# Read-HP Investments

> Read-HP Investments is a VC fund backing Energy, Manufacturing and Transportation. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Read-HP Investments is a VC fund focused on Energy and Manufacturing. Chicago based investment fund

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 50% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50% |
| Transportation | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Swisspod | Swisspod develops energy-efficient Hyperloop systems using high-quality Swiss engineering. Swisspod's mission is to ensure high-speed transportation is sustainable and efficient using fully-electric Hyperloop pods, a breakthrough technology that allows for the scalable and fast travel between distant cities. The company is currently safelybuilding the most affordable and energy-efficient pods, and bringing together a strong team of multidisciplinary experts passionate about disrupting high-speed travel. |  | Seed | Jan 24, 2022 |  |
| Swisspod | Swisspod develops energy-efficient Hyperloop systems using high-quality Swiss engineering. Swisspod's mission is to ensure high-speed transportation is sustainable and efficient using fully-electric Hyperloop pods, a breakthrough technology that allows for the scalable and fast travel between distant cities. The company is currently safelybuilding the most affordable and energy-efficient pods, and bringing together a strong team of multidisciplinary experts passionate about disrupting high-speed travel. |  | Seed | Sep 01, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Something BIG Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/something-big-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ACE & Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ace-and-company) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MDL Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mdl-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Polysys Industries](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/polysys-industries) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Seldor Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seldor-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Read-HP Investments invest in?

Read-HP Investments invests primarily in Energy, Manufacturing and Transportation startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Read-HP Investments last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Read-HP Investments closed in Jan 2022. Shizune tracks 2 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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