# Sparrow Ventures

> Sparrow Ventures is a VC fund in Zürich backing Health Care and Real Estate. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Switzerland
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sparrow-ventures
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/sparrow_ven_com
- Website: https://sparrow-ventures.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flockofsparrows

Sparrow Ventures is a VC fund in Zürich focused on Health Care and Real Estate. We are a Zurich-based Venture Builder and Growth Equity Investor. With our ambitious team of highly customer-focused entrepreneurs, we are committed to putting our expertise to work and strive to make an impact.We are part of Migros - one of the largest retailers in Europe - with the mission to build ventures and invest in companies in amultitude of relevant areas, in particular, Food & Beverage, Fintech, Last-Mile, Digital Health, Sustainability & Circular Economy as well as Commerce & Shopping.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.1M–$6.3M |
| Series A | $3.6M–$7.7M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 3 | 20% |
| Real Estate | 2 | 13% |
| Medical Device | 2 | 13% |
| Eyewear | 1 | 7% |
| Fashion | 1 | 7% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 5 | 33% |
| Seed | 2 | 13% |
| Series B | 1 | 7% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 7% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Switzerland | 7 | 47% |
| Finland | 1 | 7% |
| Germany | 1 | 7% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Claudius Stammbach | Investment Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/claudius-stammbach |
| Lorenz Lüchinger | CEO | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lorenz-l%C3%BCchinger |
| Maurin Rüegg | Investment Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maurin-r%C3%BCegg |
| Michael Meyer | CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-meyer-a4a7 |
| Silvan Schumacher | Senior Venture Architect | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/silvan-schumacher |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HelloBetter | HelloBetter (hellobetter.de) was founded in 2015 under the name GET.ON Institut für Online Gesundheitstrainings GmbH (geton-institut.de) by internationally renowned research psychologists, and in close partnership with one of the largest public health care insurance companies in Germany (BARMER). HelloBetter is a pioneer in the field of e-mentalhealth and a leading provider of online mental health courses. Its work has a strong scientific basis – the courses were developed, evaluated, and implemented in a practice setting, and their effectiveness has been proven in 33 randomized controlled trials according to the highest standards of scientific practice. HelloBetter offers the widest range of evidence-based online mental health courses worldwide, with 11 digital courses covering 8 problem areas (stress, depression, insomnia, depression in the case of chronic illness, chronic pain, alcohol consumption, excessive worry, and panic and anxiety).In October 2021, the digital therapeutic 'HelloBetter Stress and Burnout' has been permanently approved by the German Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) as a Digital Health Application (DiGA) and thus is available by prescription free of charge for more than 50 million adults. It is the world’s first and so far only prescription digital therapeutic for the treatment of burnout symptoms.Through diverse cooperations with national and international research groups (including FAU Erlangen, University of Ulm, VU Amsterdam, and Harvard University) HelloBetter finds practical applications for the latest research innovations. Our products and our team have been awarded numerous national and international prizes. These include the Novartis & Sandoz/Hexal Digital Health Prize 2018, the Comenius Award of the European Federation of Psychologists’ Association, and the Good Practice in Mental Health & Wellbeing seal of approval as part of the EU Compass 2018, which recognises high-quality mental health initiatives in Europe in order to guide health care providers to effective and proven services. | $7.7M | Series A | May 03, 2023 |  |
| Selma Finance | Selma is a personal investment assistant, for people who have better things to do than to follow financial markets. Selma helps you to invest and take care of your money that it 100% fits with your financial life. Selma Finance is a Fintech Company and regulated as an independent wealth manager in Switzerland. Questions? Feel free to ping usin chat at www.selma.com or or write us to hello@selma.com | $7.1M | Series A | Sep 01, 2022 |  |
| Selma Finance | Selma is a personal investment assistant, for people who have better things to do than to follow financial markets. Selma helps you to invest and take care of your money that it 100% fits with your financial life. Selma Finance is a Fintech Company and regulated as an independent wealth manager in Switzerland. Questions? Feel free to ping usin chat at www.selma.com or or write us to hello@selma.com | $7.1M | Series A | Sep 01, 2022 |  |
| properti | "building the world's greatest real estate company"Properti is a modern, young and pioneering PropTech startup founded in November 2019. Through our unique Properti System, which combines the latest technologies, in-depth expertise and world-class marketing, we provide an exclusive service. Our mission is to change the real estateindustry sustainably with the symbiosis of technology and people to build trustworthiness and transparency. Our goal is to offer customers a full service around the housing ecosystem. | $6.3M | Seed | Jun 30, 2022 |  |
| Nomady | Nomady offers to book campsite or make some money renting out your own campsite. | $2.1M | Seed | Jun 22, 2022 |  |
