# Scala Ventures

> Scala Ventures is a VC fund in Lugano backing Internet and Social Media. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lugano, Switzerland
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2016
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/2934895/
- Website: http://www.scala-ventures.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Scala-Ventures-367554756684984/

Scala Ventures is a VC fund in Lugano focused on Internet and Social Media. Scala Ventures provides and participates in growth opportunities in the Digital Media Sector. They help build outstanding companies with innovative strategies and technologies to offer unique service propositions.Due to their extensive market and product knowledge, they are able to identify future winners at an early stage and help thesecompanies and executives to achieve ambitious targets and objectives.Their main investment and product partnership focus is on US / European companies having achieved a high penetration level in their respective markets, thus providing stronger upside and a lower or better control of risk enabling us to maximize the ROI for all stakeholders.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| Social Media | 1 | 33% |
| Digital Media | 1 | 33% |
| Content Delivery Network | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sacha Carton | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sacha-carton |
| Ulrich Schmidt | CEO and Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ulrich-schmidt-2 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| prettysocial media | prettysocial media is the European Social Media Service Provider and Network enabling clients and publishers to monetize their Social Media appearance. By creating sophisticated Content Marketing concepts and formats and distributing those in all relevant social channels, brands communicate, engage and interact with their audience. Combiningcutting edge technology with excellent business intelligence the company delivers insight, strategy and results in all social and digital marketing channels.prettysocial’s Native Avenue Platform is providing a unique and innovative technology to book complex Content Marketing concepts into its Premium Publisher Network, connecting sophisticated Brand Advertising concepts with the reach and engagement of 100’s of leading local, national and international newspaper and magazine publishers. | $2M | Series A | Jan 01, 2016 |  |
| adQuota | adQuota is a Copenhagen, Denmark-based premium mobile advertisement platform. adQuota provides publishers of mobile websites and applications with a platform and tools to monetize their mobile publications, and creates rich mobile advertising experiences. It focuses on Rich Media formats for apps and web sites on both mobile devices andtablets. adQuota adStudio provides creative and technical production of Display Banner Ads, Rich Media Ads and Coupon Campaigns.More than 200 publishers use adQuota, which reaches more than 35 million readers and app-users monthly. | $2.7M |  | Jan 17, 2014 |  |
| prettysocial media | prettysocial media is the European Social Media Service Provider and Network enabling clients and publishers to monetize their Social Media appearance. By creating sophisticated Content Marketing concepts and formats and distributing those in all relevant social channels, brands communicate, engage and interact with their audience. Combiningcutting edge technology with excellent business intelligence the company delivers insight, strategy and results in all social and digital marketing channels.prettysocial’s Native Avenue Platform is providing a unique and innovative technology to book complex Content Marketing concepts into its Premium Publisher Network, connecting sophisticated Brand Advertising concepts with the reach and engagement of 100’s of leading local, national and international newspaper and magazine publishers. | $549K | Seed | Dec 01, 2013 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Concentric](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/concentric) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kinled Holding](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kinled) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Northcap](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/northcap) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Scala Ventures invest in?

Scala Ventures invests primarily in Internet, Social Media and Digital Media startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Scala Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Scala Ventures?

The team at Scala Ventures includes Sacha Carton (Co-Founder & Managing Partner) and Ulrich Schmidt (CEO and Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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