Tamedia
VC Fund
Zürich, Switzerland
Tamedia is a VC fund in Zürich focused on Finance and Internet. Tamedia’s digital holdings are grouped under the umbrella of Tamedia Digital. They pursue ambitious goals: they see ourselves as a growth driver for the entire group and aim to further accelerate the digital transformation.
- Total investments:
- 14
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 64%
Last updated:
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Industries Tamedia invests in
Stages Tamedia invests in
Countries Tamedia invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series A
- $2.1M–$5.1M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Finance 3 (21%)
- Internet 3 (21%)
- E-Commerce 3 (21%)
- Marketplace 3 (21%)
- Financial Services 3 (21%)
Stage
- Series A 5 (36%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 5 (36%)
- Seed 1 (7%)
- Series B 1 (7%)
- Corporate Round 1 (7%)
Country
- Switzerland 6 (43%)
- Germany 2 (14%)
- Denmark 1 (7%)
- United Kingdom 1 (7%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Andreas Schlenker
Chief Corporate Development Officer
|
Chief Corporate Development Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Lorenz Lüchinger
Head Portfolio Management Ventures
|
Head Portfolio Management Ventures | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
Marcel Blattner
Chief Data Scientist
|
Chief Data Scientist | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Samira Eilinger
Portfolio Manager Ventures
|
Portfolio Manager Ventures | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Sylvia Epaillard
COO
|
COO | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEND provides peer to peer lending in Switzerland. It connects investors with borrowers. Moreover, investors earn substantial returns and borrowers benefit from low interest rates. The company is based in Switzerland and it was founded in 2015. | $6M / Series B / Oct 15, 2020 | ||
| PICSTARS was founded in 2014 and is one of the top 10 tech startups in Switzerland (Venture Leader 2016). Their mission is to digitize the sponsorship of brand ambassadors with a focus on athletes. With PICSTARS, Brands find suitable talents in Sport & Lifestyle as brand ambassadors who use their own social media channels to communicate brandphoto / video and hashtag campaigns. In the PICSTARS cockpit, companies can create campaigns directly and measure success. | $2.3M / Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 15, 2019 | ||
| Neon is an independent Swiss mobile account. | $5M / Series A / Sep 23, 2019 | ||
| Neon is an independent Swiss mobile account. | $5.1M / Series A / Sep 23, 2019 | ||
| Monito is a comparison website for international money transfer services. They compare and review more than 450 money transfer operators, to help you find the best option for each of your international transaction.They have affiliation partnerships with money transfer operators, which allow us to sustain their operations, they insure that all theinformation they provide is always accurate and transparent. | $2.5M / Series A / Dec 19, 2018 | ||
| Helpling is an online booking and payment platform that provides on-demand home services outside the U.S. On the website or via an app, customers can book a vetted and insured cleaner and gain back free time within a couple of clicks. For cleaners, the innovative online service makes it easier than ever to access new clients and to manage when andwhere they want to work.Helpling allows people more time for the beautiful things in life such as family, friends, and leisure. The cleaners charge a flat rate of £10 per hour and pay a fee when they find a regular customer through the platform or 10% of the value of the booking for one time cleans.Helping was founded in 2014 and is based in Berlin, Germany. | Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 17, 2018 | ||
| Lykke is a Swiss Fintech company building a global marketplace based on blockchain. It builds on decades of thought and research by company founder Richard Olsen, a pioneer in the field of high-frequency finance. Richard served as co-founder and CEO of OANDA, a leading foreign exchange company. Lykke received initial seed funding in 2015. Thecompany is currently pursuing investors who want to change the face of the global market.MissionLykke is here to build the future of markets:• By employing transparent blockchain technology • By achieving reliability and accessibility of financial services• By open-sourcing knowledge and competences VisionLykke will create a single global marketplace, where any sort of financial instrument can be traded and settled peer to peer with second-by-second interest payments. Unlike the structure of prevailing markets, ours will be a level playing field to which anyone with an Internet connection can have access. Our marketplace utilizes blockchain pioneered by Bitcoin to offer immediate settlement and direct ownership. All the software that serves as the foundation of the market will be developed in open source. Commissions are zero. We anticipate ample trade volumes. Our revenue will come from providing liquidity, offering issuance services, and supporting institutional clients. | $2.1M / Series A / Sep 24, 2018 | ||
| gowago.ch – Switzerland’s biggest Online Shop for cars at a monthly price.Choose from 1000's of car, both new and used, with everything included. Our customer-first obsession pushed us to remove all the hassle of getting the car of your dreams by building a unique, 100% online journey with fixed and fair prices. This complete, unique valueproposition allows us to accelerate the transition to more sustainable cars. gowago.ch is on a mission to get a car for everyone, one happy customer at a time. | Seed / Feb 27, 2018 | ||
| PICSTARS was founded in 2014 and is one of the top 10 tech startups in Switzerland (Venture Leader 2016). Their mission is to digitize the sponsorship of brand ambassadors with a focus on athletes. With PICSTARS, Brands find suitable talents in Sport & Lifestyle as brand ambassadors who use their own social media channels to communicate brandphoto / video and hashtag campaigns. In the PICSTARS cockpit, companies can create campaigns directly and measure success. | $2.1M / Series A / Jan 23, 2018 | ||
| Trendsales is the leading marketplace for fashion and lifestyle in the Nordics (formerly known as Tradono) | Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 18, 2016 | ||
| See all 14 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Tamedia invest in?
Tamedia invests primarily in Finance, Internet and E-Commerce startups, most often at Series A and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Tamedia's check size?
Tamedia typically joins rounds of $2.1M–$5.1M 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 Tamedia participates in.
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Who are the partners at Tamedia?
The team at Tamedia includes Andreas Schlenker (Chief Corporate Development Officer), Lorenz Lüchinger (Head Portfolio Management Ventures) and Marcel Blattner (Chief Data Scientist). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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