# Rütters

> Rütters is a VC fund backing Textiles, CleanTech and Recycling. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Rütters is a VC fund focused on Textiles and CleanTech. Rütters operates as a family investment office.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Textiles | 1 | 100% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 100% |
| Recycling | 1 | 100% |
| Sustainability | 1 | 100% |
| Advanced Materials | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OceanSafe | OceanSafe has developed new proprietary synthetic fibers that will replace polyester and cotton. Our business model is to license our technologies for the creation of circular, biodegradable and toxin-free textiles. We then enable textile brands and retailers to transition to a fully circular economic model and help them to fast-track thedevelopment and manufacturing of these new products on fully certified value chains. |  | Seed | Nov 08, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [exelixis capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/exelixis-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Rütters invest in?

Rütters invests primarily in Textiles, CleanTech and Recycling startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Rütters last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rütters closed in Nov 2022. Shizune tracks 1 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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