov 05, 2013 |
Co-Investors
EquityPitcher Ventures
2 deals together
Zürcher Kantonal Bank
2 deals together
Business Angels Switzerland (BAS)
1 deal together
Cultivation Capital
1 deal together
GoBeyond
1 deal together
MiraclePlus
1 deal together
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FAQ
What does Hasler Foundation invest in?
Hasler Foundation invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and GPS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Hasler Foundation's check size?
Hasler Foundation typically joins rounds of $2M–$4M at Seed and $1.2M–$6.7M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Hasler Foundation participates in.
When did Hasler Foundation last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Hasler Foundation closed in Oct 2021. Shizune tracks 4 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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