# Migros Pioneer Fund

> Migros Pioneer Fund is a VC fund backing B2B, Energy and Battery. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/migros-pionierfonds/
- Website: https://engagement.migros.ch/en/news-projects/climate-resources/yarn-to-yarn

Migros Pioneer Fund is a VC fund focused on B2B and Energy. The Migros Pioneer Fund is a voluntary development fund of the Migros Group companies. It was founded as the Migros Commitment Development Fund in 2012. Since 2021, its pioneering spirit has been reflected in its new name. The idea behind it stems from much further back, to Migros founder Gottlieb Duttweiler, who resolutely followed his vision.Just as we are doing today.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 25% |
| Energy | 1 | 25% |
| Battery | 1 | 25% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 25% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 25% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 2 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DeltaSpark | At DeltaSpark, we aim to transform CO2 into social and economic opportunities. Our breakthrough carbon removal technology has been designed to permanently remove CO2 from industrial sources. Utilizing an electrocatalytic process in standardized shipping containers, protected by two patents, DeltaSpark mineralises the captured CO2 rapidly andefficiently into stable building materials, while simultaneously producing high-value products such as cheap clean hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2). DeltaSpark is the only and unique solution to address both economical CO2 removal and economical local clean H2. |  | Grant | Apr 09, 2026 | https://www.deltaspark.ch/ |
| Unbound Potential | Unbound Potential is a startup that develops unique solutions for long-term energy storage using a novel membrane-less redox flow battery technology. Its mission is to accelerate the adoption of renewable energy sources, decarbonize the electricity grid and speed up the transition to a net-zero economy. | $7.5M | Pre-Seed | Sep 19, 2025 | https://www.unbound-potential.com |
| KUORI | Kuori is a pioneering Swiss Cleantech enterprise dedicated to facilitating the shift towards a post-oil economy by reprocessing consumer plastics through a circular economy model. The company offers advanced and environmentally sustainable granules that integrate smoothly into the current manufacturing processes across various industries, such asfashion, outdoor gear, and tools. |  | Pre-Seed | Sep 12, 2024 | https://kuori.ch |
| Rheiazymes | Rheiazymes is a Swiss biotech company on a mission to change the game of plastics recycling for the fashion industry - and beyond. With our proprietary Molecular Bio-Recycling technology we recover high-value polymers for a truly circular YARN-TO-YARN® loop. This reclaimed raw material can then be sold back to the industry to make new products. Thefirst industry application is developing the technology to recover Nylon from Nylon-Elastane (PA/EA) blends and establishing a circular YARN-TO-YARN® ecosystem for the textile industry. |  | Grant | Dec 15, 2022 | https://www.rheiazymes.com |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [another.vc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/another-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BlueLion Incubator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bluelion-incubator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Innosuisse](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innosuisse) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kvanted Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kvanted-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SPRIN-D](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sprin-d) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Founderful](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wingman-897a) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Migros Pioneer Fund invest in?

Migros Pioneer Fund invests primarily in B2B, Energy and Battery startups, most often at Grant and Pre-Seed 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.

### When did Migros Pioneer Fund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Migros Pioneer Fund closed in Apr 2026. 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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