# Venture Incubator, LLC

> Venture Incubator, LLC is a VC fund in Jackson backing FinTech and Financial Services. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Jackson, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jul 2019
- Lead investor: 80%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://vi2011.e-marketguru.net

Venture Incubator, LLC is a VC fund in Jackson focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Venture Incubator, LLC, a 501c(3) non-profit corporation was formed and in April, 2011 as a result of a three year study funded by the Downtown Jackson Partners to evaluate the feasibility of opening a business incubator in the business district of Downtown Jackson, MS. Spearheading the effort was Wes Holsapple, II who was instrumental in puttingtogether a physical location and filling it with a sufficient number of clients and financial supporters to actually open later that year.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 40% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 40% |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |
| Finance | 1 | 20% |
| Medical | 1 | 20% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 2 | 40% |
| Series D | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Switzerland | 3 | 60% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SMART VALOR | - The only full-service digital asset provider in Europe operating retail exchange, asset management and SaaS business - Highly scalable tech platform offered to banks and fintechs as regulated white-label SaaS - The first and still the only full-service digital asset exchange and asset manager in Switzerland & Liechtenstein - Founded in 2017in Switzerland out of Thomson Reuters Incubator - Awarded Innovation Grand by Swiss governmental innovation agency Innosuise | $3.3M |  | Jul 30, 2019 |  |
| SumUp | SumUp is a financial technology company that enables businesses to accept card payments at the point of sale or on the go in a simple, secure, and cost-effective way. It offers an end-to-end EMV card acceptance solution built on proprietary hardware and mobile apps. The company has gone on to develop a full suite of SDKs and APIs for thirdparties to integrate card payments into its mobile apps. | $11M | Series D | Aug 27, 2015 |  |
| SumUp | SumUp is a financial technology company that enables businesses to accept card payments at the point of sale or on the go in a simple, secure, and cost-effective way. It offers an end-to-end EMV card acceptance solution built on proprietary hardware and mobile apps. The company has gone on to develop a full suite of SDKs and APIs for thirdparties to integrate card payments into its mobile apps. | $11M | Series D | Jun 10, 2015 |  |
| Covalys Biosciences | Covalys Biosciences AG engages in the development and production of tools for protein research. It also provides protein labeling products. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Witterswil, Switzerland. |  | Series C | Mar 06, 2006 |  |
| Thommen Medical | Thommen Medical develops, produces and sells dental implants under the brand name SPI (Swiss Precision Implant) as well as biomaterial solutions for bone and tissue regeneration. Thommen Medical Implants are designed to be precise and easy to use, thanks to collaboration with leading scientific and dental clinicians. | $16.4M | Series C | Nov 26, 2003 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BBVA Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bbva-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Groupon](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/groupon) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Acceleration International — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Amex Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/american-express-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BioMedPartners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/biomedpartners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- BVGroup — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Venture Incubator, LLC invest in?

Venture Incubator, LLC invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and SaaS startups, most often at Series C and Series D stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Venture Incubator, LLC last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Venture Incubator, LLC closed in Jul 2019. Shizune tracks 5 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?

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