# Tugboat

> Tugboat is a VC fund backing Legal, FinTech and Compliance. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/davecraige
- Website: http://www.tugboat.io
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tugboatio

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Legal | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Compliance | 1 | 50% |
| Risk Management | 1 | 50% |
| Information Services | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Apiax | Apiax is a Swiss RegTech start-up that builds and offers tools that transform complex financial regulations into digital compliance rules, which are constantly up-to-date and verified. The rules are consumable via an App or can be integrated directly into banking processes through an easy-to-use API. Its cutting-edge technology provides legal andcompliance teams with full visibility and control over their digital rule sets and empowers client advisors to serve their clients more efficiently and in a fully compliant manner.Apiax was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 03, 2021 |  |
| Apiax | Apiax is a Swiss RegTech start-up that builds and offers tools that transform complex financial regulations into digital compliance rules, which are constantly up-to-date and verified. The rules are consumable via an App or can be integrated directly into banking processes through an easy-to-use API. Its cutting-edge technology provides legal andcompliance teams with full visibility and control over their digital rule sets and empowers client advisors to serve their clients more efficiently and in a fully compliant manner.Apiax was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland. | $6.6M | Series A | Oct 17, 2019 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SICTIC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sictic) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [DIventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Headline](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/headlinevc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [XAnge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xange-private-equity) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Zürcher Kantonal Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/z%C3%BCrcher-kantonalbank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [eVentures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Tugboat invest in?

Tugboat invests primarily in Legal, FinTech and Compliance startups, most often at Series A and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Tugboat last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tugboat closed in Mar 2021. Shizune tracks 2 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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