# Patrick Griss

> Patrick Griss is a Series A investor at Zühlke Ventures AG backing Health Care and Medical Device. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Zühlke Ventures AG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zuhlke-ventures-ag)
- Location: Zürich, Switzerland
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Sep 2021
- Lead investor: 60%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-griss-5b44a07/

Patrick Griss is an Executive Partner of the Zühlke Group. In the past, he held Management Positions in the Life Science Industry as well as within the Product Engineering Division of Zühlke. He is member of the executive committee of Zühlke Ventures, a company fully owned by the Zühlke Group with the role to provide high-tech start-up companieswith smart and committed early phase funding. Dr. Patrick Griss also on the Advisory Committee at Empa's glaTec technology center.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 4 | 80% |
| Medical Device | 4 | 80% |
| Health Diagnostics | 2 | 40% |
| Medical | 1 | 20% |
| Robotics | 1 | 20% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Switzerland | 3 | 60% |
| Sweden | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Evismo | Evismo provides diagnostics services in Switzerland | $1.1M | Seed | Sep 14, 2021 |  |
| Flow Neuroscience | Flow Neuroscience is a healthcare company that develops depression treatment devices that combines an easy-to-use brain stimulation headset with a personalized mobile app to target both the physical and behavioral elements of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). The company's wearable stimulates a patient's left frontal lobe, the area of thebrain that has often lowered activity in people suffering from depression.Flow Neuroscience combines their wearable with a mobile app that nudges users to behaviors that will help lessen the effects of their depression, including exercise and regular sleeping patterns.The company's hope is to make available for the public a treatment that's currently only used in clinics specialized in brain stimulation. It also wants to make the treatment affordable enough to seriously challenge a dominant pharmaceuticals industry. | $10M | Series A | Aug 10, 2021 |  |
| Lunaphore | Lunaphore Technologies S.A. is a Swiss company born with the vision of accelerating cancer research by bringing the field of spatial biology into mainstream laboratories. Lunaphore has developed its innovative spatial biology solutions based on an award-winning technology called FFeX (Fast Fluidic Exchange). Lunaphore has been recognized as one ofthe most innovative companies internationally. | $7M | Series A | Jul 15, 2017 |  |
| Distalmotion | Distalmotion is a medical device company founded and based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Our mission is to remove the complexity out of robotic surgery in order to establish a new standard of care, where all patients in general surgery, gynecology and urology have access to best-in-class minimally invasive care. To do so, we have developed a surgicalrobot called Dexter. Designed, developed and manufactured in Switzerland, Dexter integrates the benefits of laparoscopy and robotics. Dexter combines the affordability of laparoscopy with the benefits of robotics through his novel, on-demand approach to robotic surgery. For further information, visit: dexter.surgery and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter: @Distalmotion. |  | Series A | Aug 21, 2013 |  |
| Distalmotion | Distalmotion is a medical device company founded and based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Our mission is to remove the complexity out of robotic surgery in order to establish a new standard of care, where all patients in general surgery, gynecology and urology have access to best-in-class minimally invasive care. To do so, we have developed a surgicalrobot called Dexter. Designed, developed and manufactured in Switzerland, Dexter integrates the benefits of laparoscopy and robotics. Dexter combines the affordability of laparoscopy with the benefits of robotics through his novel, on-demand approach to robotic surgery. For further information, visit: dexter.surgery and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter: @Distalmotion. |  | Series A | Aug 21, 2013 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Kinled Holding](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kinled) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alpana Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpana-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BlueOcean Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blueocean-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Business Angels Switzerland (BAS)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/business-angels-switzerland-bas) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-brain-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SOSV HAX](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hax-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Zühlke Ventures AG

VC Fund · Schlieren, Switzerland

Zühlke Ventures AG is a venture capital arm of Zühlke Technology Group AG specializing in financing of start-ups at an early stage and providing growth capital. It seeks to invest in the technology and medical devices companies. It typically invests in German-speaking Europe and Great Britain.

1 contacts available at Zühlke Ventures AG.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Patrick Griss | Co-Founder & Executive Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patrick-griss |

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## FAQ

### What does Patrick Griss invest in?

Patrick Griss invests primarily in Health Care, Medical Device and Health Diagnostics startups, most often at Series A and Seed 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.

### When did Patrick Griss last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Patrick Griss closed in Sep 2021. 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?

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