Founderful
VC Fund
Zürich, Switzerland
Founderful is a VC fund in Zürich focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Founderful is Switzerland’s leading pre-seed fund. Founderful is the first, fast, and founder-friendly, backing Switzerland's best tech entrepreneurs to become global market leaders. Founded in 2019 and is located in Zurich, Zurich.
- Total investments:
- 112
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 55%
- Fund size:
- $143M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Founderful invests in
Stages Founderful invests in
Countries Founderful invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 7 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $1.5M–$14M
- Pre-Seed
- $810k–$4.3M
- Series A
- $3M–$24M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 18 (16%)
- Artificial Intelligence 16 (14%)
- Information Technology 8 (7%)
- Robotics 6 (5%)
- Manufacturing 6 (5%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 46 (41%)
- Seed 39 (35%)
- Series A 9 (8%)
- Series B 2 (2%)
- Funding Round 2 (2%)
Country
- Switzerland 63 (56%)
- United Kingdom 2 (2%)
- Canada 1 (1%)
- Germany 1 (1%)
- United States 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Stöckl
Founding Partner
|
Founding Partner | Total investments: 24 | Find email | |
Emily Kruse
Chief Financial Officer
|
Chief Financial Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Lukas Weder
Founding Partner
|
Founding Partner | Total investments: 15 | Find email | |
Pascal Mathis
Founding Partner
|
Founding Partner | Total investments: 14 | Find email | |
Antonia Albert
Principal
|
Principal | Total investments: 7 | Find email | |
| See all 7 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| UniSieve is a cleantech company that provides molecular separation membrane solutions for a wide range of applications. Its platform technology enables a unique combination of various molecular sieves and polymeric membranes, yielding reliable separation solutions. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. | $9M / Series A / Oct 08, 2026 | ||
| Fusionality is a Swiss fusion-technology company focused on measurement, control, and data systems for fusion devices.They combine expertise in fusion physics, control engineering, AI/ML, simulation, diagnostics, and real-time software.Their goal is to help fusion companies and research labs operate devices more efficiently and accelerate thedevelopment of commercial fusion energy. | $3.7M / Pre-Seed / Sep 08, 2026 | ||
| Exclaim Robotics focuses on jobs that need dexterity and precision, such as cable bundles that were not designed with a robot in mind, optics that flex if forced, and drives that must fit absolutely squarely. | $5M / Pre-Seed / Aug 04, 2026 | ||
| Stellar Alpina is a Zurich-based space propulsion startup developing rotating detonation rocket engines for mobility after launch. | $4.5M / Pre-Seed / May 28, 2026 | ||
| AVIAN is an industrial AI business that creates temperature monitoring and predictive safety systems for industrial applications. | $2.5M / Pre-Seed / May 20, 2026 | ||
| Mosaic-SoC expertise in chip design and developing cutting-edge processors for machine learning and artificial intelligence. | $3.8M / Pre-Seed / Apr 30, 2026 | ||
| Lobby builds AI agents for hotels with the mission to empower staff to work smarter. | $2.2M / Seed / Mar 25, 2026 | ||
| Next-generation electronics with nanomaterials | $12M / Seed / Feb 05, 2026 | ||
| Sparkli offers an AI-powered educational platform that turns children’s questions into interactive learning journeys called “expeditions.” The platform generates multimodal content blending visuals, audio narration, games, and quizzes to help learners explore topics and build skills like design thinking, financial literacy, sustainability, andemotional intelligence. It personalizes experiences using generative AI so that young learners engage with content aligned to their curiosity and interests. Sparkli also includes features to track progress and encourage regular engagement through challenges, rewards, and creative reflections. The platform supports both individual exploration and guided learning contexts for children. | $5M / Pre-Seed / Jan 22, 2026 | ||
| Soverli is a cybersecurity technology firm that provides advanced protection technologies for smartphones. | $2.6M / Pre-Seed / Dec 15, 2025 | ||
| See all 112 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Founderful invest in?
Founderful invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 112 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Founderful invest in?
Founderful typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$14M at Seed, $810k–$4.3M at Pre-Seed and $3M–$24M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Founderful's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Founderful took part in.
How do I contact Founderful?
Public channels for Founderful include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.
Who are the partners at Founderful?
The team at Founderful includes Alex Stöckl (Founding Partner), Emily Kruse (Chief Financial Officer) and Lukas Weder (Founding Partner), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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