# Markus Pfeiler

> Markus Pfeiler is a seed investor backing SaaS, Beauty and Drones. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Markus Pfeiler is a seed investor focused on SaaS and Beauty. Markus Pfeiler

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $951k–$4.8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |
| Beauty | 1 | 20% |
| Drones | 1 | 20% |
| Mobile | 1 | 20% |
| FinTech | 1 | 20% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |
| Series C | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Switzerland | 4 | 80% |
| Canada | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flyability | Flyability is a Swiss company building safe drones for inaccessible places. By allowing drones to be used safely inside cities, buildings, and in contact with people, it enables new interactions and services with UAVs and solves the two most critical issues of one of the fastest growing industries: collision and injury risks. The company’s mainmarket is in industrial inspection where it avoids sending people in dangerous and confined spaces for the inspection of Power Generation, Oil & Gas or Maritime infrastructures. It is also active in Search & Rescue and Security to assess emergency situations without putting humans at risk. Flyability is the winner of the 1M USD Drones for Good Award and over 11 other technology and business prizes. Read more on www.flyability.com. | $15.4M | Series C | Sep 07, 2022 |  |
| Three Ships Beauty | We believe all beauty products should be 100% natural and 100% affordable. | $951K | Seed | Nov 01, 2020 |  |
| Beekeeper | Beekeeper is a mobile-first communication platform that reaches every shift, location, and language through real-time messaging and targeted streams. Managers keep frontline teams productive and turnover low by automating workflows while leveraging an analytics dashboard to measure engagement. Beekeeper integrates with operational systems, makingthem accessible in one central portal. | $45M | Series B | Sep 16, 2019 |  |
| KiWi | KiWi is the Fintech app of micro-businesses in emerging markets | $3.5M | Seed | Aug 18, 2018 |  |
| Astrocast | Astrocast SA is the most advanced SatIoT Service for customers looking to track, monitor, manage, and communicate with assets in remote regions of the world. With the world's most innovative nanostatelliite network, Astrocast delivers a complete end-to-end, direct-to-orbit service that, state-of-the-art communication modules, and enterpriseclass services. In partnership with Airbus, CEA/LETI, the European Space Agency, and Thuraya, Astrocast has developed Astronode S, a cutting-edge terminal featuring low profile L-band antenna, ultra-low power consumption, and a small form factor. Astrocast enables companies like Marine Instruments and Wildlife Computers to expand their IoT strategies. | $4.8M | Seed | Aug 25, 2017 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Verve Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/verve-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [1to4 Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1to4-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [3wVentures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/3wventures-com) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Airbus Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/airbus-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alpana Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpana-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ArkAngeles](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ark-s-a-p-i-de-c-v) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Markus Pfeiler invest in?

Markus Pfeiler invests primarily in SaaS, Beauty and Drones startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Markus Pfeiler's check size?

Markus Pfeiler typically joins rounds of $951k–$4.8M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Markus Pfeiler participates in.

### When did Markus Pfeiler last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Markus Pfeiler closed in Sep 2022. Shizune tracks 5 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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