# Thomas Rauber

> Thomas Rauber is a seed investor at TR Invest (Tafers) backing Manufacturing and Apps. See 17 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [TR Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tr-invest)
- Location: Tafers, Switzerland
- Total investments: 17
- Last investment: May 2024
- Lead investor: 6%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasrauber/?originalSubdomain=ch
- Website: http://tr-invest.ch

Thomas Rauber is a seed investor at TR Invest in Tafers focused on Manufacturing and Apps. Thomas Rauber is the Owner and CEO of TR Invest SA. He attended IMD.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$3M |
| Series A | $2.1M–$3.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 24% |
| Apps | 3 | 18% |
| Medical Device | 3 | 18% |
| Mobile | 2 | 12% |
| Travel | 2 | 12% |

51 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 47% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 24% |
| Series A | 3 | 18% |
| Series B | 1 | 6% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Switzerland | 13 | 76% |
| Spain | 1 | 6% |
| Sweden | 1 | 6% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAAV | DAAV offers an autonomous electric wheelchair that helps passengers with reduced mobility. Its products offer a high level of maneuverability with features such as real-time navigation information and its AI-powered algorithm allowing the device to be used in different modes of drive, from manual to completely automated.The company aims toenhance the quality of life for people with disabilities and provide inclusion to simply enable users to have an equal chance for enjoying their lives on the go. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Vaud. | $1.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 22, 2024 |  |
| CompPair | CompPair is solving damage issues for the composite materials industry by developping smart sustainable textile systems. CompPair originates from the Laboratory for Processing of Advanced Composites (LPAC) at EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is the result of thorough research during 12 years in the field of self-healing composites. They are nowable to deliver the most efficient solution for extending the life-time of composites structures. | $1M | Seed | Mar 24, 2021 |  |
| Mobbot | Mobbot provides 3D concrete printing technology for construction companies focused on infrastructure. It enables customers to save time and costs wherein a 3-day job site work is cut down to one hour. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Fribourg, Switzerland. | $3M | Seed | Jun 16, 2020 |  |
| Typewise | AI Customer Service Platform for Enterprises | $1M | Seed | Jun 12, 2020 |  |
| Bring! Labs AG | Bring! simplifies grocery shopping for millions of people. With shared shopping lists, integrated recipes, online shopping, local offers, and loyalty cards, Bring! app covers every step along the shopping process: inspiration, planning and the final purchase. No matter whether online or offline at the market: Bring! helps users around the worldsave time, money and energy while organizing their grocery shopping.Bring! Labs AG was founded by Marco Cerqui and Sandro Strebel in April 2015 has 20 employees and offices in Zurich, Switzerland and Mannheim, Germany. | $2.1M | Series A | Feb 28, 2018 |  |
| ROOMZ | ROOMZ is the most straightforward and easiest-to-deploy solution to support and create the agile work environments of the future. Right after installation, ROOMZ products will help you to maximize the usage of your shared spaces, while increasing work efficiency and collaboration. |  |  | Jan 01, 2018 |  |
| Viselio | Viselio offers the bridge between the digital world and offline visa forms. It provides sophisticated software tools that help in applying for a visa with only a few clicks. It offers a personal, fast, and reliable service with Swiss quality. It was founded in 2016 and us headquartered in Bern, Switzerland. |  | Seed | Jun 01, 2017 |  |
| BYHOURS | BYHOURS is the first online hotel booking platform and app that allows you to book microstays in hotels in sets of 3, 6, and 12 hours and let’s you decide the time of arrival and departure. BYHOURS has introduced a new and disruptive business model in travel industry, about micro-stays and pay-per-use and based in flexibility, which also allowhotels to increase their income, as well as monetize and optimize their resources. Founded in March of 2012 in Barcelona, the company has experienced rapid growth, and does business with more than 2500 hotels in Europe, Latin America and some key cities in Middle East, and works in partneship with the international top hotel chains. | $1.6M |  | Sep 05, 2016 |  |
| algrano | Algrano is an easy to business network and marketplace that empowers producers to market their products directly to the processing industry. On the other hand, the processing industry can get in direct contact with producers, trace their products and differentiate through full transparency and supply chain control. |  |  | Aug 15, 2016 |  |
| algrano | Algrano is an easy to business network and marketplace that empowers producers to market their products directly to the processing industry. On the other hand, the processing industry can get in direct contact with producers, trace their products and differentiate through full transparency and supply chain control. |  | Seed | Aug 15, 2016 |  |

10 of 17 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Capital Risque Fribourg](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-risque-fribourg) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [StartAngels Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startangels-network) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Aargauische Kantonalbank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aargauische-kantonalbank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Business Angels Switzerland (BAS)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/business-angels-switzerland-bas) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Zürcher Kantonal Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/z%C3%BCrcher-kantonalbank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BioValley Business Angels Club (BioBAC)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/biovalley-business-angels-club-biobac) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About TR Invest

VC Fund · Tafers, Switzerland

Private Investment Company

1 contacts available at TR Invest.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Thomas Rauber | Owner & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-rauber |

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## FAQ

### What does Thomas Rauber invest in?

Thomas Rauber invests primarily in Manufacturing, Apps and Medical Device startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 17 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Thomas Rauber's check size?

Thomas Rauber typically joins rounds of $1M–$3M at Seed and $2.1M–$3.5M 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 Thomas Rauber participates in.

### When did Thomas Rauber last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Thomas Rauber closed in May 2024. Shizune tracks 17 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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