# W.A. DE VIGIER

> W.A. DE VIGIER is a VC fund in Solothurn backing Recycling, AgTech and Genetics. See 8 investments, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Solothurn, Switzerland
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/w-a-de-vigier
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/devigier
- Website: http://www.devigier.ch
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/WA-de-Vigier-Foundation-217982898228709

W.A. DE VIGIER is a VC fund in Solothurn focused on Recycling and AgTech. Every year the W.A. de Vigier Foundation is organizing a businessplan competition for young entrepreneurs. The registration is online and starts in Juli until the end of September.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recycling | 2 | 25% |
| AgTech | 1 | 13% |
| Genetics | 1 | 13% |
| GreenTech | 1 | 13% |
| Construction | 1 | 13% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 6 | 75% |
| Seed | 2 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Grensol Group | Grensol Group mission is to maximize the recycling of end-of-life wastge. | $2.3M | Seed | Jul 14, 2025 |  |
| Limula | Limula provides a unique platform technology enabling scale out of cell therapy production. By bringing manufacturing closer to the patients, our solution will broaden access to these highly personalised treatments. Our patented solution is composed of an automation unit and single use kits, allowing healthcare providers to safely manufacture CGTin a decentralized manner. We support companies at all stages of the cell therapy life cycle, from R&D to routine production. | $6.8M | Seed | May 21, 2024 | https://www.limula.ch |
| biped.ai | biped is the future of accessibility. A smart shoulder-worn harness that uses autonomous driving technology to guide blind and partially-sighted people with 3D sounds. Ideal complement to your white cane or guide dog. All-in-one. | $112K | Grant | Jun 21, 2023 | https://www.biped.ai/ |
| Limula | Limula provides a unique platform technology enabling scale out of cell therapy production. By bringing manufacturing closer to the patients, our solution will broaden access to these highly personalised treatments. Our patented solution is composed of an automation unit and single use kits, allowing healthcare providers to safely manufacture CGTin a decentralized manner. We support companies at all stages of the cell therapy life cycle, from R&D to routine production. | $112K | Grant | Jun 21, 2023 | https://www.limula.ch |
| Gaia Tech | Gaia Technologies has invented an innovative method to upcycle agricultural sidestreams into bio-compounds and added-value ingredients. Through its novel approach, Gaia tackles the ever-increasing trend to substitute synthetic compounds by natural alternatives in the cosmetics, food and feed sector. At the same time, Gaia responds to the pressingneeds of the primary sector to create new value streams and to reduce the environmental footprint. Gaia Tech builds on the results from the EIT Food project Phenoliva and aims to commercialize a portfolio of value-added products derived from olive pomace (e.g. antioxidants, biochar, activated carbon, biogas) obtained through a technology that, differently from competitors’ solutions, is cost-effective and highly scalable. | $111.4K | Grant | Jun 20, 2023 | https://www.gaiatech.ch/ |
| ReMatter | ReMatter creates circular, low-carbon, and equitable buildings by unlocking ingenuity, market knowledge, and technology for a healthy built environment. They offer floor slabs that are constructed on a frame of solid timber beams with rammed earth infills. | $110.9K | Grant | May 23, 2023 | https://www.rematter.earth/ |
| Voltiris | Voltiris develops solar modules for greenhouses. The company uses spectral filtering technology to allow essential light for plant growth to pass through while converting unused light into renewable energy. This dual-use approach enables greenhouse owners to generate electricity without compromising crop yield, promoting sustainability and energyindependence. | $110.9K | Grant | May 23, 2023 | https://www.voltiris.com/ |
| Composite Recycling | Composite Recycling makes Fibreglass reinforced plastics truly circular by Recycling Composites Into Reusable Fibres. | $104K | Grant | Jun 22, 2022 | https://composite-recycling.ch/ |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [buildify.earth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/buildify-earth) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kickfund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kickfund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lichtsteiner Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lichtsteiner-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LifeX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lifex-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Oxford Seed Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oxford-seed-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Venture Kick](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venturekick) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does W.A. DE VIGIER invest in?

W.A. DE VIGIER invests primarily in Recycling, AgTech and Genetics startups, most often at Grant and Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did W.A. DE VIGIER last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for W.A. DE VIGIER closed in Jul 2025. Shizune tracks 8 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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