| WePractice | WePractice is a mental health platform. They provide services that include psychotherapists and coaches. They provide services for men and women. An online inquiry form is available on the company's website. |  | Series B | May 25, 2022 |  |
| HelloBetter | HelloBetter (hellobetter.de) was founded in 2015 under the name GET.ON Institut für Online Gesundheitstrainings GmbH (geton-institut.de) by internationally renowned research psychologists, and in close partnership with one of the largest public health care insurance companies in Germany (BARMER). HelloBetter is a pioneer in the field of e-mentalhealth and a leading provider of online mental health courses. Its work has a strong scientific basis – the courses were developed, evaluated, and implemented in a practice setting, and their effectiveness has been proven in 33 randomized controlled trials according to the highest standards of scientific practice. HelloBetter offers the widest range of evidence-based online mental health courses worldwide, with 11 digital courses covering 8 problem areas (stress, depression, insomnia, depression in the case of chronic illness, chronic pain, alcohol consumption, excessive worry, and panic and anxiety).In October 2021, the digital therapeutic 'HelloBetter Stress and Burnout' has been permanently approved by the German Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) as a Digital Health Application (DiGA) and thus is available by prescription free of charge for more than 50 million adults. It is the world’s first and so far only prescription digital therapeutic for the treatment of burnout symptoms.Through diverse cooperations with national and international research groups (including FAU Erlangen, University of Ulm, VU Amsterdam, and Harvard University) HelloBetter finds practical applications for the latest research innovations. Our products and our team have been awarded numerous national and international prizes. These include the Novartis & Sandoz/Hexal Digital Health Prize 2018, the Comenius Award of the European Federation of Psychologists’ Association, and the Good Practice in Mental Health & Wellbeing seal of approval as part of the EU Compass 2018, which recognises high-quality mental health initiatives in Europe in order to guide health care providers to effective and proven services. | $4.4M | Series A | Mar 10, 2022 |  |
| WePractice | WePractice is a mental health platform. They provide services that include psychotherapists and coaches. They provide services for men and women. An online inquiry form is available on the company's website. |  | Series A | Oct 28, 2021 |  |
| HelloBetter | HelloBetter (hellobetter.de) was founded in 2015 under the name GET.ON Institut für Online Gesundheitstrainings GmbH (geton-institut.de) by internationally renowned research psychologists, and in close partnership with one of the largest public health care insurance companies in Germany (BARMER). HelloBetter is a pioneer in the field of e-mentalhealth and a leading provider of online mental health courses. Its work has a strong scientific basis – the courses were developed, evaluated, and implemented in a practice setting, and their effectiveness has been proven in 33 randomized controlled trials according to the highest standards of scientific practice. HelloBetter offers the widest range of evidence-based online mental health courses worldwide, with 11 digital courses covering 8 problem areas (stress, depression, insomnia, depression in the case of chronic illness, chronic pain, alcohol consumption, excessive worry, and panic and anxiety).In October 2021, the digital therapeutic 'HelloBetter Stress and Burnout' has been permanently approved by the German Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) as a Digital Health Application (DiGA) and thus is available by prescription free of charge for more than 50 million adults. It is the world’s first and so far only prescription digital therapeutic for the treatment of burnout symptoms.Through diverse cooperations with national and international research groups (including FAU Erlangen, University of Ulm, VU Amsterdam, and Harvard University) HelloBetter finds practical applications for the latest research innovations. Our products and our team have been awarded numerous national and international prizes. These include the Novartis & Sandoz/Hexal Digital Health Prize 2018, the Comenius Award of the European Federation of Psychologists’ Association, and the Good Practice in Mental Health & Wellbeing seal of approval as part of the EU Compass 2018, which recognises high-quality mental health initiatives in Europe in order to guide health care providers to effective and proven services. | $7M | Series A | Oct 27, 2021 |  |
| Selma Finance | Selma is a personal investment assistant, for people who have better things to do than to follow financial markets. Selma helps you to invest and take care of your money that it 100% fits with your financial life. Selma Finance is a Fintech Company and regulated as an independent wealth manager in Switzerland. Questions? Feel free to ping usin chat at www.selma.com or or write us to hello@selma.com | $3.6M | Series A | Feb 11, 2021 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Sparrow Ventures invest in?

Sparrow Ventures invests primarily in Health Care, Real Estate and Medical Device startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Sparrow Ventures's check size?

Sparrow Ventures typically joins rounds of $2.1M–$6.3M at Seed and $3.6M–$7.7M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Sparrow Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Sparrow Ventures?

Public channels for Sparrow Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Sparrow Ventures?

The team at Sparrow Ventures includes Claudius Stammbach (Investment Manager), Lorenz Lüchinger (CEO) and Maurin Rüegg (Investment Manager), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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