# Patrick Degen

> Patrick Degen is a seed investor at Swiss Founders Fund backing Software. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Swiss Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/swiss-founders-fund-ag)
- Location: Saint Gallen, Switzerland
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pdegen

Patrick Degen is a seed investor at Swiss Founders Fund in Saint Gallen focused on Software and Information Technology. Patrick Degen - Partner @ Swiss Founders Fund

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 33% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 33% |
| SaaS | 1 | 17% |
| Web3 | 1 | 17% |
| Soccer | 1 | 17% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Switzerland | 3 | 50% |
| Estonia | 1 | 17% |
| Germany | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Coachbetter | coachbetter ist a digital marketplace that disrupts the way of how soccer coaches learn, communicate and manage for the better. It's our aim to deliver professional coaching content and digital solutions that elevates everyone's coaching game. We offer a digital, holistic and fully integrated SaaS platform for socher coaches all aroundthe world. | $8.2M | Seed | May 21, 2026 |  |
| peoNova | peoNova (PeoChain) is a next-gen Layer 1 blockchain solving the "blockchain trilemma" — scalability, decentralization, and security — without trade-offs via its proprietary Proof of Synergy (PoSyg) consensus and subnet architecture. With 100,000+ TPS, low transaction costs (<$0.04), 10,000+ validators and integrated AI/ML forfraud detection and credit scoring, PeoChain targets the $1.7T+ financial inclusion market. Its focus: connecting unbanked populations in emerging economies through telco partnerships and low-barrier mobile financial infrastructure. | $18.5M | Pre-Seed | Jul 03, 2025 |  |
| WolfPak | WolfPak is an AI based e-learning platform that offers training, guidance, and assessments for corporate professionals. |  | Seed | Dec 13, 2024 |  |
| Coachbetter | coachbetter ist a digital marketplace that disrupts the way of how soccer coaches learn, communicate and manage for the better. It's our aim to deliver professional coaching content and digital solutions that elevates everyone's coaching game. We offer a digital, holistic and fully integrated SaaS platform for socher coaches all aroundthe world. | $2.9M | Seed | Aug 15, 2023 |  |
| Careloop | Berlin-based HR-tech and EduTech startup with a focus on the German healthcare industry. | $2.1M | Seed | Feb 13, 2023 |  |
| Poinz | Poinz stands for a simple, interactive and modern dialogue - between business and loyal customers - where the origin is a very simple and proven principle: the physical stamp card. | $1M | Seed | May 13, 2019 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Brighteye Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brighteye-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Zen11 Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zen11-holdings) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Deutscher Fussball Bund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deutscher-fussball-bund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Enjoyventure Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enjoyventure-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FortyOne Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fortyone-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IBB Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ibb) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Swiss Founders Fund

VC Fund · Saint Gallen, Switzerland

Swiss Founders Fund is a seed and early stage investment fund based in St.Gallen, Switzerland. SFF invests in and builds companies globally.

3 contacts available at Swiss Founders Fund.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Patrick Degen | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patrick-degen |
| Christian Mischler | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-mischler |
| Tim Ruffner | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tim-ruffner |

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## FAQ

### What does Patrick Degen invest in?

Patrick Degen invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Patrick Degen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Patrick Degen closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 6 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?

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