# Kick Foundation

> Kick Foundation is a VC fund in Basel backing Manufacturing, Hardware and Semiconductor. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Basel, Switzerland
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.kickfoundation.ch

Kick Foundation is a VC fund in Basel focused on Manufacturing and Hardware. Kick Foundation offers the value chain as a funnel for entrepreneurship, technology and innovation.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $1.7M–$3.8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 67% |
| Hardware | 1 | 33% |
| Semiconductor | 1 | 33% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 33% |
| Advanced Materials | 1 | 33% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mosaic-SoC | Mosaic-SoC expertise in chip design and developing cutting-edge processors for machine learning and artificial intelligence. | $3.8M | Pre-Seed | Apr 30, 2026 |  |
| BTRY | BTRY is a spin-off of EMPA and ETH and is developing the industry's first energy-dense solid-state battery, using sophisticated semiconductor manufacturing technologies. | $5.7M | Seed | Nov 06, 2025 |  |
| Antefil Composite Tech | Advanced materials provider | $1.7M | Pre-Seed | May 23, 2023 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bloomhaus Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bloomhaus-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-tech-gr%C3%BCnderfonds) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kickfund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kickfund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Linear Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/linear-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Redstone.VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/redstone-digital-gmbh) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Serpentine Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/serpentine-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Kick Foundation invest in?

Kick Foundation invests primarily in Manufacturing, Hardware and Semiconductor startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Kick Foundation's check size?

Kick Foundation typically joins rounds of $1.7M–$3.8M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Kick Foundation participates in.

### When did Kick Foundation last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kick Foundation closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 3 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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