# Swiss National Science Foundation

> Swiss National Science Foundation is a VC fund in Zürich backing Manufacturing and Chemical. See 3 investments, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Zürich, Switzerland
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2025
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/snsf/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/snsf_ch
- Website: http://www.snf.ch/en/funding/programmes/coronavirus/Pages/default.aspx#Participation%20requirements
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/snf.fns.snsf.ch

Swiss National Science Foundation is a VC fund in Zürich focused on Manufacturing and Chemical. Swiss National Science Foundation specializes in research funding, scientific research and supporting the projects into coronavirus.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 67% |
| Chemical | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Building Material | 1 | 33% |
| Internet of Things | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Grant | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| kuafu | kuafu is committed to accelerating grid decarbonization and driving the energy transition to net zero. | $721.4K | Grant | Jun 22, 2025 |  |
| SensorX Solutions | SensorX Solutions operates as a manufacturer of IoT sensors. |  | Pre-Seed | Sep 04, 2024 |  |
| Biosimo | Biosimo is developing bio-based acetyl products designed to scale and integrate seamlessly into existing bulk industrial production, enabling sustainable chemical manufacturing that can compete with fossil-based processes on cost, performance, and supply reliability | $300K | Pre-Seed | Sep 04, 2022 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Innosuisse](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innosuisse) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [EMPA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/empa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gebert Rüf Stiftung](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gebert-r%C3%BCf-stiftung) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Übermorgen Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/%C3%BCbermorgen-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Venture Kick](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venturekick) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Stadt Zürich](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zurich-city) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Swiss National Science Foundation invest in?

Swiss National Science Foundation invests primarily in Manufacturing, Chemical and Software startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Swiss National Science Foundation last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Swiss National Science Foundation closed in Jun 2025. Shizune tracks 3 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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